Up Where We Belong
Up Where We Belong is a 1982 pop song written by Buffy Sainte-Marie and Jack Nitzsche . The text is from Will Jennings . The first interpretation was by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes .
Chart successes
In the US , the song ranked # 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and held that position for three weeks. In the UK , Up Where We Belong reached # 7 on the 1983 annual chart.
Awards
Up Where We Belong received an Oscar in 1983 for best movie song (in An Officer and a Gentleman ) . However, the award only went to Jack Nitzsche, Buffy Sainte-Marie and Will Jennings. The two performers were not awarded. The song also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes also received the 1983 Grammy Award for best performance by a duo or group with vocals in the Pop category.
Cover versions
- Bo Bice and Carrie Underwood
- Cliff Richard and Anne Murray
- Richard Clayderman
- Buffy Sainte-Marie
- BeBe Winans & CeCe Winans singing Lord lifts us up instead of Love lift us up in the chorus
- Nell Carter & Andy Gibb
- Natasha Saint-Pier & Garou (Pierre Grand)
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Maaike '& Jeroen van der Boom
- Lee Towers & Anita Meyer
- London Bluesmasters
- Barbara Dickson & Gerald Kenny
- Martin Deschamps
The Lufthansa used for some years the song in their advertising, but with the refrain We lift you up where you belong .