Somewhere Out There

Linda Ronstadt and

James Ingram

Somewhere out there

Beneath the pale moon light

Someone’s thinking of me

And loving me tonight

Somewhere out there

Someone’s saying a prayer

That we’ll find one another

In that big somewhere out there

And even though I know how very far apart we are

It helps to think we might be wishing

On the same bright star

And when the night wind starts to sing a lonesome lullaby

It helps to think we’re sleeping

Underneath the same big sky

Somewhere out there

If love can see us through

Then we’ll be together

Somewhere out there

Out where dreams come true

And even though I know how very far apart we are

It helps to think we might be wishing

On the same bright star

And when the night wind starts to sing a lonesome lullaby

It helps to think we’re sleeping

Underneath the same big sky

Somewhere out there

If love can see us through

Then we’ll be together

Somewhere out there

Out where dreams come true

Background

This popular duet was written for the Steven Spielberg-produced animated film “An American Tail.” In the movie, a family of mice from the Ukraine immigrates to the United States, but loses young Fievel along the way. One lonely night, Fievel (Phillip Glasser) and his sister Tanya (Betsy Cathcart), separated by a long distance, sing “Somewhere Out There” in the hopes of reuniting. Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram were enlisted to sing the pop version, a romantic ballad about two separated lovers who take comfort in the fact they are looking out at the same starry sky. The song won two Grammy awards at the 1988 ceremony: song of the year and best song written specifically for a motion picture or television. It was also nominated for best pop performance by a duo or group with vocal, but lost to the “Dirty Dancing” hit “(I’ve Had) the Time of My Life.”