The song comes from Pixar's Toy Story 2, released in 1999, where it accompanies Jessie's flashback to her childhood owner Emily, who gradually outgrows her. Written by Randy Newman and performed by Sarah McLachlan, the ballad became one of the film's most remembered moments because it gave a toy's abandonment a quietly adult sadness. Online, short clips spread through tribute edits, nostalgic montages and reaction videos, where the opening melody alone signals loss, growing up and looking back.