" I Thought I Lost You " is a pop rock song and lasts three minutes and thirty-six seconds . Its instrumentation includes electric guitar and piano . The song is set in common time at a moderate rock tempo of 103 beats per minute . The song is sung in the key of E ♭ major and Cyrus ' vocals span two octaves , from G3 to A ♭ 5 . " I Thought I Lost You " follows the chord progression of E ♭ &mdash; A ♭ sus2 . The song 's lyrics speak of " getting lost and getting found , with an overarching theme of loyalty . " The song received mixed reception from contemporary critics . William Ruhlmann of AllMusic wrote , " The album begins with a pop/rock song , ' I Thought I Lost You , ' which oddly sounds like a love duet between John Travolta , a man in his mid-fifties , and the teenage TV and pop star Miley Cyrus , until it is remembered that Travolta voices the movie 's title character , a dog . " " I Thought I Lost You " was nominated for the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Song at the 14th Broadcast Film Critics Association Award , but lost to Bruce Springsteen 's " The Wrestler " from '' The Wrestler '' ( 2008 ) . The song was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song at the 66th Golden Globe Awards , but also lost to " The Wrestler " . An uncredited reviewer from the '' Los Angeles Times '' thought the song could have been nominated for and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song at 81st Academy Awards . However , the reviewer stated that the probability of the event was shattered by " a serious obstacle solely being used in '' Bolt '' s ending credits and lots of Disney competition . " The music video for " I Thought I Lost You " premiered on November 3 , 2008 on Disney Channel . The video commences with a clip from '' Bolt '' in which one of the film 's characters , Rhino , shouts " Let it begin ! " Then several clips from the film play rapidly until Cyrus and Travolta are shown performing in a recording studio . Throughout the rest of the video , scenes alternate between Cyrus and Travolta performing to clips from '' Bolt '' . It ends with Rhino performing a brief dance move
14th Broadcast Film Critics Association Award
14th Critics' Choice Awards
I Thought I Lost You