Go the Distance

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"Go the Distance" is a song from the 1997 Disney animated feature Hercules. It was performed by Roger Bart in the film and by Michael Bolton in the end credits. In the Spanish version, the song is performed by Hercules voicer Ricky Martin, both in the movie and in the credits.

The song was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. Both awards, however, went to "My Heart Will Go On", a Celine Dion song from Titanic.

In 1998, this song was used for a tribute video to honor New York Knicks center Patrick Ewing at Madison Square Garden minutes before Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against Indiana. The game was Ewing's first at home since returning from a nearly season-ending wrist injury. The song was a fitting choice. Ewing, now in the twilight of his career had often stressed the importance of winning a championship (in effect, going the distance) before he retired. The Knicks won the game 83-76. Ewing was the game's leading scorer with 19 points.

[edit] Other Performances of the Song

• Lucas Grabeel performs the song on Disneymania 5

• K-Ci & Jojo performs the song on Disneymania 4

[edit] See also

• I Won't Say (I'm in Love) (love theme from Disney's Hercules)