A Whole New World

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"A Whole New World"
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Single by Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle
from the album Aladdin Motion Picture Soundtrack
B-side(s) After The Kiss (instrumental)
Released November 5, 1992
Format CD, Audio Cassette, 7"
Genre Ballad
Length 04:05
Label Columbia Records
Writer(s) Alan Menken and Tim Rice
Chart positions
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"A Whole New World" is the main song from the soundtrack to the 1992 Disney movie Aladdin. It was composed by Alan Menken with lyrics by Tim Rice. The song is a love ballad where Aladdin and Jasmine sing to each other about the new world they're going to discover together.

Two versions of this song can be heard on the movie:

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[edit] Awards

"A Whole New World" won the 1992 Academy Award for Best Song, making it Alan Menken's third win and the second consecutive win after 1991's award for "Beauty and the Beast". The song also won the 1992 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, also succeeding "Beauty and the Beast" in the award. It also went on to win the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1994.

[edit] Release and charts

The single was released on November 5, 1992, and reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 6, 1993, replacing Whitney Houston's long-standing fourteen-week ballad, "I Will Always Love You". It remained at number one for one week before it was replaced by Snow's "Informer".

[edit] Covers

Artists that have covered this song,

[edit] International

Like most Disney's songs, "A Whole New World" was translated and adapted for non-English dubbed releases of the fim.

  • In France, the song was called "Ce Rêve Bleu" ("This Blue Dream") and was sung by Karine Costa and Daniel Levy.
  • In Holland, the song was called "Een Nieuw Begin" ("A New Beginning").
  • In Hungarian, the song was called "Egy új élmény" and was sung by Miller Zoltán and Janza Kata.
  • In Italy, the song was called "Il Mondo è Mio" ("The World Is Mine") and was sung by Anna Tatangelo and Gigi D'Alessio.
  • In Latin America, the song was sung by Ricardo Montaner.
  • In Spain, the song was called "Un Mundo Ideal" ("An Ideal World") and was sung by Enrique del Pozo and Michelle, according to the adaptation to Spanish made by Walterio Pesqueira, Renato López and Alejandro Nogeras. [1]
  • In Swedish, the song was called "En helt ny värld" and was sung by Peter Jöback and Myrra Malmberg.

[edit] Trivia

  • In the 2005 season of American Idol, it was stated that "A Whole New World" was the most commonly used song in auditions. One episode of the show featured a montage of "A Whole New World" audition performances.
  • The tune is heard at the flying carpet above the town bonus stage in Aladdin's SNES game.
  • In the pilot episode of the animated series Drawn Together, Princess Clara and Foxxy Love sing a parody of "A Whole New World" entitled "Black Chick's Tongue".

[edit] References

  1. ^ Aladdin Spanish Original Soundtrack booklet

[edit] External links

Preceded by:
"I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston		 Billboard Hot 100 number one single
March 6, 1993		 Succeeded by:
"Informer" by Snow
Preceded by:
"Beauty and the Beast" from Beauty and the Beast		 Academy Award for Best Song
1992		 Succeeded by:
"Streets of Philadelphia" from Philadelphia
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