"Down to Earth" is a song, sung and produced by Peter Gabriel

Peter Gabriel

Peter Brian Gabriel is an English singer, musician, and songwriter who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career...

 featuring the Soweto Gospel Choir

Soweto Gospel Choir

-History:The Soweto Gospel Choir was formed in Soweto, South Africa by David Mulovhedzi and Beverly Bryer, two choir directors. The 30+ member ensemble blends elements of African gospel, Negro spirituals, reggae, and American popular music...

. The lyrics were written by Peter Gabriel. The music was composed by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman

Thomas Newman

Thomas Montgomery Newman is an American composer and conductor, best known for his many film scores. He is one of the more respected and recognized composers for modern film and has scored over fifty feature films in a career which spans nearly three decades.Newman has received a total of ten...

. The song is part of the soundtrack album WALL-E

WALL-E (soundtrack)

WALL•E is the soundtrack to the film of the same name, mainly composed by Thomas Newman and released on June 24, 2008. Orchestration is credited to Carl Johnson, JAC Redford, Thomas Pasatieri, and Gary K. Thomas. Newman previously scored Finding Nemo; all other Pixar films have been scored by...

 and is featured in the end credits of the feature film WALL-E

WALL-E

WALL-E, promoted with an interpunct as WALL•E, is a 2008 American computer-animated science fiction film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and directed by Andrew Stanton. The story follows a robot named WALL-E, who is designed to clean up a waste-covered Earth far in the future...

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The song was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song

Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song

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 at the 66th Golden Globe Awards

66th Golden Globe Awards

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 and the Academy Award for Best Original Song

Academy Award for Best Original Song

The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . It is presented to the songwriters who have composed the best original song written specifically for a film...

 at the 81st Academy Awards

81st Academy Awards

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, but lost to Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen

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's "The Wrestler

The Wrestler (song)

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" from The Wrestler and A. R. Rahman

A. R. Rahman

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's "Jai Ho

Jai Ho

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" from Slumdog Millionaire

Slumdog Millionaire

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, respectively. However, "Down to Earth" won the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media

Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media

The Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media has been awarded since 1988 and is awarded to songs written for films, television, video games or other visual media...

 in 2009.

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.
The song was released as a digital download single on July 6, 2008.

Chart performance

Chart (2008)	Peak
Canadian Singles Chart Canadian Singles Chart The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the U.S.-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan . The chart is compiled every Wednesday, and is published by Jam! Canoe on Thursdays....	73
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	118

External links

• On Pixar Blog