June 6, 2006 – The Soundtrack for Disney Pixar’s Cars is Released Through Walt Disney Records
“Slow down, you’re gonna crash, baby you were screamin’ it’s a blast, blast, blast. Look out baby you got your blinders on, everybody’s lookin’ for a way to get real gone.”
On June 6, 2006, the soundtrack for the seventh Disney Pixar full-length animated feature film Cars was released through Walt Disney Records. The album is a compilation of score and songs by popular and contemporary artists, with the score composed by Pixar veteran Randy Newman. Songs on the album include “Real Gone” by Sheryl Crow, “Route 66” by Chuck Berry, with a cover version by John Mayer, a cover of “Life is a Highway” by Rascal Flatts, “Behind the Clouds” and “Find Yourself” by Brad Paisley, “Our Town” by James Taylor, “Sh-Boom” by The Chords, and “My Heart Would Know” by Hank Williams. The album peaked at number 6 on the Billboard charts, and would go on to be nominated for the Best Compilation Soundtrack Album Grammy.
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