Chart performance:
| Week | Position | Movement | Comments |
| 11-Apr-80 | 19 | New | |
| 18-Apr-80 | 12 | +7 | Biggest climber/Star rater |
| 25-Apr-80 | 7 | +5 | Star rater/Peak |
| 02-May-80 | 8 | -1 | |
| 09-May-80 | 10 | -2 | |
| 16-May-80 | 12 | -2 | |
| 23-May-80 | 9 | +3 | Star rater |
| 30-May-80 | 9 | 0 | |
| 06-Jun-80 | 10 | -1 | |
| 13-Jun-80 | 15 | -5 |
Written by: Ellen Foley & Fred Goodman
Produced by: Ian Hunter & Mick Ronson
South African record label (unless otherwise stated): Epic
| Hit number for artist | 1 |
| Peak position | 7 |
| Weeks | 10 |
| Biggest climber awards | 1 |
| Star rater climbs | 2 |
| Biggest faller awards | 0 |
| Top 20 points | 99 |
| Overall Top 20 points ranking | =1118 |
| Top 20 points ranking for the artist | 1 |
| Top 30 Points | 199 |
| Overall Top 30 points ranking | =1171 |
| Top 30 points ranking for the artist | 1 |
Annual ranking:
| 1980 | 45 |
Other chart success:
| Australia | 15 |
| Belgium | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 |
Although this was her debut single, Foley had been involved in a previous chart topper in the Netherlands as she performed some vocals on Meat Loaf’s ‘Paradise By The Dashboard Light’ which had spent 5 weeks at 1 there about 10 months before ‘We Belong To The Night’ topped the Dutch charts. Ian Hunter, who co-produced the song was from the band Mott The Hoople while his co-producer, Mick Ronson, had been the guitarist with David Bowie particularly in his Ziggy Stardust phase.
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Artist link: Ellen Foley
SA Singles Charts 