Arcade Fire share new song for Tim Burton's Dumbo

After sharing a short preview of the track last month, Arcade Fire have released the full version of their new song, 'Baby Mine', from Tim Burton's Dumbo soundtrack. The track, a cover of a song that featured in Disney's original version of Dumbo, will appear in the upcoming film's credits.

Watch the new visual for our cover of “Baby Mine” from @dumbo now on @vevo - https://t.co/aeiE4XVth4 pic.twitter.com/KiYAx2Xli7

— Arcade Fire (@arcadefire) March 11, 2019

In a statement, Arcade Fire's Win Butler discussed his family's connection with the original film:

“There is a scene with a locomotive in the original Dumbo that uses an instrument called the Sonovox that my grandpa Alvino Rey made famous in the 1930s. Every time I saw the film I thought it was him. When we were asked to do the [end credit version of ‘Baby Mine’], I immediately got all of my grandfather’s old guitars and wanted to play them in the song. My mom plays the harp on the track, my brother the theremin, my wife sings and plays drums, and our son even plays the triangle, as well as the rest of our ‘family’ in Arcade Fire. I will forever relate to the song thinking about the people I hold so dear that are ‘so precious to me.’ Listen for the cameo of my grandpa Alvino’s famous Sonovox at the end.”

'Baby Mine' was originally performed by Botty Noyes in Disney's 1941 film. The song has since been covered by the likes of Glenn Miller, Bette Midler, Bonnie Raitt, Alison Krauss, and now, Arcade Fire. The Canadian indie-rock group's latest project, Everything Now, was released in 2017. Take a look at their 2018 interview with Hot Press here.

Burton's upcoming adaption of Dumbo, starring Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton and Danny DeVito, is out on March 29.