He is nicknamed "Woody" after his resemblance to a character in the animated movie Toy Story.
Prior to the song, Woody is trying to make amends with Jessie, who is greatly embittered with his refusal to be sold to a Tokyo toy museum with the rest of the toys; the museum won't take the gang without him, and if not sold, Jessie and the others will be placed in storage, a dreaded place due to her fear of the dark.
Woody Allen | Woody Guthrie | Sheriff | Woody Herman | Woody Harrelson | Woody Woodpecker | High Sheriff of Cheshire | sheriff | I Shot the Sheriff | Woody Hayes | Woody | Sheriff of Nottingham | High Sheriff of Berkshire | High Sheriff of Essex | High Sheriff of Staffordshire | High Sheriff of Northumberland | High Sheriff | Woody Strode | Woody Mann | Woody Jenkins | Woody Durham | Sheriff Woody | High Sheriff of Warwickshire | High Sheriff of Lincolnshire | High Sheriff of Lancashire | High Sheriff of Derbyshire | Woody Jackson | High Sheriff of Yorkshire | High Sheriff of Devon | Woody Paige |
Most of the voice cast from the film returned to reprise their characters in the game with the exception of Tom Hanks (Woody) and Tim Allen (Buzz Lightyear), respectively.