It took about 10 minutes to write the rest of the lyric. And I knew the rest of the song from that point on. There are things that are bigger than both of us, and we belong together.’ I started with that final line and built everything almost backwards. I was lamenting old relationship, and I kind of wanted to get the point across: ‘It doesn’t matter if you agree, or disagree, if you’re here or gone. I tried to put aside my anger and my hurt and in 90 minutes, we wrote ‘We Belong.’Įxplaining the writing process for the song, Navarro went on to explain:
He calls me one day and says, ‘Let’s get together and write a song, just for the heck of it.’ I did it because he was my friend. He had written four songs in his life, and I’d been one of the main writers in the band. I had a family business I was helping with in advertising, and my commitment to the band was flagging, so he said, ‘You’ve gotta go.’ He was my best friend and he kicked me out. In an interview with The Tennesseean, Dan Navarro explained:Įric and I had been in a band together, and it wasn’t going well. Written by Eric Lowen and Dan Navarro, it came to them as a result of their own struggle to work together successfully. The song is generally interpreted as a song about the struggle of a married couple to find common ground, and find the grace to accept and respect each other for who they are. Visit /music to see an interview with Dan Navarro, as well as past videos in the series.This is one of Benatar’s most recognized songs, and peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1984. In partnership with Nashville Songwriters Association International, each week we will release a new video interview with a Nashville songwriter about his or her work. Compiled by Dave Paulson, The Tennessean It really has meant a lot of things to a lot of people. It was being made fun of, but I didn't mind. That particular year, it was the global theme for Sheraton Hotels, it was in "The Office." It was in the "Andy Richter" show, where this light comes through the office. In that same year, it got used reverently in a movie, and humorously in a movie. I'm watching Ricky Bobby ("Talladega Nights") and I'm like, "Are you kidding me?" And it's the integral scene in the movie.Īs (Will Ferrell) and Sacha Baron Cohen are running on foot for the finish line. All alone im only a half, like a joke w/o any laughs.
It's such an institutional thing, people put it in movies. We belong together like birds of a feather together we thrive, little caring weather the rest of the world is alive. You've got to hear enough to draw you in, but not so much that you don't want to hear the rest of the song. And I've always believed that next to the chorus - and sometimes even more than the chorus - the first two lines of the song are the most important in the whole song. I took about 10 minutes to write the rest of the lyric. I like this bit, Dan." He sits down in a corner, writes a first verse, and the first verse was there, whole. One of those things that almost never happens. I tried to put aside my anger and my hurt and in 90 minutes, we write "We Belong." Almost exactly one year later, it was Top 5, all over the world. he calls me one day and says, "Let's get together and write a song, just for the heck of it." I did it, because he was my friend. He had written four songs in his life, and I'd been one of the main writers in this band. I had a family business I was helping with in advertising, and my commitment to the band was flagging, so he said, "You've gotta go." And he was my best friend.
In a talk with Bart Herbison, Executive Director of Nashville Songwriters Association International, Navarro recalled the song's speedy conception, and the unlikely places it's been heard in recent years.ĭan Navarro: Eric and I had been in a band together, and it wasn't going well. We belong together," Pat Benatar belted on her 1984 smash "We Belong." Fittingly, the song was written by two estranged friends - Dan Navarro and late songwriting partner Eric Lowen - who decided to bury the hatchet.
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