The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy facts for kids
Quick facts for kids "The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy" |
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| Promotional single by Chris Stapleton | |
| from the album Toy Story 4 | |
| Released | June 5, 2019 |
| Recorded | 2018 |
| Genre | Country |
| Length | 1:51 |
| Label | Walt Disney |
| Songwriter(s) | Randy Newman |
The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy is a song from the movie Toy Story 4. It was written by Randy Newman and sung by Chris Stapleton. This song came out on June 5, 2019. People really liked it when it was released! It's part of the amazing world of Disney and Pixar films.
Behind the Music
Randy Newman is famous for writing songs and music for the Toy Story movies. Everyone was happy he came back to work on Toy Story 4. "The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy" is the main song from the film. Randy Newman wrote it, and Chris Stapleton sings it.
The song was released on June 5, 2019. It tells a story from the point of view of Sheriff Woody. Woody is the main character in the movie. Randy Newman said Woody feels like a "lonesome cowboy." That is, until someone new comes into his life and changes everything. Newman was very happy that Chris Stapleton sang the song. Stapleton also felt it was a huge honor. He said it was amazing to sing a Randy Newman song for such a famous movie series.
Music Videos
On June 5, 2019, a lyric video for the song came out. This video showed the words to the song as it played. Later, on June 26, 2019, another music video was released. A YouTube channel called FANIMATOR made this one.
FANIMATOR used scenes from the first three Toy Story movies. They put these scenes together to match the song. The video showed moments that fit the song's ideas. It focused on themes like feeling lonely and the power of friendship.
Other Performances
Randy Newman also performed his own version of the song. You can find his version on the Toy Story 4 soundtrack.
