We Belong Together (Randy Newman song)

"We Belong Together" is a song written, composed and performed by Randy Newman for the 2010 film Toy Story 3. The song was nominated for several Best Original Song awards from various film society and awards committees. The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 83rd Academy Awards in February 2011.^[1]

"We Belong Together"
Single by Randy Newman
from the album Toy Story 3
Released	June 15, 2010
Recorded	2009
Genre	Blue-eyed soul pop soundtrack
Length	4:03
Label	Walt Disney
Songwriter(s)	Randy Newman
Randy Newman singles chronology
"You've Got a Friend in Me" (1996) "We Belong Together" (2010)

Description

It is the first song on the film score of Toy Story 3. The entire album was composed and conducted by Randy Newman.^[2] Upon the film's release, Disney did not release the soundtrack album for Toy Story 3 on CD. It was only available as a music download in lossy formats such as MP3 and AAC, until January 2012, when Walt Disney Records and Intrada Records released the soundtrack on CD.^[3]

Cover versions

Brian Wilson covered the song on his 2011 album, In the Key of Disney.^[4][5]

Awards

Award	Category/Recipient(s)	Result	Reference	Lost to
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 by Jennifer Hudson, his speech was a humorous one that Moviefone.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 the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Song at the 16th Annual BFCA Critics Choice Awards in 2011 and Best Original Song at the 2010 Denver Film Critics Society, losing both to "If I Rise" by A. R. Rahman and Dido.^[6][7] It lost Best Original Song awards to Cher'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 film Tangled, at the 1st Annual Awards.com Movie Awards.

Notes

1. "Nominees for the 83rd Academy Awards". The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
2. Rizvi, Samad (February 13, 2011). "Randy Newman Wins Grammy For Toy Story 3 Soundtrack". Pixar Times. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
3. "INTRADA Announces Randy Newman's TOY STORY 3". Intrada. January 23, 2012. Retrieved February 11, 2012.
4. "In The Key Of Disney [Amazon.com Exclusive Version]". Amazon. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
5. Graff, Gary (October 18, 2011). "Brian Wilson Starts New Album, Talks Beach Boys Rumors & 'SMiLE'". Billboard. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
6. Labrecque, Jeff (December 13, 2010). "'Black Swan' leads Critics' Choice nominations". Insidemovies.ew.com. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
7. "Denver Film Critics Society 2011 Award Winners". DenverFilmCritics.org. January 28, 2011. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
8. "Phoenix Film Critics Name The Kings Speech Best Film of 2010". PhoenixFilmCriticsSociety.org. December 28, 2010. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
9. Dunn, Gabrielle (February 28, 2011). "Randy Newman Tries For 'Good Television' In Oscars Acceptance Speech (Video)". Moviefone.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2013. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
10. Talarico, Brittany (February 28, 2011). "Randy Newman Wants to Be "Good Television;" Oscar Winner Gives Humorous Speech". OK!. Retrieved February 20, 2012.