We Belong Together (Randy Newman song) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids "We Belong Together" |
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| Single by Randy Newman | ||||
| from the album Toy Story 3 | ||||
| Released | June 15, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
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| Length | 4:03 | |||
| Label | Walt Disney | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Randy Newman | |||
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"We Belong Together" is a famous song from the movie Toy Story 3, which came out in 2010. The talented Randy Newman wrote, composed, and sang this song. It was nominated for many awards for being a great original song. The song even won an Academy Award for Best Original Song in February 2011. This is one of the biggest awards a song can win in movies!
About the Song
This song is the very first one you hear on the Toy Story 3 soundtrack. A film score is all the music created for a movie. Randy Newman was in charge of all the music for the entire Toy Story 3 movie. He composed and conducted it all.
When the movie first came out, Disney did not release the soundtrack on a CD. You could only get it by downloading it online. It was available in digital formats like MP3 and AAC. Later, in January 2012, Walt Disney Records and Intrada Records finally released the soundtrack on CD.
Other Versions
Another famous musician, Brian Wilson, sang his own version of "We Belong Together." He included it on his 2011 album called In the Key of Disney.
Awards and Recognition
"We Belong Together" was recognized with many awards. It won the most important one, an Academy Award!
| Award | Category/Recipient(s) | Result | Reference | Lost to |
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| 16th Annual BFCA Critics Choice Awards | Best Original Song | Nominated | "If I Rise" | |
| 2010 Denver Film Critics Society | Best Original Song | |||
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards 2010 | Best Original Song | "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" | ||
| 1st Annual Awards.com Movie Awards | Best Original Song | "I See the Light" | ||
| 83rd Academy Awards | Best Original Song | Won | Won |
When Randy Newman won his Oscar, Jennifer Hudson presented him with the award. His speech was very funny and made everyone laugh. He joked about being told not to thank too many people on TV. He said he really wanted to be "good television" but just had to thank everyone.
The song was nominated for the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Song in 2011. It also got a nomination for Best Original Song from the Denver Film Critics Society in 2010. However, it lost both of these awards to the song "If I Rise". That song was by A. R. Rahman and Dido.
"We Belong Together" also lost Best Original Song awards to other songs. It lost to Cher's "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" at the Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards 2010. It also lost to "I See the Light" from the movie Tangled at the 1st Annual Awards.com Movie Awards.
See also
In Spanish: We Belong Together (Randy Newman) para niños
