<P> Red Dead Redemption won the award for Best Original Music from GameSpot , and Best Original Score at the Spike Video Game Awards ; the latter also awarded `` Far Away '' by José González with Best Song in a Game . Gonzalez performed the song on Zane Lowe 's show on BBC Radio 1 in June 2010 , at the Rockstar offices in New York in July 2010 , and at the Spike Video Game Awards in December 2010 . The performance at the Spike Video Game Awards was accompanied by a music video for the song , which Rockstar published a few weeks later . Ashtar Command also performed a live version of the song `` Deadman 's Gun '' in August 2010 . The popularity of the game has led to numerous cover versions of the music being released by various artists , such as musician Ben `` Squid Physics '' Morfitt , and artist María Katt . </P>
what is the song in red dead redemption
Far Away