Remember Me (Coco song)
"Remember Me" | |
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Song by Benjamin Bratt | |
from the album Coco (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |
Released | November 10, 2017 |
Recorded | 2017 |
Length | 1:49 |
Label | Walt Disney |
Songwriter(s) |
"Remember Me" is a song from the 2017 animated Pixar film Coco, written by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez. The song is performed variously within the film by Benjamin Bratt, Gael García Bernal, Anthony Gonzalez, and Ana Ofelia Murguía. Miguel and Natalia Lafourcade perform a pop version of the song that is featured in the film's end credits. Carlos Rivera recorded a cover version of the song, titled "Recuérdame" for the film's Spanish-language soundtrack album. It won Best Original Song at the 90th Academy Awards in 2018. The song was performed live by Gael García Bernal and Federico Ramos on guitar.
This song was featured in ABC's 2020 television special
Context
The song is used in a variety of contexts throughout the film. It was known as Ernesto de la Cruz's (Benjamin Bratt) most "popular" song. The song was originally written by his partner Héctor Rivera (Gael García Bernal), and was first introduced as a mariachi arrangement, as a plea from Ernesto to his fans to keep him in their minds even as he tours in other places. It next appears as a lullaby from Héctor to his daughter Coco. It is then used as a nostalgic song to connect an older Coco (Ana Ofelia Murguía) to an earlier time in her life and is sung by Coco and her great-grandson Miguel (Anthony Gonzalez). It finally appears in a pop version played during the end credits, sung by singers Miguel and Natalia Lafourcade.
The piece is the "tie that binds multiple generations in the shared love of music".[1]
Production
Accolades
"Remember Me" won the
Awards | |||
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Award | Category | Result | |
Academy Awards | Best Original Song | Won | |
Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Original Song | Nominated | |
Capri Hollywood International Film Festival | Best Original Song | Won | |
Critics' Choice Awards | Best Song | Won | |
Denver Film Critics Society Awards | Best Original Song | Won | |
Georgia Film Critics Association Awards | Best Original Song | Won | |
Gold Derby Film Awards
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Best Original Song | Nominated | |
Gold Derby Film Decade Awards
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Best Original Song of the Decade | Nominated | |
Golden Globe Awards | Best Original Song | Nominated | |
Grammy Awards | Best Song Written for Visual Media | Nominated | |
Guild of Music Supervisors Awards | Best Song/Recording Created for a Film
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Nominated | |
Hawaii Film Critics Society Awards | Best Song | Nominated | |
Houston Film Critics Society Awards | Best Original Song | Won | |
International Online Cinema Awards | Best Original Song | Nominated | |
Iowa Film Critics Awards | Best Song | Won | |
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Best Song | Won | |
Online Film & Television Association Awards | Best Original Song | Won | |
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Original Song | Won |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[2] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[3] Pop version |
Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ a b Burlingame, Jon (2018-01-05). "How 'Frozen' Hitmakers Covered the Same Song Four Ways in 'Coco'". Variety. Retrieved 2018-01-07.
- ^ "American single certifications – Gabriella Flores, Gael García Bernal, Libertad García Fonzi – Remember Me". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ "American single certifications – Miguel – Remember Me". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 17, 2021.