"We Belong Together" is a song written, composed and performed by

Randy Newman Randall Stuart Newman (born November 28, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist known for his Southern-accented singing style, early Americana-influenced songs (often with mordant or satirical lyrics), and vari ...

for the 2010 film ''

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''. The song was nominated for several Best Original Song awards from various film society and awards committees. The song won the

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at the

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in February 2011.

Description

It is the first song on the

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of ''Toy Story 3''. The entire album was composed and conducted by

. Upon the film's release, Disney did not release the soundtrack album for ''Toy Story 3'' on CD. It was only available as a

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formats such as

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and AAC, until January 2012, when

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and

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released the soundtrack on CD.

Cover versions

Brian Wilson Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys. Often Brian Wilson is a genius, called a genius for his novel approaches to pop music, pop composition, ex ...

covered the song on his 2011 album, '' In the Key of Disney''.

Awards

When Newman accepted his Oscar, which was presented by

Jennifer Hudson Jennifer Kate Hudson (born September 12, 1981), also known by her nickname J.Hud, is an American singer, actress, and talk show host. Throughout her career, she has received various accolades for her works in recorded music, film, televisio ...

, his speech was a humorous one that Moviefone.com says "stole the show". He made fun of advice he was given that "it's not really good television to take a list out of your pocket and thank a lot of people", saying that "I just have to thank these people. I don't want to. I want to be good television so badly." It was nominated for the

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at the 16th Annual BFCA Critics Choice Awards in 2011 and Best Original Song at the 2010 Denver Film Critics Society, losing both to " If I Rise" by

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and Dido. It lost Best Original Song awards to

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's " You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" at the Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards 2010 and "

I See the Light "I See the Light" is a song written by composer Alan Menken and lyricist Glenn Slater for Walt Disney Animation Studios' 50th animated feature film ''Tangled'' (2010). A duet originally recorded by American recording artist and actress Mandy Moor ...

", from the film ''

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'', at the 1st Annual Awards.com Movie Awards.

Notes

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