--- --- # Anna Kendrick Sings 'I'm Still Here' on Stephen Colbert for Everyone Powering Through 2016  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Nov 16, 2016 5:39 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Nov 16, 2016 5:39 PM UTC The _Scrappy Little Nobody_ author and [_Pitch Perfect_ actress](http://time.com/4392972/anna-kendrick-marvel-squirrel-girl/?iid=sr-link1) showed off her [vocal chops again](http://time.com/4255473/anna-kendrick-stephen-colbert-sing-late-show/?iid=sr-link6) on Stephen Colbert’s _Late Show_ Tuesday night, whipping out a short version of the appropriately titled “I’m Still Here” from the Broadway show _Follies_. “2016’s been kind of a b\*\*\*h, and I keep thinking about this song… it’s just one of those songs that makes me feel empowered and like we’ve been through it,” she explains of her choice before she sings “I’ve run the gamut, A to Z, three cheers and damn it, c’est la vie. I got through all of last year—and I’m here.” Colbert admitted that although he was familiar with the tune, this time, he didn’t prepare to sing with her at all, as he’s done on past shows. “I’m a little busy and, well, manic about the election, and I didn’t have a chance to learn a song,” the host apologized in advance. At least Kendrick was there to [save the day with music](http://time.com/4379624/anna-kendrick-james-corden-love-song-medley/?iid=sr-link2), as usual. The two also chatted about Kendrick’s new book, and Colbert reads out an embarrassing excerpt in which she shares that she always imagines talk show hosts in somewhat compromising positions. Watch the two navigate their mutual mortification, above. Watch Anna Kendrick Sing 'I'm Still Here' on Colbert VIDEO ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4573121/anna-kendrick-song-colbert/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4573121/anna-kendrick-song-colbert/"},"headline":"Anna Kendrick Sings 'I'm Still Here' on Stephen Colbert for Everyone Powering Through 2016","datePublished":"2016-11-16T17:39:08.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:38:43.867Z","description":"\"It's just one of those songs that makes me feel empowered\"","url":"https://time.com/4573121/anna-kendrick-song-colbert/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","Television","celebrities"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4573121/anna-kendrick-song-colbert/","name":"Anna Kendrick Sings 'I'm Still Here' on Stephen Colbert for Everyone Powering Through 2016"}}]}] ```