<P> `` Up Where We Belong '' is a song written by Jack Nitzsche , Buffy Sainte - Marie and Will Jennings that was recorded by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes for the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman . It reached record stores in July of that year to coincide with the release of the film . The song is about the belief that love can withstand the struggles of a relationship and make it stronger . </P>
<P> `` Up Where We Belong '' is a song written by Jack Nitzsche , Buffy Sainte - Marie and Will Jennings that was recorded by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes for the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman . It reached record stores in July of that year to coincide with the release of the film . The song is about the belief that love can withstand the struggles of a relationship and make it stronger . </P>
who sings lift us up where we belong
who sings lift us up where we belong
Joe Cocker Jennifer Warnes
Joe Cocker Jennifer Warnes