"Truth to Power" is a song by American band OneRepublic as the promotional single and title song for the documentary An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power about Al Gore's continuing mission to fight climate change.[2][3] The song was nominated for Best Original Song at the 22nd Satellite Awards and for Original Song in a Documentary at the 8th Hollywood Music in Media Awards.[4]
| "Truth to Power" | |
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| Promotional single by OneRepublic | |
| from the album An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power (Music from the Motion Picture) | |
| Released | June 30, 2017 |
| Genre | Gospel[1] |
| Length | 3:25 |
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| "Truth to Power" Video on YouTube | |
Background and composition
edit"Truth to Power" was written and produced by lead singer Ryan Tedder and T Bone Burnett. The lyrics are written from the perspective of Mother Nature speaking to her inhabitants as a call to action against climate change.[3] Gore described the song as capturing Mahatma Gandhi's satyagraha.[3] Tedder described the background for the original composition of the song:[5]
To me, this needed to be reverential. And my default mechanism when writing is very often gospel, and some of the songs that we had done that were referenced when I got brought in are more gospel-leaning records. And when I watched the climactic parts of the film with Vice President Gore giving this speech at Stanford, where he becomes more and more emboldened as the speech goes on, by the end of it, I was like, oh, God, he’s just doing like an altar call right now. And I went to Oral Roberts University, so I’ve seen my fair share of altar calls.
— Ryan Tedder
Promotion
editIn promotion of the song, OneRepublic performed the song on Late Night with Seth Meyers and at 2017 24-Hours of Reality event.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ Willman, Chris (2018-01-04). "Ryan Tedder, Sufjan Stevens, Chris Cornell Among Rockers Making a Play for Oscar". Variety. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ^ Trakin, Roy (2017-06-29). "OneRepublic Release 'Truth to Power' from 'An Inconvenient Sequel': Watch the Lyric Video (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ^ a b c McDonnell, Brandy. "Video: OneRepublic releases 'Truth to Power,' from 'An Inconvenient Sequel,' today". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ^ Staff, T. H. R. (2017-11-17). "Hollywood Music in Media Awards: Full Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ^ Willman, Chris (2018-01-04). "Ryan Tedder, Sufjan Stevens, Chris Cornell Among Rockers Making a Play for Oscar". Variety. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ^ OneRepublicVEVO (2017-07-28). OneRepublic - Truth To Power (Live On Late Night With Seth Meyers/2017). Retrieved 2024-07-09 – via YouTube.
- ^ Rbtvids (2017-12-04). Ryan Tedder, Brent Kutzle, Brian Willett - Truth To Power (@ 24 Hours of Reality). Retrieved 2024-07-09 – via YouTube.