

The soundtrack also features an instrumental version of the song, performed by saxophonist Tom Scott (with the same background music and arrangement as Goulet's), listed as Track 20.

It is also sung by Wheezy (Robert Goulet) at the end of the film, and this version can be heard in its entirety during the end credits and listed as Track 3 on the Toy Story 2 Soundtrack. In the second film, a scene from Woody's Roundup features a Woody marionette on the show singing this song on a guitar, and then a kid on the set hugs him. The solo and the duet version are listed as Tracks 1 and 16, respectively on the Toy Story Soundtrack. It is sung as a duo with Lyle Lovett in the end credits, and this version is used in Disney Sing-Along Songs: Topsy Turvy. It is first heard as a solo in the opening credits of the first film as Andy plays with Woody and takes him downstairs.

However, as the film progresses, it becomes clear that Buzz is that friend instead. At first, it initially seems to be about Andy being that friend to Woody. Cover versions featured in the three Toy Story films include a duet with Newman and Lyle Lovett in Toy Story, a version by Robert Goulet and an instrumental by Tom Scott in Toy Story 2 (using pretty much the same background music used for Goulet's cover), an Italian-language version by Riccardo Cocciante, and a Spanish-language version by the Gipsy Kings in Toy Story 3.Īs the name of the song implies, the song sings about how one can always rely on someone through even the roughest of times, thus, finding a friend in that someone. Like many other Disney theme songs, "You've Got a Friend in Me" has been covered numerous times. The song was nominated for both the 1996 Academy Award for Best Original Song and the 1996 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, but lost both to another Disney song, " Colors of the Wind" from Pocahontas. Pixar animated film, Toy Story, it has since become the theme song for its sequels, Toy Story 2, Toy Story 3, and Toy Story 4, making it the franchise's main theme.Originally written as the theme song for the 1995 Disney " You've Got a Friend in Me" is a song written and first recorded by Randy Newman.
