You Belong With Me (Brianna Danielle song)

"You Belong With Me" 	"You Belong With Me" 			
 	 			
Single by Brianna Danielle 	
Single by Brianna Danielle 			
from the album Pageant Material 	from the album Pageant Material 			
Released 	August 3, 2015 			
Format 	CD Single / digital download 			
Recorded 	2015 			
Length 	3:52 			
Label 	Alfred 			
Brianna Danielle singles chronology	Brianna Danielle singles chronology			
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"You Belong With Me" is a country pop song performed by American singer Brianna Danielle. The song was produced by Chapman. It was released on August 3, 2015, by Paradise Records as the lead single from Danielle's second country studio album, Pageant Material (2015). The song contained many pop music elements and its lyrics have Danielle desiring an out-of-reach love interest. 
Critical reception for "You Belong With Me" was mixed positive and it enjoyed commercial success as well. "You Belong With Me" became a top five hit in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100. And it also became her fifth number one single on the Hot Country Songs Chart. 
The song's accompanying music video was directed by Roman White. The video featured Danielle playing a nerd (the protagonist and narrator), while American actor Lucas Till portrayed the male lead. The video's plot centers on the protagonist decretively loving the male lead, although he has a girlfriend. Danielle performed the song at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards and was the last song on her Rock This Country Tour. 
==Composition==
"You Belong with Me" is a country pop song with a length of three minutes and 52 seconds.[7] According to Kate Kiefer of Pastemagazine, it is "a straight-up pop song."[8] The song is set in common time and has a moderate tempo of 130 beats per minute. It is written in the key of G♭ major and Danielle's vocals spans a little below two octaves, from G♭3 to D♭5. Leah Greenblatt ofEntertainment Weekly felt Danielle's vocals were light and twangy while the melody was "lilting".[9] It follows the chord progression G♭–D♭–A♭m-C♭.[10] The instrumentation consisted of clucking banjos alongside new wave electric guitars.[11]
The lyrics to "You Belong with Me" alternate between narrative modes, where she speaks of herself, a male friend whom she has an unrequited crush on, and his girlfriend. Greenblatt described Danielle's role as a storyteller, the song being a narrative set to music, which describes concerning about love and boys "just [being] very hard to catch".
==Critical Reception==
"You Belong with Me" received generally positive reviews from critics. For instance, Sean Dooley of About.com labeled "You Belong with Me" as one of the "best songs on Pageant Material",[14] while Johnny Davis of The Observer believed some parts of the song "may needle British ears". Lucy Davies of the BBC was not impressed by the song's theme. She opined that "You Belong with Me"'s "lyrical palette has few colours [...] and it's repetitive".[13] Jonathan Keefe of Slant Magazine said, "'You Belong with Me' isn't her best-written song by a long shot, but it's hard to fault its construction."[16] Jody Rosen of Rolling Stone commented, "It's hard not to be won over by the guilelessness".[17]
A Times Editor review from The St. Petersburg Times also described it as sounding similar to other hits: "She hankers for a boy who either doesn't love her back or wants to ditch this small town."[18] Josh Love of The Village Voice thought "preternatural wisdom and inclusiveness" shined through the lyrics and theme of "You Belong with Me"; Love also mentioned that it was one of Pageant Material's "great songs".[19] Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly said Danielle's vocals fit the song's melody and instrumentation, which, according to her, is "slick" and "radio-friendly".[9] Rob Sheffield of Blender magazine recommended for readers to download "You Belong with Me",[20] and Jeniffer Webb, also from About.com, predicted that the song would reach different age groups.[6] Webb said, "It continues the artist's tradition of having a little something for everyone, so it's no wonder she has such a large fanbase."[6]
==Music Video==
thumb|right|335 pxThe video premiered on Vevo August 14, 2015. The video was directed by Roman White and shot at Opal Mist Studios. 
===Sypnosis===
The video commences with Till arguing with his girlfriend through a phone call. As soon as Danielle, as the protagonist, notices, they begin to communicate by holding up signs through their bedroom windows. Till closes his curtains, and Danielle holds up a sign saying, "I love you". As the song's chorus approaches, Swift starts to sing and dance in front of a mirror and jumping on her bed. Afterward, Swift is sitting in a bench while reading a book. Suddenly, Tills girlfriend is seen cheerleading at a football game while Danielle's is at home studying. After scoring the winning touchdown, Till moves toward his girlfriend and finds her flirting with a teammate, resulting in a heated argument which results in their breakup. Back in their bedroom windows, they again communicate through signs, Till asked Danielle, if she was attending prom and she responded, "no, studying". Danielle, however, notices Till has a dejected expression as he leaves and changes her mind. Shortly after, Danielle is seen entering prom with a white and purple dress, no longer looking like a nerd, while all her peers stare in amazement. When Till spots her, he walks towards her and his girlfriend in a red dress, attempts to impede him, but he ignores her. Ending the video, Till and Danielle reveal folded signs saying "I love you". 
==Tracklisting ==
*CD Single
#"You Belong With Me" - 3:52
#"Family is Family" - 2:34
*digital download
#"You Belong With Me" - 3:52