No Way Out (song)

"No Way Out"
Single by Phil Collins
from the album Brother Bear
Released	22 March 2004
Format	CD single
Recorded	2003
Genre	Pop
Label	Walt Disney
Writer(s)	Phil Collins
Producer(s)	Phil Collins, Mark Mancina
Phil Collins singles chronology
"Look Through My Eyes" (2003) "No Way Out" (2004) "Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away" (Re-release) (2004)

"No Way Out" is a song by the English singer Phil Collins from the Brother Bear film soundtrack.

Production

Two different versions of the song are placed onto the Brother Bear soundtrack. One is 4:18 minutes long and rock-driven, while the other is 2:37 minutes long and a more mellow keyboard-driven version.^[1]

Scene

The scene where the song is heard sees Kenai being forced to tell Koda that he killed his mother when he was a human. He is remorseful but Koda looks horrified and runs away in fear.

Critical reception

GenesisNews said the song is a "compact...strong balled" and reminiscent of older Phil Collins songs such as I Wish It Would Rain Down due to its "speed, harmonies and female backing vocals".^[2] Allmusic deemed it "forgettable ".^[3]

In the context of the film, No Way Out has been highly criticized for drowning out the dialogue in the film's climactic scene with generic pop lyrics.^[4]

Track listing

1. "No Way Out"
2. "No Way Out" (Radio Edit)
3. "No Way Out" (Instrumental)

Charts

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