"Down to Earth" is a song co-written and performed by English rock musician Peter Gabriel for the 2008 animated Disney-Pixar film WALL·E. It was released on June 10, 2008, by Walt Disney Records and Real World Records. Composed by Gabriel and Thomas Newman, with lyrics by Gabriel, and featuring the Soweto Gospel Choir, the song is the 37th song on the soundtrack album to WALL·E, in which it is featured over the end credits.
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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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Background
editThe song saw release as a promotional single for the Pixar animated feature film WALL·E on June 10, 2008.[1] It was released as a digital download single on July 6, 2008.[2]
"As a kid I loved animation, so I'm a huge Pixar fan," Gabriel explained to Mark Blake. "I have seen WALL·E many times as I have young children. It was also great to work with the scorer Thomas Newman... He wrote the best TV theme tune ever: for Six Feet Under."[3]
Reception
edit"Down to Earth" was nominated for the Best Original Song Award at the Golden Globes as well as the Best Original Song award at the 81st Academy Awards. It won the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media in 2009.
Chart performance
edit| Chart (2008) | Peak |
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| Canadian Singles Chart[4] | 73 |
| UK Singles Chart[5] | 118 |
References
edit- ^ "WALL-E Soundtrack". Amazon.com. Retrieved December 31, 2008.
- ^ "Down to Earth by Peter Gabriel". 7digital.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2009.
- ^ Blake, Mark (December 2011). "Cash for questions: Peter Gabriel". Q. p. 44.
- ^ "Peter Gabriel and The Soweto Gospel Choir – Down To Earth – Music Charts". acharts.us. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
- ^ "Chart Log UK: G". Zobbel.de. Retrieved September 25, 2009.