Down to Earth (Peter Gabriel song) facts for kids
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| Single by Peter Gabriel featuring The Soweto Gospel Choir | ||||
| from the album WALL·E: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack | ||||
| Released | June 10, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
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| Length | 5:58 | |||
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"Down to Earth" is a cool song by English rock musician Peter Gabriel. He wrote and sang it for the 2008 animated Disney-Pixar movie WALL·E. The song came out on June 10, 2008. It was released by Walt Disney Records and Real World Records.
Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman wrote the music for "Down to Earth." Peter Gabriel also wrote the words. The amazing Soweto Gospel Choir sings on the track too! This song is number 37 on the WALL·E movie soundtrack. You can hear it playing during the end credits of the film.
Creating "Down to Earth"
This song was released as a special single to promote the Pixar movie WALL·E. It became available for digital download on July 6, 2008.
Peter Gabriel shared his thoughts about working on the movie. He said, "As a kid I loved animation, so I'm a huge Pixar fan." He also mentioned that he had seen WALL·E many times because he has young children. Gabriel also enjoyed working with the movie's composer, Thomas Newman. He thought Newman wrote the best TV theme song ever for Six Feet Under.
