Send Me on My Way - wikipedia Send Me on My Way `` Send Me on My Way '' Single by Rusted Root from the album Cruel Sun and When I Woke Released 1995 Genre Folk rock, acoustic rock, alternative rock Length 4 : 33 ( Cruel Sun version ) 4 : 19 ( When I Woke version ) Label Mercury Songwriter ( s ) Michael Glabicki, Liz Berlin, John Buynak, Jim Dispirito, Jim Donovan, Patrick Norman and Jennifer Wertz Producer ( s ) Dave Brown ( Cruel Sun version ) Bill Bottrell ( When I Woke version ) `` Send Me on My Way '' is a 1995 single by Rusted Root. It peaked at number 72 on the Billboard Hot 100. Contents 1 Background 2 Critical reception 3 In popular culture 4 References Background Originally released as a rough version on 1992 's Cruel Sun, it was rerecorded in 1994 for their second album, When I Woke. Root 's frontman, Michael Glabicki, wrote the lyrics, and its other members -- Liz Berlin, John Buynak, Jim Dispirito, Jim Donovan, Patrick Norman and Jennifer Wertz -- contributed to the track. In February 2013, in an interview with Songfacts, Glabicki recalled entering the band 's studio -- a warehouse with big windows -- on a sunny day, picking up a guitar and just writing the song amidst `` a very, very happy feeling '' in which `` there was a lot of happiness in the room '' In the same interview, he said that Toni Childs was an influence on the song. The song makes use of nonsense phrases such as `` oombayseeyou '' and `` seemoobadeeyah ''. These were added on the grounds that they sounded good and felt right and use of a dictionary word would not have been an improvement. In addition, the song contains a penny whistle solo played by Rusted Root member John Buynak. Critical reception Critical reception has been mixed. In January 2014, in a review for Cruel Sun, Kurt Keefner said that `` the African vocal riff from `` Send Me on My Way '' is bad Ladysmith Black Mambazo ``, whereas Chris Baker of Syracuse.com said `` The song 's pep and lightheartedness is undoubtedly responsible for its success. Unlike the fervor found in songs like `` Ecstasy '' or `` Lost in a Crowd, '' `` Send Me on My Way '' is unbridled optimism -- perfect for a children 's movie. '' In popular culture It has since maintained wide recognition through its frequent use in motion picture soundtracks, most notably in the movie adaptation of Roald Dahl 's Matilda, as well as Ice Age from Blue Sky Studios. This also includes other media, such as : Party of Five ( 1996 soundtrack ) Pie in the Sky ( 1996 ) Matilda ( 1996 ) Race the Sun ( 1996 ) The Theory of Flight ( 1998 ) Ice Age ( 2002 ) Mr. and Mrs. Smith ( 2005 ) Standing Still ( 2005 ) Used as theme music for Treehouse 's Are We There Yet ? : World Adventure ( 2007 -- 2009 ) Alpha and Omega ( 2010 ) Chuck ( 2011 ) Featured song in NHL and NCAA campaigns for Enterprise Rent - A-Car, which aired 254 times between 2011 -- 2013 New Girl -- Season 1, Episode 12 ( 2012 ) Cuckoo -- Season 3, Episode 7 ( BBC 3 version ) ( 2015 ) Big Mouth - Season 1, Episode 4 ( 2017 ) In addition, NASA engineers chose `` Send Me on My Way '' as `` wake up '' music for the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity, for Sol 21. Because of its use in popular culture, frontman Glabicki has said that the song has `` become a different thing for us. It 's this thing that lives next to us. Everyone has a great memory or connection with the song. The song grew up and now has a life of its own ; it 's bigger ; we get to sit back and watch it. '' References Jump up ^ `` Send Me on My Way -- Rusted Root Listen, Appearances, Song Review ''. AllMusic. Retrieved February 7, 2014. ^ Jump up to : When I Woke ( Media notes ). Rusted Root. PolyGram Records. 1994. Jump up ^ Cruel Sun ( Media notes ). Rusted Root. Blue Duck. 1992. Jump up ^ Billboard Hot 100. ^ Jump up to : Tweet ( January 8, 2013 ). `` Michael Glabicki of Rusted Root : Songwriter Interviews ''. Songfacts.com. Retrieved February 7, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Michael Glabicki of Rusted Root : Songwriter Interviews ''. www.songfacts.com. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 19. Jump up ^ Kurt Keefner. `` Cruel Sun -- Rusted Root Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards ''. AllMusic. Retrieved February 9, 2014. Jump up ^ Central New York ( January 2, 2014 ). `` Rusted Root endures with the help of ' Send Me on My Way ' ''. syracuse.com. Retrieved February 9, 2014. Jump up ^ Jason Ankeny ( November 12, 1996 ). `` Party of Five ( Original TV Soundtrack ) -- Original TV Soundtrack Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards ''. AllMusic. Retrieved February 9, 2014. Jump up ^ Gordon, Bryan ( Director ) ( February 9, 1996 ). Pie in the Sky ( Motion picture ). Fine Line Features. Jump up ^ Kanganis, Charles T. ( Director ) ( March 22, 1996 ). Race the Sun ( Motion picture ). TriStar Pictures. Jump up ^ `` Theory of Flight -- Original Soundtrack Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards ''. AllMusic. January 12, 1999. Retrieved February 9, 2014. Jump up ^ Cole Weiss, Matthew ( Director ) ( June 17, 2005 ). Standing Still ( Motion picture ). Freestyle Publishing. Jump up ^ `` Are We There Yet ? : World Adventure theme ''. IMDB.com. September 18, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2014. Jump up ^ Bell, Anthony, Gluck, Ben ( September 17, 2010 ). Alpha and Omega ( Motion picture ). Lionsgate Films. Jump up ^ Norris, Patrick ( February 21, 2011 ). `` Chuck Versus the Masquerade ''. Warner Bros. Television Distribution. Missing or empty series = ( help ) Jump up ^ `` Enterprise TV Commercial, ' College Grads ' Song by Rusted Root ''. iSpot.tv. September 18, 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2014. Jump up ^ Reed, Payton ( February 7, 2012 ). `` The Landlord ''. Fox Broadcasting Company. Missing or empty series = ( help ) Jump up ^ Dave Lane, Mars Exploration Rover OPPORTUNITY, Vol 1 2003 -- 2004 ( 2008 ), p. 52 ( `` Controllers at JPL chose `` Send Me on My Way, '' by Rusted Root, and `` Desert Drive, '' by Tangerine Dream, as Opportunity 's wake up music for sol 21 `` ). Jump up ^ `` Rusted Root has a new album, new sound ''. greenvilleonline.com. January 16, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2014. 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Answer: Pie in the Sky