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{{Short description|2005 single by Mariah Carey}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = We Belong Together
| cover = We Belong Together Mariah Carey.png
| alt = A blonde woman sitting in a bed in front of a light black background, and wearing a patterned dress. "Mariah Carey" is written on her image in green font, with "We Belong Together" written in black, cursive font below it.
| border = yes
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| artist = [[Mariah Carey]]
| album = [[The Emancipation of Mimi]]
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| released = {{start date|2005|3|15}}
| recorded = 2004
| studio = * [[Right Track Studios|Right Track]] ([[New York City]])
* Southside ([[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]])
| venue =
| genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
| length = 3:21
| label = [[Island Def Jam]]
| writer = * Mariah Carey
* [[Jermaine Dupri]]
* [[Manuel Seal]]
* [[Johntá Austin]]
* [[Babyface (musician)|Kenneth Edmonds]]
* [[Darnell Bristol]]
* [[Bobby Womack]]
* [[Patrick Moten]]
* [[Sandra Sully (songwriter)|Sandra Sully]]
| producer = * Mariah Carey
* Jermaine Dupri
* Manuel Seal
| prev_title = [[It's Like That (Mariah Carey song)|It's Like That]]
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = [[Shake It Off (Mariah Carey song)|Shake It Off]]
| next_year = 2005
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|0habxsuXW4g|"We Belong Together"}}
}}
}}
"'''We Belong Together'''" is a song by American singer-songwriter [[Mariah Carey]] from her tenth studio album, ''[[The Emancipation of Mimi]]'' (2005). The song was released on March 15, 2005, through [[Island Records]], as the second single from the album. "We Belong Together" was written by Carey, [[Jermaine Dupri]], Manuel Seal, and [[Johntá Austin]] and produced by the former three. Since the song interpolates lyrics from [[Bobby Womack]]'s "[[If You Think You're Lonely Now]]" (1981) and [[the Deele]]'s "[[Two Occasions]]" (1987), the songwriters of those respective songs are credited. "We Belong Together" is built on a simple piano [[arrangement]] with an understated [[backbeat]]. The lyrics chronicle a woman's desperation for her former lover to return.
Following a relatively unsuccessful period for Carey 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|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. After staying at number one for fourteen nonconsecutive weeks, it joined four other songs in a tie as the [[List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones|second 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 "[[It's Like That (Mariah Carey song)|It's Like That]]", which featured Carey at her bachelorette party. The video for "We Belong Together" is a continuation, focusing on Carey's wedding to a powerful older man and ending with the singer eloping with her younger ex-lover (played by actor [[Wentworth Miller]] of the TV show ''[[Prison Break]]''). Rumors arose of the video's connection to her 1993 marriage to then-[[Sony Music]] CEO [[Tommy Mottola]], as they did for Carey’s 1997 video for the song “Honey”. Carey performed the song on several award shows and television appearances around the world, namely [[2005 MTV Movie Awards|MTV Movie Awards]], [[2005 MTV Video Music Awards|MTV Video Music Awards]], [[Macy's 4th of July Fireworks]], ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]'' and the [[48th Grammy Awards]]. At the 48th Annual Grammy Awards, the song won [[Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance|Best Female R&B Vocal Performance]] and [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Song|Best R&B Song]], and also received a nomination for [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]] and [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]]. In Europe the song was performed at the [[Live 8]] charity concert, the [[Fashion Rocks]] in Monaco, and the German [[Bambi (prize)|Bambi Awards]]. Carey performed the song while on [[The Adventures of Mimi Tour]] and the song has been on every tour set list since then.
== Background ==
Carey had produced back-to-back critically and commercially panned albums, ''[[Glitter (soundtrack)|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.<ref name=careyon>{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/983024561.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+05%2C+2006&author=Joan+Anderman%2C+GLOBE+STAFF&pub=Boston+Globe&desc=CAREY%2C+ON!&pqatl=google|title=Carey, On!|last=Anderson|first=Joan|work=The Boston Globe|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]|date=February 6, 2006|access-date=May 13, 2011|archive-date=July 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120725040734/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/983024561.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+05%2C+2006&author=Joan+Anderman%2C+GLOBE+STAFF&pub=Boston+Globe&desc=CAREY%2C+ON!&pqatl=google|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Mayer">{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/carey.html|title=Carey On|last=Meyer|first=Andre|work=[[CBC News]]|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=February 24, 2011|date=December 13, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628230719/http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/carey.html|archive-date=June 28, 2011}}</ref> "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''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MH&s_site=miami&p_multi=MH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10FB192FDF450140&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=Odds Are Against Me, But Here I Go, Anyway|last=Irving|first=Ashley|work=[[Miami Herald]]|publisher=[[The McClatchy Company]]|date=August 6, 2006|access-date=July 27, 2011|archive-date=October 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181017002032/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MH&s_site=miami&p_multi=MH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10FB192FDF450140&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|url-status=live}}</ref>
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'".<ref name=mtvnews3>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1522707/road-grammys-mariah-carey.jhtml?headlines=true|title=Road To The Grammys: The Story Behind Mariah Carey's 'We Belong Together'|last=Vineyard|first=Jennifer|work=MTV News|publisher=Viacom|date=May 18, 2006|access-date=May 10, 2011|archive-date=May 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522081638/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1522707/road-grammys-mariah-carey.jhtml?headlines=true|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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".<ref name=mtvnews3 /> In an interview with ''Billboard'', Carey described her sentiments regarding the song during the production stage:
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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.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2BQEAAAAMBAJ&q=mariah+carey+%22we+belong+together%22+fourteen+weeks&pg=PA31|title=Race For Record Of The Year, A Close Call|last=Martens|first=Todd|magazine=Billboard|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|date=January 7, 2006|access-date=July 27, 2011|archive-date=January 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115114913/https://books.google.com/books?id=2BQEAAAAMBAJ&q=mariah+carey+%22we+belong+together%22+fourteen+weeks&pg=PA31|url-status=live}}</ref>
</blockquote>
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.<ref name=mtvnews3 /> 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."<ref name=mtvnews3 />
== Music and structure ==
"We Belong Together" is an [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] ballad.<ref name=john /><ref name=nytimes /> ''Rolling Stone'' called it "soulful."<ref name="Rolling Stone">{{cite magazine|last=Travers|first=Peter|title=Mariah Carey Album Guide|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/mariah-carey/albumguide|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110305175339/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/mariah-carey/albumguide|archive-date=March 5, 2011|url-status=dead|access-date=March 7, 2016}}</ref> The song is propelled by a programmed [[Roland TR-808]]-styled [[bass drum|kick]] and [[Hi-hat (instrument)|hi-hat]], which is prominently utilized in hip hop music.<ref name=vibe>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FCcEAAAAMBAJ&q=mariah+carey+say+something&pg=PA139|title=Revolutions|last=Ehrlich|first=Dimitri|work=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|publisher=[[InterMedia Partners]]|date=May 5, 2005|access-date=February 5, 2011}}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Reviewer Jennifer Vineyard from [[MTV News]] commented that Carey's spare and understated singing approach gave the song more power, which would not have been achieved if she had [[Belt (music)|belted]].<ref name=mtvnews3 /> The song also incorporates [[1980s retro|1980s]] [[retro-soul]] music by "cleverly" referencing [[Bobby Womack]]'s "[[If You Think You're Lonely Now]]" (1981) and [[the Deele]]'s "[[Two Occasions]]" (1987), with [[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]].<ref name=nytimes>{{cite news|title=The Summer Buzz: Cicadas and Mariah Carey|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/04/arts/music/04note.html?ei=5090&en=4901ecf683560cdf&ex=1280808000&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted|work=The New York Times|date=August 4, 2005|access-date=November 5, 2010|last=Sanneh|first=Kalefa|archive-date=May 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524160715/http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/04/arts/music/04note.html?ei=5090&en=4901ecf683560cdf&ex=1280808000&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted|url-status=live}}</ref> In the second verse of "We Belong Together", Carey sings: "Bobby Womack's on the radio / Singing to me, 'If you think you're lonely now'."<ref name=nytimes2>{{cite news|title=A Hip-Hop Crew That Just Won't Quit|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/02/arts/music/02sann.html|work=The New York Times|date=June 2, 2005|access-date=November 5, 2010|last=Sanneh|first=Kalefa|archive-date=August 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811015506/http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/02/arts/music/02sann.html|url-status=live}}</ref> She then flips across a radio dial: "So I turn the dial, tryin’ to catch a break / And then I hear Babyface / 'I only think of you...'."<ref name=nytimes2 /> The line "If you think you're lonely now" is from the song of the same name and "I only think of you" is from the chorus of "Two Occasions."<ref name=nytimes2 /> In the remix she also says "I only think of you / On two occasions / That's day and night..." Due to the inclusion of the lyrics from both songs, the songwriters were given co-writing credits on the song.<ref name=nytimes /> "We Belong Together" follows the common [[verse-chorus form]] and is structured into three distinct sections, with each section presenting the protagonist in different emotions.<ref name=nytimes /> The first section chronicles the break-up of the couple, and a sorrowful tone is established as she laments her former mistakes.<ref name=nytimes2 /> In the second section, the narrative switches to the present, and the protagonist becomes increasingly agitated and feels "all out of her element" when she attempts to distract herself by listening to the radio, but fails.<ref name=john /> "We Belong Together" does not have a [[bridge (music)|bridge]]; instead, Carey transitions into the third section by raising the [[pitch (music)|pitch]] an octave, which emphasizes the sheer frustration and desperation of the protagonist.<ref name=john /><ref name=music /> ''[[Metro Times]]'' writer Johnny Loftus described the song's production, lyrics and vocals in detail:
<blockquote>
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.<ref name=john>{{cite news|title=Radio Fever: Sussing Out A Jam For '05|last=Loftus|first=Johnny|work=[[Metro Times]]|publisher=[[Times-Shamrock Communications]]|date=August 24, 2005|url=http://www.metrotimes.com/editorial/story.asp?id=8122|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060106000333/http://www.metrotimes.com/editorial/story.asp?id=8122|archive-date=January 6, 2006|access-date=March 7, 2016}}</ref>
</blockquote>
"We Belong Together" is a simple, understated musical arrangement set in [[C major]] and composed in [[quarter note|4/4]] [[time signature|time]].<ref name=music>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdVPE.asp?ppn=MN0049570|author=Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Johntá Austin (Composers and Lyricists)|title=We Belong Together: Mariah Carey Digital Sheet Music|year=2005|access-date=July 27, 2011|work=Musicnotes.com|publisher=[[Alfred Music Publishing]]|format=Musicnotes|at=MN0049570 (Product Number)|archive-date=January 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115114907/https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0049570|url-status=live}}</ref> Similarly, within the song, Carey's voice spans from G<sub>3</sub> to the high note of A<sub>5</sub>. Carey's [[vocal range]] is demonstrated with a greater emphasis in the ending chorus, where the chorus is raised an octave higher, lying from G<sub>4</sub> to A<sub>5</sub>.<!-- Shouldn't this be A6 if it is 1 octave higher? Additionally, the C5 note mentioned below is higher than A5. --><ref name=music /> As such, Carey ends with an anticipated coda, completing both the chorus and the song with a potent, belted note of C<sub>5</sub> for approximately four semibreves (around 17 seconds).<ref name=music /> 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.<ref name=gazette>{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=WO&p_theme=wo&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=109B42BD9EF4D412&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=Recordings: Mariah Carey|last=Peruder|first=Alan|work=[[Telegram & Gazette]]|publisher=The New York Times Company|date=April 24, 2005|access-date=July 27, 2011|archive-date=October 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025230117/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=WO&p_theme=wo&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=109B42BD9EF4D412&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref name=gazette /> 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 G<sub>3</sub> to A<sub>5</sub>, and the song follows a chord progression of Am–G–Em–F.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0049570|title=Mariah Carey "We Belong Together" Sheet Music in C Major – Download & Print|author=Carey, Mariah|website=Musicnotes|date=June 2005|access-date=March 8, 2016|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055544/http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0049570|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Critical reception ==
{{Music ratings
| title = Professional ratings
| subtitle =
| rev1 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev1score = A−<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Greenblatt|first=Leah|title=Chart Flashback 2005|date=May 25, 2018|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|page=63|id={{EBSCOhost|129671306}}}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Stereogum]]''
| rev2score = 7/10<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Breihan|first=Tom|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2208834/the-number-ones-mariah-careys-we-belong-together/columns/the-number-ones/|title=The Number Ones: Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together"|date=January 2, 2023|magazine=[[Stereogum]]|access-date=February 23, 2023}}</ref>
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"We Belong Together" became a "career re-defining"<ref name=promo>{{cite web|url=http://business.highbeam.com/436102/article-1G1-141877770/jermaine-dupri-wins-rb-song-grammy-virgin-urban-music|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120611092331/http://business.highbeam.com/436102/article-1G1-141877770/jermaine-dupri-wins-rb-song-grammy-virgin-urban-music|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 11, 2012|title=Jermaine Dupri Wins R&B Song Grammy; Virgin Urban Music President Dupri Shares Songwriting Honors With Mariah Carey and So So Def/Virgin Artist Johnta Austin|publisher=[[Business Wire]]. [[Berkshire Hathaway]]|date=April 14, 2006|access-date=April 8, 2011}}</ref> song for Carey, at a point when many critics had considered her career over.<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/charmbracelet-r617273/review|title=((( Charmbracelet > Overview )))|work=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]]|date=December 13, 2002|access-date=June 13, 2011|archive-date=May 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130507153629/http://www.allmusic.com/album/charmbracelet-mw0000226447|url-status=live}}</ref> Unlike most of Carey's recent singles at that time, "We Belong Together" was met with universal acclaim 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.<ref name=power>{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/403302181.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS%3AFT&type=current&date=Sep+10%2C+2003&author=Joan+Anderman%2C+Globe+Staff&pub=Boston+Globe&desc=FOR+CAREY%2C+THE+GLORY%27S+GONE+BUT+THE+GLITTER+LIVES+ON&pqatl=google|last=Anderson|first=Joan|title=For Carey, The Glory Is Gone But The Glitter Lives On|work=The Boston Globe|publisher=The New York Times Company|date=September 10, 2003|access-date=July 27, 2011|archive-date=July 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724215412/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/403302181.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS%3AFT&type=current&date=Sep+10%2C+2003&author=Joan+Anderman%2C+Globe+Staff&pub=Boston+Globe&desc=FOR+CAREY%2C+THE+GLORY%27S+GONE+BUT+THE+GLITTER+LIVES+ON&pqatl=google|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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."<ref name=slant1>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/feature/2005-year-in-music/201|title=2005: A Year In Music|last=Cinquemani|first=Sal|magazine=[[Slant Magazine]]|date=December 5, 2005|access-date=February 21, 2010|archive-date=January 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111074212/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/feature/2005-year-in-music/201|url-status=live}}</ref> Additionally, he said that "The song is as 'innovative' as Mariah has been in years."<ref name=slant1 /> 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."<ref name=nytimes /> 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."<ref name=john />
Writing for ''[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]'', Michael Ehrlich claimed the song would "cut across generations", while Cinquemani felt it would revive "faith in Mariah the balladeer".<ref name=vibe /><ref name=slant2>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/mariah-carey-the-emancipation-of-mimi/560|title=Mariah Carey: The Emancipation Of Mimi|last=Cinquemani|first=Sal|magazine=Slant Magazine|date=April 5, 2005|access-date=February 21, 2010|archive-date=October 27, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111027201414/http://slantmagazine.com/music/review/mariah-carey-the-emancipation-of-mimi/560|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] from [[AllMusic]] chose "We Belong Together" as a "top Pick" from the album, while Todd Burns from [[Stylus Magazine]] described it as "beautifully cadenced".<ref name=all>{{cite web|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/r729111|title=((( The Emancipation of Mimi > Overview )))|work=Allmusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|date=April 12, 2005|access-date=February 21, 2010|archive-date=August 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828175212/http://www.allmusic.com/album/r729111|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=stylus>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/mariah-carey/the-emancipation-of-mimi.htm |title=Mariah Carey: The Emancipation of Mimi |last=Burns |first=Todd |magazine=[[Stylus Magazine]] |date=April 14, 2005 |access-date=February 5, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110108020201/http://stylusmagazine.com/reviews/mariah-carey/the-emancipation-of-mimi.htm |archive-date=January 8, 2011 }}</ref> Echoing Cinquemani's comments about the song and Carey's past as a balladeer, Jozen Cummings from [[PopMatters]] wrote "Carey makes the song her own, reminding fans of her '[[Hero (Mariah Carey song)|Hero]]' days with full, throaty vocals and a crashing climax at the end. The dichotomy between 'The Emancipation of Mimi's' first two tracks is the album’s bread and butter."<ref name=pop>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/careymariah-emancipation/|title=Mariah Carey: The Emancipation of Mimi < Reviews|last=Cummings|first=Jozen|magazine=[[PopMatters]]|date=August 9, 2005|access-date=February 21, 2010|archive-date=June 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604234658/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/careymariah-emancipation/|url-status=live}}</ref> Since first hearing the song on the radio, Sherri Winston from ''[[South Florida Sun-Sentinel]]'' claimed she "knew it would be a smash", complimenting its understated beat and Carey's vocals.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sun_sentinel/access/822330081.html?dids=822330081:822330081&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+15%2C+2005&author=SHERRI+WINSTON+ALL+AROUND&pub=South+Florida+Sun+-+Sentinel&desc=FAB+NEW+ALBUM+USHERS+CAREY+BACK+INTO+LIGHT&pqatl=google|title=Fab New Album Ushers Carey Back Into Light|last=Winston|first=Sherri|work=[[South Florida Sun-Sentinel]]|publisher=[[Tribune Company]]|date=April 15, 2005|access-date=July 27, 2011|archive-date=November 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107133347/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sun_sentinel/access/822330081.html?dids=822330081:822330081&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+15,+2005&author=SHERRI+WINSTON+ALL+AROUND&pub=South+Florida+Sun+-+Sentinel&desc=FAB+NEW+ALBUM+USHERS+CAREY+BACK+INTO+LIGHT&pqatl=google|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Billboard'''s Michael Paoletta described "We Belong Together" as one of the album's strongest cuts, claiming that it highlighted the strongest focal point on the song: Carey's voice.<ref name=review>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sRQEAAAAMBAJ&q=While+her+voice+has+lost+some+of+its+power+through+the+years%2C+%22Mimi%22+deftly+showcases+her+still-considerable+pipes+with+strong+lyrics+and+slick+production&pg=PA43|title=Essential Reviews|last=Paoletta|first=Michael|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=April 16, 2005|access-date=February 5, 2011|archive-date=January 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115114914/https://books.google.com/books?id=sRQEAAAAMBAJ&q=While+her+voice+has+lost+some+of+its+power+through+the+years%2C+%22Mimi%22+deftly+showcases+her+still-considerable+pipes+with+strong+lyrics+and+slick+production&pg=PA43|url-status=live}}</ref> Slant Magazine ranked it 2nd on their best songs of 2005 list.<ref name=slant1 />
=== Accolades ===
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|+Accolades for "We Belong Together"
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! scope="row"| ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| The 100 Greatest R&B Songs of the 21st Century
| {{center|5}}
| {{center|<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-rnb-songs-21st-century-1234878625/mariah-carey-we-belong-together-1234879036/|title=The 100 Greatest R&B Songs of the 21st Century|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=January 3, 2024|access-date=June 8, 2024}}</ref>}}
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! scope="row"| ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''
| The 500 Best Pop Songs
| {{center|199}}
| {{center|<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=Penske Media Corporation|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-pop-songs-all-time-hits/|date=19 October 2023|access-date=16 May 2025|first1=Rania|last1=Aniftos|first2=Katie|last2=Atkinson|first3=Katie|last3=Bain|first4=Eric|last4=Renner Brown|first5=Anna|last5=Chan|first6=Ed|last6=Christman|first7=Hannah|last7=Dailey|first8=Stephen|last8=Daw|first9=Kyle|last9=Denis|first10=Frank|last10=DiGiacomo|first11=Thom|last11=Duffy|first12=Chris|last12=Eggertsen|first13=Ingrid|last13=Fajardo|first14=Griselda|last14=Flores|first15=Josh|last15=Glicksman|first16=Quincy|last16=Green|first17=Paul|last17=Grein|first18=Lyndsey|last18=Havens|first19=Rylee|last19=Johnston|first20=Becky|last20=Kaminsky|first21=Gil|last21=Kaufman|first22=Carl|last22=Lamarre|first23=Elias|last23=Leight|first24=Jason|last24=Lipshutz|first25=Joe|last25=Lynch|first26=Meghan|last26=Mahar|first27=Elizabeth|last27=Dilts Marshall|first28=Rebecca|last28=Milzoff|first29=Taylor|last29=Mims|first30=Gail|last30=Mitchell|first31=Melinda|last31=Newman|first32=Jessica|last32=Nicholson|first33=Danielle|last33=Pascual|first34=Glenn|last34=Peoples|first35=Isabela|last35=Raygoza|first36=Kristin|last36=Robinson|first37=Dan|last37=Rys|first38=Marc|last38=Schneider|first39=Andrew|last39=Unterberger|first40=Christine|last40=Werthman|display-authors=5}}</ref>}}
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== Chart performance ==
[[File:Mariah Carey GMA 2005.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Carey performing "We Belong Together" on ''Good Morning America'']]
Between 2001 and 2004, Carey's popularity had substantially declined and many had considered her career as over.<ref name="gundersen">{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/dcovfri.htm|title=Mariah Carey, 'Standing Again'|last=Gundersen|first=Edna|work=USA Today|publisher=Gannett Company|date=November 28, 2002|access-date=February 8, 2011|archive-date=October 16, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016211921/http://www.usatoday.com/life/dcovfri.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> "We Belong Together" proved to be both Carey's comeback single and a massive commercial success. The song spent fourteen nonconsecutive weeks at number one on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]—after making its debut at number 81—and fourteen consecutive weeks at number one on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] chart.<ref name=records /><ref>{{Cite magazine|title=We Belong Together by Mariah Carey {{!}} Billboard The Hot 100 Chart|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2005-04-12?rank=81|access-date=May 7, 2021|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=May 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507122416/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2005-04-12?rank=81|url-status=live}}</ref> It had major cross-over success, becoming the first song to simultaneously occupy the number one position on nine ''Billboard'' charts on the week ending August 6, 2005: the Hot 100, [[Hot 100 Airplay (Radio Songs)|''Billboard'' Hot 100 Airplay]], [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]], [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay]], [[Pop 100 Airplay]], [[Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs)|Top 40 Mainstream]], [[Rhythmic Airplay Chart]], [[Hot Dance Club Songs]], and the [[Billboard (magazine)|Hot Ringtones]] charts.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/61655/chart-beat|title=Chart Beat|magazine=Billboard|date=January 4, 2007|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=February 3, 2011|archive-date=November 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161111022852/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/61655/chart-beat|url-status=live}}</ref> Spending fourteen weeks atop the Hot 100, "We Belong Together" became one of the longest running number one songs in [[List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones|US chart history]], behind only Carey's 1995 collaboration with [[Boyz II Men]], "[[One Sweet Day]]", which spent sixteen weeks at number one. Aside from its chart success, the song broke several airplay records, and according to [[Mediabase]] and Nielsen BDS, gathered both the largest one-day and one-week audiences in BDS history, reaching 32.8 million and 223 million impressions respectively. This record was held until it was broken by Robin Thicke's "[[Blurred Lines (song)|Blurred Lines]]" in 2013, with 234.65 million listeners on July 28.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/957598/ask-billboard-katy-perry-christina-aguilera-lady-gaga|last=Trust|first=Gary|title=Ask Billboard: Katy Perry, Christina Aguilera, Lady Gaga|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=June 25, 2010|access-date=February 3, 2011|archive-date=June 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616001616/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/957598/ask-billboard-katy-perry-christina-aguilera-lady-gaga|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=promo5>{{cite web|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20050609005451/en/Mariahs-Belong-Sets-All-Time-1-Week-Hot-100|title=Mariah's ''We Belong Together'' Sets All-Time 1-Week Hot 100 Audience Record with 192+ Million Listeners!|publisher=Business Wire. Berkshire Hathaway|date=December 14, 2005|access-date=April 8, 2011|archive-date=October 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006020956/http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20050609005451/en/Mariahs-Belong-Sets-All-Time-1-Week-Hot-100|url-status=live}}</ref>
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, "[[Shake It Off (Mariah Carey song)|Shake It Off]]", held the number two spot.<ref name=records>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sBMEAAAAMBAJ&q=we+belong+together+review+billboard&pg=PA75|title=The Billboard Hot 100|last=Pietroluongo|first=Silvio|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=September 25, 2005|access-date=July 27, 2011|archive-date=January 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115114915/https://books.google.com/books?id=sBMEAAAAMBAJ&q=we+belong+together+review+billboard&pg=PA75|url-status=live}}</ref> Additionally, the song held the top position on the official [[Hot 100 Airplay (Radio Songs)|Hot 100 Airplay]] chart for sixteen weeks, tying for the second all time spot with [[No Doubt]]'s "[[Don't Speak]]" (1996).<ref name=records /> "We Belong Together" was certified [[RIAA certifications|6× Platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA), denoting shipments of 6 million copies throughout the United States.<ref name=riaa>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/|title=Gold & Platinum|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]]|access-date=July 31, 2019|archive-date=June 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610220326/https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/|url-status=live}}</ref> On the [[Billboard Year-End|''Billboard'' Hot 100 Year-end Chart]] of 2005, the song was declared the number one song, a career first for Carey.<ref name="US_yearend" /> ''Billboard'' listed "We Belong Together" ninth on the Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs<ref name="yahoosales">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/specials/hot100/charts/top100-titles-10.shtml|title=The Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs (10-01)|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=August 15, 2010|access-date=August 29, 2010|archive-date=September 25, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925233024/http://www.billboard.com/specials/hot100/charts/top100-titles-10.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> and second on Top Billboard Hot 100 R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.<ref name="yahoosales2">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/specials/hot100/charts/top-rbhiphop.shtml|title=Sweet Soul Music: Top Billboard Hot 100 R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=August 15, 2010|access-date=August 29, 2010|archive-date=October 23, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101023225443/http://www.billboard.com/specials/hot100/charts/top-rbhiphop.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> On the Hot 100, "We Belong Together" spent 23 consecutive weeks in the top ten and 43 weeks total on the chart, making it Carey's longest running top-ten song and her longest charting hit at the time. The song was also declared the most popular song of the 2000s decade by ''Billboard'',<ref name=decade /> which makes Carey the first artist to have more than one song being the most popular of a decade, as "[[One Sweet Day]]" was the most popular song of the 1990s.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGj4UqDG9dM| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121208033838/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGj4UqDG9dM| archive-date=December 8, 2012 | url-status=dead|title=YouTube|access-date=March 8, 2016}}</ref>
Besides its success in the United States, "We Belong Together" achieved strong charting throughout Europe and Australia. On the [[ARIA Charts]], the song debuted atop the singles chart in Australia during the week dated July 3, 2005.<ref name=aus>{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Mariah+Carey&titel=We+Belong+Together&cat=s|title=Mariah Carey – We Belong Together|work=[[ARIA Charts]]|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=February 3, 2011|archive-date=June 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606073405/http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Mariah+Carey|url-status=live}}</ref> The following week, it held the number one spot for a second week, and stayed on the chart for a total of eleven weeks.<ref name=aus /> To date, "We Belong Together" was certified [[List of music recording certifications|Platinum]] by the [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA), denoting shipments of 70,000 units.<ref name=auscert>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2005.htm|title=ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 Singles|work=ARIA Charts|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|access-date=July 27, 2011|archive-date=February 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214080252/http://aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2005.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The song finished at number seventeen on the 2005 Australian Year-End Chart.<ref name=ausend /> In both Flemish and Wallonian territories in Belgium, "We Belong Together" peaked at numbers twelve and twenty-four, spending a total of fifteen and fourteen weeks fluctuating in the singles chart, respectively.<ref name=bel>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2005.htm|title=Mariah Carey – We Belong Together|work=[[Ultratop]]|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=February 3, 2011|archive-date=February 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214080252/http://aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2005.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The song finished at number forty-seven on the Flemish Year-End Chart of 2005.<ref name=belend /> "We Belong Together" made its debut at number fifteen on the Danish [[Tracklisten]] chart during the week of August 7, 2005, eventually peaking at number three.<ref name=den>{{cite web|url=https://danishcharts.dk/showitem.asp?interpret=Mariah+Carey&titel=We+Belong+Together&cat=s|title=Mariah Carey – We Belong Together|language=da|work=[[Tracklisten]]|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=February 3, 2011|archive-date=August 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808151655/https://danishcharts.dk/showitem.asp?interpret=Mariah+Carey&titel=We+Belong+Together&cat=s|url-status=live}}</ref> In France, the song peaked at number twelve, and spent nineteen weeks fluctuating within the French [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|singles chart]].<ref name=fra>{{cite web|url=http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Mariah+Carey&titel=We+Belong+Together&cat=s|title=Mariah Carey – We Belong Together|language=fr|work=[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|French Singles Chart]]|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=February 3, 2011|archive-date=June 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608012501/http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Mariah+Carey|url-status=live}}</ref> On the [[Dutch Top 40]] chart, "We Belong Together" reached number one in its fourth week, and spent a total of sixteen weeks in the chart, four of which were at the number two position.<ref name=neth>{{cite web|url=http://www.top40.nl/bundle.aspx?bundle_id=356320&tid=2&jaar=2011&maand=7&week=30|title=Mariah Carey: We Belong Together|language=de|work=[[Dutch Top 40]]|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=July 27, 2011|archive-date=October 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021080908/http://www.top40.nl/mariah-carey/mariah-carey-we-belong-together_9588|url-status=live}}</ref> The song finished at number forty-one on the Dutch Year-End Chart of 2005.<ref name=nethend /> In New Zealand, the song spend three weeks at number two on the [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|singles chart]], and a total of twelve before making its exit on October 3, 2005.<ref name=new>{{cite web|url=http://spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Mariah+Carey&titel=We+Belong+Together&cat=s|title=Mariah Carey – We Belong Together|work=[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|New Zealand Singles Chart]]|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=February 3, 2011|archive-date=January 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125065417/http://spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Mariah+Carey&titel=We+Belong+Together&cat=s|url-status=live}}</ref> At the end of 2005, "We Belong Together" finished at number thirty-six, and was certified Gold by the [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand]] (RIANZ).<ref name=newend /><ref name="scapolo">{{harvnb|Scapolo|2006|p=146}}</ref> In both Norway and Spain, the song peaked at number nine and three, and spent nine and seven weeks within the charts.<ref name=nor>{{cite web|url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Mariah+Carey&titel=We+Belong+Together&cat=s|title=Mariah Carey – We Belong Together|work=[[VG-lista]]|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=February 3, 2011|archive-date=July 23, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723145921/http://www.norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Mariah+Carey&titel=We+Belong+Together&cat=s|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=spa>{{cite web|url=http://spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Mariah+Carey&titel=We+Belong+Together&cat=s|title=Mariah Carey – We Belong Together|work=[[Productores de Música de España|Spanish Singles Chart]]|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=February 3, 2011|archive-date=January 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125065417/http://spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Mariah+Carey&titel=We+Belong+Together&cat=s|url-status=live}}</ref> In Switzerland, the song peaked at number four on the official singles chart, and charted for thirteen weeks.<ref name=swi>{{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Mariah+Carey&titel=We+Belong+Together&cat=s|title=Mariah Carey – We Belong Together|work=[[Swiss Music Charts]]|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=February 3, 2011|archive-date=December 17, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101217040731/http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Mariah+Carey&titel=We+Belong+Together&cat=s|url-status=live}}</ref> During mid-week predictions in the United Kingdom, "We Belong Together" was positioned to become Carey's third UK number one single.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?storyCode=14500§ioncode=1|title=London Events Swing Sales On UK Charts|work=Music Week|publisher=United Business Media|date=June 11, 2005|access-date=July 27, 2005|archive-date=September 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902165856/http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?storyCode=14500§ioncode=1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4207238.stm|title=Mariah Makes Singles Chart History|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|date=September 2, 2006|access-date=February 3, 2011|archive-date=August 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826121302/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4207238.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> However, it wound up debuting at number two on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref name=uk>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20050710/7501/|title=Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive|work=[[Official Charts Company]]|date=July 16, 2005|access-date=July 27, 2011|archive-date=July 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150726051825/http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20050710/7501/|url-status=live}}</ref> In its second week, the song dropped to number three, before re-surfacing to number two in its third week, this time blocked by [[James Blunt]]'s "[[You're Beautiful]]".<ref name="uk 2">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20050724/7501/|title=Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive|work=[[Official Charts Company]]|date=July 30, 2005|access-date=July 27, 2011|archive-date=July 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725202405/http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20050724/7501/|url-status=live}}</ref> The song spent a total of eighteen weeks within the singles chart, and has estimated sales of over 240,000 units in the United Kingdom.<ref name="uksales">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/shows/mtv-official-countdowns/episode/mariah-carey-official-top-20 |title=Mariah Carey Official Top 20 Best Selling Singles in the UK |publisher=[[MTV (UK and Ireland)|MTV UK]]. Viacom |access-date=November 10, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606035449/http://www.mtv.co.uk/shows/mtv-official-countdowns/episode/mariah-carey-official-top-20 |archive-date=June 6, 2011 }}</ref>
== Awards and nominations ==
"We Belong Together" was awarded several prestigious music industry awards throughout 2005 and 2006. At the 2005 [[Billboard Music Award]]s ceremony, Carey won five awards, with the song receiving awards in the "[[Rhythmic contemporary|Rhythmic Top 40]] Title of the Year", "[[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]] song of the Year" and "[[Hot 100 Airplay (Radio Songs)|Hot 100 Airplay]] of the Year" categories.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_401751.html|title=Billboard Music Awards Doled Out In L.A.|last=Mitchell|first=Tom|work=[[Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]]|publisher=[[Richard Mellon Scaife]]|date=December 7, 2005|access-date=July 28, 2011}}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4500000/newsid_4506000/4506000.stm|title=Greenday Wins At Billboard Awards|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|date=December 7, 2005|access-date=February 3, 2011|archive-date=March 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316055917/http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4500000/newsid_4506000/4506000.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> On November 6, 2005, Carey earned two awards for "We Belong Together" at the [[Radio Music Award]]s ceremony, in the "Song of the Year/Mainstream Hit Radio" and "Song of the Year/Urban and Rhythmic Radio" categories.<ref name=bamb>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/story/green-day-top-radio-music-awards-nominations|title=Green Day – Green Day Top Radio Music Awards Nominations|magazine=[[Contactmusic.com]]|date=August 25, 2005|access-date=May 12, 2011|archive-date=June 6, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606213952/http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/story/green-day-top-radio-music-awards-nominations|url-status=live}}</ref> Similarly, "We Belong Together" won the "Best R&B/Soul Single" and "[[Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Female|Best R&B/Soul Single, Female]]" awards at the 20th annual [[Soul Train Music Awards]],<ref name=digital>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a29930/carey-scoops-double-win-at-soul-awards.html|title=Carey Scoops Double Win At Soul Awards|last=West|first=Dave|work=[[Digital Spy]]|publisher=[[Hachette Filipacchi Médias]]|date=March 5, 2006|access-date=May 12, 2011|archive-date=September 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920062117/http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a29930/carey-scoops-double-win-at-soul-awards.html|url-status=live}}</ref> "[[Teen Choice Award for Choice Music – Love Song|Choice Love Song]]" at the [[Teen Choice Awards]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/4152598.stm|title=In Pictures: Teen Choice Awards|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|date=August 15, 2005|access-date=February 3, 2011|archive-date=February 15, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215152911/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/4152598.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> "Best R&B Song" at the [[Vibe (magazine)#Vibe Awards|Vibe Awards]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1129631,00.html|title=Mariah Carey Triumphs At Vibe Awards|last=Silverman|first=Stephen M.|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|publisher=[[Time Warner]]|date=November 15, 2005|access-date=May 10, 2011|archive-date=March 30, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110330121653/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1129631,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> and "World's Most-Played Single" at the [[2005 World Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/azcentral/access/1772873421.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+08%2C+2006&author=Larry+Rodgers&pub=Arizona+Republic&desc=AND+IN+THE+BEST-GUESS+CATEGORY+...&pqatl=google|title=And In The Best Guess Category...|last=Rodgers|first=Larry|work=[[The Arizona Republic]]|publisher=[[Gannett Company]]|date=February 8, 2006|access-date=July 23, 2011|archive-date=November 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107133404/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/azcentral/access/1772873421.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+08,+2006&author=Larry+Rodgers&pub=Arizona+Republic&desc=AND+IN+THE+BEST-GUESS+CATEGORY+...&pqatl=google|url-status=dead}}</ref>
At the [[48th Grammy Awards|48th Annual]] [[Grammy Award]]s, held at the [[Shrine Auditorium]] on February 8, 2006, Carey was nominated for eight awards, the most she had received in one night throughout her career.<ref name="gundersen 2">{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/awards/grammys/2005-12-08-grammy-nominations_x.htm?loc=interstitialskip|title=Carey, West, Legend Lead The Grammy pack|last=Gundersen|first=Edna|work=USA Today|publisher=Gannett Company|date=December 8, 2005|access-date=February 8, 2011|archive-date=January 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114012858/http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/awards/grammys/2005-12-08-grammy-nominations_x.htm?loc=interstitialskip|url-status=live}}</ref> "We Belong Together" was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]] and [[Record of the Year]]; however, it won two awards: "[[Grammy Award for Best R&B Song|Best R&B Song]]" and "[[Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance|Best Female R&B Vocal Performance]]".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sun_sentinel/access/983894331.html?dids=983894331:983894331&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+09%2C+2006&author=Sean+Piccoli+Pop+Music+Writer&pub=South+Florida+Sun+-+Sentinel&desc=U2+DISMANTLES+CAREY%27S+QUEST+IRISH+ROCKERS+WIN+TOP+SONG+AND+ALBUM&pqatl=google|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201022843/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sun_sentinel/access/983894331.html?dids=983894331:983894331&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+09,+2006&author=Sean+Piccoli+Pop+Music+Writer&pub=South+Florida+Sun+-+Sentinel&desc=U2+DISMANTLES+CAREY'S+QUEST+IRISH+ROCKERS+WIN+TOP+SONG+AND+ALBUM&pqatl=google|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 1, 2013|title=US Dismantles Carey's Quest, Irish Band Win Both Top Album And Single|last=Piccoli|first=Sean|work=South Florida Sun-Sentinel|publisher=Tribune Company|date=February 9, 2006|access-date=July 27, 2011}}</ref> The song was named "Song of the Year" at the [[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP Awards]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5007390.stm|title=50 Named Songwriter Of The Year|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|date=May 26, 2006|access-date=February 3, 2011|archive-date=November 25, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125155922/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5007390.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> and "Song of the Year", "Most Performed Song" and "Number-one Billboard Song" at the [[Broadcast Music Incorporated|BMI]] Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?storyCode=22114§ioncode=1|title=Carey Storms BMI Awards|date=August 31, 2006|access-date=May 30, 2011|work=[[Music Week]]|publisher=[[United Business Media]]|archive-date=September 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902165930/http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?storyCode=22114§ioncode=1|url-status=live}}</ref> Towards the summer of 2006, Carey took home "Song of the Year", "Best Pop Female Song Performance" and "Best R&B/Soul Female Song Performance" at the GrooveVolt Music & Fashion Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.groovevolt.com/Newswires/newswire.asp?ID=1730|title=Mariah Carey Leads With Six GV Music And Fashion Award Nominations|work=GrooveVolt Awards|publisher=Newswire|access-date=July 28, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927120204/http://www.groovevolt.com/Newswires/newswire.asp?ID=1730|archive-date=September 27, 2011}}</ref>
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Carey recorded an official remix version for "We Belong Together", which she produced with [[DJ Clue?|DJ Clue]].<ref name=nytimes2 /> The remix is recorded in D-Major (one step up from the original in C-Major) and Carey’s vocals range from B3-E6. The remix features vocals from rappers [[Jadakiss]] and [[Styles P]], two-thirds of the hip-hop trio [[the LOX]].<ref name=nytimes2 /> The remix is fundamentally different from the original, described as having "a faster, springier backbeat" by [[Kelefa Sanneh]] of ''The New York Times''.<ref name=nytimes2 /> Lyrically, the song is similar to the album version of the song, in which both rappers' verses contemplate on past memories.<ref name=nytimes2 /> Styles P raps "Past is the past, just let it be bygones / Matter of fact I know a fly song that we could vibe on", which Sanneh writes "Cheerfully out of place, he sounds like a man who has wandered into the wrong summertime party, but so what? He figures he might as well stick around and enjoy it."<ref name=nytimes2 /> In two separate reviews of ''The Emancipation of Mimi'', Sanneh referred to the song as both "great"<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/17/arts/music/17sann.html|title=How To Make A Disc When Its Already Old|last=Sanneh|first=Kalefa|work=The New York Times|date=February 9, 2006|access-date=June 20, 2011|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402142531/http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/17/arts/music/17sann.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and "excellent",<ref name=nytimes /> in regards to the remix.
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.<ref name=rauh>{{cite AV media notes|title=We Belong Together|others=Mariah Carey|date=2005|type=Danish maxi-single liner notes|publisher=Island Records|id=945 342-8}}</ref> [[Peter Rauhofer]] created the "Reconstruction Mix/Club 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.<ref name=rauh />
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 ''[[Live with Kelly and Ryan]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/music/mariah-carey-shares-late-night-valentines-mix-of-we-belong-together-2880044|title=Mariah Carey shares "Late Night Valentine's Mix" of 'We Belong Together'|access-date=February 17, 2021|website=NME|date=February 14, 2021|archive-date=March 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306150603/https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/music/mariah-carey-shares-late-night-valentines-mix-of-we-belong-together-2880044|url-status=live}}</ref>
== 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 (Mariah Carey song)|It's Like That]]".<ref name=mtvnews3 /> Carey had collaborated with Ratner several times in the past, having worked on the video for "[[Heartbreaker (Mariah Carey song)|Heartbreaker]]", which became one of the most expensive of all time, costing an estimated $2.5 million.<ref name=mtvnews3 /> 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]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=WE&s_site=kansas&p_multi=WE&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10CC5A94C78BCEF8&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=People In The News|work=[[The Wichita Eagle]]|publisher=The McClatchy Company|date=September 18, 2005|access-date=July 27, 2011|archive-date=October 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025230124/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=WE&s_site=kansas&p_multi=WE&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10CC5A94C78BCEF8&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref name=mtvnews4>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.tv/news/Mariah-Carey-video-shoot-details-11709/|title=Mariarh Carey New Video Details|last=Vineyard|first=Jennifer|work=MTV News|publisher=Viacom|date=May 18, 2005|access-date=May 10, 2011|archive-date=January 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115115446/https://www.mtvema.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref name=msnbc /> 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:
<blockquote>
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.'<ref name=msnbc>{{cite web|url=http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9272751/site/todayshow/ns/today-entertainment/t/elijah-wood-gets-laugh-out-gay-rumors/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829010545/http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9272751/site/todayshow/ns/today-entertainment/t/elijah-wood-gets-laugh-out-gay-rumors/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 29, 2012|title=Notes From All Over|last=Walls|first=Jeanette|work=[[MSNBC]]|publisher=[[NBCUniversal]]|date=July 24, 2005|access-date=April 8, 2011}}</ref>
</blockquote>
=== Synopsis ===
[[File:MC WBT wedding.jpg|thumb|right|In the music video, Carey wore her wedding dress from her nuptials to [[Tommy Mottola]] in 1993. She is seen running from the altar, alongside her lover ([[Wentworth Miller]]), in the video's climactic scene.]]
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 (Mariah Carey song)|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 "[[MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video|Best R&B Video]]" and "[[MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video|Best Female Video]]" at the 2005 [[MTV Video Music Award]]s.<ref name=mtvnews5>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1507265/mariah-carey-killers-perform-at-vmas.jhtml|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129090613/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1507265/mariah-carey-killers-perform-at-vmas.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 29, 2013|title=Mariah Carey, Killers Added To Video Music Awards Performance Bill|last=Vineyard|first=Jennifer|work=MTV News|publisher=Viacom|date=August 2, 2005|access-date=May 10, 2011}}</ref> As of January 2025, the music video reached over 690 million views on [[YouTube]], making it Carey's most-viewed music video that is not a Christmas single, and third-most-viewed video overall, behind "[[All I Want for Christmas is You]]" (twice).
== 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 ''[[Top of the Pops]]'', performing "It's Like That", "We Belong Together", and "Shake It Off".<ref name=europe /> Additional European and Asian appearances included an interview on the French talk show ''[[Le Grand Journal (Canal+)|Le Grand Journal]]'', and a performance of "We Belong Together" on both ''[[Music Station]]'' and ''Riponggi Hills'' in Japan.<ref name=europe>{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/nypost/access/68512870.html?dids=68512870:68512870&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+28%2C+1999&author=Michael+Starr&pub=New+York+Post&desc=LAST+MINUTE+PROBLEMS+DOG+CBS+%22EARLY+SHOW%22+DEBUT+-+MARIAH+CAREY+FANS+GET+THE+SILENT+TREATMENT&pqatl=google|title=Last Minute Problems Dog Up CBS 'Early Show' Debut – Mariah Carey Fans Get the Silent Treatment|last=Starr|first=Michael|work=New York Post|publisher=[[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]]|date=May 10, 2005|access-date=May 10, 2011|archive-date=November 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106175151/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/nypost/access/68512870.html?dids=68512870:68512870&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+28,+1999&author=Michael+Starr&pub=New+York+Post&desc=LAST+MINUTE+PROBLEMS+DOG+CBS+%22EARLY+SHOW%22+DEBUT+-+MARIAH+CAREY+FANS+GET+THE+SILENT+TREATMENT&pqatl=google|url-status=dead}}</ref> After returning to the United States for a string of televised performances, Carey launched the release of the album on ''[[Good Morning America]]'', in the form of a five-piece outdoor concert.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/WinterConcert/story?id=657840|title=The Return of the Voice on 'GMA'|work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|publisher=[[The Walt Disney Company]]|date=April 10, 2005|access-date=May 10, 2011|archive-date=February 2, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202055249/http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/WinterConcert/story?id=657840|url-status=live}}</ref> The concert, taking place in [[Times Square]] and featuring the largest crowd in the plaza since the 2004 New Year's Eve celebration, featured the first three singles from the album, as well as "Fly Like a Bird" and "[[Make It Happen (Mariah Carey song)|Make It Happen]]" (1991).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51782-2005Apr13.html|title=Grand Dames|last=Brown|first=Tina|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=April 14, 2005|access-date=May 10, 2011|archive-date=February 13, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110213222025/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51782-2005Apr13.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=america>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3rNIAAAAIBAJ&pg=3980,2202853&dq=mariah+carey+good+morning+america&hl=en|title=An Emancipated Mariah Attempts a Comeback|last=Ogunnaike|first=Lola|work=[[Record-Journal]]|publisher=[[The New York Times Company|New York Times News Service]]|date=April 15, 2005|access-date=April 10, 2011|archive-date=March 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304223957/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3rNIAAAAIBAJ&pg=3980%2C2202853&dq=mariah+carey+good+morning+america&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref> The following week, she performed "We Belong Together" at the 2005 [[BET Awards]], with an additional appearance at the annual [[VH1]] Save the Music special, filmed live on April 17 from the [[Beacon Theatre (New York City)|Beacon Theatre]].<ref name=promo6>{{cite web|url=http://newyork.dbusinessnews.com/shownews.php?newsid=27530&type_news=latest |title=Mariah Carey's Sixteenth No. 1 Single – Shares Parthenon with the Beatles and Elvis Presley! |publisher=[[Business Wire]]. [[Berkshire Hathaway]] |date=April 14, 2005 |access-date=April 8, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723101658/http://newyork.dbusinessnews.com/shownews.php?newsid=27530&type_news=latest |archive-date=July 23, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SL&p_theme=sl&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10B0D48CAD9B00C8&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=Critic's Picks|last=Pennington|first=Gail|work=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]|publisher=[[Lee Enterprises]]|date=June 28, 2005|access-date=May 10, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060310055050/http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2005/07/08/critics_corner/|archive-date=March 10, 2006 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/music/australias-top-10/2005/07/04/1120329357481.html|title=Australia's Top 10|work=The Age|___location=Australia|publisher=[[Fairfax Media]]|date=July 4, 2005|access-date=May 10, 2011|archive-date=September 7, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110907110624/http://www.theage.com.au/news/music/australias-top-10/2005/07/04/1120329357481.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1077026,00.html|title=Bobby Brown's Reality Check|last=Kappes|first=Serena|work=People|publisher=Time Warner|date=June 25, 2005|access-date=May 10, 2011|archive-date=March 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110329171618/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1077026,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Throughout May, Carey appeared on several US television programs, performing "We Belong Together" on the ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'' (May 5), ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]'' (May 11), and ''[[The Ellen DeGeneres Show]]'' (May 13), which included a performance of "It's Like That".<ref name=promo /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-4098356/Mariah-Carey-s-THE-EMANCIPATION.html|title=Mariah Carey's 'The Emancipation of Mimi' Debuts at #1|publisher=Business Wire. Berkshire Hathaway|date=April 15, 2005|access-date=May 10, 2011}}</ref><ref name=oprah>{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10A0B269E45A3ED3&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=TV Today|work=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|publisher=[[Philadelphia Media Holdings]]|date=May 12, 2011|access-date=May 10, 2011|archive-date=October 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025100557/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10A0B269E45A3ED3&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2005/07/08/critics_corner/ |title=Critic's Corner |work=The Boston Globe |publisher=The New York Times Company |date=July 28, 2005 |access-date=May 10, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103193544/http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2005/07/08/critics_corner/ |archive-date=November 3, 2012 }}</ref> As June approached, Carey made an appearance on ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]'' (May 24), featuring a live rendition of "We Belong Together". She appeared on stage wearing a long blue evening gown, and featured a four piece band, as well as three background vocalists.<ref name=promo /><ref name=oprah />
[[File:Mariah Carey We Belong Together Angels Advocate US.jpg|left|thumb|upright|Carey performing "We Belong Together" on her Angels Advocate Tour]]
The following week, Carey made a live appearance at the [[2005 MTV Movie Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1502550/mariah-carey-perform-at-mtv-movie-awards.jhtml|title=Mariah To Perform At MTV Movie Awards; Nicole Richie, Fat Joe Tapped For Pre-Show|last=Tecson|first=Brandee J.|work=MTV News|publisher=Viacom|date=May 18, 2005|access-date=May 10, 2011|archive-date=November 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107051531/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1502550/mariah-carey-perform-at-mtv-movie-awards.jhtml|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/movieawards/mtv/2005-05-28-breakfast-club_x.htm|title='Breakfast Cast' to Reunite on MTV|work=USA Today|publisher=Gannett Company|date=May 28, 2005|access-date=May 10, 2011|archive-date=January 14, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060114094655/http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/movieawards/mtv/2005-05-28-breakfast-club_x.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The recital aired on television in [[black and white]] format, with Carey wearing a red [[Armani]] Privé and sporting a retro curled hairstyle, appearing in color. She performed "We Belong Together" on a white [[Runway (fashion)|runway]]-styled stage with four male and female dancers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1503513/eminem-teases-lindsay-at-mtv-movie-awards.jhtml|title=Eminem Teases Lindsay And Newbies Rule At MTV Movie Awards|last=Moss|first=Corey|work=MTV News|publisher=Viacom|date=May 18, 2011|access-date=May 10, 2011|archive-date=January 30, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110130074736/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1503513/eminem-teases-lindsay-at-mtv-movie-awards.jhtml|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/musicals/news/article.cfm?c_id=265&objectid=10126857|title=Musical based on The Apprentice to hit Broadway|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|publisher=[[APN News & Media]]|date=May 23, 2011|access-date=May 10, 2011|archive-date=November 21, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121085053/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/musicals/news/article.cfm?c_id=265&objectid=10126857|url-status=live}}</ref> Following the stateside promotion of the album, Carey traveled to the United Kingdom on July 2, 2005, for a benefit concert held in [[Hyde Park, London]] titled [[Live 8]].<ref name=bbcnews>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4648051.stm|title=Live 8 Attracts 9.6m UK Viewers|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|date=July 4, 2005|access-date=April 13, 2011|archive-date=September 23, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923195656/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4648051.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> The televised event was watched by over 9.6 million British citizens and held a live audience of over 200,000.<ref name=bbcnews /><ref name=bbc>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/thelive8event/news/050704_newsbeat.shtml|title=Live 8: All the Backstage Gossip|publisher=BBC|date=July 4, 2005|access-date=May 10, 2011|archive-date=September 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925115957/http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/thelive8event/news/050704_newsbeat.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Carey performed a three song set-list, opening with "Make It Happen" and "[[Hero (Mariah Carey song)|Hero]]", which featured a live choir of African children, and followed by "We Belong Together".<ref name=bbcnews /><ref name=bbc /> On July 4, she performed at the annual [[Macy's 4th of July Fireworks]], singing "[[America the Beautiful]]" and "We Belong Together".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/28/AR2005062800877.html|title=Fireworks and Frankfurters For the Fourth|last=Brown|first=Tina|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=July 3, 2005|access-date=May 10, 2011|archive-date=November 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112104302/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/28/AR2005062800877.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SJ&s_site=mercurynews&p_multi=SJ&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10B33B811493BB10&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=Television Tonight|work=[[San Jose Mercury News]]|publisher=[[MediaNews Group]]|date=July 4, 2005|access-date=May 10, 2011|archive-date=October 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025100608/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SJ&s_site=mercurynews&p_multi=SJ&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10B33B811493BB10&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|url-status=live}}</ref> On August 3, ''USA Today'' announced that Carey would be added to the roster of performers at the [[2005 MTV Video Music Awards]], held on the 28th of the month.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/awards/mtvmusicawards/2005-08-03-carey-killers-mtv_x.htm|title=Carey, Killers Join MTV Roster|work=USA Today|publisher=Gannett Company|date=May 28, 2005|access-date=May 10, 2011|archive-date=June 5, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120605050312/http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/awards/mtvmusicawards/2005-08-03-carey-killers-mtv_x.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The ceremony was held at the [[American Airlines Arena]] in downtown [[Miami Beach]] Florida, with Carey's performance taking place at the National Hotel in [[South Beach]].<ref name=vma>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/story/miami-hotels-play-host-to-mtv-vma-performances|title=The Killers – Miami Hotels Play Host To MTV VMA Performances|magazine=[[Contactmusic.com]]|date=August 25, 2005|access-date=May 10, 2011|archive-date=March 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304224001/https://www.contactmusic.com/the-killers/news/miami-hotels-play-host-to-mtv-vma-performances|url-status=live}}</ref> Apart from [[the Killers]], she was the only performer to tape their appearance from an undisclosed ___location in Miami. After being introduced by [[Eva Longoria]], Carey appeared on a long stage in the hotel's courtyard, with Dupri opening the song in a nearby cabana.<ref name=vmas>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2005/08/28/mtv-video-music-awards-bests-and-worsts/|title=The Video Music Awards|last=Slezak|first=Michael|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|publisher=Time Warner|date=August 29, 2005|access-date=May 10, 2011|archive-date=January 5, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110105063029/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1098394,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> After performing "Shake It Off" and the official remix version of "We Belong Together", Carey made her way into the shallow pool, followed by Dupri and the back-up dancers.<ref name=vmas /> Following the awards ceremony, Carey once again took to Europe, being featured as a head-lining performer at the 2005 [[Fashion Rocks]], held in [[Monaco]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article596735.ece|title=Pregnant Heiress Robbed of Jewels|last=Fresco|first=Adam|work=The Sunday Times|___location=UK|publisher=[[News International]]|date=November 6, 2005|access-date=May 10, 2011|archive-date=March 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304224001/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Following her introduction by [[Donatella Versace]], Carey performed the Peter Rauhofer Remix for "We Belong Together" on a suspended rafter, while wearing a metallic [[Versace]] gown.<ref name=rocks>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1510938/lachey-simpson-deny-theyre-separated.jhtml|title=For The Record: Quick News On Nick And Jessica, Dr. Dre, Green Day, Ashanti, Pitbull, Wyclef Jean & More|last=Moss|first=Corey|work=MTV News|publisher=Viacom|date=May 18, 2005|access-date=May 10, 2011|archive-date=November 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107051551/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1510938/lachey-simpson-deny-theyre-separated.jhtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> Carey played a similarly-choreographed performance of the song's Peter Rauhofer Remix at the German [[Bambi (prize)|Bambi Awards]], held in October 2005.<ref name=bambi>{{cite web|url=http://www.spotlightingnews.com/article.php?news=1366|title=Mariah Carey Left Devastated After the Theft of Gold Record|work=[[Spotlight (BBC News)|Spotlight]]|publisher=BBC|access-date=May 12, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521083418/http://spotlightingnews.com/article.php?news=1366|archive-date=May 21, 2011}}</ref> Two months later, she celebrated the new year on television, placing as the featured performer at the [[Times Square Ball]] drop on New Year's Eve in New York.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.today.com/id/10605878|title=Ring in the Year – With 70 Year Olds|work=Today.com|publisher=NBCUniversal|date=December 26, 2005|access-date=May 12, 2011}}{{dead link|date=January 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The special, titled [[Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest]], aired on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] at 10 pm on December 31, and featured Carey on stage wearing a short sparkling dress, and performing a selection of the album's singles.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/2005/12/30/2005-12-30_times_sq__beaming_with_new_y.html |title=Times SQ. Beaming with New Year's Special |last=Guthrie |first=Marisa |work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]] |publisher=[[Mortimer Zuckerman]] |date=December 30, 2005 |access-date=May 12, 2011 }}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/2005/12/25/2005-12-25_ryan_s_hope__kudos_from_clark.html |title=Ryan's Hope: Kudos From Clark |last=Guthrie |first=Marisa |work=Daily News |publisher=Mortimer Zuckerman |date=December 30, 2005 |access-date=May 12, 2011 |___location=New York }}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1140946,00.html|title=Mariah Sings in the New Year in Times Square|last=Silverman|first=Stephen M.|work=People|publisher=Time Warner|date=September 9, 2005|access-date=May 12, 2011|archive-date=March 30, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110330121649/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1140946,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
At the [[48th Grammy Awards]], held on February 8, 2006, Carey was nominated for eight awards—the most she had ever received in one night.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2005/12/09/carey_west_top_grammy_nominations/|title=Carey, West Top Grammy Nominations|last=Rodman|first=Sarah|work=Boston Herald|publisher=Herald Media Inc.|date=September 10, 2005|access-date=May 12, 2011|archive-date=November 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103102113/http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2005/12/09/carey_west_top_grammy_nominations/|url-status=live}}</ref> That night, Carey returned to the Grammy stage for the first time since 1996.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/feb/09/usa.u2|title=Triumphant U2 Steals Carey's Grammy Glory|last=Glaister|first=Dan|work=The Guardian|date=February 7, 2006|access-date=May 12, 2011|___location=London|archive-date=August 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829233505/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/feb/09/usa.u2|url-status=live}}</ref> Her performance opened with a pre-taped video in which she discussed the importance of God and religion in her life.<ref name=entrainment2>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2006/12/07/2006s-best-grammy-moments/|title=Dance To The Music|last=Susman|first=Gary|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|publisher=Time Warner|date=April 11, 2005|access-date=February 21, 2011|archive-date=October 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021171836/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1158076,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Carey then came to the stage, dressed in a white [[Chanel]] gown, and sang a shortened version of "We Belong Together". Next, Carey's pastor Clarence Keaton read a Bible passage to open Carey's performance of "Fly Like a Bird", as he did in the studio recording of the song.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1523985/mariah-kanye-win-but-u2-rule-grammys.jhtml|title=Mariah And Kanye Win, But In The End U2 – And Curveballs – Rule Grammy Night|last=Montgomery|first=James|work=MTV News|publisher=Viacom|date=May 18, 2005|access-date=May 12, 2011|archive-date=April 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401062145/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1523985/mariah-kanye-win-but-u2-rule-grammys.jhtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> Midway through the song, a black temporary wall was removed, revealing a large choir who joined Carey for the song's gospel climax.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1524002/alicia-kanye-go-plunging-necklines.jhtml|title=Alicia, Kanye Go For Plunging Necklines, Stars Rock White On Grammy Green Carpet|last=Vineyard|first=Jennifer|work=MTV News|publisher=Viacom|date=May 18, 2005|access-date=May 12, 2011|archive-date=April 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401062333/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1524002/alicia-kanye-go-plunging-necklines.jhtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> The performance earned the night's only standing ovation, prompting [[Teri Hatcher]], who was presenting the next award, to exclaim, "It's like we've all just been saved!"<ref>{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/983834771.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+09%2C+2006&author=Ben+Rayner&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Mariah+Carey%2C+meet+U2%2C+Kelly%3B+Comeback+stalled+as+U2+takes+five+Grammys+Canadians+come+up+empty-handed+at+awards+show&pqatl=google|title=Mariah Carey, Meet U2, Kelly; Comeback Stalled as U2 Takes five Grammys Canadians Come Up Empty-handed at Awards Show|author-link=Ben Rayner|last=Rayner|first=Ben|work=Toronto Star|publisher=[[Torstar]]|date=December 9, 2005|access-date=May 12, 2011|archive-date=July 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120725044403/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/983834771.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+09%2C+2006&author=Ben+Rayner&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Mariah+Carey%2C+meet+U2%2C+Kelly%3B+Comeback+stalled+as+U2+takes+five+Grammys+Canadians+come+up+empty-handed+at+awards+show&pqatl=google|url-status=dead}}</ref> Carey's performance earned rave reviews from critics.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/09/arts/music/09note.html|title=Few Big Surprises, Except One: The Music Dominated|last=Pareles|first=Jon|work=The New York Times|date=February 9, 2006|access-date=June 20, 2011|archive-date=November 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114003554/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/09/arts/music/09note.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/gallery/2006/grammys/flash.htm|title=Live Performances From The Grammys|work=USA Today|publisher=Gannett Company|date=June 6, 2006|access-date=June 30, 2011|archive-date=October 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004113441/http://www.usatoday.com/life/gallery/2006/grammys/flash.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,184394,00.html|title=Mariah: She Was Almost On Fire (Fi-ah)|last=Friedman|first=Roger|work=[[Fox News Channel|Fox News]]|publisher=News Corporation|date=February 9, 2006|access-date=June 30, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103105657/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,184394,00.html|archive-date=November 3, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Gary Susman from ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' called Carey the "comeback queen", noting that her voice "soar[ed] into the rafters like only Carey's can."<ref name=entrainment2 /> Carey included "We Belong Together" on both succeeding tours following its release, the [[The Adventures of Mimi Tour|Adventures of Mimi]] and [[Angels Advocate Tour]]s. On the former, the song was featured as the encore number, with Carey re-entering the arenas in a form fitting beige evening gown.<ref name=sun /><ref name="Vineyard1">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1493885/mariah-reveals-personal-nickname-new-lp.jhtml|title=Mariah Carey Tour Kickoff: The Voice Outshines Costume Changes, Video Clips|work=MTV News|publisher=Viacom|access-date=February 24, 2011|date=August 7, 2006|first=Jennifer|last=Vineyard|archive-date=June 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629170723/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1493885/mariah-reveals-personal-nickname-new-lp.jhtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> Backed by three background vocalists, [[Trey Lorenz]], Sherry Tatum, and MaryAnn Tatum, Carey began the song as confetti dropped the arena rafters.<ref name=sun>{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LOWB&p_theme=lowb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=113B289189B0C620&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=Mariah Carey Connects In Diva-licious Concert|work=[[The Sun (Lowell)|The Sun]]|publisher=[[MediaNews Group]]|access-date=February 24, 2011|date=August 23, 2006|first=Jennifer|last=Vineyard|archive-date=October 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025230150/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LOWB&p_theme=lowb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=113B289189B0C620&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|url-status=live}}</ref> According to Jennifer Vineyard from [[MTV News]], the performance was "a major accomplishment", and the highlight of the show, and found Carey re-connect with the audience in ways that she was unable throughout most of the show.<ref name="Vineyard1" /> Similarly, during her Angel's Advocate Tour, the song was placed as one of the final numbers on the set-list. Dressed in a black [[Herve Leger]] gown, Carey introduced the song as the ''Billboard''{{'}}s "song of the decade", and thanked the audience for making it her 16th number-one single in the United States.<ref name="Vineyard3">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1632502/mariah-carey-wows-crowd-pokes-fun-at-herself-at-la-show.jhtml|title=Mariah Carey Wows Crowd, Pokes Fun At Herself At L.A. Show|work=MTV News|publisher=Viacom|access-date=February 24, 2011|date=February 24, 2010|first=Jennifer|last=Vineyard|archive-date=June 5, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605124942/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1632502/mariah-carey-wows-crowd-pokes-fun-at-herself-at-la-show.jhtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> Following the song's completion, Carey exited the arena for a few moments, before returning to perform "[[Hero (Mariah Carey song)|Hero]]" as the encore.<ref name="Vineyard3" />
On February 12, 2021, Carey performed the song live on ''[[Live with Kelly and Ryan]]'' ahead of Valentine's Day with a new live mix entitled the "Mimi's Late Night Valentine’s Mix".<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/mariah-carey-valentines-mix-we-belong-together-1127665/|title=Mariah Carey Drops New 'Late Night Valentine's Mix' of 'We Belong Together'|access-date=February 13, 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-date=February 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213021232/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/mariah-carey-valentines-mix-we-belong-together-1127665/|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Formats and track listings ==
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*'''Digital download'''
# "We Belong Together" – 3:22<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mariahcarey.com/mariahcarey/news/index.las|title=MSN Is Your Exclusive Digital Retailer for We Belong Together|publisher=MariahCarey.com|date=March 23, 2005|access-date=June 24, 2022|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050330052449/http://www.mariahcarey.com/mariahcarey/news/index.las|archive-date=March 30, 2005}}</ref>
*'''Digital download – remix'''
# "We Belong Together" (Remix feat. Jadakiss & Styles P.) – 4:24<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mariahcarey.com/mariahcarey/news/index.las?month=5&year=2005|title=New "We Belong Together" Remix coming exclusively to iTunes on May 17th!|publisher=MariahCarey.com|date=May 12, 2005|access-date=June 24, 2022|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050616080024/http://www.mariahcarey.com/mariahcarey/news/index.las?month=5&year=2005|archive-date=June 16, 2005}}</ref>
*'''Japanese CD single'''
#"We Belong Together" – 3:23
#"We Belong Together" (Instrumental) – 3:22
*'''Australian limited edition CD single'''
#"We Belong Together" (Main Version) – 3:23
#"We Belong Together" (Reconstruction Radio Mix) – 4:06
#"It's Like That" (Remix feat. [[Fat Joe]]) – 3:31
*'''Thai limited edition maxi-CD single'''
#"We Belong Together" (Album Version) – 3:21
#"We Belong Together" (Reconstruction Radio Mix) – 4:05
#"We Belong Together" (Reconstruction Club Mix) – 9:29
#"We Belong Together" (Atlantic Soul Radio Edit) – 4:27
#"We Belong Together" (Atlantic Soul Vocal) – 7:24
#"We Belong Together" (Atlantic Soul Instrumental) – 7:24
*'''UK CD single'''
#"We Belong Together" (Album Version) – 3:22
#"We Belong Together" (Reconstruction Radio Mix) – 4:05
#"We Belong Together" (Reconstruction Club Mix) – 9:29
#"We Belong Together" (Atlantic Soul Vocal) – 7:24
#"We Belong Together" (Atlantic Soul Instrumental) – 7:24
*'''European CD single'''
#"We Belong Together" (Main Version) – 3:22
#"We Belong Together" (Remix feat. Jadakiss & Styles P.) – 4:24
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*'''European enhanced maxi-CD single'''
#"We Belong Together" (Main Version) – 3:22
#"We Belong Together" (Reconstruction Radio Mix) – 4:05
#"It's Like That" (Remix feat. Fat Joe) – 3:30
#"We Belong Together" (Video)
*'''UK & European 12-inch picture disc'''
:A1. "We Belong Together" (Album Version) – 3:22
:A2. "We Belong Together" (Remix feat. Jadakiss & Styles P.) – 4:30
:A1. "It's Like That" (Remix feat. Fat Joe) – 3:32
:B2. "We Belong Together" (Reconstruction Radio Mix) – 4:05
*'''US 12-inch vinyl – remix'''
:A1. "We Belong Together" (Main) – 4:27
:A2. "We Belong Together" (Instrumental) – 4:28
:B1. "We Belong Together" (Main) – 4:27
:B2. "We Belong Together" (Instrumental) – 4:28
*'''We Belong Together EP'''
# "We Belong Together" (Remix feat. Jadakiss and Styles P.) – 4:27<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/we-belong-together-ep/1549086509|title=We Belong Together EP by Mariah Carey|access-date=January 30, 2021|website=iTunes|archive-date=January 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130152856/https://music.apple.com/us/album/we-belong-together-ep/1549086509|url-status=live}}</ref>
# "We Belong Together" (Peter Rauhofer Reconstruction Mix) – 9:31
# "We Belong Together" (Peter Rauhofer Radio Mix) – 4:08
# "We Belong Together" (Peter Rauhofer Club Mix) – 9:41
# "We Belong Together" (Atlantic Soul Vocal Mix) – 7:25
# "We Belong Together" (Atlantic Soul Radio Mix) – 4:22
# "We Belong Together" (Atlantic Soul Instrumental) – 7:24
*'''We Belong Together (Mimi's Late Night Valentine's Mix)'''
# "We Belong Together" (Mimi's Late Night Valentine's Mix) [Extended] – 7:18<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/6lJwrPXQgaUqBCX85zEBHg|title=We Belong Together (Mimi's Late Night Valentine's Mix) by Mariah Carey|access-date=February 17, 2021|website=Spotify|archive-date=February 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216174856/https://open.spotify.com/album/6lJwrPXQgaUqBCX85zEBHg|url-status=live}}</ref>
# "We Belong Together" (Mimi's Late Night Valentine's Mix) – 3:12
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== Credits and personnel ==
Credits for ''The Emancipation of Mimi'' are adapted from the album's liner notes.<ref name="Booklet">{{cite AV media notes |title=The Emancipation of Mimi (Liner Notes) |others=Mariah Carey |year=2005|first=Mariah |last=Carey |author-link=Mariah Carey |type=Compact Disc |publisher=Island Records |___location=New York City, New York }}</ref>
* [[Mariah Carey]] – songwriting, producer, [[lead vocals]], [[Backing vocalist|background vocals]]
* [[Jermaine Dupri]] – songwriting, producer
* [[Manuel Seal]] – songwriting, producer
* [[Johntá Austin]] – songwriting
* [[Bobby Womack]] – songwriting (interpolation)
* [[Patrick Moten]] – songwriting (interpolation)
* [[Babyface (musician)|Kenneth Edmonds]] – songwriting (interpolation)
* [[Darnell Bristol]] – songwriting (interpolation)
* [[Sandra Sully (songwriter)|Sandra Sully]] – songwriting (interpolation)
* Brian Frye – [[Audio engineering|engineer]]
* Herb Power – [[Audio mastering|mastering]]
== Charts ==
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=== Weekly charts ===
==== Original version ====
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|+Weekly chart performance for "We Belong Together"
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{{single chart|Australia|1|artist=Mariah Carey|song=We Belong Together|rowheader=true|access-date=May 8, 2015|refname=}}
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!scope="row"|Australia Club ([[ARIA]])<ref>{{cite magazine|title=ARIA Club Tracks – Week Commencing 22nd August 2005|url=http://www.aria.com.au/ISSUE808.pdf|magazine=[[The ARIA Report]]|date=August 22, 2005|page=17|url-status=live|archive-url=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222438/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20050820-0000/ISSUE808.pdf|archive-date=February 22, 2008|via=[[Trove]]|access-date=November 19, 2022}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><br />{{small|''Rauhofer mix''}}
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{{single chart|Australiaurban|1|url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20050719140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20050720-0000/issue800.pdf|urltitle=Issue 800|rowheader=true|access-date=March 7, 2021|artist=|song=|refname=}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
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{{single chart|Austria|31|artist=Mariah Carey|song=We Belong Together|rowheader=true|access-date=May 8, 2015|refname=}}
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{{single chart|Flanders|12|artist=Mariah Carey|song=We Belong Together|rowheader=true|access-date=May 8, 2015|refname=}}
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{{single chart|Wallonia|24|artist=Mariah Carey|song=We Belong Together|rowheader=true|access-date=May 8, 2015|refname=}}
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! scope="row"| Brazil ([[Crowley Broadcast Analysis]])<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/ilustrada/20061009-top_100-internacional.pdf|title=Crowley Broadcast Analysis Brasil|journal=[[Billboard Brasil]]|date=2 October 2006|page=2|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Crowley Broadcast Analysis. BBP|access-date=August 11, 2022|archive-date=August 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809101852/https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/ilustrada/20061009-top_100-internacional.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
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{{single chart|Billboardcanadaac|21|artist=Mariah Carey|rowheader=true|access-date=March 4, 2021|song=|refname=}}
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!scope="row"|Canada AC (''[[Radio & Records]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=AC Top 30|magazine=[[Radio & Records]]|date=October 21, 2005|page=49}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|Canada CHR/Pop (''[[Radio & Records]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2005/RR-2005-07-08.pdf|title=R&R Canada CHR/Pop Top 30|magazine=[[Radio & Records]]|issue=1614|page=27|date=July 8, 2005|access-date=October 15, 2020|archive-date=March 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309121442/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2005/RR-2005-07-08.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|Canada Hot AC (''Radio & Records'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Hot AC Top 30|magazine=[[Radio & Records]]|date=August 12, 2005|page=54}}</ref>
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!scope="row"| Croatia ([[Hrvatska radiotelevizija|HRT]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blog.dnevnik.hr/ehot50/|title=Kraljica popa postavlja nove limite na Airplay Radio Chartu|language=hr|website=Muzika.hr|date=April 29, 2005|access-date=December 28, 2024|via=Hrvatski arhiv weba|archive-date=September 20, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240920233026/https://blog.dnevnik.hr/ehot50/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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{{single chart|Denmark|3|artist=Mariah Carey|song=We Belong Together|rowheader=true|access-date=May 8, 2015|refname=}}
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!scope="row"|El Salvador ([[Notimex]])<ref name="El Siglo de Torreón">{{cite news|url=https://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/2005/yuridia-esta-en-las-listas-de-popularidad.html|title=Yuridia está en las listas de popularidad|language=es|publisher=[[El Siglo de Torreón]]|date=July 25, 2005|access-date=August 11, 2022|url-status=live|archive-date=August 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811205546/https://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/2005/yuridia-esta-en-las-listas-de-popularidad.html}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2005/BB-2005-07-30.pdf|title=Hits of the world|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|volume=117|issue=31|page=57|date=July 30, 2005|access-date=May 28, 2015|archive-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125060756/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2005/BB-2005-07-30.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
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{{single chart|France|12|artist=Mariah Carey|song=We Belong Together|rowheader=true|access-date=May 8, 2015|refname=}}
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{{single chart|Germany|11|artist=Mariah Carey|song=We Belong Together|songid=103575|rowheader=true|access-date=May 8, 2015|refname=}}
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!scope="row"|Greece ([[IFPI Greece|IFPI]])<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ifpi.gr/chart03.htm |title=IFPI Greece archive |access-date=September 24, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050924140922/http://ifpi.gr/chart03.htm |archive-date=September 24, 2005 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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{{single chart|Hungarysingle|5|artist=Mariah Carey|song=We Belong Together|year=2005|week=38|access-date=May 28, 2015|rowheader=true|refname=}}
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!scope="row"|Iceland ([[Íslenski listinn|Íslenski Listinn Topp 20]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timarit.is/page/5528571#page/n23/mode/2up|title=Íslenski Listinn Topp 20|publisher=Dagblaðið Vísir|date=July 27, 2005|access-date=August 19, 2021|archive-date=August 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819204815/https://timarit.is/page/5528571#page/n23/mode/2up|url-status=live}}</ref>
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{{single chart|Ireland2|3|song=We Belong Together|access-date=May 28, 2015|rowheader=true|artist=|refname=}}
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{{single chart|Italy|25|artist=Mariah Carey|song=We Belong Together|rowheader=true|access-date=May 8, 2015|refname=}}
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{{single chart|Dutch40|2|year=2005|week=31|access-date=May 28, 2015|rowheader=true|artist=|song=|refname=}}
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{{single chart|Dutch100|3|artist=Mariah Carey|song=We Belong Together|rowheader=true|access-date=May 20, 2015|refname=}}
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{{single chart|New Zealand|2|artist=Mariah Carey|song=We Belong Together|rowheader=true|access-date=May 8, 2015|refname=}}
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{{single chart|Norway|9|artist=Mariah Carey|song=We Belong Together|rowheader=true|access-date=May 8, 2015|refname=}}
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!scope="row"|Panama ([[Notimex]])<ref name="El Siglo de Torreón"/>
|2
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{{single chart|Poland|1|year=2005|chartid=1138|access-date=July 22, 2025|rowheader=true|refname="pld"}}
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!scope="row"|Romania ([[Romanian Top 100]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jurnalul.ro/cultura/pussycat-dolls-pretendente-in-top-35743.html|title=Romanian Top 100 – Nr. 39/2005|work=[[Jurnalul Național|Jurnalul]]|date=October 8, 2005|access-date=August 6, 2021|archive-date=August 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807011510/https://jurnalul.ro/cultura/pussycat-dolls-pretendente-in-top-35743.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| Russia Airplay ([[TopHit]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/weekly/20050930-20051006|title=Top Radio Hits Russia Weekly Chart: Oct 6, 2005|publisher=[[TopHit]]|access-date=April 24, 2024}}</ref>
| 29
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{{single chart|Scotland|6|artist=Mariah Carey|song=We Belong Together|rowheader=true|date=20050710|access-date=July 6, 2023|refname=}}
|-
{{single chart|Spain|3|artist=Mariah Carey|song=We Belong Together|rowheader=true|access-date=May 8, 2015|refname=}}
|-
{{single chart|Sweden|11|artist=Mariah Carey|song=We Belong Together|rowheader=true|access-date=May 8, 2015|refname=}}
|-
{{single chart|Switzerland|4|artist=Mariah Carey|song=We Belong Together|rowheader=true|access-date=May 8, 2015|refname=}}
|-
{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|2|artist=Mariah Carey|artistid=25943|rowheader=true|access-date=March 7, 2021|song=|refname=}}
|-
{{single chart|UKrandb|1|artist=Mariah Carey|song=We Belong Together|rowheader=true|date=20050710|access-date=July 6, 2023|refname=}}
|-
!scope="row"| UK Club (''[[Music Week]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The Upfront Club Top 40|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=34|date=July 16, 2005}}</ref><br />{{small|''Reconstruction/Atlantic Soul mixes''}}
|3
|-
!scope="row"|UK Pop Club (''[[Music Week]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Commercial Pop Top 30|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=34|date=July 16, 2005}}</ref><br />{{small|''Reconstruction/Atlantic Soul mixes''}}
|2
|-
!scope="row"|UK Urban Club (''[[Music Week]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Urban Top 30|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=34|date=July 16, 2005}}</ref>
|1
|-
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|1|artist=Mariah Carey|rowheader=true|access-date=May 8, 2015|song=|refname=}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|3|artist=Mariah Carey|rowheader=true|access-date=May 8, 2015|song=|refname=}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardadultpopsongs|16|artist=Mariah Carey|rowheader=true|access-date=May 8, 2015|song=|refname=}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|1|note=P. Rauhofer/Atlantic Soul Mixes|artist=Mariah Carey|rowheader=true|access-date=May 8, 2015|song=|refname=}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboarddanceairplay|1|artist=Mariah Carey|rowheader=true|access-date=April 23, 2022|song=|refname=}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|1|artist=Mariah Carey|rowheader=true|access-date=May 8, 2015|song=|refname=}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|1|artist=Mariah Carey|rowheader=true|access-date=May 8, 2015|song=|refname=}}
|-
!scope="row"|US [[Pop 100]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/celine-dion-mn0000186185/awards|title=Mariah Carey Awards|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=May 28, 2015|archive-date=October 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016035118/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/celine-dion-mn0000186185/awards|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 1
|-
{{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|1|artist=Mariah Carey|rowheader=true|access-date=May 8, 2015|song=|refname=}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardsmoothjazzsongs|11|artist=Mariah Carey|rowheader=true|access-date=April 23, 2022|song=|refname=}}
|-
!scope="row"|US Adult Contemporary (''Radio & Records'')<ref name="AC">{{cite magazine|title=''R&R'' Top 15 Song Index|magazine=[[Radio & Records]]|date=December 9, 2005|page=69}}</ref>
| 3
|-
!scope="row"|US CHR/Pop (''Radio & Records'')<ref name="CHR/Pop">{{cite magazine|title=''R&R'' Top 15 Song Index|magazine=[[Radio & Records]]|date=December 9, 2005|page=33}}</ref>
| 1
|-
!scope="row"|US CHR/Rhythmic (''Radio & Records'')<ref name="CHR/Rhythmic">{{cite magazine|title=''R&R'' Top 15 Song Index|magazine=[[Radio & Records]]|date=December 9, 2005|page=40}}</ref>
| 1
|-
!scope="row"|US Hot AC (''Radio & Records'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Hot AC Top 40|magazine=[[Radio & Records]]|date=September 30, 2005|page=58}}</ref>
| 16
|-
!scope="row"|US Smooth Jazz (''Radio & Records'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Smooth Jazz Top 30|magazine=[[Radio & Records]]|date=November 25, 2005|page=50}}</ref>
| 18
|-
!scope="row"|US Urban (''Radio & Records'')<ref name="Urban">{{cite magazine|title=''R&R'' Top 15 Song Index|magazine=[[Radio & Records]]|date=December 9, 2005|page=47}}</ref>
| 1
|-
!scope="row"|US Urban AC (''Radio & Records'')<ref name="Urban AC">{{cite magazine|title=''R&R'' Top 15 Song Index|magazine=[[Radio & Records]]|date=December 9, 2005|page=49}}</ref>
| 1
|-
! scope="row"| Venezuela ([[Record Report]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.recordreport.com.ve/publico/Resumen-2005.pdf |title=Archived copy |website=www.recordreport.com.ve |access-date=January 12, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060814194728/http://www.recordreport.com.ve/publico/Resumen-2005.pdf |archive-date=August 14, 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 1
|}
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+2010 weekly chart performance for "We Belong Together"
!Chart (2010)
!Peak<br />position
|-
!scope="row"|South Korea International ([[Gaon Chart|Gaon]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?serviceGbn=ALL&termGbn=week&hitYear=2010&targetTime=3&nationGbn=E|title=2010년 03주차 Digital Chart - 국외|publisher=[[Gaon Music Chart|Gaon]]|language=ko|access-date=January 29, 2021|archive-date=February 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216113108/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?serviceGbn=ALL&termGbn=week&hitYear=2010&targetTime=3&nationGbn=E|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 49
|}
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+2021 weekly chart performance for "We Belong Together"
!Chart (2021)
!Peak<br />position
|-
{{single chart|UKdownload|74|date=20210219|rowheader=true|access-date=July 27, 2021|artist=|song=|refname=}}
|-
!scope="row"|US [[Digital Song Sales]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/digital-song-sales|title=Digital Song Sales Chart – Billboard|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=July 27, 2021|archive-date=September 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916190940/https://www.billboard.com/charts/digital-song-sales|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 40
|}
==== Mimi's Late Night Valentine's Mix ====
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (2021)
!Peak<br />position
|-
!scope="row"|US [[Digital Song Sales]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref name="US Dig">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/mariah-carey/chart-history/hds/|title=Mariah Carey Billboard Chart History|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=April 19, 2021|archive-date=November 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122203505/https://www.billboard.com/artist/mariah-carey/chart-history/hds/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 45
|}
{{col-2}}
=== Year-end charts ===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (2005)
!Position
|-
!scope="row"|Australia (ARIA)<ref name=ausend>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2005/singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2005|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]|access-date=March 7, 2021|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112031520/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2005/singles-chart|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 17
|-
!scope="row"|Australian Urban (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-urban-singles-2005.htm|title=ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Urban Singles 2005|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200415011150/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-urban-singles-2005.htm|archive-date=April 15, 2020|access-date=March 7, 2021}}</ref>
| 10
|-
!scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)<ref name=belend>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2005|title=Jaaroverzichten 2005|publisher=[[Ultratop]]|language=nl|access-date=May 28, 2015|archive-date=April 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415234739/http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2005|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 47
|-
!scope="row"|Brazil ([[Crowley Broadcast Analysis|Crowley]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maistocadas.mus.br/2005/|title=Brazilian Top 100 Year-End 2005|publisher=[[Crowley Broadcast Analysis]]|date=April 3, 2018|access-date=January 30, 2022}}</ref>
| 15
|-
!scope="row"|Canada CHR (''Radio & Records'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=''R&R'' Most Played 2005|magazine=[[Radio & Records]]|date=December 9, 2005|page=30}}</ref>
| 8
|-
!scope="row"|CIS (TopHit)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tophit.ru/en/chart/airplay/yearly/2005-01-01/all/all|title=CIS Year-End Radio Hits (2005)|publisher=[[Tophit]]|access-date=August 11, 2019|archive-date=August 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810214015/https://tophit.ru/en/chart/airplay/yearly/2005-01-01/all/all|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 112
|-
!scope="row"|Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.vnuemedia.com/bb/biz/images/pdf/YearEndEuropeanHot100.pdf|title=Year End European Hot 100 Singles Chart 2005 01 – 2005 52|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|access-date=July 27, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018142431/http://www.vnuemedia.com/bb/biz/images/pdf/YearEndEuropeanHot100.pdf|archive-date=October 18, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 45
|-
!scope="row"|Germany (Media Control GfK)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-2005|title=Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 2005|language=de|publisher=GfK Entertainment|access-date=June 5, 2015|archive-date=May 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509005509/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-2005|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 92
|-
!scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref name=nethend>{{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/2005|title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2005|language=nl|publisher=[[Dutch Top 40]]|access-date=September 6, 2020|archive-date=January 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102020704/https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/2005|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 22
|-
!scope="row"|Netherlands (Single Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2005&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 2005|language=nl|publisher=GfK Dutch Charts|access-date=May 22, 2015|archive-date=October 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025072449/http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2005&cat=s|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 41
|-
!scope="row"|New Zealand (RIANZ)<ref name=newend>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/2005-12-31|title=Top Selling Singles of 2005|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ|RIANZ]]|access-date=May 28, 2015|archive-date=September 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060237/http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/?chart=2086|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 36
|-
!scope="row"|Russia Airplay (TopHit)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/annual/2005|title=Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart: 2005|publisher=[[TopHit]]|access-date=April 24, 2024|archive-date=April 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240421190640/https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/annual/2005|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 89
|-
!scope="row"|Sweden (Hitlistan)<ref name=sweend>{{cite web|url=http://www.hitlistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=43&dfom=20050001|title=Årslista Singlar – År 2005|publisher=GLF|access-date=May 28, 2015|language=sv}}{{dead link|date=January 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| 57
|-
!scope="row"|Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref name=swiend>{{cite web|url=http://swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/2005|title=Swiss Year-end Charts 2005|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=May 28, 2015|archive-date=February 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224105855/http://swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/2005|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 57
|-
!scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)<ref name=ukend>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2005.pdf|title=The Official UK Singles Chart 2005|publisher=[[Official Charts Company|OCC]]|access-date=May 28, 2015|archive-date=February 22, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222101152/http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2005.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 20
|-
!scope="row"|UK Urban Club (''[[Music Week]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=2005 Urban Top 40|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=22|date=January 14, 2006}}</ref>
|34
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref name="US_yearend">{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2005/BB-2005-12-24.pdf|title=The Year in Music: 2005|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=December 24, 2005|pages=YE{{hyphen}}39, YE{{hyphen}}43, YE{{hyphen}}47, YE{{hyphen}}58, YE{{hyphen}}60, YE{{hyphen}}74, YE{{hyphen}}76|access-date=April 30, 2022|archive-date=June 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627220426/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2005/BB-2005-12-24.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 1
|-
!scope="row"|US Adult Contemporary (''Billboard'')<ref name="US_yearend" />
| 16
|-
!scope="row"|US Adult Top 40 (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Top Adult Top 40 Songs|magazine=[[Billboard Radio Monitor]]|date=December 16, 2005|page=31}}</ref>
| 47
|-
!scope="row"|US Dance Club Play (''Billboard'')<ref name="US_yearend" /><br />{{small|''P. Rauhofer/Atlantic Soul Mixes''}}
| 3
|-
!scope="row"|US Hot Dance Airplay (''Billboard'')<ref name="US_yearend" />
| 9
|-
!scope="row"|US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (''Billboard'')<ref name="US_yearend" />
| 2
|-
!scope="row"|US Mainstream Top 40 (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Top Mainstream Top 40 Songs|magazine=[[Billboard Radio Monitor]]|date=December 16, 2005|page=26}}</ref>
| 3
|-
!scope="row"|US Pop 100 (''Billboard'')<ref name="US_yearend" />
| 3
|-
!scope="row"|US Rhythmic Airplay (''Billboard'')<ref name="US_yearend" />
| 1
|-
!scope="row"|US Adult Contemporary (''Radio & Records'')<ref name="AC"/>
| 20
|-
!scope="row"|US CHR/Pop (''Radio & Records'')<ref name="CHR/Pop"/>
| 3
|-
!scope="row"|US CHR/Rhythmic (''Radio & Records'')<ref name="CHR/Rhythmic"/>
| 1
|-
!scope="row"|US Hot AC (''Radio & Records'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=''R&R'' Most Played 2005|magazine=[[Radio & Records]]|date=December 9, 2005|page=70}}</ref>
| 53
|-
!scope="row"|US Smooth Jazz (''Radio & Records'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=''R&R'' Most Played 2005|magazine=[[Radio & Records]]|date=December 9, 2005|page=80}}</ref>
| 70
|-
!scope="row"|US Urban (''Radio & Records'')<ref name="Urban"/>
| 1
|-
!scope="row"|US Urban AC (''Radio & Records'')<ref name="Urban AC"/>
| 5
|}
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (2006)
!Position
|-
!scope="row"|Canada AC (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://radioandrecords.com/Formats/Charts/YearEnd/06/Canada_AC_songs.asp|title=Top Canada AC Songs
|magazine=[[R&R (magazine)|R&R]]|archive-date=October 14, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014230432/http://radioandrecords.com/Formats/Charts/YearEnd/06/Canada_AC_songs.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|17
|}
=== Decade-end charts ===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Decade-end chart performance for "We Belong Together"
!Chart (2000–2009)
!Position
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref name="decade">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/00s/2009/BB-2009-12-19.pdf|title=The Decade-end Music Charts|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=December 19, 2009|access-date=May 28, 2015}}</ref>
| 1
|-
!scope="row"|US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (''Billboard'')<ref name="decade" />
| 2
|-
!scope="row"|US Mainstream Top 40 (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/decadeendcharts/2009/pop-songs|title=Decade End Charts – Pop Songs |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|archive-date=April 27, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110427231559/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/decadeendcharts/2009/pop-songs|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|17
|-
|}
=== All-time charts ===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+All-time chart performance for "We Belong Together"
!Chart
!Position
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=December 31, 2021 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-hot-100-singles |url-access=subscription |archive-date=March 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324191041/http://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-hot-100-singles |url-status=live }}</ref>
| 15
|-
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 (Women)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-hot-100-songs-by-women|title=Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs by Women|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=December 15, 2024|archive-date=February 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205193433/https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-hot-100-songs-by-women|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
| 4
|-
!scope="row"|US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-r-b-hip-hop-songs/|title=Greatest of All Time Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=June 21, 2022|archive-date=June 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621234936/https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-r-b-hip-hop-songs/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 11
|-
!scope="row"|US Mainstream Top 40 (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-of-all-time-pop-songs|title=Greatest of All Time Pop Songs|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=August 1, 2018|access-date=May 26, 2021|archive-date=June 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613012616/https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-of-all-time-pop-songs|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 92
|}
{{col-end}}
== Certifications ==
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "We Belong Together"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|artist=|type=single|region=Australia|title=|award=Platinum|certyear=2005|relyear=2005|access-date=August 3, 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|artist=Mariah Carey|title=We Belong Together |award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2005|certyear=2024|access-date=May 2, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2005|certyear=2024|certmonth=7|id=14139|artist=Mariah Carey|title=We Belong Together|access-date=July 17, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|title=We Belong Together|artist=Mariah Carey|type=single|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=2005|certyear=2024|source=radioscope|access-date=December 17, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United Kingdom|artist=Mariah Carey|title=We Belong Together|award=Platinum|relyear=2005|certyear=2020|id=11789-771-1|salesref=|access-date=August 3, 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United States|artist=Mariah Carey|title=We Belong Together|award=Platinum|number=7|certyear=2025|relyear=2005|access-date=May 30, 2025|refname=RIAA}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United States|artist=Mariah Carey|title=We Belong Together|award=Platinum|digital=true|note=Mastertone|certyear=2006|relyear=2005|access-date=July 20, 2021|certref=<ref name=RIAA />}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true}}
== Release history ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ Release dates and formats for "We Belong Together"
! scope="col"| Region
! scope="col"| Date
! scope="col"| Format
! scope="col"| Label
! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="5"| United States
| March 15, 2005
| [[Rhythmic contemporary radio]]
| rowspan="5"| [[Island Def Jam]]
| align="center"| <ref name="FMQB">{{cite magazine|url=http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239|magazine=[[FMQB]]|title=CHR|access-date=May 1, 2022|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602195200/http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239#2005|archive-date=June 2, 2013}}</ref>
|-
| March 23, 2005
| [[Music download|Digital download]]
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite press release|title=Mariah Carey Premieres New Single Exclusively on MSN Music!|publisher=[[MSN Music]]|date=March 23, 2005|via=[[PR Newswire]]|id={{ProQuest|451509858}}}}</ref>
|-
| March 29, 2005
| [[Contemporary hit radio]]
| align="center"| <ref name="FMQB" />
|-
| May 17, 2005
| Digital download (remix)
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mariahcarey.com/mariahcarey/news/index.las?month=5&year=2005|title=New "We Belong Together" Remix coming exclusively to iTunes on May 17th! |publisher=MariahCarey.com|date=May 12, 2005|access-date=February 5, 2022|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050616080024/http://www.mariahcarey.com/mariahcarey/news/index.las?month=5&year=2005|archive-date=June 16, 2005}}</ref>
|-
| June 13, 2005
| [[Hot adult contemporary radio]]
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2005/RR-2005-06-10.pdf|title=Going for Adds|magazine=[[Radio & Records]]|page=19|date=June 10, 2005|access-date=May 1, 2022|via=World Radio History|archive-date=March 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309131053/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2005/RR-2005-06-10.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| Japan
| June 15, 2005
| CD
| [[Universal Music Japan]]
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.universal-music.co.jp/mariah-carey/products/uicl-5019/|title=ウィ・ビロング・トゥゲザー[通常盤 ]|trans-title=We Belong Together [Regular Edition]|language=Japanese|publisher=[[Universal Music Japan]]|access-date=December 31, 2021|archive-date=December 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231071352/https://www.universal-music.co.jp/mariah-carey/products/uicl-5019/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| Australia
| June 20, 2005
| CD 1
| [[Universal Music Australia]]
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue799.pdf|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20050719140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20050720-0000/issue799.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 19, 2005|title=The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 20th June 2005|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]|page=28|date=June 20, 2005|access-date=October 13, 2021}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| Italy
| June 27, 2005
| —
| Def Jam
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.universalmusic.it/popular-music/album/we-belong-together_30026986958/|title='We Belong Together' Int'l Single|language=Italian|publisher=[[Universal Music Italia]]|access-date=July 1, 2023}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| Spain
| rowspan="2"| July 4, 2005
| rowspan="2"| CD
| Universal Music Spain
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.universalmusic.es/web/artista_biografia.asp?pag=03&Id=35259|title=Discos|trans-title=Discs|language=Spanish|publisher=[[Universal Music Spain]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060106123607/http://www.universalmusic.es/web/artista_biografia.asp?pag=03&Id=35259|archive-date=January 6, 2006}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| United Kingdom
| Island Def Jam
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=25|date=July 2, 2005}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| Australia
| rowspan="3"| July 11, 2005
| CD 2
| [[Universal Music Australia]]
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue802.pdf|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222429/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20050720-0000/issue802.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 22, 2008|title=New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 11/07/2005|magazine=[[The ARIA Report]]|page=28|date=July 11, 2005|access-date=November 19, 2022}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| Austria
| rowspan="2"| CD
| Universal
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://universalmusic.at/pop/contributor/254865/discography/page/2|title=Mariah Carey – Diskographie|trans-title=Mariah Carey – Discography|language=German|publisher=Universal Music Austria|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101204010252/http://universalmusic.at/pop/contributor/254865/discography/page/2|archive-date=December 4, 2010}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| Germany
| Island
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.universal-music.de/mariah-carey/musik/we-belong-together-135542|title=We Belong Together|language=German|publisher=[[Universal Music Germany]]|access-date=May 1, 2022|archive-date=January 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120125413/https://www.universal-music.de/mariah-carey/musik/we-belong-together-135542|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| Poland
| August 22, 2005
| CD
| [[Universal Music Polska]]
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.universalmusic.pl/?atype=item&id=5153&view=1|title="We Belong Together" – Single|language=Polish|publisher=[[Universal Music Polska]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051031062314/http://www.universalmusic.pl/?atype=item&id=5153&view=1|archive-date=October 31, 2005}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| Various
| January 29, 2021
| EP
| Def Jam
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.universalmusic.it/popular-music/album/we-belong-together-ep_34526058689/|title='We Belong Together' – EP|language=Italian|publisher=[[Universal Music Italia]]|access-date=July 1, 2023}}</ref>
|}
== See also ==
* [[List of number-one singles of 2005 (Australia)]]
* [[List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2005|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.)]]
== References ==
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=== Works cited ===
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* {{Citation
| last = Scapolo
| first = Dean
| title = The Complete New Zealand Music Charts 1966–2006
| year = 2006
| publisher=[[St. Martin's Press]]
| isbn = 978-1-877443-00-8
}}
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