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A Whole New World

"A Whole New World" is the signature song from Disney's 1992 animated feature film Aladdin, with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Tim Rice.[2] A duet originally recorded by singers Brad Kane and Lea Salonga in their respective roles as the singing voices of the main characters Aladdin and Jasmine, the ballad serves as both the film's love and theme song. Lyrically, "A Whole New World" describes Aladdin showing the confined princess a life of freedom and the pair's acknowledgment of their love for each other while riding on a magic carpet. The song garnered an Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 65th Academy Awards[3][4] and a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song at the 50th Golden Globe Awards.[5] "A Whole New World" also won the Grammy Awards for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television at the 36th Annual Grammy Awards, as well as Song of the Year, the only Disney song to do so (as of 2023).[6][7] In the same year, the pop version sung by Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle was also nominated for Record of the Year and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals, winning the latter.[6][7][8]

This article is about a single from the soundtrack of Aladdin. For the Katie Price and Peter Andre album, see A Whole New World (album). For the young adult novel by Liz Braswell, see A Whole New World: A Twisted Tale.

"A Whole New World"

October 31, 1992 (1992-10-31)

1991[1]

Show tune

2:40 (soundtrack version)

Walt Disney

Alan Menken

Tim Rice

  • Menken
  • Rice
  • Chris Montan

Mena Massoud and Naomi Scott performed the song in the live-action version of Aladdin (2019).[9] Zayn Malik and Zhavia Ward did their version of the song for the end credits. The music video featuring Zayn Malik and Zhavia Ward was directed by Philip Andelman, photographed by David Devlin and supported the successful release of the 2019 live-action feature film Aladdin directed by Guy Ritchie.

"A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)"

"After the Kiss" (instrumental)

November 5, 1992 (1992-11-05)

  • 4:03 (single and album version)
  • 4:05 (soundtrack version)

[10]

Alan Menken

Tim Rice[2]

Walter Afanasieff

"A Whole New World"

1993

3:56

Alan Menken

Tim Rice[2]

Rey Magtoto

In 1993, French singers and Daniel Lévi released a French-language version of the song titled "Ce rêve bleu" (English: "This Blue Dream"). This version peaked at number three on the French SNEP Singles Chart in January 1994, ending the year as the country's 21st-most-successful single.[52][53]

Karine Costa

In 2007, employee Nick Pitera uploaded a video to YouTube where he performs both the male and female characters.[54]

Pixar

In 2018, and Jonathan Hay created a hip-hop cover of the song for the album The Hoodlum Ball.[55]

Riff Raff

were also used for two English-Spanish versions of the song, "Un mundo ideal". The Spanish parts were sung for the Latin American market by American singer Becky G and for the Spanish market by Spanish singer Aitana.[56][57][58]

Zayn

In 2020, and Idina Menzel performed it as part of the TV special The Disney Family Singalong: Volume II.[59]

Ben Platt

List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1993 (U.S.)

List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1993 (U.S.)

List of Mainstream Top 40 number-one hits of 1993 (U.S.)

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New York recording session