Our Town (James Taylor song)
"Our Town" | ||||
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Single by James Taylor | ||||
from the album Cars: The Soundtrack | ||||
Language | English | |||
Released | 2006 | |||
Recorded | 2006 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 4:07 | |||
Label | Walt Disney | |||
Songwriter(s) | Randy Newman | |||
Producer(s) | Randy Newman | |||
James Taylor singles chronology | ||||
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Audio | ||||
"Our Town" on YouTube |
"Our Town" is a song used in the 2006 Disney/Pixar animated film Cars. It was written by longtime Pixar contributor Randy Newman and recorded by James Taylor.
Story[edit]
The song is a ballad that recounts the economic decline of the fictional town of Radiator Springs after the creation of Interstate 40.
Awards and nominations[edit]
At the 49th Grammy Awards (given on February 11, 2007), the song won the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media. The same night, Newman's work for Cars won for Music in an Animated Feature Production at the 34th Annie Awards.[1] The song was also nominated for Academy Award for Best Original Song but lost to "I Need to Wake Up" from An Inconvenient Truth.
International version[edit]
As the track is a background song, not key for the understanding of the plot, "Our Town" was left untranslated in most foreign dubbings. However, it numbers a few translations in various language versions.
All official versions of "Our Town" | |||
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Language version | Performer | Title | Translation |
German | OleSoul | "Unsere Stadt" | "Our Town" |
English | James Taylor | "Our Town" | |
Portuguese (European) | "A Nossa Cidade" | "Our Town" |
References[edit]
- ^ "'Cars' wins best animated feature award". USA Today. February 12, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2014.