Belong to the World

2013 single by the Weeknd

"Belong to the World"

Single by the Weeknd
from the album  Kiss Land
Released| July 16, 2013 (2013-07-16)
Recorded| 2013
Genre|

* Synth-pop
* EDM
* dubstep

Length| 5:07
Label|

* XO
* Republic

Songwriter(s)|

* Abel Tesfaye
* Danny Schofield
* Ahmad Balshe
* Jason Quenneville

Producer(s)|

* DannyBoyStyles
* The Weeknd
* DaHeala

The Weeknd singles chronology
| "Kiss Land"
(2013)  | "Belong to the World"
(2013)  | "Odd Look"
(2013)

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Music video
"Belong to the World" on YouTube

"Belong to the World" is a song by the Canadian singer the Weeknd from his debut studio album Kiss Land (2013). The song was released as the album's second single on July 16, 2013. The song was written by DannyBoyStyles, DaHeala, and the Weeknd, with Belly receiving additional writing credits.

## Background and release[edit]

Prior its official release as a single, he previewed the song at the Mod Club Theatre on June 13, 2013, which was tentatively called "You Belong to the World".[1]

## Music video[edit]

The music video for "Belong to the World" was first released on July 15, 2013, via MTV.[2] It was later uploaded to the Weeknd's Vevo account on YouTube the day following on July 16, 2013. The video is set in Japan and was directed by Anthony Mandler. It has so far been viewed over 20 million times.

## Controversy[edit]

The song gained some controversy due to Geoff Barrow of Portishead accusing the Weeknd of allegedly sampling the drums used in their song "Machine Gun" without their permission.[3] The Weeknd would later deny the accusations and no lawsuits came as a result of the contest.[4]

## Charts[edit]

Weekly chart performance for "Belong to the World"  Chart (2013)  | Peak
position

|

US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles (Billboard)[5] | 7
US Hot R&B Songs (Billboard)[6] | 22

## Release history[edit]

Region  | Date  | Format  | Label(s)  | Ref

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Worldwide  | July 16, 2013  | Digital download |

* XO
* Republic

| [7]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Nostro, Lauren (June 14, 2013). "The Weeknd Debuts New Music at Toronto Performance". Complex. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
2. ^ "The Weeknd's Portishead-Inspired 'Belong to the World' Video: Watch Now!". MTV. November 6, 2017.
3. ^ "Portishead Vs. The Weeknd Battle Heats Up Again". Pitchfork. May 5, 2014.
4. ^ "The Weeknd Denies Sampling Portishead". July 17, 2013. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
5. ^ "The Weeknd Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Chart History". Retrieved November 6, 2017 - via Billboardbiz.[permanent dead link]
6. ^ "The Weeknd Chart History - Hot R&B Songs". Billboard. August 3, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
7. ^ "Belong to the World". January 2013 - via iTunes.

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The Weeknd songs

* Discography
* Songs

Trilogy (2012)|

| House of Balloons (2011)|

* "High for This"
* "The Morning"
* "Wicked Games"
* "Twenty Eight"
* "House of Balloons / Glass Table Girls"

|

Thursday (2011)|

* "The Zone"
* "Rolling Stone"

Echoes of Silence (2011)|

* "D.D"
* "Echoes of Silence"

Kiss Land (2013)|

* "Belong to the World"
* "Live For"
* "Wanderlust"
* "Kiss Land"

Beauty Behind the Madness (2015)|

* "Tell Your Friends"
* "Often"
* "The Hills"
* "Acquainted"
* "Can't Feel My Face"
* "In the Night"
* "Prisoner"

Starboy (2016)|

* "Starboy"
* "Party Monster"
* "False Alarm"
* "Reminder"
* "Rockin'"
* "Secrets"
* "Stargirl Interlude"
* "Sidewalks"
* "Six Feet Under"
* "A Lonely Night"
* "All I Know"
* "Die for You"
* "I Feel It Coming"

My Dear Melancholy (2018)|

* "Call Out My Name"
* "Try Me"
* "Wasted Times"
* "I Was Never There"
* "Hurt You"

After Hours (2020)|

* "Alone Again"
* "Too Late"
* "Hardest to Love"
* "Scared to Live"
* "Snowchild"
* "Escape from LA"
* "Heartless"
* "Faith"
* "Blinding Lights"
* "In Your Eyes"
* "Save Your Tears"
* "Repeat After Me (Interlude)"
* "After Hours"
* "Until I Bleed Out"

Dawn FM (2022)|

* "Gasoline"
* "How Do I Make You Love Me?"
* "Take My Breath"
* "Sacrifice"
* "Here We Go... Again"
* "Out of Time"
* "Best Friends"
* "Is There Someone Else?"
* "I Heard You're Married"
* "Less than Zero"
* "Moth to a Flame"

Soundtrack songs|

| The Idol (2023)|

* "Popular"
* "Double Fantasy"
* "One of the Girls"
* "Jealous Guy"

|

Other|

* "Elastic Heart"
* "Earned It"
* "Pray for Me"
* "Power Is Power"
* "Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength)"

Other songs|

| 2011|

* "Crew Love"

|

2012|

* "Remember You"

2013|

* "One of Those Nights"
* "Odd Look"
* "Sexodus"

2014|

* "Or Nah (remix)"
* "King of the Fall"
* "Love Me Harder"

2015|

* "Might Not"
* "Nocturnal"

2016|

* "FML"
* "Low Life"
* "6 Inch"
* "Wild Love"

2017|

* "Some Way"
* "Comin Out Strong"
* "Lust for Life"
* "A Lie"
* "Curve"

2018|

* "What You Want"
* "Wake Up"

2019|

* "Lost in the Fire"
* "Price on My Head"

2020|

* "Smile"
* "Over Now"
* "Off the Table"
* "Hawái (remix)"

2021|

* "You Right"
* "Better Believe"
* "One Right Now"
* "La Fama"
* "Die for It"
* "Hurricane"
* "Tears in the Club"
* "Poison"

2022|

* "Creepin' "

2023|

* "K-pop"
* "Circus Maximus"
* "Another One of Me"

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