| I Belong To You | |
| Cover: | I_Belong_to_You_(Gina_G_song).jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Gina G |
| Album: | Fresh! |
| Released: | [1] |
| Genre: | Eurodance |
| Length: | 3:19 |
| Label: | Eternal |
| Producer: | Metro |
| Prev Title: | Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit |
| Prev Year: | 1996 |
| Next Title: | Fresh! |
| Next Year: | 1997 |
"I Belong to You" is a song recorded by Australian singer-songwriter Gina G from her debut album, Fresh! (1997). The single was released on 28 October 1996 by Eternal Records as the follow-up to the singer's highly successful "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" and was her first release to be produced by Metro, who would produce the majority of her singles. Written by her with Bill Colbourne, it spent two weeks in the UK top 10, peaking at number six and spending a further 9 weeks in the top 75[2] (and a further 9 weeks in the top 200).[3] The single also was a top-20 hit in Denmark, Finland, Ireland and Mexico. Its music video, directed by Max Giwa and Dania Pasquini, featured Gina G as a genie in a lamp.[4] She performed "I Belong to You" in various TV-shows, like Top of the Pops and WOW!.
Neil Hannon for Melody Maker commented, "Eurobeat. I like it! Gina G looks like the kind of mum I fancied ehen I was 12 years old — in fact, that I still fancy. And 'Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit' was fantastic. It was up-to-the-minute, it was trendy, it was cool and it was also (whispers) just a little bit sexy. This is basically the same song, changed round."[5] Music Week gave "I Belong to You" four out of five, complimenting it as "hugely catchy dance pop." The reviewer added, "It is unlikely to get as much exposure as her Eurovision contender, but deserves to be a smash."[6] In an retrospective review, Pop Rescue stated that the song followed its predecessor "perfectly as it is fairly similar in sound", noting that it "really gallops along, with a chugging fat synth line as Gina's vocals sit flawlessly on top. This is a lovely dance pop song."[7] Sunday Mirror described it as "high energy".[8]
"I Belong to You" proved to be a major hit on several continents. In Europe, it was a top-10 hit in Iceland (10), Scotland (3) and the UK. In the latter, it went straight to number six in its first week at the UK Singles Chart, on 3 November 1996.[9] But on Music Weeks on a Pop Tip Club Chart, it peaked at number-one same month. Additionally, the single was a top-20 hit in Denmark (12), Finland (18) and Ireland (16), and a top-30 hit in Sweden (24). On the Eurochart Hot 100, the song peaked at number 37 on November 30. Outside Europe, "I Belong to You" was successful in Israel, peaking at number eight, and also reached the top 20 in Mexico.[10] In Canada, the song peaked at number 21 on the RPM Dance/Urban chart, while peaking at number 34 in Gina G's native Australia.
Other versions:
| Chart (1996) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[12] | 34 | |
| Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[13] | 4 | |
| Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[14] | 21 | |
| Denmark (IFPI)[15] | 12 | |
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[16] | 37 | |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[17] | 18 | |
| Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[18] | 10 | |
| Ireland (IRMA) | 16 | |
| Scotland (OCC)[19] | 3 | |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[20] | 24 | |
| UK Singles (OCC) | 6 | |
| UK on a Pop Tip Club Chart (Music Week)[21] | 1 |