I Need to Wake Up
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| Single by Melissa Etheridge from the album 'An Inconvenient Truth' |
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| Released | July 11, 2006 | ||||
| Genre | Pop, Soft rock | ||||
| Length | 3:35 | ||||
| Label | The Island Def Jam Music Group | ||||
| Writer(s) | Melissa Etheridge | ||||
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"I Need to Wake Up" is an Academy Award-winning 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.
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 of her greatest hits album, The Road Less Traveled (enhanced) [2]. It never appeared on the standard version. [3]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official Melissa Etheridge website
- IMDB listing for An Inconvenient Truth soundtrack
- I Need To Wake Up YouTube video
| Preceded by 2005 "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" from Hustle & Flow |
Academy Award for Best Original Song 2006 |
Succeeded by 2007 "Falling Slowly" from Once |
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