Then- SM Rookies member Jaehyun, who later debuted as a member of boy group NCT and former member Seo Herin performed the song in Disney Channel Korea show Mickey Mouse Club in December 2015. In the Philippines, a version of the song performed by Lea Salonga and Jose Mari Chan, both Filipino recording artists, was released as a single through Bell Films (a subsidiary of Universal Records) in 1993, coinciding with the Philippine theatrical release of Aladdin on April 30, 1993. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.Ĭover versions Lea Salonga and Jose Mari Chan version 'A Whole New World'įrom the album Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. * Sales figures based on certification alone. Physical, Regina Belle & Peabo Bryson version Physical, Brad Kane & Lea Salonga version US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard) ĭigital, Regina Belle & Peabo Bryson version

A melodic tour de force with wide ranging appeal, it is wisely tipped as the Christmas number one.' Charts He wrote, 'The theme from Aladdin is a huge appealing big ballad duet. Critical reception Īlan Jones from Music Week gave the song five out of five. The single version was later included on Belle's studio album Passion (1993) and on Bryson's studio album Through the Fire(1994). It was the only Disney song to achieve this feat until ' We Don't Talk About Bruno' from Encanto reached the summit in 2022. The song is the first song from a Disney animated film to top the US Billboard Hot 100. The track peaked at number 12 in the UK Singles Chart in 1993. It went gold and sold 600,000 copies domestically. The version peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for a week, ending on March 6, 1993, replacing Whitney Houston's ' I Will Always Love You', which had spent a then-record 14 weeks at the top of the chart. This version is played over the film's end credits and is referred on the soundtrack as ' Aladdin's Theme'. 'A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)' on YouTubeĪ single version of the song was released that same year and was performed by American recording artists Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle.

Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle version 'A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)'įrom the album Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Passion, and Through the Fire 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. Zayn Malik and Zhavia Ward did their version of the song for the end credits. Mena Massoud and Naomi Scott performed the song in the live-action version of Aladdin (2019). In the same year, the 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. '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). The song garnered an Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 65th Academy Awards and a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song at the 50th Golden Globe Awards. 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. 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.

' 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.

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