Circle of Life (The Lion King)

~ Song

Relationships

lyricist:Tim Rice
composer:Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:Warner/Chappell Artemis Music Limited
Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing) (in 1994)
part of:The 67th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) (order: 2)
lyrics page:https://genius.com/Original-broadway-cast-of-the-lion-king-circle-of-life-broadway-version-lyrics [info]
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/5687 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/song/mt0048088184 [info]
Songfacts:https://www.songfacts.com/facts/elton-john/circle-of-life [info]
Wikidata:Q109026 [info]
referred to in medleys:Phantom of the Total Eclipse of the Memory (order: 6)
later parody versions:[Circle Line]
later translated versions:Ciclo sem fim (The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, Brazilian Portuguese version)
Ciclo sem fim (The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, Portuguese version)
Ciclo sin fin (The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, Latin American Spanish version)
De levenscyclus
Der ewige Kreis
Der Kras von mein' Leb'n
El ciclo de la vida (El rey león)
Elämän tie
En värld full av liv
Krąg życia
L’histoire de la vie (Le Roi Lion)
Livets sirkel
サークル・オブ・ライフ (ライオン・キング)
サークル・オブ・ライフ (ライオン・キング; 浅利慶太 translation)
part of:The Lion King (1994 film soundtrack)
The Lion King (stage musical)
The Lion King (Live in Prague) (order: 1)
The Lion King (2019 film soundtrack) (order: 2)
parts:Nants' Ingonyama

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
2005-06-06Circle of Life (live, 2005-06-06: Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP, UK)liveG45:08
2010-06-17Circle of LifeliveElton John4:42
2013-06-04Circle of Life (live, 2013-06-04: Bud Walton Arena, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA)liveElton John5:44
2014-05-10Circle of LifeChildren's Chorus of Washington2:49
Can You Feel the Love Tonight / Nants’ Ingonyamacover, medley and partialJason Derulo3:49
Circle of Life (The Lion King)Elton John4:52
Circle of Lifecover and instrumentalThe Rocket Men3:57
Circle of LifeThe Showtime Orchestra & Singers4:33
Circle of Life20 Tenors, Zwai Bala4:04
Circle of Life (The Lion King, 1994)Carmen Twillie, African vocals by Lebo M3:59
Circle of LifeRonan Keating4:43
Circle of LifecoverThyStoryteller4:00
Circle of LifecoverVocal Evolution4:23
Circle of LifecoverStudio 994:52
Circle of LifecoverStudio 994:51
Circle of Lifecover and instrumentalMatt Furniss3:19
Circle of LifecoverKenny Ball & His Jazzmen2:35
Circle of Lifecover and instrumentalThe Brighouse & Rastrick Band, Manfred Obrecht4:34
Circle of LifecoverLeo Moracchioli3:33
Circle of LifecoverMusilon4:30
Circle of Lifeinstrumental[unknown]3:43
Circle of LifeElton John3:36
Circle of LifeElton John4:14
Circle of LifeElton John17:37
Circle of Lifecover and instrumentalTaylor Davis4:25
Circle of LifeAndrew Halliday & Carmen Cusack3:30
Circle of LifeRonan Keating4:45
Circle of Lifecover and liveThe Best of Britain5:19
Circle of LifeRobert Meadmore3:41
Circle of Life (instrumental demo)Hans Zimmer4:02
Circle of LifecoverCollin Raye4:13
Circle of LifecoverThe West End Orchestra & Singers3:53
Circle of LifecoverYsgol Glanaethwy?:??
Circle of LifecoverUnicante5:04
Circle of Life (The Lion King)coverElaiza4:49
Circle of Lifecover and instrumentalJorge Rico4:54
Circle of Lifecover and instrumentalKostia4:46
Circle of LifecoverSweet Little Band3:32
Circle of Life (The Lion King, 1997 original Broadway cast)Tsidii Le Loka, Lebo M, Faca Kulu & Ensemble4:30
Circle of Lifeinstrumental[unknown]3:32
Circle of LifecoverWilliam Hung4:49
Circle of Life (unknown female lead vocals)The London Theatre Ensemble and The London Pops Orchestra3:58
Circle of Life (unknown male lead vocals)The London Theatre Ensemble and The London Pops Orchestra4:49
Circle of LifecoverG43:35
Circle Of LifecoverThe Chant Masters4:13
Circle Of Lifecover and instrumentalLondon Symphony Orchestra4:49
Circle of Life (All Star remix)Disney Channel Stars4:10
Circle of Life (Christmas version)Elton John6:47
Circle of Life (Christmas Version)coverDisney Channel Circle of Stars4:15
Circle of Life (Disney Channel version)Elton John4:11
Circle of Life (Elton John)coverDaniel Lindforss3:32
Circle of Life (From “The Lion King”)cover and instrumentalFree the Spirit4:49
Circle of Life (From Disney's "The Lion King) Violin Cover - Taylor Daviscover and instrumentalTaylor Davis4:17
Circle of Life (In the Style of the Lion King)coverAvid All Stars4:53
Circle of Life (instrumental)karaokeCarmen Twillie and Lebo M4:03
Circle of Life (instrumental) (instrumental)Elton John3:26
Circle of Life (karaoke version) (The Lion King)karaokeElaiza4:49
Circle of Life (live, 2001-07-17: Ephesus, Turkey)liveElton John5:00
Circle of Life (Mat Zo remix)Carmen Twillie with Lebo M5:01
Circle of Life (Prelude)liveHans Zimmer4:29
Circle of Life (The Lion King)Carmen Twillie and Lebo M4:52
Circle of Life (The Lion King)[Disney]4:00
Circle Of Life (The Lion King)Barbara Hendricks4:31
Circle of Life / Can You Feel the Love Tonight MedleymedleyRichard Page5:11
Circle of Life / This Landcover, instrumental and medleyDavid Garrett3:59
Circle of Life/Nants’ Ingonyama (The Lion King, 2019)Lindiwe Mkhize / Lebo M4:02
I'm Still Standing / Circle of Life (medley) (X Factor performance)cover, live and medleyWagner2:16
King of Pride Rock / Circle of Life (reprise)cover[unknown]?:??
King of Pride Rock / Circle of Life (reprise) (The Lion King, 1997 original Broadway cast)Heather Headley, Jason Raize, Tsidii Le Loka, Max Casella, Tom Alan Robbins, Lebo M, Geoff Hoyle & The Lion King Ensemble3:23
Lion King (medley)medleyMichael Crawford5:59
Suite from "The Lion King": This Land / Circle of Lifecover and partialErich Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra4:22
The Circle of LifeElton John4:30
The Circle of LifeAndrew Halliday & Carmen Cusack3:29
The Circle of Lifecover and instrumentalThe Swamp Coolers3:42
The Circle of Lifecover[unknown]?:??
The Lion King (Circle of Life, Prelude / King Of Pride Rock, Reprise)liveHans Zimmer, Lebo M & Zoe Mthiyane7:09
The Lion King: Circle of LifecoverSam Robson4:59
The Lion King: The Circle of LifeCarmen Cusack, David Shannon & Company3:31
サークル・オブ・ライフ〈オーケストラ・バージョン〉cover and instrumental安田芙充央、飯島多恵、畠山洋美?:??
サークル・オブ・ライフ〈オルゴール・バージョン〉cover and instrumentalえとうなおこ?:??