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Wikipedia article
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| type = single
| artist = Shakira
| album = Zootopia: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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| recorded = 2015
Westlake Recording Studios
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| label = Walt Disney
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| producer = Stargate
| prev_title = Mi Verdad
| prev_year = 2015
| next_title = La Bicicleta
| next_year = 2016
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"'Try Everything'" is a song recorded by Colombian singer Shakira for the 2016 Walt Disney Animation Studios film 'Zootopia', and written by Sia, Tor Hermansen, and Mikkel Eriksen.
In the film, it is featured as a song recorded by a singer named Gazelle (voiced by Shakira). It is first heard when Judy Hopps plays it on her MP3 player on the train to Zootopia. It is heard again during the end credits (performed by Gazelle for the citizens of Zootopia). The song appears on the soundtrack album to 'Zootopia', and was released as a single during February 2016, in 2021 an unreleased version of Sias version came out then in 2022 there was unreleased version that had come out with Fifth Harmony who also sang on the demo.
Commercial performance
The song debuted and peaked at number 63 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100, as well as number 26 on the Digital Songs chart with the help of 33,000 digital downloads and three million US streams after the release of its official music video.Trust, Gary (March 18, 2016). [http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7263821/hot-100-chart-moves-meghan-trainor-shakira-debut "Hot 100 Chart Moves: Meghan Trainor & Shakira Debut, Taylor Swift & Justin Bieber Return]. 'Billboard' Retrieved March 19, 2016. The song was certified 2 times platinum in the United States by RIAA for sales exceeding 2,000,000 units, it also received a gold certification in the United Kingdom by BPI for sales of over 400,000 units.
In Asia, the song was a hit in various ASEAN countries, reaching 1 in Singapore and Japan (Overseas), 3 in Malaysia, 6 in Hong Kong, 7 in South Korea (International), 10 in Thailand, 11 in Indonesia. The song was on the Year-end chart of Taiwan and South Korea.
Critical reception
The song was nominated for Best Song Written For Visual Media at the 59th Grammy Awards.
In 2020 'Billboard' named "Try Everything" as one of the 12 best Disney songs of the 21st century. In 2022, the song ranked 19th on the Billboards Greatest of All Time Disney Songs Chart.
In the UK, the song ranked 25th on the list of Disney's Official most-streamed songs as of 2022.
Music video
The music video consists mostly of scenes from 'Zootopia', intercut with footage of Shakira singing in a recording studio.
Accolades
International version
As the track is a background song, not key for the understanding of the plot, "Try Everything" was left untranslated in most foreign dubbings. However, it numbers a few adaptations around the world.
Other versions
In April 2016, the five man a cappella groupHome Free released a music video of their cover of the song.[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/a-cappella-group-home-free-covers-try-everything-from-zootopia_n_571f97b6e4b0b49df6a91cd5/amp Vocal Group Home Free Covers 'Try Everything' From 'Zootopia']
As of November 2021, the video had over 8.5 million views on YouTube.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8vxiVIH7VY Home Free - Try Everything (Zootopia) on YouTube]
In November 2020, the South Korean girl group Purple Kiss covered the song as part of their international medley of covers of the top female vocalist from each country.
In December 2021 there was demo that released with Sias version
in July 2022 a demo of Fifth Harmonys version was released
Charts
Year-end charts
All time charts
Sales and certifications
References
Category:2016 songs
Category:Shakira songs
Category:Songs written for animated films
Category:Songs written by Sia (musician)
Category:Songs written by Mikkel Storleer Eriksen
Category:Songs written by Tor Erik Hermansen
Category:Disney songs
Category:Walt Disney Records singles
Category:2016 singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Stargate (record producers)
Category:2010s ballads
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