"Belongs to You" is a song written by Dave Berg, Rivers Rutherford and

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, and recorded by Canadian

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. It was released in November 2008 as the lead-off single to their sixth studio album ''

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'', released in Canada on May 5, 2009 via

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and The Valory Music Group, the latter is an imprint of Big Machine Records.

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.

Critical 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''

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chart dated November 29, 2008.

Cover versions

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covered the song for his 2009 studio album '' Sara Smile''.

References

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