<P> `` Up Where We Belong '' is a Platinum - certified , Grammy Award - winning hit song written by Jack Nitzsche , Buffy Sainte - Marie , and Will Jennings . It was recorded by Joe Cocker ( lead vocals ) and Jennifer Warnes ( lead and background vocals ) for the smash 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman . </P>
<P> `` Up Where We Belong '' is a Platinum - certified , Grammy Award - winning hit song written by Jack Nitzsche , Buffy Sainte - Marie , and Will Jennings . It was recorded by Joe Cocker ( lead vocals ) and Jennifer Warnes ( lead and background vocals ) for the smash 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman . </P>
who sang love lifts us up where we belong
who sang love lifts us up where we belong
Joe Cocker
Joe Cocker