Be Together (Major Lazer song)

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"Be Together"
Be Together (2015) - Album Cover.jpg
Promotional single by Major Lazer featuring Wild Belle
from the album Peace Is the Mission
ReleasedOctober 28, 2015
Recorded2015
Genre
Length3:54 [1]
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)

"Be Together" is a song recorded by electronic music trio Major Lazer and pop rock band Wild Belle, as the opening track for Major Lazer's third studio album, Peace Is the Mission . [3] It is also Major Lazer's fourth promotional single. The song may have risen to prominence when trap artist Vanic released a remix of a song to his SoundCloud account, and has since been featured on numerous EDM records and channels. [4] [5] [6]

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On November 20, 2015, Major Lazer released the Australazer EP, which features six remixes of "Be Together" by various Australian EDM artists. [7] The official music video was published on January 19, 2016, through Major Lazer's official YouTube channel. [8]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [9] 33
France (SNEP) [10] 150
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs ( Billboard ) [11] 29

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)Position
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard) [12] 62

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