"There's a Place for Us" is a song written by

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, and co-written and recorded by American country artist

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for the soundtrack of the 2010 film '' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader''. The song was performed by other artists for country-specific releases outside the United States. The song was nominated for

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at the

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Release and reception

It was released on November 16, 2010 as the soundtrack's lead single, and can be purchased exclusively through

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. It has sold 77,000 copies as of January 18, 2011.'Idol' track sales: Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Adam Lambert
/ref> The song did not enter the ''Billboard''

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but peaked at number 7 on the

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extension chart. It also entered two digital charts tracked by ''Billboard'' — at number 64 on the

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(component of

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) and at number 11 on Country Digital Songs (component of

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Chart positions

Joe McElderry version

Joe McElderry recorded the song for a United Kingdom release. It was released on December 6, 2010 as the b-side to McElderry's " Someone Wake Me Up" where it sold over 7,000 copies. Due to Sony Music's tight recording schedule, McElderry accidentally sang "king and queen" in the chorus instead of the printed lyric, "kings and queens" (referring to the kings and queens of Narnia), although attempts were made to electronically correct this in

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Versions

Various versions of the song "There's a Place for Us" are featured in international versions of the soundtrack, used to promote artists signed to Sony Music in different marketing regions. Many of these artists became famous as a result of various reality TV talent shows, such as ''

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'' in the case of Carrie Underwood, ''

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'' in the UK for Joe McElderry, and ''Swedish

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References

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