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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki; font-size: 125%;">"Ben"</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Ben_by_michael_jackson_brasilian_vinyl_side-A.png" class="mw-file-description" title="vinyl label"><img alt="vinyl label" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Ben_by_michael_jackson_brasilian_vinyl_side-A.png/220px-Ben_by_michael_jackson_brasilian_vinyl_side-A.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="221" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Ben_by_michael_jackson_brasilian_vinyl_side-A.png/330px-Ben_by_michael_jackson_brasilian_vinyl_side-A.png 1.5x, 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Can Cry on My Shoulder"</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Released</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">July 12, 1972</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Recorded</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">November 1971</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Music_genre" title="Music genre">Genre</a></th><td class="infobox-data category hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pop_music" title="Pop music">Pop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adult_contemporary_music" title="Adult contemporary music">adult contemporary</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><span class="duration"><span class="min">2</span>:<span class="s">44</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Motown" title="Motown">Motown</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Songwriter" title="Songwriter">Songwriter(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Don_Black_(lyricist)" title="Don Black (lyricist)">Don Black</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Scharf" title="Walter Scharf">Walter Scharf</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">Producer(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/The_Corporation_(record_production_team)" title="The Corporation (record production team)">The Corporation</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki;"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a> singles chronology</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background: transparent; color: inherit; width: 100%; min-width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; display: inline-table;"> <tbody><tr style="line-height: 1.4em;"> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em .2em 0;">"<a href="/wiki/Ain%27t_No_Sunshine#Michael_Jackson_version" title="Ain't No Sunshine">Ain't No Sunshine</a>" <br />(1972) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding:.2em .1em;">"<b>Ben</b>" <br />(1972) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em 0 .2em .1em;">"<a href="/wiki/With_a_Child%27s_Heart#Michael_Jackson_version" title="With a Child's Heart">With a Child's Heart</a>" <br />(1973) </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>"<b>Ben</b>" (often referred to as "<b>Ben's Song</b>")<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a song written by <a href="/wiki/Don_Black_(lyricist)" title="Don Black (lyricist)">Don Black</a> and <a href="/wiki/Walter_Scharf" title="Walter Scharf">Walter Scharf</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Ben_(film)" title="Ben (film)">1972 film of the same name</a> (a spin-off to the 1971 killer rat film <i><a href="/wiki/Willard_(1971_film)" title="Willard (1971 film)">Willard</a></i>). It was performed by <a href="/wiki/Lee_Montgomery" title="Lee Montgomery">Lee Montgomery</a> in the film and by <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a> over the closing credits. Jackson's single, recorded for the <a href="/wiki/Motown_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Motown Records">Motown</a> label in 1972, spent one week at the top of the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">Billboard Hot 100</a>, making it Jackson's first number one single in the US as a solo artist.<sup id="cite_ref-Cadman_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cadman-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i> ranked it as the number 20 song for 1972.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It also reached number 1 on the <a href="/wiki/ARIA_Charts" title="ARIA Charts">ARIA Charts</a>, spending eight weeks at the top spot.<sup id="cite_ref-Cadman_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cadman-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The song also later reached a peak of number 7 on the <a href="/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Singles Chart">UK Singles Chart</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Cadman_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cadman-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2004, the song appeared in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Ultimate_Collection_(Michael_Jackson_album)" title="The Ultimate Collection (Michael Jackson album)">The Ultimate Collection</a></i>. </p><p>"Ben" won a <a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Golden Globe Award">Golden Globe</a> for <a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Original_Song" title="Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song">Best Song</a>. It was nominated for an <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy Award">Academy Award</a> for <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Song" title="Academy Award for Best Original Song">Best Original Song</a> in 1973, losing to "<a href="/wiki/The_Morning_After_(Maureen_McGovern_song)" title="The Morning After (Maureen McGovern song)">The Morning After</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Maureen_McGovern" title="Maureen McGovern">Maureen McGovern</a> from <i><a href="/wiki/The_Poseidon_Adventure_(1972_film)" title="The Poseidon Adventure (1972 film)">The Poseidon Adventure</a></i>. Jackson <a href="/wiki/Lip_sync" title="Lip sync">lip-synced</a> to the song at the Oscars ceremony.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-Ben_at_Oscars_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ben_at_Oscars-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ben_(song)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>"Ben" was written for <a href="/wiki/Donny_Osmond" title="Donny Osmond">Donny Osmond</a>, but he was on tour at the time and unavailable for recording, so Black and Scharf offered the song to Jackson instead.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition to its one week at number 1 in the US, the song later reached a peak of number 7 on the <a href="/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Singles Chart">British pop chart</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Cadman_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cadman-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "Ben" won a <a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Golden Globe Award">Golden Globe</a> for <a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Original_Song" title="Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song">Best Song</a>. It was also nominated for an <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Song" title="Academy Award for Best Original Song">Academy Award for Best Original Song</a> in 1973; Jackson performed the song in front of a live audience at the ceremony.<sup id="cite_ref-Ben_at_Oscars_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ben_at_Oscars-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i> called it a "beauty".<sup id="cite_ref-bb_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bb-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Although Jackson had already become the youngest artist to ever record a number 1 ("<a href="/wiki/I_Want_You_Back" title="I Want You Back">I Want You Back</a>" with <a href="/wiki/The_Jackson_5" title="The Jackson 5">The Jackson 5</a>, in <a href="/wiki/1970_in_music" title="1970 in music">1970</a>),<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "Ben" made him the third-youngest solo artist, at 14, to score a number 1 hit single. Only <a href="/wiki/Stevie_Wonder" title="Stevie Wonder">Stevie Wonder</a>, who was 13 when "<a href="/wiki/Fingertips" title="Fingertips">Fingertips</a>" went to number 1, and Osmond, who was months shy of his 14th birthday when "<a href="/wiki/Go_Away_Little_Girl" title="Go Away Little Girl">Go Away Little Girl</a>" hit number 1 in <a href="/wiki/1971_in_music" title="1971 in music">1971</a>, were younger. The song is one of Jackson's most re-released, having appeared on <i><a href="/wiki/Anthology_(The_Jackson_5_album)" title="Anthology (The Jackson 5 album)">The Jackson 5 Anthology</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Best_of_Michael_Jackson" title="The Best of Michael Jackson">The Best of Michael Jackson</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/18_Greatest_Hits_(Michael_Jackson_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="18 Greatest Hits (Michael Jackson album)">18 Greatest Hits</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Anthology_(Michael_Jackson_album)" title="Anthology (Michael Jackson album)">Michael Jackson Anthology</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Jackson_5:_The_Ultimate_Collection" title="Jackson 5: The Ultimate Collection">Jackson 5: The Ultimate Collection</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Essential_Michael_Jackson" title="The Essential Michael Jackson">The Essential Michael Jackson</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Ultimate_Collection_(Michael_Jackson_album)" title="The Ultimate Collection (Michael Jackson album)">Michael Jackson: The Ultimate Collection</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Hello_World:_The_Motown_Solo_Collection" title="Hello World: The Motown Solo Collection">Hello World: The Motown Solo Collection</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Definitive_Collection_(Michael_Jackson_album)" title="The Definitive Collection (Michael Jackson album)">The Definitive Collection</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Jacksons_Story" title="The Jacksons Story">The Jacksons Story</a></i>, the North American version of <i><a href="/wiki/Number_Ones_(Michael_Jackson_album)" title="Number Ones (Michael Jackson album)">Number Ones</a></i> (even though here it is the 1981 live version), some versions of <i><a href="/wiki/King_of_Pop_(album)" title="King of Pop (album)">King of Pop</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Icon_(Michael_Jackson_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Icon (Michael Jackson album)">Icon</a></i>. </p><p>Live recorded versions were released on the 1981 album <i><a href="/wiki/The_Jacksons_Live!" title="The Jacksons Live!">The Jacksons Live!</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_the_Forum_(The_Jackson_5_album)" title="Live at the Forum (The Jackson 5 album)">Live at the Forum</a></i>, and remixed versions have appeared on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Remix_Suite" title="The Remix Suite">The Remix Suite</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Stripped_Mixes" title="The Stripped Mixes">The Stripped Mixes</a></i> and some versions of <i><a href="/wiki/Immortal_(Michael_Jackson_album)" title="Immortal (Michael Jackson album)">Immortal</a></i>. After Jackson's death, singer <a href="/wiki/Akon" title="Akon">Akon</a> released a remix of the song with his own background vocals and Jackson's original vocal solo. </p><p>Osmond did record it later in his career, including it in his 2014 album <i><a href="/wiki/The_Soundtrack_of_My_Life" title="The Soundtrack of My Life">The Soundtrack of My Life</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Critical_reception">Critical reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ben_(song)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Critical reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a> editor Lindsay Planer wrote about the success of the song: "Like much of the Motown empire at the time, the title track's multimedia exposure, coupled with strong crossover appeal, ensured that 'Ben' scored the artist his first Pop Singles' chart-topper".<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a></i> editor <a href="/wiki/Vince_Aletti" title="Vince Aletti">Vince Aletti</a> was not satisfied: "The title song is lovely, no doubt, and Michael packs it with a surprising amount of feeling (his delivery of 'They don't see you as I do/I wish they would try to' still tears me up) but it's all a little too thick for my tastes".<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Charts">Charts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ben_(song)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Weekly_charts">Weekly charts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ben_(song)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Weekly charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <caption>1972 weekly chart performance for "Ben" </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Chart (1972) </th> <th scope="col">Peak<br />position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Australia (<a href="/wiki/Kent_Music_Report" title="Kent Music Report">Kent Music Report</a>) </th> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Canada <i>RPM</i> Top Singles<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">6 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Canada <i>RPM</i> Adult Contemporary<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">13 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">South African Singles Chart<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">14 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Singles Chart">UK Singles</a> (<a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">OCC</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-occ_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-occ-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">7 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <i>Billboard</i> <a href="/wiki/Adult_Contemporary_(chart)" title="Adult Contemporary (chart)">Adult Contemporary</a><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">3 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <a href="/wiki/Cashbox_(magazine)" title="Cashbox (magazine)"><i>Cash Box</i></a> Top 100<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">2 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <caption>1973 weekly chart performance for "Ben" </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Chart (1973) </th> <th scope="col">Peak<br />position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Irish_Singles_Chart" title="Irish Singles Chart">Irish Singles Chart</a><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">15 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">New Zealand (<i><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Listener" title="New Zealand Listener">Listener</a></i>)<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">18 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <caption>2009 weekly chart performance for "Ben" </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Chart (2009) </th> <th scope="col">Peak<br />position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/ARIA_Charts" title="ARIA Charts">Australian ARIA Singles Chart</a><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">14 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Irish_Singles_Chart" title="Irish Singles Chart">Irish Singles Chart</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">24 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Singles Chart">UK Singles Chart</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">46 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Year-end_charts">Year-end charts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ben_(song)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Year-end charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <caption>1972 year-end chart performance for "Ben" </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Chart (1972) </th> <th scope="col">Position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Canada </th> <td style="text-align:center;">18 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">20 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <i>Cash Box</i><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">45 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders"> <caption>1973 year-end chart performance for "Ben" </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Chart (1973) </th> <th scope="col">Position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Australia<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">12 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Certifications_and_sales">Certifications and sales</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ben_(song)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Certifications and sales"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <caption>Certifications and sales for "Ben" </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Region </th> <th scope="col">Certification</th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><a href="/wiki/List_of_music_recording_certifications" title="List of music recording certifications">Certified units</a>/sales </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Mexico </th> <td data-sort-value="" style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:center" class="table-na">— </td> <td>51,000<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">United Kingdom (<a href="/wiki/British_Phonographic_Industry" title="British Phonographic Industry">BPI</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-United_KingdomMichael_JacksonBensingleCertRef_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-United_KingdomMichael_JacksonBensingleCertRef-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>Silver </td> <td>200,000<sup>‡</sup> </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align: center;"> <td colspan="3"> <p><small><sup>‡</sup> Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.</small> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Marti_Webb_version">Marti Webb version</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ben_(song)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Marti Webb version"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki; font-size: 125%;">"Ben"</th></tr><tr class="description"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki;"><a href="/wiki/Single_(music)" title="Single (music)">Single</a> by <a href="/wiki/Marti_Webb" title="Marti Webb">Marti Webb</a></th></tr><tr class="description"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki;">from the album <i> <a href="/wiki/Encore_(Marti_Webb_album)" title="Encore (Marti Webb album)">Encore</a> </i></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/A-side_and_B-side" title="A-side and B-side">B-side</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">"Nothing Ever Changes"</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Released</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">1985</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Recording_studio" title="Recording studio">Studio</a></th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><a href="/wiki/Angel_Recording_Studios" title="Angel Recording Studios">Angel Recording Studios</a>, London</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist">Starblend Records</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Songwriter" title="Songwriter">Songwriter(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Don_Black_(lyricist)" title="Don Black (lyricist)">Don Black</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Scharf" title="Walter Scharf">Walter Scharf</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">Producer(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data hlist">John Altman</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki;"><a href="/wiki/Marti_Webb" title="Marti Webb">Marti Webb</a> singles chronology</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background: transparent; color: inherit; width: 100%; min-width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; display: inline-table;"> <tbody><tr style="line-height: 1.4em;"> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em .2em 0;">"For the Touch of Your Love" <br />(1983) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding:.2em .1em;">"<b>Ben</b>" <br />(1985) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em 0 .2em .1em;">"Ready for Roses Now" <br />(1985) </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In 1985, the song became a top 10 hit again in the U.K. when covered by <a href="/wiki/Marti_Webb" title="Marti Webb">Marti Webb</a><sup id="cite_ref-chartmart_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chartmart-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as a tribute to <a href="/wiki/Ben_Hardwick" title="Ben Hardwick">Ben Hardwick</a>, a young <a href="/wiki/Liver_transplantation" title="Liver transplantation">liver transplant</a> patient. <sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This version reached No. 5 in the <a href="/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Singles Chart">U.K. Singles Chart</a> and was one of the singer's biggest hits.<sup id="cite_ref-chartmart_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chartmart-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_cover_versions">Other cover versions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ben_(song)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Other cover versions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Crispin_Glover" title="Crispin Glover">Crispin Glover</a> performed a cover of the song, as well starred and directed a music video, to the <a href="/wiki/Willard_(2003_film)" title="Willard (2003 film)">2003 remake of <i>Willard</i></a>. The video featured <a href="/wiki/R._Lee_Ermey" title="R. Lee Ermey">R. Lee Ermey</a> (who also appears in the movie) as a few male patrons, as well <a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Beamish" title="Lindsay Beamish">Lindsay Beamish</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jane_Jensen_(musician)" title="Jane Jensen (musician)">Jane Jensen</a> among the female extras. <sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Kipp_Lennon" title="Kipp Lennon">Kipp Lennon</a> of the band <a href="/wiki/Venice_(band)" title="Venice (band)">Venice</a> performed a cover of the song on a 1991 episode of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i> titled "<a href="/wiki/Stark_Raving_Dad" title="Stark Raving Dad">Stark Raving Dad</a>". Jackson himself appeared as a guest voice in this episode, but for contractual reasons, all of the singing lines his character had were given to Lennon.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The song was also regularly performed live by rock band <a href="/wiki/Faith_No_More" title="Faith No More">Faith No More</a> during their <a href="/wiki/The_Second_Coming_Tour_(Faith_No_More)" title="The Second Coming Tour (Faith No More)">reunion tour</a> in 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ben_(song)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_number-one_singles_in_Australia_during_the_1970s#1972" title="List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1970s">List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1970s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_Hot_100_number_ones_of_1972" title="List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1972">List of <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100 number ones of 1972</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ben_(song)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Got_to_Be_There_(song)" title="Got to Be There (song)">Got to Be There</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ain%27t_No_Sunshine" title="Ain't No Sunshine">Ain't No Sunshine</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Wanna_Be_Where_You_Are" title="I Wanna Be Where You Are">I Wanna Be Where You Are</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rockin%27_Robin_(song)" title="Rockin' Robin (song)">Rockin' Robin</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Love_Is_Here_and_Now_You%27re_Gone" title="Love Is Here and Now You're Gone">Love Is Here and Now You're Gone</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You%27ve_Got_a_Friend" title="You've Got a Friend">You've Got a Friend</a>"</li> <li>"<a class="mw-selflink selflink">Ben</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Everybody%27s_Somebody%27s_Fool" title="Everybody's Somebody's Fool">Everybody's Somebody's Fool</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/My_Girl_(The_Temptations_song)" title="My Girl (The Temptations song)">My Girl</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" title="Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day">Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/We%27ve_Got_a_Good_Thing_Going" title="We've Got a Good Thing Going">We've Got a Good Thing Going</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/With_a_Child%27s_Heart" title="With a Child's Heart">With a Child's Heart</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Morning_Glow" title="Morning Glow">Morning Glow</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/All_the_Things_You_Are" title="All the Things You Are">All the Things You Are</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Happy_(Michael_Jackson_song)" title="Happy (Michael Jackson song)">Happy</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Too_Young_(Sidney_Lippman_and_Sylvia_Dee_song)" title="Too Young (Sidney Lippman and Sylvia Dee song)">Too Young</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Music_and_Me_(Michael_Jackson_song)" title="Music and Me (Michael Jackson song)">Music and Me</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/We%27re_Almost_There" title="We're Almost There">We're Almost There</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Just_a_Little_Bit_of_You" title="Just a Little Bit of You">Just a Little Bit of You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Can%27t_Win_(song)" title="You Can't Win (song)">You Can't Win</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Stop_%27Til_You_Get_Enough" title="Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough">Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rock_with_You" title="Rock with You">Rock with You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Working_Day_and_Night" title="Working Day and Night">Working Day and Night</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It%27s_the_Falling_in_Love" title="It's the Falling in Love">It's the Falling in Love</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Off_the_Wall_(Michael_Jackson_song)" title="Off the Wall (Michael Jackson song)">Off the Wall</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Girlfriend_(Paul_McCartney_song)" title="Girlfriend (Paul McCartney song)">Girlfriend</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/She%27s_Out_of_My_Life" title="She's Out of My Life">She's Out of My Life</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/One_Day_in_Your_Life_(Michael_Jackson_song)" title="One Day in Your Life (Michael Jackson song)">One Day in Your Life</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Girl_Is_Mine" title="The Girl Is Mine">The Girl Is Mine</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Billie_Jean" title="Billie Jean">Billie Jean</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Beat_It" title="Beat It">Beat It</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Wanna_Be_Startin%27_Somethin%27" title="Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'">Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'</a><span style="padding-left:.15em;">"</span></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Human_Nature_(Michael_Jackson_song)" title="Human Nature (Michael Jackson song)">Human Nature</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/P.Y.T._(Pretty_Young_Thing)" title="P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)">P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Thriller_(song)" title="Thriller (song)">Thriller</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You%27ve_Really_Got_a_Hold_on_Me" title="You've Really Got a Hold on Me">You've Really Got a Hold on Me</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Here_I_Am_(Come_and_Take_Me)" title="Here I Am (Come and Take Me)">Here I Am (Come and Take Me)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lonely_Teardrops" title="Lonely Teardrops">Lonely Teardrops</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/That%27s_What_Love_Is_Made_Of" title="That's What Love Is Made Of">That's What Love Is Made Of</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Farewell_My_Summer_Love_(song)" title="Farewell My Summer Love (song)">Farewell My Summer Love</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Girl_You%27re_So_Together" title="Girl You're So Together">Girl You're So Together</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Just_Can%27t_Stop_Loving_You" title="I Just Can't Stop Loving You">I Just Can't Stop Loving You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bad_(Michael_Jackson_song)" title="Bad (Michael Jackson song)">Bad</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Way_You_Make_Me_Feel" title="The Way You Make Me Feel">The Way You Make Me Feel</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Speed_Demon_(song)" title="Speed Demon (song)">Speed Demon</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Liberian_Girl" title="Liberian Girl">Liberian Girl</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Just_Good_Friends_(song)" title="Just Good Friends (song)">Just Good Friends</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Another_Part_of_Me" title="Another Part of Me">Another Part of Me</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Man_in_the_Mirror" title="Man in the Mirror">Man in the Mirror</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Dirty_Diana" title="Dirty Diana">Dirty Diana</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Smooth_Criminal" title="Smooth Criminal">Smooth Criminal</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Leave_Me_Alone_(Michael_Jackson_song)" title="Leave Me Alone (Michael Jackson song)">Leave Me Alone</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Twenty-Five_Miles" title="Twenty-Five Miles">Twenty-Five Miles</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Black_or_White" title="Black or White">Black or White</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Jam_(Michael_Jackson_song)" title="Jam (Michael Jackson song)">Jam</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/In_the_Closet" title="In the Closet">In the Closet</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Remember_the_Time" title="Remember the Time">Remember the Time</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Heal_the_World" title="Heal the World">Heal the World</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Who_Is_It_(Michael_Jackson_song)" title="Who Is It (Michael Jackson song)">Who Is It</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Give_In_to_Me" title="Give In to Me">Give In to Me</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Will_You_Be_There" title="Will You Be There">Will You Be There</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Gone_Too_Soon" title="Gone Too Soon">Gone Too Soon</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Dangerous_(Michael_Jackson_song)" title="Dangerous (Michael Jackson song)">Dangerous</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Come_Together" title="Come Together">Come Together</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Scream_(Michael_Jackson_and_Janet_Jackson_song)" title="Scream (Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson song)">Scream</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Childhood_(Michael_Jackson_song)" title="Childhood (Michael Jackson song)">Childhood</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/They_Don%27t_Care_About_Us" title="They Don't Care About Us">They Don't Care About Us</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Stranger_in_Moscow" title="Stranger in Moscow">Stranger in Moscow</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/This_Time_Around_(Michael_Jackson_song)" title="This Time Around (Michael Jackson song)">This Time Around</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Earth_Song" title="Earth Song">Earth Song</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/D.S._(song)" title="D.S. (song)">D.S.</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Are_Not_Alone" title="You Are Not Alone">You Are Not Alone</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Tabloid_Junkie" title="Tabloid Junkie">Tabloid Junkie</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/HIStory_(song)" title="HIStory (song)">HIStory</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Smile_(Charlie_Chaplin_song)" title="Smile (Charlie Chaplin song)">Smile</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mind_Is_the_Magic" title="Mind Is the Magic">Mind Is the Magic</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Blood_on_the_Dance_Floor_(song)" title="Blood on the Dance Floor (song)">Blood on the Dance Floor</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ghosts_(Michael_Jackson_song)" title="Ghosts (Michael Jackson song)">Ghosts</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Is_It_Scary" title="Is It Scary">Is It Scary</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson%27s_Ghosts#On_the_Line" title="Michael Jackson's Ghosts">On the Line</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Speechless_(Michael_Jackson_song)" title="Speechless (Michael Jackson song)">Speechless</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Rock_My_World" title="You Rock My World">You Rock My World</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Heaven_Can_Wait_(Michael_Jackson_song)" title="Heaven Can Wait (Michael Jackson song)">Heaven Can Wait</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Butterflies_(Michael_Jackson_song)" title="Butterflies (Michael Jackson song)">Butterflies</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Cry_(Michael_Jackson_song)" title="Cry (Michael Jackson song)">Cry</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/One_More_Chance_(Michael_Jackson_song)" title="One More Chance (Michael Jackson song)">One More Chance</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Cheater_(song)" title="Cheater (song)">Cheater</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/(I_Like)_The_Way_You_Love_Me" title="(I Like) The Way You Love Me">(I Like) The Way You Love Me</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Fall_Again" title="Fall Again">Fall Again</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/This_Is_It_(Michael_Jackson_song)" title="This Is It (Michael Jackson song)">This Is It</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Hold_My_Hand_(Michael_Jackson_and_Akon_song)" title="Hold My Hand (Michael Jackson and Akon song)">Hold My Hand</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Tonight" title="Hollywood Tonight">Hollywood Tonight</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/(I_Can%27t_Make_It)_Another_Day" title="(I Can't Make It) Another Day">(I Can't Make It) Another Day</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Behind_the_Mask_(song)" title="Behind the Mask (song)">Behind the Mask</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Be_Messin%27_%27Round" title="Don't Be Messin' 'Round">Don't Be Messin' 'Round</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27m_So_Blue_(Michael_Jackson_song)" title="I'm So Blue (Michael Jackson song)">I'm So Blue</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Price_of_Fame_(song)" title="Price of Fame (song)">Price of Fame</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Love_Never_Felt_So_Good" title="Love Never Felt So Good">Love Never Felt So Good</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Chicago_(Michael_Jackson_song)" title="Chicago (Michael Jackson song)">Chicago</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Loving_You_(Michael_Jackson_song)" title="Loving You (Michael Jackson song)">Loving You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/A_Place_with_No_Name" title="A Place with No Name">A Place with No Name</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Slave_to_the_Rhythm_(Michael_Jackson_song)" title="Slave to the Rhythm (Michael Jackson song)">Slave to the Rhythm</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Do_You_Know_Where_Your_Children_Are_(song)" title="Do You Know Where Your Children Are (song)">Do You Know Where Your Children Are</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Blue_Gangsta" title="Blue Gangsta">Blue Gangsta</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/She%27s_Trouble" title="She's Trouble">She's Trouble</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/We_Are_the_World" title="We Are the World">We Are the World</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/What_More_Can_I_Give" title="What More Can I Give">What More Can I Give</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/We_Are_the_World_25_for_Haiti" title="We Are the World 25 for Haiti">We Are the World 25 for Haiti</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Blood_on_the_Dance_Floor_x_Dangerous" title="Blood on the Dance Floor x Dangerous">Blood on the Dance Floor x Dangerous</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Diamonds_Are_Invincible" title="Diamonds Are Invincible">Diamonds Are Invincible</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Featured</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/A_Brand_New_Day_(The_Wiz_song)" title="A Brand New Day (The Wiz song)">A Brand New Day</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ease_on_Down_the_Road" title="Ease on Down the Road">Ease on Down the Road</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Keep_the_Fire" title="Keep the Fire">Who's Right, Who's Wrong</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Night_Time_Lover" title="Night Time Lover">Night Time Lover</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Papa_Was_a_Rollin%27_Stone" title="Papa Was a Rollin' Stone">Papa Was a Rollin' Stone</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/State_of_Independence" title="State of Independence">State of Independence</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Muscles_(song)" title="Muscles (song)">Muscles</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Say_Say_Say" title="Say Say Say">Say Say Say</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Somebody%27s_Watching_Me" title="Somebody's Watching Me">Somebody's Watching Me</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Stand_Another_Chance" title="Don't Stand Another Chance">Don't Stand Another Chance</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Centipede_(Rebbie_Jackson_song)" title="Centipede (Rebbie Jackson song)">Centipede</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Tell_Me_I%27m_Not_Dreamin%27_(Too_Good_to_Be_True)" title="Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' (Too Good to Be True)">Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' (Too Good to Be True)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Eaten_Alive_(song)" title="Eaten Alive (song)">Eaten Alive</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Get_It_(Stevie_Wonder_song)" title="Get It (Stevie Wonder song)">Get It</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/2300_Jackson_Street_(song)" title="2300 Jackson Street (song)">2300 Jackson Street</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Do_the_Bartman" title="Do the Bartman">Do the Bartman</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Whatzupwitu" title="Whatzupwitu">Whatzupwitu</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Why_(3T_song)" title="Why (3T song)">Why</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Need_You_(Eric_Carmen_song)#3T_cover" title="I Need You (Eric Carmen song)">I Need You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/We_Be_Clubbin%27#"We_Be_Ballin'"" title="We Be Clubbin'">We Be Ballin'</a><span style="padding-left:.15em;">"</span></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Girls,_Girls,_Girls_(Jay-Z_song)" title="Girls, Girls, Girls (Jay-Z song)">Girls, Girls, Girls</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/All_in_Your_Name" title="All in Your Name">All in Your Name</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/There_Must_Be_More_to_Life_Than_This" title="There Must Be More to Life Than This">There Must Be More to Life Than This</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Low_(Lenny_Kravitz_song)" title="Low (Lenny Kravitz song)">Low</a>"</li> <li>"<a 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style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Town_Without_Pity_(song)" title="Town Without Pity (song)">Town Without Pity</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Dimitri_Tiomkin" title="Dimitri Tiomkin">Dimitri Tiomkin</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Ned_Washington" title="Ned Washington">Ned Washington</a> (1961)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">No Award (1962)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">No Award (1963)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Circus World" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Dimitri_Tiomkin" title="Dimitri Tiomkin">Dimitri Tiomkin</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Ned_Washington" title="Ned Washington">Ned Washington</a> (1964)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Forget_Domani" title="Forget Domani">Forget Domani</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Riz_Ortolani" title="Riz Ortolani">Riz Ortolani</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Norman_Newell" title="Norman Newell">Norman Newell</a> (1965)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Strangers_in_the_Night" title="Strangers in the Night">Strangers in the Night</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Bert_Kaempfert" title="Bert Kaempfert">Bert Kaempfert</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Charles_Singleton_(songwriter)" title="Charles Singleton (songwriter)">Charles Singleton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Snyder" title="Eddie Snyder">Eddie Snyder</a> (1966)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"If Ever I Would Leave You" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Frederick_Loewe" title="Frederick Loewe">Frederick Loewe</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Alan_Jay_Lerner" title="Alan Jay Lerner">Alan Jay Lerner</a> (1967)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/The_Windmills_of_Your_Mind" title="The Windmills of Your Mind">The Windmills of Your Mind</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Michel_Legrand" title="Michel Legrand">Michel Legrand</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Alan_and_Marilyn_Bergman" title="Alan and Marilyn Bergman">Alan and Marilyn Bergman</a> (1968)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Jean_(song)" title="Jean (song)">Jean</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Rod_McKuen" title="Rod McKuen">Rod McKuen</a> (1969)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #CFB53B;width:1%;background: #CFB53B">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks hlist navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">"Whistling Away the Dark" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Henry_Mancini" title="Henry Mancini">Henry Mancini</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Mercer" title="Johnny Mercer">Johnny Mercer</a> (1970)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Life Is What You Make It" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Marvin_Hamlisch" title="Marvin Hamlisch">Marvin Hamlisch</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Mercer" title="Johnny Mercer">Johnny Mercer</a> (1971)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a class="mw-selflink selflink">Ben</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Walter_Scharf" title="Walter Scharf">Walter Scharf</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Don_Black_(lyricist)" title="Don Black (lyricist)">Don Black</a> (1972)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/The_Way_We_Were_(song)" title="The Way We Were (song)">The Way We Were</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Marvin_Hamlisch" title="Marvin Hamlisch">Marvin Hamlisch</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Alan_and_Marilyn_Bergman" title="Alan and Marilyn Bergman">Alan and Marilyn Bergman</a> (1973)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"I Feel Love" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Euel_Box" title="Euel Box">Euel Box</a>; Lyrics by Betty Box (1974)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/I%27m_Easy_(Keith_Carradine_song)" title="I'm Easy (Keith Carradine song)">I'm Easy</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Keith_Carradine" title="Keith Carradine">Keith Carradine</a> (1975)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Evergreen_(Love_Theme_from_A_Star_Is_Born)" title="Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)">Evergreen</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Barbra_Streisand" title="Barbra Streisand">Barbra Streisand</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Paul_Williams_(songwriter)" title="Paul Williams (songwriter)">Paul Williams</a> (1976)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/You_Light_Up_My_Life_(song)" title="You Light Up My Life (song)">You Light Up My Life</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Brooks_(songwriter)" title="Joseph Brooks (songwriter)">Joseph Brooks</a> (1977)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Last_Dance_(Donna_Summer_song)" title="Last Dance (Donna Summer song)">Last Dance</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Paul_Jabara" title="Paul Jabara">Paul Jabara</a> (1978)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/The_Rose_(song)" title="The Rose (song)">The Rose</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Amanda_McBroom" title="Amanda McBroom">Amanda McBroom</a> (1979)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #CFB53B;width:1%;background: #CFB53B">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks hlist navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Fame_(Irene_Cara_song)" title="Fame (Irene Cara song)">Fame</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Michael_Gore" title="Michael Gore">Michael Gore</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Dean_Pitchford" title="Dean Pitchford">Dean Pitchford</a> (1980)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Arthur%27s_Theme_(Best_That_You_Can_Do)" title="Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)">Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Peter_Allen_(musician)" title="Peter Allen (musician)">Peter Allen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Burt_Bacharach" title="Burt Bacharach">Burt Bacharach</a>, <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Cross" title="Christopher Cross">Christopher Cross</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Carole_Bayer_Sager" title="Carole Bayer Sager">Carole Bayer Sager</a> (1981)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Up_Where_We_Belong" title="Up Where We Belong">Up Where We Belong</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Jack_Nitzsche" title="Jack Nitzsche">Jack Nitzsche</a> and <a href="/wiki/Buffy_Sainte-Marie" title="Buffy Sainte-Marie">Buffy Sainte-Marie</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Will_Jennings" title="Will Jennings">Wilbur Jennings</a> (1982)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Flashdance..._What_a_Feeling" title="Flashdance... What a Feeling">Flashdance... What a Feeling</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Giorgio_Moroder" title="Giorgio Moroder">Giorgio Moroder</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Irene_Cara" title="Irene Cara">Irene Cara</a> and <a href="/wiki/Keith_Forsey" title="Keith Forsey">Keith Forsey</a> (1983)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/I_Just_Called_to_Say_I_Love_You" title="I Just Called to Say I Love You">I Just Called to Say I Love You</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Stevie_Wonder" title="Stevie Wonder">Stevie Wonder</a> (1984)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Say_You,_Say_Me" title="Say You, Say Me">Say You, Say Me</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Lionel_Richie" title="Lionel Richie">Lionel Richie</a> (1985)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Take_My_Breath_Away" title="Take My Breath Away">Take My Breath Away</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Giorgio_Moroder" title="Giorgio Moroder">Giorgio Moroder</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Tom_Whitlock" title="Tom Whitlock">Tom Whitlock</a> (1986)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/(I%27ve_Had)_The_Time_of_My_Life" title="(I've Had) The Time of My Life">(I've Had) The Time of My Life</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/John_DeNicola" title="John DeNicola">John DeNicola</a> and Donald Markowitz; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Franke_Previte" title="Franke Previte">Franke Previte</a> (1987)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Let_the_River_Run" title="Let the River Run">Let the River Run</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Carly_Simon" title="Carly Simon">Carly Simon</a> / "<a href="/wiki/Two_Hearts_(Phil_Collins_song)" title="Two Hearts (Phil Collins song)">Two Hearts</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Lamont_Dozier" title="Lamont Dozier">Lamont Dozier</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Phil_Collins" title="Phil Collins">Phil Collins</a> (1988)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Under_the_Sea" title="Under the Sea">Under the Sea</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Alan_Menken" title="Alan Menken">Alan Menken</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Howard_Ashman" title="Howard Ashman">Howard Ashman</a> (1989)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #CFB53B;width:1%;background: #CFB53B">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks hlist navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Blaze_of_Glory_(Jon_Bon_Jovi_song)" title="Blaze of Glory (Jon Bon Jovi song)">Blaze of Glory</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Jon_Bon_Jovi" title="Jon Bon Jovi">Jon Bon Jovi</a> (1990)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Beauty_and_the_Beast_(Disney_song)" title="Beauty and the Beast (Disney song)">Beauty and the Beast</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Alan_Menken" title="Alan Menken">Alan Menken</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Howard_Ashman" title="Howard Ashman">Howard Ashman</a> (1991)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/A_Whole_New_World" title="A Whole New World">A Whole New World</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Alan_Menken" title="Alan Menken">Alan Menken</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Tim_Rice" title="Tim Rice">Tim Rice</a> (1992)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Streets_of_Philadelphia" title="Streets of Philadelphia">Streets of Philadelphia</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Springsteen" title="Bruce Springsteen">Bruce Springsteen</a> (1993)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Can_You_Feel_the_Love_Tonight" title="Can You Feel the Love Tonight">Can You Feel the Love Tonight</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Elton_John" title="Elton John">Elton John</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Tim_Rice" title="Tim Rice">Tim Rice</a> (1994)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Colors_of_the_Wind" title="Colors of the Wind">Colors of the Wind</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Alan_Menken" title="Alan Menken">Alan Menken</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Schwartz" title="Stephen Schwartz">Stephen Schwartz</a> (1995)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/You_Must_Love_Me" title="You Must Love Me">You Must Love Me</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Lloyd_Webber" title="Andrew Lloyd Webber">Andrew Lloyd Webber</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Tim_Rice" title="Tim Rice">Tim Rice</a> (1996)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/My_Heart_Will_Go_On" title="My Heart Will Go On">My Heart Will Go On</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/James_Horner" title="James Horner">James Horner</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Will_Jennings" title="Will Jennings">Wilbur Jennings</a> (1997)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/The_Prayer_(Celine_Dion_and_Andrea_Bocelli_song)" title="The Prayer (Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli song)">The Prayer</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/David_Foster" title="David Foster">David Foster</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tony_Renis" title="Tony Renis">Tony Renis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carole_Bayer_Sager" title="Carole Bayer Sager">Carole Bayer Sager</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Alberto_Testa_(lyricist)" title="Alberto Testa (lyricist)">Alberto Testa</a> (1998)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/You%27ll_Be_in_My_Heart" title="You'll Be in My Heart">You'll Be in My Heart</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Phil_Collins" title="Phil Collins">Phil Collins</a> (1999)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #CFB53B;width:1%;background: #CFB53B">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks hlist navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Things_Have_Changed" title="Things Have Changed">Things Have Changed</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Bob_Dylan" title="Bob Dylan">Bob Dylan</a> (2000)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Until..._(Sting_song)" title="Until... (Sting song)">Until...</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Sting_(musician)" title="Sting (musician)">Sting</a> (2001)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/The_Hands_That_Built_America" title="The Hands That Built America">The Hands That Built America</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Bono" title="Bono">Bono</a>, <a href="/wiki/Adam_Clayton" title="Adam Clayton">Adam Clayton</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Edge" title="The Edge">The Edge</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Larry_Mullen_Jr." title="Larry Mullen Jr.">Larry Mullen Jr.</a> (2002)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Into_the_West_(song)" title="Into the West (song)">Into the West</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Annie_Lennox" title="Annie Lennox">Annie Lennox</a>, <a href="/wiki/Howard_Shore" title="Howard Shore">Howard Shore</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Fran_Walsh" title="Fran Walsh">Frances Walsh</a> (2003)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Old_Habits_Die_Hard" title="Old Habits Die Hard">Old Habits Die Hard</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Mick_Jagger" title="Mick Jagger">Mick Jagger</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dave_Stewart_(Eurythmics)" title="Dave Stewart (Eurythmics)">David A. Stewart</a> (2004)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/A_Love_That_Will_Never_Grow_Old" title="A Love That Will Never Grow Old">A Love That Will Never Grow Old</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Gustavo_Santaolalla" title="Gustavo Santaolalla">Gustavo Santaolalla</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Bernie_Taupin" title="Bernie Taupin">Bernie Taupin</a> (2005)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/The_Song_of_the_Heart" title="The Song of the Heart">The Song of the Heart</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Prince_(musician)" title="Prince (musician)">Prince Rogers Nelson</a> (2006)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Guaranteed_(Eddie_Vedder_song)" title="Guaranteed (Eddie Vedder song)">Guaranteed</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Vedder" title="Eddie Vedder">Eddie Vedder</a> (2007)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/The_Wrestler_(song)" title="The Wrestler (song)">The Wrestler</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Springsteen" title="Bruce Springsteen">Bruce Springsteen</a> (2008)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/The_Weary_Kind" title="The Weary Kind">The Weary Kind</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Bingham" title="Ryan Bingham">Ryan Bingham</a> and <a href="/wiki/T_Bone_Burnett" title="T Bone Burnett">T Bone Burnett</a> (2009)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #CFB53B;width:1%;background: #CFB53B">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks hlist navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/You_Haven%27t_Seen_the_Last_of_Me" title="You Haven't Seen the Last of Me">You Haven't Seen the Last of Me</a>" – Music and lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Diane_Warren" title="Diane Warren">Diane Warren</a> (2010)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Masterpiece_(Madonna_song)" title="Masterpiece (Madonna song)">Masterpiece</a>" – Music and lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Madonna" title="Madonna">Madonna</a>, <a href="/wiki/Julie_Frost" title="Julie Frost">Julie Frost</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Harry" title="Jimmy Harry">Jimmy Harry</a> (2011)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Skyfall_(song)" title="Skyfall (song)">Skyfall</a>" – Music and lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Adele" title="Adele">Adele Adkins</a> and <a href="/wiki/Paul_Epworth" title="Paul Epworth">Paul Epworth</a> (2012)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Ordinary_Love_(U2_song)" title="Ordinary Love (U2 song)">Ordinary Love</a>" – Music and lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Bono" title="Bono">Bono</a>, <a href="/wiki/Adam_Clayton" title="Adam Clayton">Adam Clayton</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Edge" title="The Edge">the Edge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Larry_Mullen_Jr." title="Larry Mullen Jr.">Larry Mullen Jr.</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Danger_Mouse_(musician)" title="Danger Mouse (musician)">Danger Mouse</a> (2013)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Glory_(Common_and_John_Legend_song)" title="Glory (Common and John Legend song)">Glory</a>" – Music and lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Common_(rapper)" title="Common (rapper)">Common</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_Legend" title="John Legend">John Legend</a> (2014)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Writing%27s_on_the_Wall_(Sam_Smith_song)" title="Writing's on the Wall (Sam Smith song)">Writing's on the Wall</a>" – Music and lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Sam_Smith" title="Sam Smith">Sam Smith</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Napes" title="Jimmy Napes">Jimmy Napes</a> (2015)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/City_of_Stars" title="City of Stars">City of Stars</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Justin_Hurwitz" title="Justin Hurwitz">Justin Hurwitz</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Benj_Pasek" title="Benj Pasek">Benj Pasek</a> and <a href="/wiki/Justin_Paul" title="Justin Paul">Justin Paul</a> (2016)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/This_Is_Me_(The_Greatest_Showman_song)" title="This Is Me (The Greatest Showman song)">This Is Me</a>" – Music and lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Benj_Pasek" title="Benj Pasek">Benj Pasek</a> and <a href="/wiki/Justin_Paul" title="Justin Paul">Justin Paul</a> (2017)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Shallow_(Lady_Gaga_and_Bradley_Cooper_song)" title="Shallow (Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper song)">Shallow</a>" – Music and lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Lady_Gaga" title="Lady Gaga">Lady Gaga</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mark_Ronson" title="Mark Ronson">Mark Ronson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Rossomando" title="Anthony Rossomando">Anthony Rossomando</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Wyatt" title="Andrew Wyatt">Andrew Wyatt</a> (2018)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/(I%27m_Gonna)_Love_Me_Again" title="(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again">(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Elton_John" title="Elton John">Elton John</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Bernie_Taupin" title="Bernie Taupin">Bernie Taupin</a> (2019)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #CFB53B;width:1%;background: #CFB53B">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks hlist navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Io_s%C3%AC_(Seen)" title="Io sì (Seen)">Io sì (Seen)</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Diane_Warren" title="Diane Warren">Diane Warren</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Diane_Warren" title="Diane Warren">Diane Warren</a>, <a href="/wiki/Laura_Pausini" title="Laura Pausini">Laura Pausini</a>, and Niccolò Agliardi (2020)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/No_Time_to_Die_(song)" title="No Time to Die (song)">No Time to Die</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Billie_Eilish" title="Billie Eilish">Billie Eilish</a> and <a href="/wiki/Finneas_O%27Connell" title="Finneas O'Connell">Finneas O'Connell</a> (2021)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Naatu_Naatu" title="Naatu Naatu">Naatu Naatu</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/M._M._Keeravani" title="M. 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