We Belong (Sheppard song)

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"We Belong"
We Belong by Sheppard.jpg
Single by Sheppard
from the album Watching the Sky
Released1 November 2016 (2016-11-01)
Length3:27
Label Empire of Song
Songwriter(s) George Sheppard, Amy Sheppard, Jason Bovino, A Dawson
Producer(s) Stuart Stuart
Sheppard singles chronology
"Be More Barrio"
(2015)
"We Belong"
(2016)
"Keep Me Crazy"
(2017)
Audio video
"We Belong" on YouTube

"We Belong" is a song by Australian indie pop band, Sheppard. The song was first released in Australia on 1 November with a worldwide release date scheduled for 11 November, and on 18 November in the United States. [1] The song is the first single from the band's second studio album, Watching the Sky (2018).

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Sheppard performed the track live on Sunrise on 2 November 2016. [2]

The song is used to promote the 2017 season of Australian cooking show, My Kitchen Rules . [3]

Critical reception

Mike Wass from Idolator said "We Belong" has a "ridiculously catchy vocal hooks and boasts a sing-along chorus" and said it sees "Sheppard exploring '80s synth-funk with enough modern flourishes to avoid sounding dated. All in all, it sounds like another huge hit." [4]

Joe DeAndrea from We Got This Covered said "We Belong" is "Ridiculously catchy and practically 80s-esque, the song almost sounds like a poppier and more predictable version of The 1975." [5]

"We Belong" was the most added song to Australian radio in the week of November 7, 2016.

Track listing

  1. "We Belong" – 3:27 [6]

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [7] 188
Australian Independent Singles (AIR) [8] 10

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Australia [6] 1 November 2016 Digital download Empire of Song
Worldwide [1] 11 November 2016
United States [1] 18 November 2016

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