I Thought I Lost You

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"I Thought I Lost You"
Promotional single by Miley Cyrus and John Travolta
from the album Bolt
Released2008
Recorded2008
GenrePop rock
Length3:35
LabelWalt Disney
Songwriter(s)
YouTube

"I Thought I Lost You" is a song performed by American singers and actors Miley Cyrus John Travolta. It was released as a promotional single in 2008.[1] The song was written by Cyrus alongside producer Jeffrey Steele. It was included in the 2008 Disney animated film Bolt, in which Cyrus and Travolta provide the voices of main characters Penny and Bolt. "I Thought I Lost You" was made after filmmakers requested Cyrus to write a song for the film. The lyrics speak of getting lost and getting found.[2]

"I Thought I Lost You" was nominated for

Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Song and Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, losing both to Bruce Springsteen's "The Wrestler" from The Wrestler
(2008). The song's accompanying promotional clip has Cyrus and Travolta performing the song in a recording studio and features clips from Bolt. "I Thought I Lost You" was promoted by live performances by Cyrus.

Background

Cyrus performed "I Thought I Lost You" at the 2008 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Cyrus became involved with Bolt once she was cast as Penny, Bolt's owner. Filmmakers asked Cyrus to write a song for herself and

Hollywood and really produced, but we could add a little country twang to it," she said.[4] Cyrus said the writing process was easy.[3] Before the song's completion, Travolta agreed to sing it, believing "Well, it will be a cute song, whatever it is."[4] After listening to the song, he was surprised at Cyrus' songwriting abilities. "She's really gifted at writing, and she really wanted to write something good for me as the character Bolt, so she went out of her way with her writing partner to come up with something good, and I really think they pulled it off", Travolta told MTV News.[4]

John Lasseter, executive producer of Bolt, decided to make "I Thought I Lost You" the theme for Bolt, since it lyrically summarized the film's plot.[4] He said, "[The song] sums up the theme of this film. You know, a dog and its owner and they both were separated, but they love each other so much — there's such an emotional payoff when these characters get reunited, and I think that's what this song's about."[4] Lasseter thought that solely the song worked, but it worked better for the film.[4] "I Thought I Lost You" is one of two songs on the Bolt soundtrack and was released to Radio Disney to promote Bolt and its accompanying soundtrack.[2]

Composition

"I Thought I Lost You" (2008)
A 26 second sample of Miley Cyrus and John Travolta's "I Thought I Lost You".
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"I Thought I Lost You" is a

octaves, from G3 to A♭5.[5] "I Thought I Lost You" follows the chord progression of E♭—A♭sus2.[5] The song's lyrics speak of "getting lost and getting found, with an overarching theme of loyalty."[4]

Critical reception

The song received mixed reception from contemporary critics. William Ruhlmann of

Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Song at the 14th Broadcast Film Critics Association Award, but lost to Bruce Springsteen's "The Wrestler" from The Wrestler (2008).[6] The song was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song at the 66th Golden Globe Awards, but also lost to "The Wrestler".[7] An uncredited reviewer from the Los Angeles Times thought the song could have been nominated for and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song at 81st Academy Awards. However, the reviewer stated that the probability of the event was shattered by "a serious obstacle [solely being used in Bolt's ending credits] and lots of Disney competition."[8]

Live performances

Cyrus and Travolta performing in a recording studio in the "I Thought I Lost You" promotional clip.

A promotional clip premiered on November 3, 2008, on Disney Channel.[9] The video commences with a clip from Bolt in which one of the film's characters, Rhino, shouts "Let it begin!" Then several clips from the film play rapidly until Cyrus and Travolta are shown performing in a recording studio. Throughout the rest of the video, scenes alternate between Cyrus and Travolta performing to clips from Bolt. It ends with Rhino performing a brief dance move.

Cyrus first performed "I Thought I Lost You" live on November 12, 2008, at an outdoor concert televised by Good Morning America.[10][11][12] She also performed the track at the 2008 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.[13]

References

  1. ^ "I Thought I Lost You". Spotify.
  2. ^ a b c d Ruhlmann, William. "Bolt > Review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Entertainment Tonight - Miley Cyrus interview". Entertainment Tonight. Paramount Television. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
  4. ^
    Viacom
    . Retrieved June 25, 2010.
  5. ^
    Alfred Publishing
    .
  6. Broadcast Film Critics Association. Archived from the original
    on November 24, 2010. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
  7. ^ "The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2009)". Golden Globe Awards. Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on December 15, 2008. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
  8. Tribune Company. November 17, 2008. Archived from the original
    on March 9, 2011. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
  9. ^ "Miley Cyrus in 'Bolt'". MTV. Viacom. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
  10. ^ "I Thought I Lost You". Jeffreysteele.net. Curb Records. Archived from the original on January 6, 2009. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
  11. ^ "Miley and Billy Ray Cyrus play pre-CMA Awards concert on "GMA"". The Oklahoman. Oklahoma Publishing Company. November 12, 2008. Archived from the original on July 9, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
  12. ^ "Miley Cyrus in Concert". ABC News. The Walt Disney Company. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
  13. Time Warner
    . Retrieved June 25, 2010.

External links

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