I Belong to You (Lenny Kravitz song)

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"I Belong to You"
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Single by Lenny Kravitz
from the album 5
ReleasedAugust 3, 1998 (EU) [1]
Genre
Length4:17
Label Virgin America
Songwriter(s) Lenny Kravitz
Producer(s) Lenny Kravitz
Lenny Kravitz singles chronology
"Thinking of You"
(1998)		"I Belong to You"
(1998)		"Fly Away"
(1998)
Music video
"Lenny Kravitz - I Belong To You" on YouTube

"I Belong to You" is a song by American rock musician Lenny Kravitz from his fifth studio album, 5 (1998). It was written and produced by Kravitz and released as the album's third single in August 1998. The song features a soft rock and reggae-inspired sound. It peaked at number 36 on the Pop Airplay chart and number 71 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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Reception

Carla Hay of AXS stated, "This calypso-inspired rock/pop ballad is all kinds of laid-back and sexy. One of the singles from Kravitz’s 1998 album, 5 , “I Belong to You” is one of his most sensual songs." [2]

Track listing

The single featured several remixes for his previous single "If You Can't Say No", apart from "I Belong to You" .

  1. "I Belong to You" – 4:17
  2. "If You Can't Say No" (Flunky in the Attic Mix) – 5:16
  3. "If You Can't Say No" (Just Say No Mix) – 6:00
  4. "If You Can't Say No" (BT Twilo Dub) – 8:02
  5. "If You Can't Say No" (Dallas Austin Mix) – 4:45

UK edition

  1. "I Belong to You" – 4:17
  2. "If You Can't Say No" (Flunky in the Attic Mix) – 5:16
  3. "If You Can't Say No" (BT Twilo Dub) – 8:02

Charts

Chart (1998-2000)Peak
position
France (SNEP)24
Italy Airplay ( Music & Media ) [3] 1
UK Singles Chart (Official Charts Company) [4] 75
US Adult Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [5] 15
US Billboard Hot 100 [6] 71
US Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [7] 36

Music video

The music video was directed by Mark Seliger and Fred Woodward. It is set in the Bahamas, from where the family of Lenny Kravitz's mother, Roxie Roker, hailed. It visually expanded the reggae influence of the song. Kravitz was filmed singing and dancing among the people, also walking and biking along the streets. Another scene from the video features Kravitz singing while submerged up to his stomach in the ocean.

Personnel

All instruments and vocals performed by Lenny Kravitz, except the toy piano, performed by Terry Manning.

The Flunky in the Attic Mix was mixed by Billy Corgan, lead singer of The Smashing Pumpkins.

References

  1. ↑ "Lenny Kravitz singles".
  2. ↑ Hay, Carla (2 March 2016). "The top 10 best Lenny Kravitz songs". AXS. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Major Market Airplay: Italy" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 15, no. 42. 17 October 1998. p. 25.
  4. ↑ "UK Official Singles Chart - Lenny Kravitz". UK Official Charts Company. October 10, 1998. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Lenny Kravitz Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  6. ↑ "Lenny Kravitz Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  7. ↑ "Lenny Kravitz Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.
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