A Whole New World (Aladdin)
~ Song
Wikipedia
"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. 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 and a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song at the 50th Golden Globe Awards. "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). 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.
Mena Massoud and Naomi Scott performed the song in the live-action version of Aladdin (2019). 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.
Relationships
| lyricist: | Tim Rice |
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| composer: | Alan Menken |
| publisher: | Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label) (in 1992) Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing) (in 1992) |
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| part of: | The 65th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) (order: 1) Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 65) (order: 59) |
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| lyrics page: | https://genius.com/Lea-salonga-and-brad-kane-a-whole-new-world-lyrics [info] |
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| SecondHandSongs: | https://secondhandsongs.com/work/17662 [info] |
| Allmusic: | https://www.allmusic.com/song/mt0048088182 [info] |
| Wikidata: | Q1326000 [info] |
| later translated parody versions: | Vi flyger högt |
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| later translated versions: | Ce rêve bleu (Aladdin) Een nieuw begin En helt ny verden Et helt nyt liv Um mundo ideal (Aladdin, 1992) Un mundo ideal (A Whole New World) (Spanish version of Aladdin soundtrack) ホール・ニュー・ワールド (アラジン) ホール・ニュー・ワールド (アラジン; 高橋知伽江 translation) ホール・ニュー・ワールド (日本語版) |
| part of: | Aladdin (1992 film soundtrack) Aladdin (stage musical based on the 1992 Disney animated film) (order: 14) |