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Down to Earth (Peter Gabriel song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Down to Earth'" is a song co-written and performed by English rock musician Peter Gabriel for the 2008 computer-animated Disney-Pixar film 'WALLE'. 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 'WALLE', in which it is featured over the end credits.
Background
The song saw release as a promotional single for the Pixar animated feature film 'WALLE' on June 10, 2008. It was released as a digital download single on July 6, 2008.
"As a kid I loved animation, so I'm a huge Pixar fan," Gabriel explained to Mark Blake. "I have seen 'WALLE' 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'."
Reception
Nominated for the Best Original Song award at the Golden Globes, and the Best Original Song award at the 81st Academy Awards, "Down to Earth" lost to Bruce Springsteen's "The Wrestler" from 'The Wrestler' and A. R. Rahman's "Jai Ho" from 'Slumdog Millionaire', respectively. However, it won the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media in 2009.
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