You've Got a Friend in Me

"You've Got a Friend in Me" is the famed main theme of the film Toy Story, written and performed by Randy Newman, possibly from the perspective of Woody. It is first heard as a solo in the opening title of the film as Andy takes Woody downstairs. It is sung as a duo with Lyle Lovett in the credits, and this version is used in Disney's Sing Along Songs: Topsy Turvy. The solo and the duet version are listed as Tracks 1 and 16, respectively in the Toy Story Soundtrack,

In the sequel, Toy Story 2, a scene from Woody's Roundup features a Woody doll on the show singing this song on a guitar, and then a kid on the set hugs him. It is also sung by Wheezy (Robert Goulet) at the end of the sequel, and this version can be heard in its entirety during the end credits and listed as Track 3 in the Toy Story 2 Soundtrack. The soundtrack also features an instrumental version of the song, performed by Tom Scott, listed as Track 20. The band Riders in the Sky has also performed a cover of this song on the album "Woody's Roundup: A Rootin' Tootin' Collection of Woody's Favorite Songs," listed as Track 1.

In Toy Story 3 almost the whole song is heard during the scene of Mrs. Davis' old recordings of Andy playing with his toys. It is also a coincidence that the song stops right at the verse: "And as the years go by, our friendship will never die", and goes right to the scene with the toys in the toy box planning their mission to get Andy to play with them. Due to Buzz Lightyear briefly being reset to Spanish mode in the film, it has a Spanish version of the song, "Hay Un Amigo En Mí", performed by Gipsy Kings, listed as Track 2 on the Toy Story 3 Soundtrack. During the end credits of the film, Buzz Lightyear and Jessie perform a paso doble to the song.

The song was nominated for the 1995 Academy Award for Best Original Song and the 1996 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song -- although it lost to another Disney song, "Colors of the Wind" from Pocahontas, which was released on the same year as Toy Story.

Like the other songs featured in Toy Story, Pixar only wanted songs in the background to describe the scene and emotions of the characters.

thumb|280px|left|Toy Story: "You've Got a Friend In Remix" OFFICIAL VERSION 2009

Lyrics
You've got a friend in me

You've got a friend in me

When the road looks rough ahead

And you're miles and miles

From your nice warm bed

You just remember what your old pal said

Boy, you've got a friend in me

Yeah, you've got a friend in me

You've got a friend in me

You've got a friend in me

If you've got troubles, I've got 'em too

There isn't anything I wouldn't do for you

We stick together and can see it through

Cause you've got a friend in me

You've got a friend in me

Some other folks might be

A little bit smarter than I am

Bigger and stronger too, maybe

But none of them will ever love you

The way I do, it's me and you, boy.

And as the years go by

Our friendship will never die

You're gonna see it's our destiny

You've got a friend in me (x3)

Spanish version (performed by the Gipsy Kings)
Hay un amigo en mí

Hay un amigo en mí

Cuando salgas a volar

Hay un amigo en mí

Sí, un amigo en mí

Hay un amigo en mí

Hay un amigo en mí

Hay un amigo en mí

Cuando salgas a volar

Hay un amigo en mí

Sí, un amigo en mí

Hay un amigo en mí

Hay muchos que pueden ser

Un poco más listos

Mas nunca habrá quien pueda ser

Un amigo fiel

Y tú lo sabes

Los años pasarán

Lo nuestro no morirá

Lo vas a ver

Mejor tener

Un buen amigo en mí

Hay un amigo en mí

Un buen amigo en mí

Hay un amigo en mi