| "You Belong" | ||||
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| Single by Hercules and Love Affair | ||||
| from the album Hercules and Love Affair | ||||
| B-side | "I'm Telling You" | |||
| Released | July 7, 2008 | |||
| Genre | House | |||
| Length | 4:12 | |||
| Label | DFA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Andrew Butler, Antony | |||
| Producer(s) | Andrew Butler, Tim Goldsworthy | |||
| Hercules and Love Affair singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "You Belong" on YouTube | ||||
"You Belong" is the second single from the eponymous debut album by Hercules and Love Affair. It features Nomi Ruiz with backing vocals by Antony Hegarty.
Philip Sherburne of Pitchfork Media commented that "it's the way that Butler and his collaborators mold formalist fidelity into something stranger that makes the track really sing," and that the "chords give it the quality of an exploding rainbow." [1] NME said that the song "is superb, but it’s essentially just an old Chicago house tune given a digital spit’n’polish." [2]
Slant Magazine placed "You Belong" at #9 on the Top 25 Singles of 2008. [3]
The music video for "You Belong" features Nomi Ruiz singing to the lyrics while several background dancers are voguing. Andrew Butler appears as a monk who plays with futuristic hand toys while Kim Ann Foxman is seen playing glass harmonicas. [4]
"You Belong" was used in the pilot episode of the TV show How to Make It in America . [7]
| Chart (2008) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| US Dance/Club Play Songs [8] | 39 |
| Scottish Top 100 | 42 |
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