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"If I Didn't Have You" is a song featured in the credits of the 2001 Disney/Pixar animated film Monsters, Inc., written by Randy Newman and performed by John Goodman as Sulley and Billy Crystal as Mike Wazowski. The song sings about the humorous, but touching friendship between Mike and Sulley that will never break. Also in the beginning of the film an up-tempo instrumental version plays as the opening theme. The song also won an Academy Award for Best Original Song making it the first time Newman won an Oscar. An a-capella version of the more up-tempo instrumental for this song is used as the opening theme for the TV series Monsters at Work, arranged and performed by Dominic Lewis. If one is to be picky, this song is the anthem of the Monsters franchise.

Hannah Montana co-stars Emily Osment and Mitchel Musso also recorded their own cover version for the Disneymania 6 album.

This song was also performed by the Western band Riders in the Sky on its 2002 album Monsters, Inc. Scream Factory Favorites, listed also as Track 1.

Lyrics[]

Sulley: If I were a rich man
With a million or two
Mike: I'd live in a penthouse
In a room with a view

Sulley: And if I were handsome
(Mike: No way!)
It could happen.
Those dreams do come true
I wouldn't have nothin'
If I didn't have you

Wouldn't have nothin'
If I didn't have
Wouldn't have nothin'
If I didn't have
Wouldn't have nothin'

Mike: Can I tell you something?
For years, I have envied
(Sulley: You green with it.)
Your grace and your charm
Everyone loves you, you know?
(Sulley: Yes, I know, I know, I know.)

Mike: I must admit it
Big guy, you always come through
I wouldn't have nothin'
If I didn't have you

Both: You and me together
That's how it always should be
One without the other
Don't mean nothin' to me
Nothing to me

Mike: Yeah, I wouldn't be nothin'
(Sulley: Aw, now)
If I didn't have you to serve
I'm just a punky little eyeball
And a funky optic nerve

Hey, I never told you this
Sometimes I get a little blue
(Sulley: Looks good on you.)
But I wouldn't have nothin'
If I didn't have you

Sulley: Let's dance
Mike: Ha, ha!
Look, Ma! I'm dancin'!
Would you let me lead?
Look at that, it's two big guys
Who are light on their feet!

Don't you dare dip me,
Don't you dare dip me,
Don't you dare dip me!
Ow, I should have stretched!

Sulley: Yes, I wouldn't be nothin'
If I didn't have you
(Mike: I know what you mean, Sulley, because...)
I wouldn't know where to go
(Mike: Me too because I...)
Wouldn't know what to do
(Mike: Why do you keep singin' my part?)
Both: I don't have to say it
(Sulley: Aw, say it anyway)
Mike: 'Cause we...
Both: ...both know it's true

I wouldn't have nothin'
If I didn't have
I wouldn't have nothin'
If I didn't have
I wouldn't have nothin'
If I didn't have you
Wouldn't have nothin'
If I didn't have
Youuuuu!

Mike: One more time! It worked!

Sulley: Don't have to say it
Mike: Where'd everybody come from?
Sulley: 'Cause we both know it's true
Mike: Let's take it home, big guy!

Both: I wouldn't have nothin'
If I didn't have
I wouldn't have nothin'
If I didn't have
I wouldn't have nothin'
If I didn't have you

Mike: You, you!
Sulley: A-E-I-O
Mike: That means you
Yeah!

Sulley: If I were a rich man
With a million or two
Mike: I'd live in a penthouse
In a room with a view

Sulley: And if I were handsome
(Mike: No way!)
It could happen.
Those dreams do come true
I wouldn't have nothin'
If I didn't have you

Wouldn't have nothin'
If I didn't have
Wouldn't have nothin'
If I didn't have
Wouldn't have nothin'

(instrumental interlude while various bloopers play throughout the song)

Mike: I must admit it
Big guy, you always come through
I wouldn't have nothin'
If I didn't have you

Both: You and me together
That's how it always should be
One without the other
Don't mean nothin' to me
Nothing to me

("Put That Thing Back Where It Came From or So Help Me" rehearsal)

Both: I don't have to say it
(Sulley: Aw, say it anyway)
Mike: 'Cause we...
Both: ...both know it's true
I wouldn't have nothin'
If I didn't have
I wouldn't have nothin'
If I didn't have
I wouldn't have nothin'
If I didn't have you
Wouldn't have nothin'
If I didn't have
Youuuuu!

Mike: One more time! It worked!

Sulley: Don't have to say it
Mike: I'm gonna anyway
Sulley: 'Cause we both know it's true
Mike: Let's take it home, big guy!

Both: I wouldn't have nothin'
If I didn't have
I wouldn't have nothin'
If I didn't have
I wouldn't have nothin'
If I didn't have you

Mike: You, you!
Sulley: A-E-I-O
Mike: That means you
Yeah!

Videos[]

Trivia[]

  • At the 2002 Academy Awards, the song was sung by Randy Newman and John Goodman.
  • The song is instrumental in the Latin American version.
  • The song made Monsters Inc. the first Pixar movie to win an Academy Award for Best Original Song.
  • The melody of the song is similar to "You've Got a Friend in Me". Coincidentally, they are both Pixar songs about friendship.


v - e - d
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Media
Films and Television: Monsters, Inc. (video/soundtrack) • Monsters University (video/soundtrack) • Mike's New CarParty CentralMonsters at Work (soundtrack)

Video Games: Monsters, Inc.Monsters, Inc. Scream ArenaMonsters, Inc. Scream TeamMonsters, Inc. Scream Team TrainingMike's Monstrous AdventureDisney UniverseMonsters, Inc. RunDisney InfinityLEGO The IncrediblesKingdom Hearts IIIDisney Emoji BlitzDisney Heroes: Battle ModeDisney Speedstorm
Cancelled projects: Circle 7 Screenplay

Disney Parks
Disney Animation BuildingMonsters, Inc. Laugh FloorMonsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue!Monsters, Inc. Ride & Go SeekPixar Pal-A-Round

Entertainment: "A Whole New World" A Magical Disney SongbookDisney's Showtime SpectacularPixar Playtime PalsTOGETHER: a Pixar Musical Adventure
Restaurants: Adorable Snowman Frosted Treats
Shops: Monsters, Inc. Company Store
Parades: Block Party BashDisney's Dreams On Parade: Moving OnDisney Stars 'n' CarsJubilation!Paint The Night ParadePixar Play ParadeTokyo Disneyland Electrical Parade: DreamLights
Fireworks: Happily Ever AfterIlluminate! A Nighttime CelebrationMickey's Mix Magic!Together Forever: A Pixar Nighttime SpectacularWonderful World of Animation
Spring: Disney's Easter WonderlandDisney Color-Fest: A Street Party!
Summer: Stitch and Friends Summer Surprise
Halloween: Maze of Madness: The Nightmare Experiment Continues
Christmas: A Totally Tomorrowland Christmas

Characters
Monsters, Inc.: James P. SullivanMike WazowskiBooHenry J. Waternoose IIIRandall BoggsFungusRozCelia MaeNeedleman and SmittyFlintThaddeus BileJerryGeorge SandersonCharlie ProctorChild Detection AgencySushi ChefTonyJosh RiveraPete WardWaxfordTheodore PauleyLanky SchmidtYeti

Monsters University: Karen GravesFrank McCayArtTerri and Terry PerryScott SquibblesDon CarltonJohnny Worthington IIIChet AlexanderJavier RiosCarrie WilliamsDean HardscrabbleProfessor KnightSheri SquibblesClaire WheelerBrock PearsonArchie the Scare PigRosie LevinCarla BenitezMargaret GesnerSlug Monster Student
Monsters At Work: Tylor TuskmonMillie TuskmonBernard TuskmonMr. CrummyhamVal LittleFritzCutterDuncan P. AndersonRotoRozeBanana BreadOtisSnoreMariaGary GibbsArgus BlinksInspection EyesThalia FlintDavid

Episodes
Season One: "Welcome to Monsters, Incorporated" • "Meet Mift" • "The Damaged Room" • "The Big Wazowskis" • "The Cover Up" • "The Vending Machine" • "Adorable Returns" • "Little Monsters" • "Bad Hair Day" • "It's Laughter They're After"

Season Two: "A Monstrous Homecoming" • "The C.R.E.E.P. Show" • "Setting the Table" • "Opening Doors" • "It's Coming From Inside the House!" • "Field of Screams" • "Monsters in the Dark" • "Lights! Camera! Chaos!"

Songs
If I Didn't Have YouPut That Thing Back Where It Came From or So Help MeThe Scare FloorMonsters UniversityComedy Can Be DangerousI'm Not Gonna Sing You a Song
Locations
Paris, FranceMonstropolisMonsters, Inc.Harryhausen'sHimalayasBoo's RoomTrailer FolkMonsters UniversityFear TechThe Boiler Room (Monster's Inc.)
Objects
Scarer's LeaderboardScream CanisterDoorScream ExtractorLittle MikeyPixar BallA113Pizza Planet Truck
See Also
Monsters, Inc.: Laugh FactoryThe Art of Monsters, Inc.Monsters (Original Treatment)Monsters, Inc. 2 (Circle 7 Screenplay)The Art of Monsters UniversityThe Science Behind PixarPixar in a BoxOozma KappaRoar Omega RoarJaws Theta ChiSlugma Slugma KappaEta Hiss HissPython Nu KappaScare Games


v - e - d
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Media
Disney Speedstorm
Characters
Mickey Mouse & Friends: Mickey MouseDonald DuckGoofyMinnie MouseDaisy DuckSteamboat Pete

Oswald the Lucky Rabbit: OswaldOrtensia
The Jungle Book: MowgliBaloo
Journey Into Imagination: Figment
The Little Mermaid: ArielEricKing TritonUrsula
Beauty and the Beast: BelleBeastGaston
Aladdin: AladdinJasmineGenieJafar
Hercules: HerculesMegaraHades
Mulan: Fa MulanLi Shang
Pirates of the Caribbean: Jack SparrowElizabeth Swann
Toy Story: WoodyBuzz LightyearBo PeepJessie
Monsters, Inc.: James P. SullivanMike WazowskiCelia MaeRandall Boggs
Lilo & Stitch: StitchLilo PelekaiJumba JookibaCaptain GantuAngel
Frozen: AnnaElsaHansKristoffOlaf
WALL-E: WALL-EEVE

Songs
The Bare NecessitiesBeauty and the BeastGastonThe Gospel TruthHawaiian Roller Coaster RideHe Mele No LiloI'll Make a Man Out of YouIf I Didn't Have YouMickey Mouse MarchMinnie's Yoo HooOne Jump AheadPart of Your WorldSteamboat BillTrust in MeA Whole New WorldYo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)You've Got a Friend in MeDo You Want to Build a Snowman?Let It GoUnder the SeaZero to Hero
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