Try Everything

"Try Everything" is a song recorded by Colombian singer Shakira for the 2016 Walt Disney Animation Studios film Zootopia, and written by Sia, Tor Hermansen, and Mikkel Eriksen.

For the Republica song, see Speed Ballads.

"Try Everything"
Single by Shakira
from the album Zootopia: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
ReleasedFebruary 23, 2016 (2016-02-23)
RecordedNovember 2015
Westlake Recording Studios
Length3:22
LabelWalt Disney
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Stargate
Shakira singles chronology
"Mi Verdad"
(2015)		 "Try Everything"
(2016)		 "La Bicicleta"
(2016)
Music video
"Try Everything" on YouTube

In the film, it is featured as a song recorded by a singer named Gazelle (voiced by Shakira). It is first heard when Judy Hopps plays it on her MP3 player on the train to Zootopia. It is heard again during the end credits (performed by Gazelle for the citizens of Zootopia). The song appears on the soundtrack album to Zootopia, and was released as a single during February 2016.

Commercial performance

The song debuted and peaked at number 63 on the Billboard Hot 100,[1] as well as number 26 on the Digital Songs chart with the help of 33,000 digital downloads and three million US streams after the release of its official music video.[2] The song was certified 2 times platinum in the United States by RIAA for sales exceeding 2,000,000 units, it also received a silver certification in the United Kingdom by BPI for sales of over 200,000 units.

In Asia, the song was a hit in various ASEAN countries, reaching 1 in Singapore and Japan (Overseas), 3 in Malaysia, 6 in Hong Kong, 7 in South Korea (International), 10 in Thailand, 11 in Indonesia. The song was on the Year-end chart of Taiwan and South Korea.

Critical reception

The song was nominated for Best Song Written For Visual Media at the 59th Grammy Awards. In 2020 Billboard named "Try Everything" as one of the 12 best Disney songs of the 21st century.[3] In 2022, the song ranked 19th on the Billboard’s Greatest of All Time Disney Songs Chart. [4] In the UK, the song ranked 25th on the list of Disney's Official most-streamed songs as of 2022. [5]

Music video

The music video consists mostly of scenes from Zootopia, intercut with footage of Shakira singing in a recording studio.

Accolades
Year Award Category Result Ref
2017 Grammy Awards Best Song Written For Visual Media Nominated [6]

International version

As the track is a background song, not key for the understanding of the plot, "Try Everything" was left untranslated in most foreign dubbings. However, it numbers a few adaptations around the world.

All official versions of "Try Everything"
Language Performer Title Translation
Chinese Mandarin Sophie Chen[7] "尝试一切" (Chángshì yīqiè) "Try everything"
English Shakira "Try everything"
Hindi Shruti Rane "हार ना मानूँगी" (Haar na Manungi) "I won't give up"
Japanese Dream Ami[8] "トライ・エヴリシング" (Torai evurishingu) "Try everything"
Korean Kim Kyung-Sun[9] "최선을 다해" (Choiseon-eul dahae) "Do your best"
Polish Paulina Przybysz[10] "Nie bój się chcieć" "Don't be afraid of wishing"
Ukrainian Zlata Ognevich[11] "Не відступлю" (Ne vidstuplyu) "I won't give up"

Other versions

In April 2016, the five man a cappella group Home Free released a music video of their cover of the song.[12] As of November 2021, the video had over 8.5 million views on YouTube.[13]

In November 2020, the South Korean girl group Purple Kiss covered the song as part of their international medley of covers of the top female vocalist from each country.[14]

Charts
Chart (2016-2017) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[15] 57
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[16] 39
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[17] 9
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[18] 49
France (SNEP)[19] 43
Germany (Official German Charts)[20] 54
Hong Kong (Music Weekly)[21] 6
Hungary (Single Top 40)[22] 6
Indonesia (Music Weekly)[23] 10
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[24] 41
Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard)[24] 1
Lebanon (The Official Lebanese Top 20)[25] 1
Malaysia (Music Weekly)[26] 3
Singapore (Music Weekly)[27] 1
South Korea International Chart (Gaon)[28] 7
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[29] 10
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[30] 50
Slovenia (SloTop50)[31] 39
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[32] 32
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[33] 39
Taiwan (CCR)[34] 7
Taiwan (Five Music)[35] 8
Thailand (Music Weekly)[36] 11
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[37] 186
US Billboard Hot 100[38] 63

Year-end charts
Chart (2016) Position
Hungary (Single Top 40)[39] 86
South Korean International Singles Gaon Music Chart[40] 51
Taiwan Hit Fm Top Annual Top 100 Singles [41] 74

All time charts
Chart (All time) Position
US Greatest of All Time Disney Songs (Billboard)[42] 19

Sales and certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
South Korea (Gaon Chart) — 170,972[43]
United Kingdom (BPI)[44] Silver 200,000
United States (RIAA)[45] 2× Platinum 2,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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