This ballad is from the 2011 movie The Muppets. It finds the film's main characters, Gary (Jason Segel) and Walter, (Peter Linz) questioning themselves on the subject of their true identities. The song also features Bill Barretta as Gary's Muppet form and Jim Parsons as Walter's human form. It was released on November 22, 2011 as part of the film's soundtrack.
The song was written for the movie by Bret McKenzie, who is best known for being one half of the musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords. He told MTV: "I really wanted [this song] to be hilarious and beautiful, and I feel like we got that combination. It's sincere but ridiculous. The idea of children singing the song at school cracks me up."
Along with "Real in Rio" from the movie Rio, this was one of just two songs nominated for the Best Original Song category at the 84th Academy Awards. It was the third Muppet song to be nominated for an Oscar, following "Rainbow Connection" and "The First Time It Happens." 2012 was a long way from the days when some of the biggest hits were written for movies (example: "Eye Of The Tiger" losing to "Up Where We Belong), and this marked the first time that just two songs were nominated - Golden Globe entries "Hello Hello" (from Gnomeo & Juliet) "Lay Your Head Down" (from Albert Nobbs) were snubbed.
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