Released November 17, 2008 Label Midas/Valory | Genre Country | |
Format CD Single, Digital download Length 3:31 (radio edit)
3:51 (album version) Writer(s) Dave Berg
Rivers Rutherford
Tom Shapiro | ||
"Belongs to You" is a song written by Dave Berg, Rivers Rutherford and Tom Shapiro, and recorded by Canadian country music band Emerson Drive, who released it as a single in November 2008. It was released in December 2008 as the lead-off single to their sixth studio album, Believe, released in Canada on May 5, 2009 via Midas Records Nashville and The Valory Music Group, the latter is an imprint of Big Machine Records.
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Content
"Belongs to You" is a mid-tempo ballad in which the male narrator describes the personal sacrifices that he had made in his life for his lover.
Reception
Matt Bjorke of Roughstock described the song favorably. He described it as "a sweetly romantic power ballad that is sure to become a smash hit wedding track in 2009."
Music video
The music video was directed by Steven Goldmann.
Chart performance
"Belongs to You" debuted at number 60 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated November 29, 2008.
Cover versions
Jimmy Wayne covered the song for his 2009 studio album Sara Smile.