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I Need to Wake Up
"I Need to Wake Up" is a song by Melissa Etheridge, written for the 2006 documentary film, An Inconvenient Truth. It is the first instance of a documentary film winning the Best Song category,[citation needed] beating three songs nominated from the musical film Dreamgirls and one from the Pixar animated film Cars.
| "I Need to Wake Up" | ||||
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Single cover | ||||
| Single by Melissa Etheridge | ||||
| from the album An Inconvenient Truth | ||||
| Released | July 11, 2006 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:35 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Melissa Etheridge | |||
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Etheridge received the 2006 Academy Award for Best Original Song for "I Need to Wake Up". Upon receiving the award, she noted in her acceptance speech:
Mostly I have to thank Al Gore, for inspiring us, for inspiring me, showing that caring about the Earth is not Republican or Democrat; it's not red or blue, it's all green.[1]
The song was on the enhanced version only of her greatest hits album, The Road Less Traveled.[2][3]
References edit
- ^ Gore Wins Hollywood in a Landslide – The Caucus – Politics – New York Times Blog
- ^ MelissaEtheridge.com – Melissa 2007-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ MelissaEtheridge.com – Melissa 2007-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
External links edit
- IMDB listing for An Inconvenient Truth soundtrack