I'm Still Here (Jim's Theme)
{{Infobox song
| name = I'm Still Here (Jim's Theme)
| cover = Imstillhere.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = John Rzeznik
| album = Treasure Planet (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
| released = 2002
| format =
| recorded =
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| genre = Alternative rock
| length = 4:12
| label = Walt Disney Records/Warner Bros. Records
| writer = John Rzeznik
| producer = Rob Cavallo, Jon Lind
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Always Know Where You Are
| next_year = 2002
}}
"I'm Still Here (Jim's Theme)" is a song written by the Goo Goo Dolls frontman John Rzeznik for the Disney film Treasure Planet. The song was released by Rzeznik as a solo track, which is autobiographical, loosely inspired by Rzeznik’s own life growing up in Buffalo, New York. It was a moderately successful pop hit.
Production
John Rzeznik was picked to write the song for the movie because it was believed he could relate well with Treasure Planet's main character, Jim, and his "rebel-with-a-cause angst". Directors Ron Clements and John Musker stated on the film's audio commentary that they had temped a scene in the film using the song "Iris" by Rzeznik's band the Goo Goo Dolls. Referring to Jim, Rzeznik said, "It was easy to relate to Jim, you know? I felt a lot like that when I was his age."{{cite web|last=Murray|first=Rebecca|author-link=|title=John Rzeznik Sets Sail for "Treasure Planet"|url=http://movies.about.com/library/weekly/aatreasureplanetsoundtrack.htm|website=Movies.about.com|date=November 19, 2002|access-date=2007-08-06|archive-date=2007-11-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071109075853/http://movies.about.com/library/weekly/aatreasureplanetsoundtrack.htm|url-status=dead}}
"I'm Still Here" is one of two songs on the Treasure Planet soundtrack performed by Rzeznik; the other being "Always Know Where You Are". The song was sung by Rzeznik during the film, but performed by BBMak on the soundtrack.
Music video
A music video was created that featured a young man in front of changing scenery all the while Rzeznik is appearing alongside him. The young man and Rzeznik are seen running throughout the video towards Treasure Planet and away from the young man's arguing parents; Scroop, one of the villains from the movie, in silhouette; and the destruction of the planet. The end of the video depicts Rzeznik walking down a road.
Critical reception
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The BBC described it as one of two pop songs "strangely detached from [the] workmanlike and inoffensive" soundtrack, and "an attempt to extend the soundtrack's appeal to an older, rockier audience". It described the song as "sandpaper-voiced... heavy-rock, angsty teen anthem... updating the traditional pre-pubescent Disney hero".{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/bqrg|title=BBC - Music - Review of Various Artists - Treasure Planet|website=Bbc.co.uk}} DVDDizzy wrote, "It is a great song for the movie, but I found the music video boring and hardly worth watching again."{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdizzy.com/treasureplanet.html|title=Treasure Planet DVD Review|website=Dvdizzy.com}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ Chart performance for "I'm Still Here (Jim's Theme)" !Chart (2002) !Peak |
| scope="row"| Australia (ARIA){{cite Ryan|page=241}}
| align="center"| 68 |
|---|
| scope="row"|US Adult Top 40 (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/955141/maroon-5-goo-goo-dolls-rewrite-adult-pop-songs-records|title=Maroon 5, Goo Goo Dolls Rewrite Adult Pop Songs Records|access-date=2013-12-23|website=Billboard.com}}
|align="center"|10 |
| scope="row"|US Hot 100 Airplay (Billboard)
|align="center"|16 |
| scope="row"|US Top 40 Tracks (Billboard)
|align="center"|38 |
| {{singlechart|Billboardbubbling100|5|artist=John Rzeznik}} |
| scope="row"|US Radio & Records Hot AC{{cite web|url=http://www.popradiotop20.com/Year/RR-HAC-2003-Year.htm|title=Radio & Records Hot AC|access-date=2013-12-23|website=Popradiotop20.com}}
|align="center"|43 |
References
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{{Treasure Island}}
{{Treasure Planet}}
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Category:Songs written for animated films
Category:Songs written by John Rzeznik
Category:Song recordings produced by Rob Cavallo
Category:Walt Disney Records singles
Category:Songs about fictional male characters
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