"Up Where We Belong"
Single by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
from the album An Officer and a Gentleman Original Soundtrack
B-side(s)	Sweet Lil' Woman (Joe Cocker)
Released	1982
Genre	Ballad
Label	Island Records
Writer(s)	Jack Nitzsche Buffy Sainte-Marie Will Jennings
Chart positions
1 (US Billboard Hot 100)

"Up Where We Belong" is a song from the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman. Written by Jack Nitzsche and Buffy Sainte-Marie, with lyrics by Will Jennings, it was performed by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes. Image File history File links Upwherewebelongcover. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Joe Cocker (born 20 May 1944) is an English rock/blues singer who came to popularity in the 1960s and is most known for his gritty voice and his cover versions of other performers songs. ... Drawing of Jennifer Warnes on the cover of her 1982 collection The Best of Jennifer Warnes Jennifer Jean Warnes (born March 3, 1947 in Seattle, Washington) is an American singer and songwriter. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Illustration by Arthur Rackham of the ballad The Twa Corbies A ballad is a story, usually a narrative or poem, in a song. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Island Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group and is operated through The Island Def Jam Music Group. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Bernard Alfred (Jack) Nitzsche (Chicago, April 22, 1937 – Hollywood, August 25, 2000) was an integral presence in the history of popular music in the 20th century. ... 7 Buffy Sainte-Marie Buffy Sainte-Marie (born February 20, 1941) is a Canadian First Nations musician, composer, visual artist, educator and social activist. ... Will Jennings (born 1944 in Texas) is a prolific and highly successful American songwriter. ... A record chart, also known as a music chart, is a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An Officer and a Gentleman is a 1982 film which tells the story of a United States Navy aviation Officer Candidate who comes into conflict with the Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant who trains him. ... Bernard Alfred (Jack) Nitzsche (Chicago, April 22, 1937 – Hollywood, August 25, 2000) was an integral presence in the history of popular music in the 20th century. ... 7 Buffy Sainte-Marie Buffy Sainte-Marie (born February 20, 1941) is a Canadian First Nations musician, composer, visual artist, educator and social activist. ... Will Jennings (born 1944 in Texas) is a prolific and highly successful American songwriter. ... Joe Cocker (born 20 May 1944) is an English rock/blues singer who came to popularity in the 1960s and is most known for his gritty voice and his cover versions of other performers songs. ... Drawing of Jennifer Warnes on the cover of her 1982 collection The Best of Jennifer Warnes Jennifer Jean Warnes (born March 3, 1947 in Seattle, Washington) is an American singer and songwriter. ...

Charts and awards

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"'Up Where We Belong" won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1983. It also won the BAFTA Film Awards for Best Original Song in 1984. Cocker and Warnes also won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1983 for their rendition of this song. For the main article see Golden Globe Awards. ... The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are songwriters and composers. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organization that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal has been awarded since 1966. ...

Ironically, producer Don Simpson unsuccessfully demanded "Up Where We Belong" to be cut from An Officer and a Gentleman, saying, "The song is no good. It isn't a hit." ^[2] Donald Clarence Simpson (October 29, 1943 - January 19, 1996) was an American film producer. ...

Availability

The song was part of the An Officer and a Gentleman Original Soundtrack, and was later released as part of The Best of Joe Cocker (1993).

In 1991, it was re-released as a Jennifer Warnes CD-single alongside "First We Take Manhattan" and "(I've Had) The Time of My Life".^[1] (Ive Had) The Time of My Life is a song composed by Franke Previte and recorded by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes. ...

Covers

• The songs' composer, Buffy Sainte-Marie, did a cover of the song for her album Up Where We Belong^[3] and the TV special of the same name, the only time she performed the song live herself. ^[4]
• It was covered on Gimme a Break! by Nell Carter and Kris Kristofferson.
• A cover version of the song was featured in The Simpsons' episode Life on the Fast Lane, the final sequence of which is a parody of An Officer and a Gentleman.
• Also part of the song is featured in the 'Elephant Love Medley' in the 2001 Academy Award-winning musical production of Moulin Rouge!
• The melody from "Up Where We Belong" has also been used as a 'company jingle' by the German airline Lufthansa in 1992 for marketing and recruitment purposes.
• BeBe & CeCe Winans have performed a Christian version of this song, with "Love will lift us up..." replaced by "Lord, lift us up...".
• Bo Bice and Carrie Underwood performed this as their duet on American Idol.
• the song was featured on family guy when stewie and his onborn brother, Bertram, try and make Peter cry.

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References

1. ^ ^{a b} Jennifer Warnes, official home site
2. ^ IMDB - Trivia for An Officer and a Gentleman
3. ^ Buffy Sainte-Marie - Up Where We Belong
4. ^ Buffy Sainte-Marie: Up Where We Belong at the Internet Movie Database

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