We Belong Together
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Single by Mariah Carey | ||||
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B-side | "It's Like That" (remix) | |||
Released | March 15, 2005 | |||
Recorded | 2004 | |||
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"We Belong Together" on YouTube |
"We Belong Together" is a song by American singer-songwriter
Following a relatively unsuccessful period between 2001 and 2004, critics dubbed the song her musical comeback, as many had considered her career over. "We Belong Together" earned her several music industry awards and nominations throughout 2005 and 2006. The song broke chart records in the United States and became Carey's sixteenth topper on the US Billboard Hot 100. After staying at number one for fourteen nonconsecutive weeks, it joined four other songs in a tie as the third longest running number one song in US chart history, behind Carey's own 1995 collaboration with Boyz II Men titled "One Sweet Day". Billboard listed it as the "song of the decade" and the fifteenth most popular song of all time. Additionally, it broke several airplay records, gathering both the largest one-day and one-week audiences in history. "We Belong Together" also topped the charts in Australia; and reached the top-five in more than ten countries, including Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain and the United Kingdom.
The song's music video was filmed as a two-part story with "
Background
Carey had produced back-to-back critically and commercially panned albums, Glitter (2001) and Charmbracelet (2002). Though fueled by strong media attention regarding Carey's return to music, as well as her new deal with Island Records, the albums failed to deliver the type of success she had been accustomed to throughout the 1990s, and only managed sales of 3 million copies globally.[1] After the album's release, and its succeeding tour, Carey began conceptualizing and working on a new project, eventually titled The Emancipation of Mimi, her tenth studio effort.[2] "We Belong Together" became a song that critics considered Carey's "return to form" and "the return of the Voice", after several questioned her vocal abilities following the release of Charmbracelet.[3]
By November 2004, Carey had already recorded several songs for The Emancipation of Mimi. Island Records chairman L.A. Reid suggested Carey that she compose a few more strong singles to ensure the project's commercial success. Believing that she had written some of her best work with Jermaine Dupri, Reid recommended her to meet with Dupri for a brief studio session. Carey headed to Atlanta to collaborate with Dupri where the duo wrote and produced "Shake It Off" and "Get Your Number", which were eventually released as the album's third and fourth singles. Following this recording session, "Shake It Off" was briefly selected as the album's lead single, replacing the originally planned "Say Somethin'".[4] Carey returned to Atlanta for a second meeting with Dupri; during this trip, Carey and Dupri penned the last two songs to be included on the album, "We Belong Together" and "It's Like That".[4] In an interview with Billboard, Carey described her sentiments regarding the song during the production stage:
I had the chills. I had a great feeling about it when we finished writing the song, and I was flying back from Atlanta at some crazy hour of the morning... But we were listening to it on the plane ride on the way home, and even from the demo version, I really felt something very special.[5]
Carey and her management then decided to release "It's Like That", which Carey called "the right fire-starter", as the album's lead single.[4] She later reminisced about her experience with Dupri: "I am so grateful I went to Atlanta," she said. "And I have to say, we wrote some of my favorite songs on the album. I'm so proud of Jermaine – he's so focused, and he knew what had to be done."[4]
Music and structure
"We Belong Together" is an
It’s straightforward, heartfelt and classy. Mariah pleads with her departed lover – 'When you left I lost a part of me / It’s still so hard to believe' – and the song’s gentle R&B roll is perfectly understated, built from a few piano chords and a slowed-down So So Def rhythm. It has a homebody quality, almost like an autumn song would – you can imagine a split-up couple singing it quietly, separately, as the world goes on around them. She’s on a porch with tea; he’s stuck in traffic when he finds Mariah on the radio. It even cleverly references that feel, with Mariah finding the Bobby Womack and Babyface songs on her radio just too tough to hear. There’s no tired 'I tried to 2-way you' retorts, no trash-technology love affair 'I was at the grocery store and this guy had the same ring tone as you, and I cried.' No, there’s a classic sensibility to the lyrics and sound of 'We Belong Together' that makes for perfect – and perfectly universal – pop/R&B songwriting. In other words, it’s the jam. And there’s probably a happy ending, too: Mariah’s triumphant octave shift finale makes the song’s title an emphatic.[6]
"We Belong Together" is a simple, understated musical arrangement set in C major and composed in 4/4 time.[11] Similarly, within the song, Carey's voice spans from G3 to the high note of A5. Carey's vocal range is demonstrated with a greater emphasis in the ending chorus, where the chorus is raised an octave higher, lying from G4 to A5.[11] As such, Carey ends with an anticipated coda, completing both the chorus and the song with a potent, belted note of C5 for approximately four semibreves (around 17 seconds).[11] It follows the common verse-chorus form and is structured into three sections that portray the protagonist in a range of emotions; from doleful and resigned in the first section, to desperate and agitated in the second.[12] In the last section the song climaxes with an octave raise, which not only emphasizes the protagonist's heightened desperation, but her determination to be with her lover.[12] Sheet music for "We Belong Together" is in the key of C major with a slow tempo of 70 beats per minute. Carey's vocals span from G3 to A5, and the song follows a chord progression of Am–G–Em–F.[13]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
Entertainment Weekly | A−[14] |
Stereogum | 7/10[15] |
"We Belong Together" became a "career re-defining"[16] song for Carey, at a point when many critics had considered her career over.[17] Unlike most of Carey's recent singles at that time, "We Belong Together" received generally positive reviews from critics, most of whom hailed the song as her "return to form", following reviews for Charmbracelet (2002), that suggested Carey had lost her signature vocal range and power.[18] Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine wrote "the... diva [keeps] cool with breathy, rapid-fire verses until the final full strong-voiced climax that... proves that 'The Voice' has indeed returned."[19] Additionally, he said that "The song is as 'innovative' as Mariah has been in years."[19] Other critics commended Carey on her novel singing style which, according to Kelefa Sanneh of The New York Times, gave the song its propulsion, writing "This style is part of the reason why she has been able to turn a ballad into a summer smash. 'We Belong Together' doesn't have a guest rapper, or a hard-hitting beat, but Ms. Carey's tricky vocal lines give the song more propulsion than you'd expect, with tightly coiled counter-rhythms that tug against the beat."[7] Johnny Loftus from Metro Times called it a "summer hit" and wrote "We all know it’s the intangibles that make a summer single anyway, those untraceable currents that grab the heart and feet, and despite not being an anthem, 'We Belong Together' is that rousing."[6]
Writing for
Chart performance
Between 2001 and 2004, Carey's popularity had substantially declined and many had considered her career as over.
During the week of September 25, 2005, Carey set another record, becoming the first female to occupy the first two spots atop the Hot 100, as "We Belong Together" remained at number one, and her next single, "
Besides its success in the United States, "We Belong Together" achieved strong charting throughout Europe and Australia. On the
Awards and nominations
"We Belong Together" was awarded several prestigious music industry awards throughout 2005 and 2006. At the 2005
At the
Remixes
Carey recorded an official remix version for "We Belong Together", which she produced with
Additionally, the faster pace of the remix showcases Carey’s own talents, in regards to rapping/rhyming and fast, lyrical singing; she sings the song’s second verse very nimbly — “I can’t sleep at night, when you are on my mind; Bobby Womack’s on the radio, singin’ to me, ‘If you think you’re lonely now, wait until tonight…’ Boy, I’m feelin’ all out-of-my-element; I’m throwin’ things, cryin’, tryin’ to figure out where the hell I went wrong. The pain reflected in this song ain’t even half of what I’m feeling inside; I need ya-need ya back in my life, Baby.” In contrast to the original slower version of the song (which ends in Mariah sustaining one long note, on the word “…(we belong) together…” sung at a C5), the remix features the same sustained ending note sung an octave higher, at a D6, showcasing her whistle register. The song then fades out, with Mariah singing, “…this is so hard to believe…”, which starts in her fourth octave, before jumping octaves to another D6 on the word “believe”.
Aside from the album version's main remix, several others were commissioned and released, although none contained new vocals from Carey.[71] Peter Rauhofer created the "Reconstruction Mix/Atlantic Soul Vocal Mix" and "Atlantic Soul Vocal Mix", which both feature a synthetic bass line, a piano and guitar line, and distinctive hi-hats that produce a more up-tempo, hard-hitting beat.[71]
On February 17, 2021, Carey released a new version of the song, the "Mimi's Late Night Valentine's Mix", in EP format, along with a seven-minute extended version of the song. Then, four days prior to the release, she performed on
Music video
Background
The song's music video premiered worldwide on April 11, 2005, although MSN offered an exclusive look at the music video on April 9. Carey's "We Belong Together" is Yahoo! Music's most watched video of 2005 with 7.5 million streamed performances. The video was shot by film director Brett Ratner in Los Angeles alongside the video for Carey's previous single, "It's Like That".[4] Carey had collaborated with Ratner several times in the past, having worked on the video for "Heartbreaker", which became one of the most expensive of all time, costing an estimated $2.5 million.[4] The video was filmed through February 9 to 10, 2005, in conjunction with "It's Like That" and serves as the second half to the two-part story. The music video for "It's Like That" features Carey at her bachelorette party set to wed an older and powerful man, played by Eric Roberts.[73] Towards the end of the video, her ex-lover, played by Wentworth Miller, arrives at the event, and the video concludes with them staring into each other's eyes as Carey's soon-to-be husband watches from a balcony. The video for "We Belong Together" finishes their tale of love, and features Carey on her wedding day.[74] For the scenes of Carey's wedding to the older man, she wore her Vera Wang gown she originally wore during her nuptials to Tommy Mottola in 1993.[75] In an interview with MSNBC, when asked if there was a connection to the use of the dress in the video and reality, Carey responded:
The wedding dress was a Vera Wang original dress from a while ago that I actually wore on a certain occasion and had it in storage and when we came up with the concept for the video that had the element of a wedding in it, I said, ‘well, I do have my old wedding dress,’. 'It’s still worth [sic] for me ’cause I can’t believe I was ever married but whatever, end of story. And I knew that we wouldn’t be able to get a fabulous dress like in two days so I just took that dress out of the storage – it has a 27-foot train and it was just all hand-beaded and stuff and so I figured we might as well get a use out of it.'[75]
Synopsis
The video features Carey readying for her wedding, and follows her to the altar, as well as her escape from the reception. Many of the actors featured in Carey's "It's Like That" video were in that of "We Belong Together", which was shot as a continuation from the "It's Like That" video. It begins with a scene of a large mansion, apparently owned by the older man who she is to marry. Carey is seen walking barefoot in a room, shedding a black sheer robe and laying down on a bed draped with white linens. Dressed in lingerie, Carey's face is shown close-up, as scenes of her tossing in the bed are shown. As the song begins, Carey is seen sitting in front of a large mirror, preparing for her wedding by putting on earrings and shoes, and staring at the ring on her finger. Additional scenes of Carey sitting on a small blue sofa, wearing a purple dress, and Carey staring at the camera during a shower moment are interspersed. The wedding is then shown, with Miller approaching the reception through a stairwell in the back. Small children as seen throwing flowers on the white carpet, followed by Roberts and Carey walking down the aisle.
As Carey, now dry and clothed, is shown in another scenario following the dressing scene, a still of Carey and Miller in the video for "It's like That" is shown, during the lyrics "I can't sleep at night / When you are on my mind". After several other scenes of Carey dressed in the purple gown and white shirt are interspersed, the altar is displayed, where before being ordained by the minister, Carey looks into her ex-lover's eyes once more. She turns to Roberts, and begins running towards Miller, leaving the reception. As the song's climax is reached, Carey and Miller are shown running from the reception, as the guests stand up in awe, and watch the pair leave. Carey, dressed in the white shirt, is shown with growing anticipation, crying to the camera and moving her hands and hair. Back at the wedding scene, Carey and her lover get into his vehicle, and drive away as her 27-foot train hangs behind the car. The video was nominated for "
Live performances
Due to its continued chart success, Carey performed "We Belong Together" on several live televised performances and included it on the set-lists of all of her tours after its release. In the United Kingdom, Carey filmed a two-part appearance on the British music program
The following week, Carey made a live appearance at the
At the
On February 12, 2021, Carey performed the song live on
Formats and track listings
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Credits and personnel
Credits for The Emancipation of Mimi are adapted from the album's liner notes.[123]
- lead vocals, background vocals
- Jermaine Dupri – songwriting, producer
- Manuel Seal – songwriting, producer
- Johntá Austin – songwriting
- Bobby Womack – songwriting (interpolation)
- Patrick Moten – songwriting (interpolation)
- Kenneth Edmonds – songwriting (interpolation)
- Darnell Bristol – songwriting (interpolation)
- Sandra Sully – songwriting (interpolation)
- Brian Frye – engineer
- Herb Power – mastering
Charts
Weekly chartsOriginal version
Mimi's Late Night Valentine's Mix
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Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
All-time charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[206] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[207] | Gold | 5,000* |
United Kingdom (BPI)[208] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[209] | 6× Platinum | 6,000,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[209] Mastertone |
Platinum | 1,000,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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United States | March 15, 2005 | Rhythmic contemporary radio
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Island Def Jam
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March 23, 2005 | Digital download | [211] | ||
March 29, 2005 | Contemporary hit radio | [210] | ||
May 17, 2005 | Digital download (remix) | [212] | ||
June 13, 2005 | Hot adult contemporary radio
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[213] | ||
Japan | June 15, 2005 | CD | Universal Music Japan | [214] |
Australia | June 20, 2005 | CD 1 | Universal Music Australia | [215] |
Italy | June 27, 2005 | — | Def Jam | [216] |
Spain | July 4, 2005 | CD | Universal Music Spain | [217] |
United Kingdom | Island Def Jam | [218] | ||
Australia | July 11, 2005 | CD 2 | Universal Music Australia | [219] |
Austria | CD | Universal | [220] | |
Germany | Island | [221] | ||
Poland | August 22, 2005 | CD | Universal Music Polska | [222] |
Various | January 29, 2021 | EP | Def Jam | [223] |
See also
- List of number-one singles of 2005 (Australia)
- List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2005
- List of number-one R&B singles of 2005 (U.S.)
- List of number-one dance singles of 2005 (U.S.)
- List of number-one dance airplay hits of 2005 (U.S.)
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