"Everything Is Awesome" (stylized as "Everything Is AWESOME!!!") is a song by Canadian

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duo

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featuring American comedy trio

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. The theme song to the 2014

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film ''

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'', it was written by Shawn Patterson, Joshua Bartholomew, Lisa Harriton, and the Lonely Island. The single and pop version featured in the end credits of the movie were produced by

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. The version of "Everything Is Awesome" featured in ''The Lego Movie'' and promotional material for the movie was produced by Joshua Bartholomew and performed by Bartholomew and Lisa Harriton. On January 26, 2014, the song received its first US radio airplay via Anything Anything with Rich Russo on the

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and WDHA radio stations.

Music video

The music video features Lego versions of Tegan and Sara as well as the Lonely Island's

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Andy Samberg Andy Samberg (born David A. J. Samberg; August 18, 1978) is an American comedian, actor, musician, writer and producer. He is a member of the comedy music group the Lonely Island, along with childhood friends Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone. ...

and

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. Parts of the video were made using brickfilming.

Reception

Commercial performance

"Everything Is Awesome" debuted at No. 11 on the Dance/Electronic Songs chart, with 34,000 downloads in its first week. It also charted at No. 11 on the

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, and peaked at No. 35 on the

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. The song spent six consecutive weeks on the UK Singles and thirty-one on the UK Indie, peaking on both charts in early March at No. 17 and No. 2, respectively. In the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, the song charted No. 57. The single had sold 418,000 copies in the United States by the end of June, 2014, and became Gold certified at the end of that year. , it was certified Platinum, having sold more than units since its release.

Oscars performance

As one of the songs nominated for the

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, a large-scale musical performance of "Everything Is Awesome" took place at the 2015 awards ceremony. Tegan and Sara performed the song with the Lonely Island, musician and singer

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(wearing a LEGO version of the Devo

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), DJ and drummer

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, and actor

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, dressed as

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, wearing the costume originally worn by

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in the 1995 film ''

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''. In the film, Arnett provides the voice of Batman and sings the mocking heavy metal composition "Untitled Self Portrait", an excerpt of which was incorporated into the performance of "Everything Is Awesome" at the Academy Awards.

Awards and nominations

* Nominated for Best Original Song at the

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* Nominated for a

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* Nominated for a

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for Best Song * 2014 Denver Film Critics Society for Best Original Song * Nominated for a 2014 Georgia Film Critics Association for Best Original Song * 2014 Hollywood Music In Media Award for Song - Animated Film * 2014

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for Best Original Song * 2015 Talk Film Society Awards for Best Original Song * 2014 Iowa Film Critics for Best Original Song * Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards 2014 for Best Original Song * Nominated for a

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for Best Original Song * ''

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'' Artisans Award

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end

Certifications

Legacy

*This song had been used in other works in the ''Lego'' franchise: ** A version appears in ''

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'', performed by Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine. ** In January 2019, the song was reused in a music video to promote ''The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part'', whereas original characters and new characters were shown dancing to the song. A 360 degree version was also made. ** A ukulele-driven "tween remix" with new verses by

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is featured in '' The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part''. ** Also in ''The Lego Movie 2'', the characters sing a rather sad reprise of the song entitled "Everything's Not Awesome" at the falling point of the film. ** The ''

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'' expansion ''Lego Speed Champions'' added an in-game radio station called Radio Awesome, which has "Everything Is Awesome" as its only song. * In July 2014, the song was reused in a video by

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to promote their petition calling on

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to drop its partnership with

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. *In 2021, the Lego set '' Everyone Is Awesome'' was released in the colours of the LGBT

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. It was the first Lego set to represent the

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. *In 2024, the Lego set ''Retro Radio'' included a sound brick with one of the sound clips being a re-recorded version of "Everything Is Awesome" in an acoustic, country-inspired version

References

External links

YouTube music video

Oscars live performance

SoundCloud track
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