Belong to the World
The Weeknd
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I know you want your money, girl 'Cause you do this every day, okay The way you doubt your feelings And look the other way Well, it's something I relate to Your gift of nonchalance Nobody's ever made me fall in love With this amount of touch Well, I'm not a fool I just love that you're dead inside (That you're dead inside) I'm not a fool, I'm just lifeless too But you to taught me how to feel When nobody ever would (Nobody ever would) And you taught me how to love What nobody ever could Ooh girl, I know I should leave you And learn to mistreat you 'Cause you belong to the world And ooh girl, I want to embrace you Domesticate you But you belong to the world, you belong to the world And I know that I'm saying too much Even though I'd rather hold my tongue, yeah And I'll pull you closer holding on to Every moment till my time is done, yeah And this ain't right, you've been the only one to make me smile In such long, I've succumbed to what I've become, baby I'm not a fool I just love that you're dead inside (that you're dead inside) I'm not a fool, I'm just lifeless too (I'm just lifeless too) But you to taught me how to feel (You taught me how to feel) When nobody ever would (Nobody ever would) And you taught me how to love (You taught me how to love) What nobody ever could Ooh girl, I should leave you (I know I should leave you) And learn to mistreat you (And learn to mistreat you) Because you belong to the world oh yeah And ooh girl, I wanna embrace you (I wanna embrace you) Domesticate you (Domesticate you) But, you belong to the world You belong to the world You belong to the world You belong to the loneliness of filling every need You belong to the world, you belong to the world You belong to the temporary moments of a dream Ooh girl, I know I should leave you And learn to mistreat you 'Cause you belong to the world And ooh girl, I want to embrace you Domesticate you But you belong to the world, you belong to the world You belong to the world, you belong to the world You belong to the world
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Written by: Abel Tesfaye, Ahmad Balshe, Jason Matthew Quenneville, Danny Schofield
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Downtown Music Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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10 facts about this song
Album and Release Time"Belong to the World" is a song from The Weeknd's debut studio album, "Kiss Land," which was released in 2013.
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Song BackgroundLyrically, the song deals with themes of unrequited love, vulnerability, and pain. The protagonist longs for a woman who doesn't belong to him exclusively.
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Music VideoThe official music video for "Belong to the World" is a 7-minute cinematic piece directed by Anthony Mandler. Certain scenes of the video were shot in Yokohama, Japan.
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InfluencesThe track samples a drum loop from Portishead's 2008 track "Machine Gun". The initial usage of this sample sparked a controversy between The Weeknd and Portishead's Geoff Barrow, who claimed that it was used without permission.
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Chart Performance"Belong to the World" was not released as a single and therefore did not chart, but the album "Kiss Land" debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 chart.
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Critical ResponseMany music critics gave positive reviews to the song, praising The Weeknd's vocal delivery, the atmospheric production, and the melancholic lyrics.
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Live PerformancesThe Weeknd has performed "Belong to the World" as a part of his set during various concerts and festivals, including his "Fall Tour" in 2013.
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Genre ClassificationThe song can be classified under alternative R&B and pop, incorporating elements of electronic music as well.
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Artistic Evolution"Belong to the World" marked a notable evolution in The Weeknd's sound from his critically acclaimed "Trilogy" mixtape series, exploring more ambitious and cinematic elements.
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Song DurationThe length of the track is 5 minutes and 5 seconds, slightly longer than many pop and R&B songs, which typically run 3-4 minutes.
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