| "We Belong Together" | ||||
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| Single byRandy Newman | ||||
| from the albumToy Story 3 | ||||
| Released | June 15, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
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| Length | 4:03 | |||
| Label | Walt Disney | |||
| Songwriter | Randy Newman | |||
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"We Belong Together" is a song written, composed and performed byRandy Newman for the 2010 filmToy Story 3. The song was nominated for several Best Original Song awards from various film society and awards committees. The song won theAcademy Award for Best Original Song at the83rd Academy Awards in February 2011.[1]
It is the first song on thefilm score ofToy Story 3. The entire album was composed and conducted byRandy Newman.[2] Upon the film's release, Disney did not release the soundtrack album forToy Story 3 onCD. It was only available as amusic download inlossy formats such asMP3 andAAC, until January 2012, whenWalt Disney Records andIntrada Records released the soundtrack onCD.[3]
Brian Wilson covered the song on his 2011 album,In the Key of Disney.[4][5]
| Award | Category/Recipient(s) | Result | Reference | Lost to |
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| 16th Annual BFCA Critics Choice Awards | Best Original Song | Nominated | [6] | "If I Rise" |
| 2010 Denver Film Critics Society | Best Original Song | [7] | ||
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards 2010 | Best Original Song | [8] | "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 | [1] | Won |
When Newman accepted his Oscar, which was presented byJennifer Hudson, his speech was a humorous one thatMoviefone.com says "stole the show". He made fun of advice he was given that "it's not really good television to take a list out of your pocket and thank a lot of people", saying that "I just have to thank these people. I don't want to. I want to be good television so badly."[9][10]
It was nominated for theBroadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Song at the16th Annual BFCA Critics Choice Awards in 2011 and Best Original Song at the 2010 Denver Film Critics Society, losing both to "If I Rise" byA. R. Rahman andDido.[6][7] It lost Best Original Song awards toCher's "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" at the Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards 2010[8] and "I See the Light", from the filmTangled, at the1st Annual Awards.com Movie Awards.
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