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Our Town (James Taylor song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Our Town
| cover =
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| type = single
| artist = James Taylor
| album = Cars: The Soundtrack
| language = English
| released = 2006
| recorded = 2006
| studio =
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| genre =
| length = 4:07
| label = Walt Disney
| writer = Randy Newman
| producer = Randy Newman
| prev_title = September Grass
| prev_year = 2003
| next_title = It's Growing
| next_year = 2008
| misc =
}}
"'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
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
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. 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
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.
References
Category:2006 songs
Category:Randy Newman songs
Category:James Taylor songs
Category:Songs written by Randy Newman
Category:Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media
Category:Walt Disney Records singles
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