Accidentally in Love

"Accidentally in Love" is a song performed by Counting Crows. It was featured in the Shrek 2 movie soundtrack. It was commercially successful, peaking within the top 40 of several music charts, but it experienced notable success in Ireland, where it reached number three and spent ten weeks in the top 50. It was also a popular hit in Poland, peaking at number four on the LP3 Chart. The song was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 2005 Academy Awards.

Awards
"Accidentally in Love" was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Counting Crows also performed the song at the ceremony but did not win the award. The song also received nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media.

Music video
The main music video for the song, directed by Meiert Avis, features a stuffed toy rabbit (voiced by and patterned after the band's frontman Adam Duritz) in the apartment of a young couple (the girl is Ashley Roberts from The Pussycat Dolls and the boy is LA Models model Steve Vanda), complete with a TV showing scenes from the film. The rabbit comes to life and serenades the girl. She falls in love with him and leaves her boyfriend behind while he is in the kitchen making breakfast for her. The band itself is not present at all in the video.

An alternative music video for the song is included on the Shrek 2 DVD as a bonus feature, and combines clips from the movie with scenes of Duritz recording the song.

In popular culture
"Accidentally in Love" is included in the music games Just Dance Kids 2 and Lego Rock Band.