Streets of Philadelphia

1994 single by Bruce Springsteen

This article is about the song by Bruce Springsteen. For the streets in the city of Philadelphia, see Category:Streets in Philadelphia.

"Streets of Philadelphia"

Single by Bruce Springsteen
from the album  Philadelphia Official Soundtrack
B-side| "If I Should Fall Behind"
Released| February 11, 1994 (1994-2-11)
Studio| Thrill Hill West (Beverly Hills, California)[1]
Genre| Soft rock[2]
Length|

* 4:12 (LP soundtrack version)
* 3:50 (CD soundtrack version)
* 3:15 (single edit)

Label| Columbia
Songwriter(s)| Bruce Springsteen[3]
Producer(s)|

* Bruce Springsteen
* Chuck Plotkin

Bruce Springsteen singles chronology
| "Lucky Town"
(1993)  | "Streets of Philadelphia"
(1994)  | "Secret Garden"
(1995)

|
|

Music video
"Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Philadelphia" on YouTube

"Streets of Philadelphia" is a song written and performed by American rock musician Bruce Springsteen for the 1993 film Philadelphia, starring Tom Hanks, an early mainstream film dealing with HIV/AIDS.[4] Released as a single by Columbia Records in February 1994, the song was a hit in many countries, topping the singles charts of Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, and Norway. In the United States, the single peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Springsteen's 12th and most recent top-10 hit as of 2025.

The song received critical acclaim, including the Academy Award for Best Original Song and four Grammy Awards for Song of the Year, Best Rock Song, Best Male Rock Vocal Performance, and Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television. In 2004, it finished at number 68 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top songs in American cinema.[5] The song is listed among the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.[6]

## Background and release

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In early 1993, Philadelphia director Jonathan Demme asked Springsteen to write a song for his film, adding "I want it to play in the malls." Springsteen replied, "Well, I'm interested, so I'd like to come up with a song for you. If you give me some time, I'll see, but I can't promise." Springsteen recalled adding, "I'm not very good at scores."

In late August 1993, following the conclusion of the 1992-1993 World Tour, Springsteen recorded a demo of his completed song at Thrill Hill Recording in Beverly Hills, California, including all the song's instrumentation. He mailed the tape to Demme, who later said, "my wife and I sat down and listened to it, and we were literally weeping by the end".[7] Meanwhile, background vocals were added by Tommy Sims (from the "Other Band").

In October 1993, Springsteen recorded the song at A&M Studios in Los Angeles, with Sims, Ornette Coleman on saxophone, and vocals by "Little" Jimmy Scott. It was mixed by Bob Clearmountain, included in the soundtrack, and the video was recorded. In mid-December, Springsteen replaced the video with his home demo from August, re-shooting some video scenes to eliminate Scott. The four-man combo version can be heard in a brief scene in the film when Tom Hanks exits Denzel Washington's office, but it was Springsteen alone playing over the opening credits.

"Streets of Philadelphia" was released on February 11, 1994. It is the first single from the film's original soundtrack, with Springsteen singing and playing all the instruments with Sims on background vocal.

The song became a worldwide chart success.[8] "Streets of Philadelphia" achieved greater popularity in Europe than in the United States. It peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, but became a number-one single in Germany, France, and Austria. It peaked at number two in the United Kingdom,[3] becoming Springsteen's highest charting hit in the UK. The song reached number four in Australia, and spent five weeks at number one in Ireland.

As of 2024[update], "Streets of Philadelphia" is Springsteen's most recent top ten hit in the United States. The song has been included in many subsequent Springsteen compilation albums, including Greatest Hits (1995), The Essential Bruce Springsteen (2003), and Best of Bruce Springsteen (2024). It was also included on the album All Time Greatest Movie Songs, released by Sony in 1999.

## Critical reception

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Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "Springsteen's empathetic lyrics and performance zoom straight for the heart, traveling atop a slow and sturdy beat and pillowy synths. A powerful song with or without the image of the film to support it."[9] Troy J. Augusto from Cash Box named it Pick of the Week, describing it as an "appropriately somber song," writing, "Written in the first person, this slow-moving ballad documents the struggle of a downtrodden and forgotten soul left to wander the dark streets, out of sight of an uncaring society. Like Hanks' character in the film, Springsteen's unfortunate draws on our sympathy, not because he asks for help but because he appears unable to help himself, an important distinction. One of The Boss’ best."[10] Kent Zimmerman from the Gavin Report concluded, "Bruce Springsteen's custom-written theme is as scary a portrait of AIDS as you're likely to hear all year long. Combining the gruesome fears of urban abandonment coupled with the tragedy of a fatal disease in just one song is surely a miracle of subtlety."[11] Robert Hilburn from Los Angeles Times deemed it "a moving ballad about a man whose body is being destroyed by AIDS", and "a work that shows Springsteen, despite all the questions raised by changes in his life in recent years, can still write purposeful songs that connect on a deeply emotional level." He added, "Springsteen sings in a voice that expresses the helplessness and heartache of someone dying of AIDS as convincingly as Springsteen once conveyed the dreams and aspirations of youth."[12]

In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton said, "However good it may be the brooding ballad is hardly classic Bruce and can be expected to shuttle rapidly out next week".[13] A reviewer from Music & Media commented, "The man who used to walk upon E-Street, now roams the Philly lanes. This synth-dominated track from the OST Philadelphia revives the "etherealism" of Tunnel Of Love."[14] Stephen Dalton from NME wrote, "The Boss fights through eerie ambient mists and prowls in a buried, snaking backbeat as he pleads for human warmth in a freezing world. It's a heartbreaker, surpassing most of Brucie's recent chest-beating in its soulful understatement."[15] Neil Spencer from The Observer felt Springsteen's "sombre" "Streets of Philadelphia" "reflects a dark night of the soul as the disease takes hold".[16] Pete Stanton of Smash Hits gave the song four out of five, writing, "This is far gentler, far lovelier and far nicer than anything he's done for ages. Taken from the excellent film [...], this should see Bruce back in the charts."[17]

## Music video

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The accompanying music video for the song, directed by Jonathan Demme and his nephew Ted Demme in December 1993, begins by showing Springsteen walking along desolate city streets, followed by a bustling park and schoolyard, interspersed with footage from the film. After a quick shot of Rittenhouse Square, it ends with Springsteen walking along the Delaware River, with the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in the background. Tom Hanks is also visible as Andrew Beckett, the lead character he plays in the film, looking on as Springsteen begins the final verse. One newspaper review called it "the saddest track cut this decade".[7]

The vocal track for the video was recorded live with a hidden microphone, to a pre-recorded instrumental track. This technique, appropriate for emotionally intense songs for which conventional video lip-syncing would seem especially false, was used by John Mellencamp in part on his 1985 "Rain on the Scarecrow" video, and by Springsteen, in his 1987 "Brilliant Disguise" video, singing the song directly into the camera as he sits on the edge of his chair on a Sandy Hook, New Jersey sound stage.[18]

## Live performances

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Because of the song's sterling achievements in the awards world, Springsteen played the song live in three high-visibility, prime-time awards show broadcasts: at the 66th Academy Awards in March 1994, at the MTV Video Music Awards in September 1994, and at the Grammy Awards of 1995 in March 1995. Between this, Philadelphia's strong box office performance, and the single being a top 10 pop hit, "Streets of Philadelphia" became one of Springsteen's best-known songs to the general music audience.

Springsteen went on to perform the song only sparingly in his concerts. In solo guitar form and missing the song's trademark synthesizers-and-drums feel, it was performed semi-regularly on the solo and stark Ghost of Tom Joad Tour between 1995 and 1997. After that, the song was performed only appearing a dozen times on the E Street Band Reunion Tour in 1999 and 2000. As of January 2016, the song has been played only a few times across the nine tours since then.

## Accolades

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Award  | Category  | Result

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Academy Awards[19][3] | Best Original Song | Won
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures  | Won
Golden Globe Awards[20] | Best Original Song | Won
Grammy Awards[21] | Record of the Year | Nominated
Song of the Year | Won
Best Male Rock Vocal Performance | Won
Best Rock Song | Won
Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television | Won
MTV Movie Awards | Best Song from a Movie | Nominated
MTV Video Music Awards | Best Male Video | Nominated
Best Video from a Film | Won

## Track listings

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* CD, 7-inch, and cassette single

1. "Streets of Philadelphia" – 3:15
2. "If I Should Fall Behind" – 4:43

* CD maxi and maxi cassette

1. "Streets of Philadelphia" – 3:15
2. "If I Should Fall Behind" – 4:43
3. "Growin' Up" – 3:13
4. "The Big Muddy" – 4:11

The B-sides were selected from the previous year's live album In Concert/MTV Plugged.

## Personnel

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According to authors Philippe Margotin and Jean-Michel Guesdon:[22]

* Bruce Springsteen – vocals, keyboards, bass, drum machine, tambourine
* Tommy Sims – background vocals

Technical

* Bruce Springsteen – producer
* Chuck Plotkin – producer
* Toby Scott – engineer
* Bob Clearmountain – mixer

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for "Streets of Philadelphia"  | Chart (1994)  | Peak
position

|

Australia (ARIA)[23] | 4
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[24] | 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[25] | 2
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[26] | 1
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[27] | 6
Denmark (IFPI)[28] | 3
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[29] | 1
Europe (European AC Radio)[30] | 1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[31] | 3
France (SNEP)[32] | 1
Germany (GfK)[33] | 1
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[34] | 1
Ireland (IRMA)[35] | 1
Italy (Musica e dischi)[36] | 1
Italy Airplay (Music & Media)[37] | 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[38] | 6
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[39] | 5
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[40] | 3
Norway (VG-lista)[41] | 1
Scotland (OCC)[42] | 2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[43] | 3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[44] | 2
UK Singles (OCC)[45] | 2
US Billboard Hot 100[46] | 9
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[47] | 3
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[48] | 3
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[49] | 13
US Cash Box Top 100[50] | 6

### Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for "Streets of Philadelphia"  | Chart (1994)  | Position

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Australia (ARIA)[51] | 39
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[52] | 4
Belgium (Ultratop)[53] | 8
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[54] | 4
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[55] | 30
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[56] | 3
France (SNEP)[57] | 5
Germany (Media Control)[58] | 3
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[59] | 2
Italy Airplay (Music & Media)[60] | 6
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[61] | 13
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[62] | 31
New Zealand (RIANZ)[63] | 50
Sweden (Topplistan)[64] | 13
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[65] | 12
UK Singles (OCC)[66] | 22
US Billboard Hot 100[67] | 54
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[68] | 18

### Decade-end charts

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Decade-end chart performance for "Streets of Philadelphia"  Chart (1990–1999)  | Position

|

Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[69] | 52

## Certifications and sales

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Certifications and sales for "Streets of Philadelphia"  Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Australia (ARIA)[70] | 3× Platinum  | 210,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria)[71] | Gold  | 25,000*
Brazil  | —  | 100,000[72]
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[73] | Gold  | 45,000‡
France (SNEP)[74] | Gold  | 250,000*
Germany (BVMI)[76] | Gold  | 400,000[75]
Italy (FIMI)[77] | Platinum  | 100,000‡
Norway (IFPI Norway)[78] | Gold  |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[79] | Platinum  | 60,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[80] | Platinum  | 600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[81] | Platinum  | 1,000,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

## Release history

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Release dates and formats for "Streets of Philadelphia"  Region  | Date  | Format(s)  | Label(s)  | Ref.

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United States  | February 11, 1994  |

* 7-inch vinyl
* CD
* cassette

| Columbia | [81]
United Kingdom  | March 7, 1994  | [82]
Japan  | March 10, 1994  | CD  | Sony | [83]

## Cover versions

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The song has been covered live by Jack Folland, Tori Amos, Melissa Etheridge, David Gray, Waxahatchee and Lonely the Brave. Recorded covers have been released by Ray Conniff (on his 1997 album, I Love Movies), Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, Marah, Liv Kristine, Molly Johnson, Bettye LaVette, SALEM, Gregorian and I Muvrini with Anggun. Philadelphia rappers, Cassidy & the Larsiny Family have made a cover of this song on the Put Ya L in the Sky mixtape, in an effort to stop crime in the city. French artist Patrick Bruel and U2 covered the song, translating the lyrics into French while retaining the music.

After the movie Philadelphia was released, many artists covered it. In 1993, when Rhino Records assembled its box set, Academy Award Winning Songs (1934–1993), the same year, it was unable to license the Springsteen track and instead commissioned Richie Havens to record a cover version.[84]

In 2010, the French string quartet Quatuor Ébène recorded a version on their album Fiction, with drummer Richard Héry, sung by the quartet's violist Mathieu Herzog.

The song is also covered by The Fray on their album Scars and Stories, released in 2012.

In 2011, the German group Gregorian released a Gregorian chant version of the song in their album Masters of Chant Chapter VIII.

Also in 2011, Idols South Africa season seven winner Dave van Vuuren performed the song on the show and recorded it on his album Free the Animals.[85]

In 2009, it was covered by Luis Eduardo Aute in Catalan as "Els carrers de Philadelphia", for the CD of TV3's telethon La Marató.[86]

In February 2013, Sir Elton John performed the song at the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences tribute concert honoring Bruce Springsteen as the 2013 MusiCares Person of the Year.[87]

Fat White Family's Saul Adamczewski and Childhood (band)'s Ben Romans-Hopcraft, covered the song on their 2018 album, Karaoke for One: Vol 1, under the band name Insecure Men.

Waxahatchee covered the song in 2021 for the deluxe issue of her 2020 album Saint Cloud.

## See also

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* Philadelphia portal

* List of number-one hits of 1994 (Austria)
* List of RPM number-one singles of 1994
* List of European number-one hits of 1994
* List of number-one hits of 1994 (France)
* List of number-one hits of 1994 (Germany)
* List of number-one singles of 1994 (Ireland)
* List of 1964–1994 number-one hits in Norway

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## External links

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* Brucebase history of song
* "Streets of Philadelphia" review at Allmusic
* Information on the "Streets of Philadelphia" single at Allmusic
* Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Philadelphia on YouTube

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Bruce Springsteen songs

* Singles
* Songs

1970s|

| Greetings from
Asbury Park, N.J.|

* "Blinded by the Light"
* "Growin' Up"
* "Mary Queen of Arkansas"
* "Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street?"
* "Lost in the Flood"
* "The Angel"
* "For You"
* "Spirit in the Night"
* "It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City"

|

The Wild, the Innocent
& the E Street Shuffle|

* "4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)"
* "Incident on 57th Street"
* "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)"

Born to Run|

* "Thunder Road"
* "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out"
* "Night"
* "Backstreets"
* "Born to Run"
* "She's the One"
* "Meeting Across the River"
* "Jungleland"

Darkness on the
Edge of Town|

* "Badlands"
* "Adam Raised a Cain"
* "Racing in the Street"
* "The Promised Land"
* "Prove It All Night"
* "Darkness on the Edge of Town"

1980s|

| The River|

* "The Ties That Bind"
* "Sherry Darling"
* "Independence Day"
* "Hungry Heart"
* "Out in the Street"
* "The River"
* "Point Blank"
* "Cadillac Ranch"
* "Fade Away"
* "Stolen Car"
* "Ramrod"
* "Wreck on the Highway"

|

Nebraska|

* "Nebraska"
* "Atlantic City"
* "Johnny 99"
* "Highway Patrolman"
* "Open All Night"
* "My Father's House"

Born in the U.S.A.|

* "Born in the U.S.A."
* "Cover Me"
* "Darlington County"
* "Working on the Highway"
* "Downbound Train"
* "I'm on Fire"
* "No Surrender"
* "Bobby Jean"
* "I'm Goin' Down"
* "Glory Days"
* "Dancing in the Dark"
* "My Hometown"

Tunnel of Love|

* "Tougher Than the Rest"
* "Spare Parts"
* "Tunnel of Love"
* "Brilliant Disguise"
* "One Step Up"

1990s|

| Human Touch|

* "Human Touch "
* "57 Channels (And Nothin' On)"
* "Pony Boy"

|

Lucky Town|

* "Better Days"
* "If I Should Fall Behind"

The Ghost of Tom Joad|

* "The Ghost of Tom Joad"
* "Youngstown"
* "The New Timer"

2000s|

| The Rising|

* "Lonesome Day"
* "Waitin' on a Sunny Day"
* "The Rising"
* "My City of Ruins"

|

Magic|

* "Radio Nowhere"
* "Girls in Their Summer Clothes"
* "Long Walk Home"

Working on a Dream|

* "Outlaw Pete"
* "My Lucky Day"
* "Working on a Dream"
* "The Wrestler"

2010s|

| Wrecking Ball|

* "We Take Care of Our Own"
* "Death to My Hometown"
* "Wrecking Ball"
* "Rocky Ground"
* "Land of Hope and Dreams"

|

High Hopes|

* "High Hopes"
* "American Skin (41 Shots)"
* "Just Like Fire Would"
* "Hunter of Invisible Game"
* "Dream Baby Dream"

Western Stars|

* "Tucson Train"
* "Western Stars"
* "There Goes My Miracle"
* "Hello Sunshine"

2020s|

| Letter to You|

* "Letter to You"
* "Last Man Standing"
* "The Power of Prayer"
* "Ghosts"
* "I'll See You in My Dreams"

|

Only the Strong Survive|

* "Only the Strong Survive"
* "Nightshift"
* "Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)"
* "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore"
* "Turn Back the Hands of Time"
* "When She Was My Girl"
* "Hey, Western Union Man"
* "I Wish It Would Rain"
* "Don't Play That Song"
* "I Forgot to Be Your Lover"
* "7 Rooms of Gloom"
* "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted"
* "Someday We'll Be Together"

Other singles|

* "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town"
* "War"
* "Fire"
* "Streets of Philadelphia"
* "Secret Garden"
* "Sad Eyes"
* "High Hopes"
* "Devils & Dust"

Other songs|

* "Be True"
* "Stand on It"
* "Trapped" (live)
* "Because the Night" (live)
* "Chimes of Freedom" (live)
* "The Fever"
* "Stay"
* "Pink Cadillac"
* "Jersey Girl"
* "Light of Day"
* "Chinatown"

Awards for "Streets of Philadelphia"

* v
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* e

Academy Award for Best Original Song

1934–1940|

* "The Continental"
* Music: Con Conrad
* Lyrics: Herb Magidson (1934)
* "Lullaby of Broadway"
* Music: Harry Warren
* Lyrics: Al Dubin (1935)
* "The Way You Look Tonight"
* Music: Jerome Kern
* Lyrics: Dorothy Fields (1936)
* "Sweet Leilani"
* Music and lyrics: Harry Owens (1937)
* "Thanks for the Memory"
* Music: Ralph Rainger
* Lyrics: Leo Robin (1938)
* "Over the Rainbow"
* Music: Harold Arlen
* Lyrics: E. Y. Harburg (1939)
* "When You Wish Upon a Star"
* Music: Leigh Harline
* Lyrics: Ned Washington (1940)

1941–1950|

* "The Last Time I Saw Paris"
* Music: Jerome Kern
* Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II (1941)
* "White Christmas"
* Music and lyrics: Irving Berlin (1942)
* "You'll Never Know"
* Music: Harry Warren
* Lyrics: Mack Gordon (1943)
* "Swinging on a Star"
* Music: Jimmy Van Heusen
* Lyrics: Johnny Burke (1944)
* "It Might as Well Be Spring"
* Music: Richard Rodgers
* Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II (1945)
* "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe"
* Music: Harry Warren
* Lyrics: Johnny Mercer (1946)
* "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah"
* Music: Allie Wrubel
* Lyrics: Ray Gilbert (1947)
* "Buttons and Bows"
* Music: Jay Livingston
* Lyrics: Ray Evans (1948)
* "Baby, It's Cold Outside"
* Music and lyrics: Frank Loesser (1949)
* "Mona Lisa"
* Music and lyrics: Ray Evans and Jay Livingston (1950)

1951–1960|

* "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening"
* Music: Hoagy Carmichael
* Lyrics: Johnny Mercer (1951)
* "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin')"
* Music: Dimitri Tiomkin
* Lyrics: Ned Washington (1952)
* "Secret Love"
* Music: Sammy Fain
* Lyrics: Paul Francis Webster (1953)
* "Three Coins in the Fountain"
* Music: Jule Styne
* Lyrics: Sammy Cahn (1954)
* "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing"
* Music: Sammy Fain
* Lyrics: Paul Francis Webster (1955)
* "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)"
* Music and lyrics: Jay Livingston and Ray Evans (1956)
* "All the Way"
* Music: Jimmy Van Heusen
* Lyrics: Sammy Cahn (1957)
* "Gigi"
* Music: Frederick Loewe
* Lyrics: Alan Jay Lerner (1958)
* "High Hopes"
* Music: Jimmy Van Heusen
* Lyrics: Sammy Cahn (1959)
* "Never on Sunday"
* Music and lyrics: Manos Hatzidakis (1960)

1961–1970|

* "Moon River"
* Music: Henry Mancini
* Lyrics: Johnny Mercer (1961)
* "Days of Wine and Roses"
* Music: Henry Mancini
* Lyrics: Johnny Mercer (1962)
* "Call Me Irresponsible"
* Music: Jimmy Van Heusen
* Lyrics: Sammy Cahn (1963)
* "Chim Chim Cher-ee"
* Music and lyrics: Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman (1964)
* "The Shadow of Your Smile"
* Music: Johnny Mandel
* Lyrics: Paul Francis Webster (1965)
* "Born Free"
* Music: John Barry
* Lyrics: Don Black (1966)
* "Talk to the Animals"
* Music and lyrics: Leslie Bricusse (1967)
* "The Windmills of Your Mind"
* Music: Michel Legrand
* Lyrics: Alan and Marilyn Bergman (1968)
* "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head"
* Music: Burt Bacharach
* Lyrics: Hal David (1969)
* "For All We Know"
* Music: Fred Karlin
* Lyrics: Robb Royer and Jimmy Griffin (1970)

1971–1980|

* "Theme from Shaft"
* Music and lyrics: Isaac Hayes (1971)
* "The Morning After"
* Music and lyrics: Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn (1972)
* "The Way We Were"
* Music: Marvin Hamlisch
* Lyrics: Alan and Marilyn Bergman (1973)
* "We May Never Love Like This Again"
* Music and lyrics: Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn (1974)
* "I'm Easy"
* Music and lyrics: Keith Carradine (1975)
* "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)"
* Music: Barbra Streisand
* Lyrics: Paul Williams (1976)
* "You Light Up My Life"
* Music and lyrics: Joseph Brooks (1977)
* "Last Dance"
* Music and lyrics: Paul Jabara (1978)
* "It Goes Like It Goes"
* Music: David Shire
* Lyrics: Norman Gimbel (1979)
* "Fame"
* Music: Michael Gore
* Lyrics: Dean Pitchford (1980)

1981–1990|

* "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"
* Music and lyrics: Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Christopher Cross and Peter Allen (1981)
* "Up Where We Belong"
* Music: Jack Nitzsche and Buffy Sainte-Marie
* Lyrics: Will Jennings (1982)
* "Flashdance... What a Feeling"
* Music: Giorgio Moroder
* Lyrics: Keith Forsey and Irene Cara (1983)
* "I Just Called to Say I Love You"
* Music and lyrics: Stevie Wonder (1984)
* "Say You, Say Me"
* Music and lyrics: Lionel Richie (1985)
* "Take My Breath Away"
* Music: Giorgio Moroder
* Lyrics: Tom Whitlock (1986)
* "(I've Had) The Time of My Life"
* Music: Franke Previte, John DeNicola and Donald Markowitz
* Lyrics: Franke Previte (1987)
* "Let the River Run"
* Music and lyrics: Carly Simon (1988)
* "Under the Sea"
* Music: Alan Menken
* Lyrics: Howard Ashman (1989)
* "Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man)"
* Music and lyrics: Stephen Sondheim (1990)

1991–2000|

* "Beauty and the Beast"
* Music: Alan Menken
* Lyrics: Howard Ashman (1991)
* "A Whole New World"
* Music: Alan Menken
* Lyrics: Tim Rice (1992)
* "Streets of Philadelphia"
* Music and lyrics: Bruce Springsteen (1993)
* "Can You Feel the Love Tonight"
* Music: Elton John
* Lyrics: Tim Rice (1994)
* "Colors of the Wind"
* Music: Alan Menken
* Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz (1995)
* "You Must Love Me"
* Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber
* Lyrics: Tim Rice (1996)
* "My Heart Will Go On"
* Music: James Horner
* Lyrics: Will Jennings (1997)
* "When You Believe"
* Music and lyrics: Stephen Schwartz (1998)
* "You'll Be in My Heart"
* Music and lyrics: Phil Collins (1999)
* "Things Have Changed"
* Music and lyrics: Bob Dylan (2000)

2001–2010|

* "If I Didn't Have You"
* Music and lyrics: Randy Newman (2001)
* "Lose Yourself"
* Music: Eminem, Jeff Bass and Luis Resto
* Lyrics: Eminem (2002)
* "Into the West"
* Music and lyrics: Fran Walsh, Howard Shore and Annie Lennox (2003)
* "Al otro lado del río"
* Music and lyrics: Jorge Drexler (2004)
* "It's Hard out Here for a Pimp"
* Music and lyrics: Juicy J, Frayser Boy and DJ Paul (2005)
* "I Need to Wake Up"
* Music and lyrics: Melissa Etheridge (2006)
* "Falling Slowly"
* Music and lyrics: Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová (2007)
* "Jai Ho"
* Music: A. R. Rahman
* Lyrics: Gulzar (2008)
* "The Weary Kind"
* Music and lyrics: Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett (2009)
* "We Belong Together"
* Music and lyrics: Randy Newman (2010)

2011–2020|

* "Man or Muppet"
* Music and lyrics: Bret McKenzie (2011)
* "Skyfall"
* Music and lyrics: Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth (2012)
* "Let It Go"
* Music and lyrics: Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (2013)
* "Glory"
* Music and lyrics: John Stephens and Lonnie Lynn (2014)
* "Writing's on the Wall"
* Music and lyrics: James Napier and Sam Smith (2015)
* "City of Stars"
* Music: Justin Hurwitz
* Lyrics: Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (2016)
* "Remember Me"
* Music and lyrics: Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (2017)
* "Shallow"
* Music and lyrics: Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando and Andrew Wyatt (2018)
* "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again"
* Music: Elton John
* Lyrics: Bernie Taupin (2019)
* "Fight for You"
* Music: D'Mile and H.E.R.
* Lyrics: H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas (2020)

2021–present|

* "No Time to Die"
* Music and lyrics: Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell (2021)
* "Naatu Naatu"
* Music: M. M. Keeravani
* Lyrics: Chandrabose (2022)
* "What Was I Made For?"
* Music and lyrics: Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell (2023)
* "El Mal"
* Music: Clément Ducol and Camille
* Lyrics: Clément Ducol, Camille, and Jacques Audiard (2024)

* v
* t
* e

Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song

1960s|

* "Town Without Pity" – Music by Dimitri Tiomkin; Lyrics by Ned Washington (1961)
* No Award (1962)
* No Award (1963)
* "Circus World" – Music by Dimitri Tiomkin; Lyrics by Ned Washington (1964)
* "Forget Domani" – Music by Riz Ortolani; Lyrics by Norman Newell (1965)
* "Strangers in the Night" – Music by Bert Kaempfert; Lyrics by Charles Singleton and Eddie Snyder (1966)
* "If Ever I Would Leave You" – Music by Frederick Loewe; Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner (1967)
* "The Windmills of Your Mind" – Music by Michel Legrand; Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman (1968)
* "Jean" – Music and lyrics by Rod McKuen (1969)

1970s|

* "Whistling Away the Dark" – Music by Henry Mancini; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer (1970)
* "Life Is What You Make It" – Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer (1971)
* "Ben" – Music by Walter Scharf; Lyrics by Don Black (1972)
* "The Way We Were" – Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman (1973)
* "I Feel Love" – Music by Euel Box; Lyrics by Betty Box (1974)
* "I'm Easy" – Music and lyrics by Keith Carradine (1975)
* "Evergreen" – Music by Barbra Streisand; Lyrics by Paul Williams (1976)
* "You Light Up My Life" – Music and lyrics by Joseph Brooks (1977)
* "Last Dance" – Music and lyrics by Paul Jabara (1978)
* "The Rose" – Music and lyrics by Amanda McBroom (1979)

1980s|

* "Fame" – Music by Michael Gore; Lyrics by Dean Pitchford (1980)
* "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" – Music and lyrics by Peter Allen, Burt Bacharach, Christopher Cross, and Carole Bayer Sager (1981)
* "Up Where We Belong" – Music by Jack Nitzsche and Buffy Sainte-Marie; Lyrics by Wilbur Jennings (1982)
* "Flashdance... What a Feeling" – Music by Giorgio Moroder; Lyrics by Irene Cara and Keith Forsey (1983)
* "I Just Called to Say I Love You" – Music and lyrics by Stevie Wonder (1984)
* "Say You, Say Me" – Music and lyrics by Lionel Richie (1985)
* "Take My Breath Away" – Music by Giorgio Moroder; Lyrics by Tom Whitlock (1986)
* "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" – Music by John DeNicola and Donald Markowitz; Lyrics by Franke Previte (1987)
* "Let the River Run" – Music and lyrics by Carly Simon / "Two Hearts" – Music by Lamont Dozier; Lyrics by Phil Collins (1988)
* "Under the Sea" – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman (1989)

1990s|

* "Blaze of Glory" – Music and lyrics by Jon Bon Jovi (1990)
* "Beauty and the Beast" – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman (1991)
* "A Whole New World" – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Tim Rice (1992)
* "Streets of Philadelphia" – Music and lyrics by Bruce Springsteen (1993)
* "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" – Music by Elton John; Lyrics by Tim Rice (1994)
* "Colors of the Wind" – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (1995)
* "You Must Love Me" – Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Lyrics by Tim Rice (1996)
* "My Heart Will Go On" – Music by James Horner; Lyrics by Wilbur Jennings (1997)
* "The Prayer" – Music and lyrics by David Foster, Tony Renis, Carole Bayer Sager, and Alberto Testa (1998)
* "You'll Be in My Heart" – Music and lyrics by Phil Collins (1999)

2000s|

* "Things Have Changed" – Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan (2000)
* "Until..." – Music and lyrics by Sting (2001)
* "The Hands That Built America" – Music and lyrics by Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, and Larry Mullen Jr. (2002)
* "Into the West" – Music and Lyrics by Annie Lennox, Howard Shore, and Frances Walsh (2003)
* "Old Habits Die Hard" – Music and lyrics by Mick Jagger and David A. Stewart (2004)
* "A Love That Will Never Grow Old" – Music by Gustavo Santaolalla; Lyrics by Bernie Taupin (2005)
* "The Song of the Heart" – Music and lyrics by Prince Rogers Nelson (2006)
* "Guaranteed" – Music and lyrics by Eddie Vedder (2007)
* "The Wrestler" – Music and lyrics by Bruce Springsteen (2008)
* "The Weary Kind" – Music and lyrics by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett (2009)

2010s|

* "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" – Music and lyrics by Diane Warren (2010)
* "Masterpiece" – Music and lyrics by Madonna, Julie Frost, and Jimmy Harry (2011)
* "Skyfall" – Music and lyrics by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth (2012)
* "Ordinary Love" – Music and lyrics by Bono, Adam Clayton, the Edge, Larry Mullen Jr., and Danger Mouse (2013)
* "Glory" – Music and lyrics by Common and John Legend (2014)
* "Writing's on the Wall" – Music and lyrics by Sam Smith and Jimmy Napes (2015)
* "City of Stars" – Music by Justin Hurwitz; Lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (2016)
* "This Is Me" – Music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (2017)
* "Shallow" – Music and lyrics by Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, and Andrew Wyatt (2018)
* "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" – Music by Elton John; Lyrics by Bernie Taupin (2019)

2020s|

* "Io sì (Seen)" – Music by Diane Warren; Lyrics by Diane Warren, Laura Pausini, and Niccolò Agliardi (2020)
* "No Time to Die" – Music and lyrics by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell (2021)
* "Naatu Naatu" – Music by M. M. Keeravani; Lyrics by Chandrabose (2022)
* "What Was I Made For?" – Music and lyrics by Billie Eilish O'Connell and Finneas O'Connell (2023)
* "El Mal" – Music by Clément Ducol and Camille; Lyrics by Clément Ducol, Camille, and Jacques Audiard (2024)

* Complete List
* (1960s)
* (1970s)
* (1980s)
* (1990s)
* (2000s)
* (2010s)
* (2020s)

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Grammy Award for Song of the Year

1950s|

* "Nel blu, dipinto di blu (Volare)" – Domenico Modugno (songwriter) (1958)
* "The Battle of New Orleans" – Jimmy Driftwood (songwriter) (1959)

1960s|

* "Theme of Exodus" – Ernest Gold (songwriter) (1960)
* "Moon River" – Johnny Mercer & Henry Mancini (songwriters) (1961)
* "What Kind of Fool Am I?" – Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley (songwriters) (1962)
* "Days of Wine and Roses" – Johnny Mercer & Henry Mancini (songwriters) (1963)
* "Hello, Dolly!" – Jerry Herman (songwriter) (1964)
* "The Shadow of Your Smile" – Paul Francis Webster & Johnny Mandel (songwriters) (1965)
* "Michelle" – John Lennon & Paul McCartney (songwriters) (1966)
* "Up, Up, and Away" – Jimmy Webb (songwriter) (1967)
* "Little Green Apples" – Bobby Russell (songwriter) (1968)
* "Games People Play" – Joe South (songwriter) (1969)

1970s|

* "Bridge over Troubled Water" – Paul Simon (songwriter) (1970)
* "You've Got a Friend" – Carole King (songwriter) (1971)
* "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" – Ewan MacColl (songwriter) (1972)
* "Killing Me Softly with His Song" – Norman Gimbel & Charles Fox (songwriters) (1973)
* "The Way We Were" – Alan and Marilyn Bergman & Marvin Hamlisch (songwriters) (1974)
* "Send In the Clowns" – Stephen Sondheim (songwriter) (1975)
* "I Write the Songs" – Bruce Johnston (songwriter) (1976)
* "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" – Barbra Streisand & Paul Williams (songwriters) / "You Light Up My Life" – Joe Brooks (songwriter) (1977)
* "Just the Way You Are" – Billy Joel (songwriter) (1978)
* "What a Fool Believes" – Kenny Loggins & Michael McDonald (songwriters) (1979)

1980s|

* "Sailing" – Christopher Cross (songwriter) (1980)
* "Bette Davis Eyes" – Donna Weiss & Jackie DeShannon (songwriters) (1981)
* "Always on My Mind" – Johnny Christopher, Mark James & Wayne Carson (songwriters) (1982)
* "Every Breath You Take" – Sting (songwriter) (1983)
* "What's Love Got to Do with It" – Graham Lyle & Terry Britten (songwriters) (1984)
* "We Are the World" – Michael Jackson & Lionel Richie (songwriters) (1985)
* "That's What Friends Are For" – Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager (songwriters) (1986)
* "Somewhere Out There" – James Horner, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil (songwriters) (1987)
* "Don't Worry, Be Happy" – Bobby McFerrin (songwriter) (1988)
* "Wind Beneath My Wings" – Larry Henley & Jeff Silbar (songwriters) (1989)

1990s|

* "From a Distance" – Julie Gold (songwriter) (1990)
* "Unforgettable" – Irving Gordon (songwriter) (1991)
* "Tears in Heaven" – Eric Clapton & Will Jennings (songwriters) (1992)
* "A Whole New World" – Alan Menken & Tim Rice (songwriters) (1993)
* "Streets of Philadelphia" – Bruce Springsteen (songwriter) (1994)
* "Kiss from a Rose" – Seal (songwriter) (1995)
* "Change the World" – Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick & Tommy Sims (songwriters) (1996)
* "Sunny Came Home" – Shawn Colvin & John Leventhal (songwriters) (1997)
* "My Heart Will Go On" – James Horner & Will Jennings (songwriters) (1998)
* "Smooth" – Itaal Shur & Rob Thomas (songwriters) (1999)

2000s|

* "Beautiful Day" – Adam Clayton, David Evans, Laurence Mullen & Paul Hewson (songwriters) (2000)
* "Fallin'" – Alicia Keys (songwriter) (2001)
* "Don't Know Why" – Jesse Harris (songwriter) (2002)
* "Dance with My Father" – Richard Marx & Luther Vandross (songwriters) (2003)
* "Daughters" – John Mayer (songwriter) (2004)
* "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" – Adam Clayton, David Evans, Laurence Mullen & Paul Hewson (songwriters) (2005)
* "Not Ready to Make Nice" – Emily Burns Erwin, Martha Maguire, Natalie Maines Pasdar & Dan Wilson (songwriters) (2006)
* "Rehab" – Amy Winehouse (songwriter) (2007)
* "Viva la Vida" – Guy Berryman, Jonathan Buckland, William Champion & Christopher Martin (songwriters) (2008)
* "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" – Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart (songwriters) (2009)

2010s|

* "Need You Now" – Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott (songwriters) (2010)
* "Rolling in the Deep" – Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth (songwriters) (2011)
* "We Are Young" – Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess (songwriters) (2012)
* "Royals" – Joel Little & Ella Yelich O'Connor (songwriters) (2013)
* "Stay with Me" (Darkchild version) – James Napier, William Phillips & Sam Smith (songwriters) (2014)
* "Thinking Out Loud" – Ed Sheeran & Amy Wadge (songwriters) (2015)
* "Hello" – Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin (songwriters) (2016)
* "That's What I Like" – Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip (songwriters) (2017)
* "This Is America" – Donald Glover, Ludwig Göransson & Jeffery Lamar Williams (songwriters) (2018)
* "Bad Guy" – Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell (songwriters) (2019)

2020s|

* "I Can't Breathe" – Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas (songwriters) (2020)
* "Leave the Door Open" – Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II & Bruno Mars (songwriters) (2021)
* "Just Like That" – Bonnie Raitt (songwriter) (2022)
* "What Was I Made For?" – Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell (songwriters) (2023)
* "Not Like Us" – Kendrick Lamar (songwriter) (2024)

* v
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Grammy Award for Best Rock Song

1990s|

* "The Soul Cages" – Sting (songwriter) (1991)
* "Layla" (Unplugged version) – Eric Clapton & Jim Gordon (songwriters) (1992)
* "Runaway Train" – Dave Pirner (songwriter) (1993)
* "Streets of Philadelphia" – Bruce Springsteen (songwriter) (1994)
* "You Oughta Know" – Alanis Morissette & Glen Ballard (songwriters) (1995)
* "Give Me One Reason" – Tracy Chapman (songwriter) (1996)
* "One Headlight" – Jakob Dylan (songwriter) (1997)
* "Uninvited" – Alanis Morissette (songwriter) (1998)
* "Scar Tissue" – Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis & Chad Smith (songwriters) (1999)

2000s|

* "With Arms Wide Open" – Scott Stapp & Mark Tremonti (songwriters) (2000)
* "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" – Charlie Colin, Rob Hotchkiss, Pat Monahan, Jimmy Stafford & Scott Underwood (songwriters) (2001)
* "The Rising" – Bruce Springsteen (songwriter) (2002)
* "Seven Nation Army" – Jack White (songwriter) (2003)
* "Vertigo" – Adam Clayton, David Evans, Laurence Mullen & Paul Hewson (songwriters) (2004)
* "City of Blinding Lights" – Adam Clayton, David Evans, Laurence Mullen & Paul Hewson (songwriters) (2005)
* "Dani California" – Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis & Chad Smith (songwriters) (2006)
* "Radio Nowhere" – Bruce Springsteen (songwriter) (2007)
* "Girls in Their Summer Clothes" – Bruce Springsteen (songwriter) (2008)
* "Use Somebody" – Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill (songwriters) (2009)

2010s|

* "Angry World" – Neil Young (songwriter) (2010)
* "Walk" – Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett & Pat Smear (songwriters) (2011)
* "Lonely Boy" – Dan Auerbach, Brian Burton & Patrick Carney (songwriters) (2012)
* "Cut Me Some Slack" – Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Krist Novoselic & Pat Smear (songwriters) (2013)
* "Ain't It Fun" – Hayley Williams & Taylor York (songwriters) (2014)
* "Don't Wanna Fight" – Zac Cockrell, Heath Fogg, Brittany Howard & Steve Johnson (songwriters) (2015)
* "Blackstar" – David Bowie (songwriter) (2016)
* "Run" – Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett & Pat Smear (songwriters) (2017)
* "Masseduction" – Jack Antonoff & Annie Clark (songwriters) (2018)
* "This Land" – Gary Clark Jr. (songwriter) (2019)

2020s|

* "Stay High" – Brittany Howard (songwriter) (2020)
* "Waiting on a War" – Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett & Pat Smear (songwriters) (2021)
* "Broken Horses" – Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth (songwriters) (2022)
* "Not Strong Enough" – Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers & Lucy Dacus (songwriters) (2023)
* "Broken Man" – Annie Clark (songwriter) (2024)

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Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media

1980s|

* "Somewhere Out There" – James Horner, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil (songwriters) (1987)
* "Two Hearts" – Phil Collins & Lamont Dozier (songwriters) (1988)
* "Let the River Run" – Carly Simon (songwriter) (1989)

1990s|

* "Under the Sea" – Alan Menken & Howard Ashman (songwriters) (1990)
* "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" – Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Michael Kamen & Bryan Adams (songwriters) (1991)
* "Beauty and the Beast" – Alan Menken & Howard Ashman (songwriters) (1992)
* "A Whole New World" – Alan Menken & Tim Rice (songwriters) (1993)
* "Streets of Philadelphia" – Bruce Springsteen (songwriter) (1994)
* "Colors of the Wind" – Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz (songwriters) (1995)
* "Because You Loved Me" – Diane Warren (songwriter) (1996)
* "I Believe I Can Fly" – R. Kelly (songwriter) (1997)
* "My Heart Will Go On" – James Horner & Will Jennings (songwriters) (1998)
* "Beautiful Stranger" – Madonna & William Orbit (songwriters) (1999)

2000s|

* "When She Loved Me" – Randy Newman (songwriter) (2000)
* "Boss of Me" – John Flansburgh & John Linnell (songwriters) (2001)
* "If I Didn't Have You" – Randy Newman (songwriter) (2002)
* "A Mighty Wind" – Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy & Michael McKean (songwriters) (2003)
* "Into the West" – Annie Lennox, Howard Shore & Fran Walsh (songwriters) (2004)
* "Believe" – Glen Ballard & Alan Silvestri (songwriters) (2005)
* "Our Town" – Randy Newman (songwriter) (2006)
* "Love You I Do" – Siedah Garrett & Henry Krieger (songwriters) (2007)
* "Down to Earth" – Peter Gabriel & Thomas Newman (songwriters) (2008)
* "Jai Ho" – Gulzar, A. R. Rahman & Tanvi Shah (songwriters) (2009)

2010s|

* "The Weary Kind" – Ryan Bingham & T Bone Burnett (songwriters) (2010)
* "I See the Light" – Alan Menken & Glenn Slater (songwriters) (2011)
* "Safe & Sound" – T Bone Burnett, Taylor Swift, Joy Williams & John Paul White (songwriters) (2012)
* "Skyfall" – Adele Atkins & Paul Epworth (songwriters) (2013)
* "Let It Go" – Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez (songwriters) (2014)
* "Glory" – Common, Che Smith & John Legend (songwriters) (2015)
* "Can't Stop the Feeling!" – Max Martin, Shellback & Justin Timberlake (songwriters) (2016)
* "How Far I'll Go" – Lin-Manuel Miranda (songwriter) (2017)
* "Shallow" – Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt (songwriters) (2018)
* "I'll Never Love Again" – Lady Gaga, Natalie Hemby, Hillary Lindsey & Aaron Raitiere (songwriters) (2019)

2020s|

* "No Time to Die" – Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell (songwriters) (2020)
* "All Eyes On Me" – Bo Burnham (songwriter) (2021)
* "We Don't Talk About Bruno" – Lin-Manuel Miranda (songwriter) (2022)
* "What Was I Made For?" – Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell (songwriters) (2023)
* "It Never Went Away" – Jon Batiste & Dan Wilson (songwriters) (2024)

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MTV Video Music Award for Best Video from a Film

* "Wild Wild Life" (1987)
* "La Bamba" (1988)
* "When Love Comes to Town" (1989)
* "Cradle of Love" (1990)
* "Wicked Game" (1991)
* "Bohemian Rhapsody" (1992)
* "Would?" (1993)
* "Streets of Philadelphia" (1994)
* "Kiss from a Rose" (1995)
* "Gangsta's Paradise" (1996)
* "Men in Black" (1997)
* "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (1998)
* "Beautiful Stranger" (1999)
* "Try Again" (2000)
* "Lady Marmalade" (2001)
* "Hero" (2002)
* "Lose Yourself" (2003)

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