This Is Me (Keala Settle Song)
| This is me | |
|---|---|
| Keala Settle | |
| publication | October 26, 2017 |
| length | 3:54 |
| Award (s) | Golden Globe Award 2018 , Oscar nomination 2018 , Grammy nomination 2019 |
| album | The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
This Is Me is asong writtenby Benj Pasek and Justin Paul andsungby Keala Settle for the film Greatest Showman . As part of the Golden Globe Awards in 2018 was This Is Me as best movie song award, and as part of the Academy Awards 2018 nominated in the same category.
Creation and publication
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The song This Is Me was written by Oscar winners Benj Pasek and Justin Paul for Michael Gracey's musical film Greatest Showman , sung by Keala Settle , who plays a bearded woman in the film, and is also featured on the film's soundtrack . The song also served as background music for several trailers for the film and was released in advance on October 26, 2017 by Atlantic Records , including on YouTube. A second song included on the soundtrack, The Greatest Show , was also written by Pasek and Paul and sung by Settle with Hugh Jackman , Zac Efron and Zendaya .
Justin Paul stated in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter in November 2017 that This Is Me should be accompanied by a banjo or ukulele and sung by another character, but the director has repeatedly pushed for an anthem for the curiosities in the film to show that they assert their identity and are ready to defend themselves against anyone who treats them badly. So the song was tailored to Lettie, the bearded lady.
Lyrics
The lyrics to This Is Me are about people who are outsiders to society but who have learned to proudly display their otherness in public.
Cover versions
On December 22, 2017, a cover version of the American singer Kesha was released , which was released as a promo single for single download. Although the promo single is advertised with the cover art for Greatest Showman , this version is not part of the soundtrack. As part of a New Year's party in Berlin, the song was sung by Conchita Wurst at the Brandenburg Gate on December 31, 2017 .
Chart successes
In the second week of January 2018, the song debuted at number 83 on the Billboard Hot 100 . In the UK single charts, the song had its best ranking so far at number 3 and was awarded gold there in March 2018.
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Chart placements | ||
 Germany (GfK)
|
55 (7 weeks) | 7th |
 Austria (Ö3)
|
31 (... Where.) | ... |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
|
60 (8 weeks) | 8th |
 United Kingdom (OCC)
|
3 (72 weeks) | 72 |
 United States (Billboard)
|
58 (... Where.) | ... |
Awards
On December 18, 2017, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that the song was in a shortlist of 70 songs from which the nominations for the Best Movie Song category at the 2018 Academy Awards were determined. An official nomination followed in January 2018. The song was also presented as part of the musical accompaniment for the Academy Awards. The following is a selection of other nominations from well-known film awards.
Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2018
- Nomination for Best Song
- Award as best film song
- Nomination for Best Song Written For Visual Media ( Keala Settle and the Greatest Showman Ensemble)
Guild of Music Supervisors Awards 2018
- Nomination in the category Best Song / Recording Created for a Film ( Benj Pasek and Justin Paul )
Hollywood Music in Media Awards 2017
- Nomination in the category Original Song - Feature Film (Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, sung by Keala Settle)
- Nomination for Best Song (Benj Pasek and Justin Paul)
World Soundtrack Academy Awards 2018
- Nomination as Best Original Song written directly for a film
Web links
- This Is Me (from The Greatest Showman Soundtrack) by Atlantic Records on Youtube (audio)
- The Greatest Showman : This Is Me with Keala Settle by 20th Century Fox on Youtube (Video, English)
- The Greatest Showman - Official featurette: Conchita Wurst from Fox Kino on Youtube (Video)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 'The Greatest Showman' soundtrack details In: filmmusicreporter.com, October 26, 2017.
- ↑ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/greatest-showman-music-benj-pasek-justin-paul-talk-creating-songs-pt-barnum-biopic-1060507
- ↑ This Is Me (From “The Greatest Showman”) - Single. itunes.apple.com, accessed January 29, 2018 .
- ↑ Conchita's 'This is Me' at Berlin's Brandenburger Tor on New Year's Eve shows we're in for a helluva ride in 2018 In: leosigh.com, January 1, 2018.
- ↑ https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8093379/hugh-jackman-zac-efron-zendaya-the-greatest-showman-hot-100
- ↑ https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100
- ↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/
- ^ Settle / Greatest Showman Ens: This Is Me In: bpi.co.uk. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
- ↑ 70 Original Songs Vie For 2017 Oscar In: oscars.org, December 18, 2017.
- ↑ Performers of Academy Award-Nominated Songs Announced In: filmmusicreporter.com, February 23, 2018.
- ↑ Kristopher Tapley, 'Shape of Water' Leads Critics' Choice Film Nominations In: Variety, December 6, 2017.
- ↑ Winners & Nominees 2018 In: www.goldenglobes.com. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- ↑ 8th Annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards Nominations Announced In: filmmusicreporter.com, January 11, 2018.
- ↑ 8th Hollywood Music in Media Awards Nominations Announced In: filmmusicreporter.com, October 25, 2017.
- ↑ 2018 World Soundtrack Awards Composer of the Year Nominations Announced. In: filmmusicreporter.com, August 12, 2018.