"Try Everything"
Single by Shakira
from the album Zootopia: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
ReleasedJanuary 26, 2016 (2016-01-26)
Recorded2015
Westlake Recording Studios
Length3:22
LabelWalt Disney
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Stargate
Shakira singles chronology
"Mi Verdad"
(2015) 		"Try Everything"
(2016) 		"La Bicicleta"
(2016)
Music video
"Try Everything" on YouTube

"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.[1]

Commercial performance

The song debuted and peaked at number 63 on the Billboard Hot 100,[2] 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.[3] The song was certified 2 times platinum in the United States by RIAA for sales exceeding 2,000,000 units, it also received a gold certification in the United Kingdom by BPI for sales of over 400,000 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.[4] In 2022, the song ranked 19th on the Billboard’s Greatest of All Time Disney Songs Chart.[5] In the UK, the song ranked 25th on the list of Disney's Official most-streamed songs as of 2022.[6]

Music video

The music video consists mostly of scenes from Zootopia, intercut with footage of Shakira singing in a recording studio.

Accolades

Year Award Category Result Ref
2016 Teen Choice Awards 2016 Choice Song from a Movie or TV Show Nominated [7]
2017 Grammy Awards Best Song Written For Visual Media Nominated [8]
2017 Hollywood Music in Media Awards 2016 Best Song – Animated Film Nominated [9]

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.

All official versions of "Try Everything"
Language Performer Title Translation
Chinese Mandarin Sophie Chen[10] "尝试一切" (Chángshì yīqiè) "Try everything"
English Shakira "Try everything"
Hindi Shruti Rane "हार ना मानूँगी" (Haar na Manungi) "I won't give up"
Japanese Ami Nakashima[11] "トライ・エヴリシング" (Torai evurishingu) "Try everything"
Korean Kim Kyung-Sun[12] "최선을 다해" (Choiseon-eul dahae) "Do your best"
Polish Paulina Przybysz[13] "Nie bój się chcieć" "Don't be afraid of wishing"
Ukrainian Zlata Ognevich[14] "Не відступлю" (Ne vidstuplyu) "I won't give up"

Other versions

In April 2016, the five man a cappella group Home Free released a music video of their cover of the song.[15] As of November 2021, the video had over 8.5 million views on YouTube.[16]

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.[17]

Charts

Chart (2016-2017) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[18] 57
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[19] 39
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[20] 9
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[21] 49
France (SNEP)[22] 43
Germany (Official German Charts)[23] 54
Hungary (Single Top 40)[24] 6
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[25] 41
Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard)[25] 1
Lebanon (The Official Lebanese Top 20)[26] 1
South Korea (Circle)[27] 7
South Korea International (Gaon)[28] 7
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[29] 10
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[30] 50
Slovenia (SloTop50)[31] 39
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[32] 32
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[33] 39
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[34] 186
US Billboard Hot 100[35] 63

Year-end charts

Chart (2016) Position
Hungary (Single Top 40)[36] 86
South Korea International Gaon[37] 51
South Korea (Circle)[38] 58

Sales and certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[39] Gold 45,000‡
South Korea (Gaon Chart) — 170,972[40]
United Kingdom (BPI)[41] Gold 400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[42] 3× Platinum 3,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

List of release dates, showing region, formats, label and reference
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
United States January 8, 2016 Digital audio
[43][44]
United States January 26, 2016 Contemporary hit radio
[45]

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