"Everything Is Awesome" debuted at No. 11 on the Dance/Electronic Songs chart, with 34,000 downloads in its first week.[8] It also charted at No. 11 on the Irish charts,[citation needed] and peaked at No. 35 on the Canadian Hot 100.[9] The song spent six consecutive weeks on the UK Singles and thirty-one on the UK Indie, peaking on both charts in early March at No. 17 and No. 2, respectively.[10][11] In the US Billboard Hot 100, the song charted No. 57.[12] The single had sold 418,000 copies in the United States by the end of June, 2014,[13] and became Gold certified at the end of that year. On July 14, 2017[update], it was certified Platinum, having sold more than 1,000,000 units since its release.[14]
Oscars performance
As one of the songs nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song, a large-scale musical performance of "Everything Is Awesome" took place at the 2015 awards ceremony. Tegan and Sara performed the song with the Lonely Island, musician and singer Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo (wearing a LEGO version of the Devo energy dome), DJ and drummer Questlove of The Roots, and actor Will Arnett, dressed as Batman, wearing the costume originally worn by Val Kilmer in the 1995 film Batman Forever.[15] In the film, Arnett provides the voice of Batman and sings the mocking heavy metal composition "Untitled Self Portrait", an excerpt of which was incorporated into the performance of "Everything Is Awesome" at the Academy Awards.[16]
In January 2019, the song was reused in a music video to promote The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, whereas original characters and new characters were shown dancing to the song.[41] A 360 degree version was also made.
Also in The Lego Movie 2, the characters sing a rather sad reprise of the song entitled "Everything's Not Awesome" (US)/"Everything is Awful" (UK)[citation needed] at the falling point of the film.
The Forza Horizon 4 expansion Lego Speed Champions added an in-game radio station called Radio Awesome, which has "Everything Is Awesome" as its only song.
In July 2014, the song was reused in a video by Greenpeace to promote their petition calling on The Lego Group to drop its partnership with Shell.[42]
In 2024, the Lego set Retro Radio included a sound brick with one of the sound clips being a re-recorded version of "Everything Is Awesome" in an acoustic, country-inspired version
References
↑Shawn Patterson (February 14, 2014). Everything Is Awesome - Shawn Patterson (Unplugged) surprise performance(HD) (Motion). Warner Bros.Pictures: Warner Bros. Pictures/Ryan Halpern. Event occurs at 0:11. Retrieved January 12, 2015. Shawn Patterson, who wrote the music and lyrics for the hit song from The Lego Movie "Everything Is Awesome", surprises a crowd of WB employees with his unplugged rendition of the song at a conference room celebration.
