A Whole New World facts for kids
Quick facts for kids "A Whole New World" |
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| Song by Brad Kane and Lea Salonga | |
| from the album Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
| Released | October 31, 1992 |
| Recorded | New York City, early 1992 |
| Genre | Pop |
| Length | 2:40 |
| Label | Walt Disney |
| Composer(s) | Alan Menken |
| Lyricist(s) | Tim Rice |
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A Whole New World is a famous song from Disney's 1992 animated movie, Aladdin. Alan Menken wrote the music and Tim Rice wrote the words.
The song is a duet (sung by two people). It was first sung by Brad Kane and Lea Salonga. They were the singing voices for the main characters, Aladdin and Jasmine. This ballad is the main love and theme song of the film.
The words of "A Whole New World" describe Aladdin showing Princess Jasmine a new, free life. They sing about their love while flying on a magic carpet. The song won an Academy Award for Best Original Song. This is a very important award for movie music. It also won a Grammy Award for Song of the Year. This was for the version sung by Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle. It was the first Disney song to win this Grammy. Later, Zayn Malik and Zhavia Ward made their own version for the 2019 Aladdin (2019 film) movie.
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Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle's Version
| "A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)" | |
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| Single by Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle | |
| from the album Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Passion & Through the Fire | |
| B-side | "After the Kiss" (instrumental) |
| Released | November 5, 1992 |
| Recorded | 1992 |
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| Composer(s) | Alan Menken |
| Lyricist(s) | Tim Rice |
| Producer(s) | Walter Afanasieff |
A special single version of the song came out in 1992. It was sung by American artists Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle. This version plays when the movie's end credits roll. It is called "Aladdin's Theme" on the soundtrack.
This version became very popular. It reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart on March 6, 1993. It replaced Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You". It was the first and only song from a Disney animated movie to reach number one on this chart. The song sold over 600,000 copies in the US. It also reached number 12 in the UK Singles Chart in 1993. This single was later put on Regina Belle's album Passion (1993) and Peabo Bryson's album Through the Fire (1994).
Song Awards and Sales
The song has received many awards and sold well around the world.
| Region | Certification | Sales |
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| Japan (RIAJ) digital, Regina Belle & Peabo Bryson's version |
Platinum | 250,000^ |
| Japan (RIAJ) digital, Brad Kane & Lea Salonga's version |
Platinum | 250,000^ |
| Japan (RIAJ) physical, Brad Kane & Lea Salonga's version |
Platinum | 100,000^ |
| Japan (RIAJ) physical, Regina Belle & Peabo Bryson's version |
Platinum | 100,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) Brad Kane & Lea Salonga's version |
Silver | 200,000^ |
| United States (RIAA) | Gold | 500,000^ |
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*sales figures based on certification alone |
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Other Versions of the Song
Many artists have sung "A Whole New World" over the years.
Lea Salonga and Jose Mari Chan's Version
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| Single by Lea Salonga and Jose Mari Chan | ||||
| from the album Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ||||
| B-side | "A Whole New World" | |||
| Released | 1993 | |||
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| Length | 3:56 | |||
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| Composer(s) | Alan Menken | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Tim Rice | |||
| Producer(s) | Rey Magtoto | |||
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In the Philippines, a version by Lea Salonga and Jose Mari Chan was released in 1993. This happened when the Aladdin movie came out in Philippine theaters.
Other Artists' Covers
- In 1993, Ricardo Montaner sang a Spanish version called "Un Mundo Ideal". It was popular in Latin America.
- LMNT recorded their cover for the album Disneymania 2 in 2004.
- In 2004, Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson covered the song. Their version was on Disneymania 3 in 2005.
- Peter Andre and Katie Price released their version in 2006. It was the main song from their album, also called A Whole New World.
- In 2007, Nick Pitera became famous on YouTube for singing both the male and female parts.
- Malaysian singer Yuna covered the song in 2014 for a Disney resort commercial.
- In 2014, Adam Jacobs and Courtney Reed sang it in the Broadway musical.
- Mena Massoud and Naomi Scott sang the song in the 2019 live-action Aladdin movie.
- Zayn Malik and Zhavia Ward recorded the end credits version for the 2019 movie's soundtrack. Zayn's vocals were also used for Spanish versions with Becky G and Aitana.
- In 2019, Filipino singers Darren Espanto and Morissette Amon released their own cover.
Images for kids
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Cover art for the single by Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle.
See Also
In Spanish: A Whole New World para niños
