The laser heating effect on MWCNTs in styrene-butadiene rubber/multiwalled carbon nanotube (SBR/MWCNT) composites were studied by Raman spectra. The intensity ratio of the D band to G band (I-D/I-G) of SBR/MWCNT composites largely decreased with temperature. This indicates the self-rearranging behavior of MWCNTs in the SBR/MWCNTs system during temperature increase. In addition, the temperature-dependent downward shift of the G band of SBR/MWCNT composites was smaller than that of MWCNTs samples. The self-rearrangement of MWCNTs in SBR/MWCNT composites and a mechanical compression were explained as two possible reasons for the different behavior of the G band shift. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.