Down to Earth (Peter Gabriel song)

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"Down to Earth"
Single by Peter Gabriel featuring The Soweto Gospel Choir
from the album WALL-E
Released June 10, 2008
Format Digital download, CD single
Recorded 2008
Genre Progressive rock, rock
Length 5:58
Label Walt Disney/Real World
Peter Gabriel featuring The Soweto Gospel Choir singles chronology
"Whole Thing"
(2007)
"Down to Earth"
(2008)

"Down to Earth" is a song, sung and produced by Peter Gabriel featuring the Soweto Gospel Choir. The lyrics were written by Peter Gabriel. The music was composed by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman. The song is part of the soundtrack album WALL-E and is featured in the end credits of the feature film WALL-E.

The song was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song at the 66th Golden Globe Awards and the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 81st Academy Awards, but lost to Bruce Springsteen's "The Wrestler" from The Wrestler and A. R. Rahman's "Jai Ho" from Slumdog Millionaire, respectively. However, "Down to Earth" won the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media in 2009.

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[edit] Background

The song is a promotional single for the Pixar animated feature film WALL-E. "Down to Earth" plays over the movie's closing credits. "Down to Earth" was released on June 10, 2008.[1] The song was released as a digital download single on July 6, 2008.[2]

[edit] Chart performance

Chart (2008) Peak
Canadian Singles Chart[3] 73
UK Singles Chart [4] 118

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