"Where I Belong"
Single by Building 429
from the album Listen to the Sound
Released2012 (2012)
GenreChristian rock
Length3:22
LabelEssential
Songwriter(s)Jason Roy, Jason Ingram
Music video
"Where I Belong" on YouTube

"Where I Belong" is a song by Christian band Building 429 from their 2011 album Listen to the Sound. Written by Jason Roy and Jason Ingram, it was released on Essential Records. It was named 2013 Billboard Magazine Christian Song of the Year after topping the US Billboard Christian Songs chart. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[1] "Where I Belong" was also appears on WOW Hits 2013.

Meaning

Roy said about the song: "'Where I Belong' is one song the whole thought process of the record was built on, basically saying that nothing on earth can ever satisfy us or make us feel whole because it's not our home... We're made for His glory and His glory alone and it's basically my 'bring it on song' [against earthly temptation] that feels like a rocket going to the moon."[2]

Chart performance

The song topped the US Billboard Christian Songs chart for 15 consecutive weeks, the longest-running No. 1 single of 2013.[3][4]

"Where I Belong" was ranked as the 2013 Billboard Magazine Christian Song of the Year,[5] despite a big showing by Matt Redman and his song "10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)" that had three separate stints at No. 1 for a total of 13 weeks that year. The song spent 63 weeks in total in the Christian Songs chart.[5]

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[14] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "American certifications – Building 429". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  2. ↑ Argyrakis, Andy (June 1, 2011). "Listen Up: Hearing the Sound in the Noise". CCM Magazine. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  3. ↑ Billboard (July 2, 2011). "Building 429 : Christian Songs chart". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  4. ↑ Chart dates for "Where I Belong":
  5. 1 2 "Christian Songs (2012 Year-end)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Building 429 Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Christian AC Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. February 25, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Building 429 Chart History (Christian Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Building 429 Chart History (Hot Christian Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Building 429- Chart history - Billboard". Billboard. February 18, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Hot Christian Songs - Year-End 2012 - Billboard". Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Christian AC – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Hot Christian Songs – Decade-End 2010s". Billboard. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  14. ↑ "American single certifications – Building429 – Where I Belong". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
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