<P> According to Miranda, "Shiny" was inspired by the Flight of the Conchords' tribute to David Bowie at the Aspen Comedy Festival in 2004, as well as listening to Bowie's songs on a loop shortly after the singer's death in January 2016 . </P> <P> "How Far I'll Go" appears during the film performed by actress Auli'i Cravalho, and during the end credits performed by Canadian singer - songwriter Alessia Cara . A music video for Cara's version of the song was released on November 3, 2016 . It reached number 88 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 17, 2016 . South African singer Lira and Filipino singer Janella Salvador recorded two English - language versions of "How Far I'll Go" that will play over the end credits on the South African and Filipino release of the film, while Indonesian singer Maudy Ayunda and Malaysian singer Ayda Jebat recorded their own versions of the song respectively in Indonesian and Malaysian language . </P> <P> Lin - Manuel Miranda and Jordan Fisher sing a duet on "You're Welcome", which plays over the end credits . The song as performed by Dwayne Johnson appears in the film . Johnson's version of "You're Welcome" peaked at number 83 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 17, 2016 . The soundtrack also features Jemaine Clement, who voices the coconut crab Tamatoa . </P> <P> The album has so far sold a total of 509,000 copies in the United States making it the third soundtrack to surpass a half - million in sales in 2017, following Suicide Squad and Trolls . </P>

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