Try Everything
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{{Infobox song
| name = Try Everything
| cover = Try_Everything_(Shakira).jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Shakira
| album = Zootopia: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
| released = {{Start date|2016|01|26}}
| recorded = 2013–2015
| studio = Westlake Recording Studios
| venue =
| genre = Pop
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=22}}
| label = Walt Disney
| writer = {{hlist|Sia Furler|Tor Hermansen|Mikkel Eriksen}}
| producer = Stargate
| prev_title = Mi Verdad
| prev_year = 2015
| next_title = La Bicicleta
| next_year = 2016
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|c6rP-YP4c5I|"Try Everything"}}}}
}}
"Try Everything" is a song recorded by Colombian singer Shakira for the 2016 Walt Disney Animation Studios film Zootopia, and written by Sia, Tor Hermansen, and Mikkel Eriksen.
In the film, it is featured as a song recorded by a singer named Gazelle (voiced by Shakira). It is first heard when Judy Hopps plays it on her MP3 player on the train to Zootopia. It is heard again during the end credits (performed by Gazelle for the citizens of Zootopia). The song appears on the soundtrack album to Zootopia, and was released as a single in January 2016.
Background
The song was first recorded in 2013 by American girl group Fifth Harmony for their debut extended play Better Together, before being scrapped.{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/Fifth-harmony-try-everything-lyrics|title=Try Everything |publisher=Genius|accessdate=January 26, 2024}}
Commercial performance
The song debuted and peaked at number 63 on the Billboard Hot 100,{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7263821/hot-100-chart-moves-meghan-trainor-shakira-debut|title=Hot 100 Chart Moves: Meghan Trainor & Shakira Debut, Taylor Swift & Justin Bieber Return|magazine=Billboard |access-date=July 14, 2016}} as well as number 26 on the Digital Songs chart with the help of 33,000 digital downloads and three million US streams after the release of its official music video.Trust, Gary (March 18, 2016). [http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7263821/hot-100-chart-moves-meghan-trainor-shakira-debut "Hot 100 Chart Moves: Meghan Trainor & Shakira Debut, Taylor Swift & Justin Bieber Return]. Billboard Retrieved March 19, 2016. The song was certified 3 times platinum in the United States by RIAA for sales exceeding 3,000,000 units, it also received a platinum certification in the United Kingdom by BPI for sales of over 600,000 units.
Critical reception
The song was nominated for Best Song Written For Visual Media at the 59th Grammy Awards.
In 2020 Billboard named "Try Everything" as one of the 12 best Disney songs of the 21st century.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9358357/disney-best-songs-21st-century|title=Disney's 12 Best Songs of the 21st Century: Critic's Picks|magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 17, 2020}} In 2022, the song ranked 19th on the Billboard’s Greatest of All Time Disney Songs Chart.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/biggest-disney-hits-all-time-1235018081/|title=Billboard's Greatest of All Time Disney Songs Chart Ranking: The 25 Biggest Hits From 'Aladdin,' 'Frozen,' 'Encanto' & More|magazine=Billboard |access-date=January 24, 2022}}
In the UK, the song ranked 25th on the list of Disney's Official most-streamed songs as of 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/disneys-official-top-100-most-streamed-songs-in-the-uk__35039/|title=Disney's Official Top 100 most-streamed songs in the UK|website=Official Charts |access-date=January 24, 2022}}
Music video
The music video consists mostly of scenes from Zootopia, intercut with footage of Shakira singing in a recording studio.
Accolades
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Award ! Category ! Result ! Ref |
|---|
| 2016
|Choice Song from a Movie or TV Show |Nominated |
| rowspan="1" | 2017
| Best Song Written For Visual Media |Nominated |
| 2017
|Hollywood Music in Media Awards 2016 |Best Song – Animated Film |Nominated |
International version
As the track is a background song, not key for the understanding of the plot, "Try Everything" was left untranslated in most foreign dubbings. However, it numbers a few adaptations around the world.
Other versions
In April 2016, the five man a cappella group Home Free released a music video of their cover of the song.[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/a-cappella-group-home-free-covers-try-everything-from-zootopia_n_571f97b6e4b0b49df6a91cd5/amp Vocal Group Home Free Covers 'Try Everything' From 'Zootopia']
As of November 2021, the video had over 8.5 million views on YouTube.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8vxiVIH7VY Home Free - Try Everything (Zootopia) on YouTube]
In November 2020, the South Korean girl group Purple Kiss covered the song as part of their international medley of covers of the top female vocalist from each country.[https://portalpopline.com.br/grupo-kpop-faz-cover-downtown-anitta/ Grupo de K-Pop faz cover de “Downtown” da Anitta]
In 2024, Emily Ann Roberts covered the song as the voice of Trixie for the reimagined Country Bear Musical Jamboree attraction at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom.
Charts
=Year-end charts=
Sales and certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|artist=Shakira|title=Try Everything|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2016|certyear=2024|access-date=July 16, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|artist=Shakira|title=Try Everything|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2016|certyear=2023|id=12514 |access-date=3 June 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Shakira|title=Try Everything|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2016|certyear=2022|access-date=January 20, 2025|source=radioscope}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=South Korea (Gaon Chart)|relyear=2016|artist=Shakira|title=Try Everything|nocert=yes|salesamount=170,972|salesref={{cite web| url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=year&hitYear=2011&targetTime=11&nationGbn=E| title=Download Chart (International) – 2016 (see #58)| work=Gaon Music Chart| publisher=KMCA| accessdate=July 28, 2021|language=ko}}}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|title=Try Everything|artist=Shakira|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2016|certyear=2024|id=15999-1091-1|access-date=September 13, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=Try Everything|artist=Shakira|type=single|award=Platinum|number=4|certyear=2025|access-date=March 19, 2025}}
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Release history
References
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{{Zootopia}}
{{Shakira songs}}
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Category:Songs written for animated films
Category:Songs written by Sia (musician)
Category:Songs written by Mikkel Storleer Eriksen
Category:Songs written by Tor Erik Hermansen
Category:Walt Disney Records singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Stargate (record producers)