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A Whole New World

This article is about a single from the soundtrack of Aladdin. For the Katie Price and Peter Andre album, seeA Whole New World (album).For the young adult novel byLiz Braswell,seeA Whole New World: A Twisted Tale.

"A Whole New World"is the signature song fromDisney's 1992 animated feature filmAladdin,with music byAlan Menkenand lyrics byTim Rice.[2]Aduetoriginally recorded by singersBrad KaneandLea Salongain their respective roles as the singing voices of the main charactersAladdinandJasmine,theballadserves as both the film'sloveandtheme 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 amagic carpet.

"A Whole New World"
SongbyBrad KaneandLea Salonga
from the albumAladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
ReleasedOctober 31, 1992(1992-10-31)
Recorded1991[1]
GenreShow tune
Length2:40(soundtrack version)
LabelWalt Disney
Composer(s)Alan Menken
Lyricist(s)Tim Rice
Producer(s)
  • Alan Menken
  • Tim Rice
  • Chris Montan

The song garnered anAcademy Award for Best Original Songat the65th Academy Awards,[3][4]aGolden Globe Award for Best Original Songat the50th Golden Globe Awards,[5]and aGrammy Award for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Televisionat the36th Grammy Awards,as well as aGrammy Award for Song of the Year,the only Disney song to do so.[6][7]In the same year, the pop version sung byPeabo BrysonandRegina Bellewas also nominated forRecord of the YearandBest Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals,winning the latter.[6][7][8]

Mena MassoudandNaomi Scottperformed the song in the live-action version ofAladdin(2019).[9]Zayn MalikandZhavia Warddid their version of the song for the end credits.

Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle pop duet version

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"A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)"
SinglebyPeabo BrysonandRegina Belle
from the albumAladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack,Passion,andThrough the Fire
B-side"After the Kiss" (instrumental)
ReleasedNovember 5, 1992(1992-11-05)
GenrePop[10]
Length
  • 4:03(single version)
  • 4:05(soundtrack version)
Label
[11]
Composer(s)Alan Menken
Lyricist(s)Tim Rice[2]
Producer(s)Walter Afanasieff
Peabo Brysonsingles chronology
"You Are My Home"
(1992) 		"A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)"
(1992) 		"By the Time This Night Is Over"
(1993)
Regina Bellesingles chronology
"Better Together"
(1992) 		"A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)"
(1992) 		"If I Could"
(1993)
Licensed audio
"A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)"onYouTube

Asingleversion of the song was released that same year and was performed by American recording artistsPeabo BrysonandRegina Belle.This version is played over the film's end credits and is referred on the soundtrack as "Aladdin's Theme ".[2]The version peaked at number one on the USBillboardHot 100chart for a week, ending on March 6, 1993,[12]replacingWhitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You",which had spent a then-record 14 weeks at the top of the chart. It wentgoldand sold 600,000 copies domestically.[13][14]The track peaked at number 12 in theUK Singles Chartin 1993.[15]

The song is the first song from a Disney animated film to top the USBillboardHot 100. It was the only Disney song to achieve this feat until "We Don't Talk About Bruno"fromEncantoreached the summit in 2022. The single version was later included on Belle's studio albumPassion(1993) and on Bryson's studio albumThrough the Fire(1994).[16][17]

Critical reception

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Alan Jones fromMusic Weekgave the song five out of five. He wrote, "The theme fromAladdinis a huge appealing bigballadduet. A melodic tour de force with wide ranging appeal, it is wisely tipped as the Christmas number one. "[18]

Charts

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Certifications

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Kane and Salonga version

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[46]
digital 		Gold 100,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[47]
physical 		Platinum 100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[48] Platinum 600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[49] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡

*Sales figures based on certification alone.
^Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Bryson and Belle version

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[50]
digital 		Gold 100,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[51]
physical 		Platinum 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[52]
physical 		Gold 500,000^

*Sales figures based on certification alone.
^Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Massoud and Scott version

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[53] Gold 20,000‡
United States (RIAA)[54] Gold 500,000‡

‡Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Zayn and Zhavia version

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[55] 2× Platinum 80,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[56] 2× Gold 30,000‡

‡Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions

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Jose Mari Chan version

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"A Whole New World"
SinglebyJose Mari Chan
from the albumAladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
B-side"A Whole New World"
Released1992
Genre
Length3:56
Label
Composer(s)Alan Menken
Lyricist(s)Tim Rice[2]
Producer(s)Rey Magtoto
Jose Mari Chansingles chronology
"A Perfect Christmas"
(1990) 		"A Whole New World"
(1992) 		"Is She Thinking About Me?"
(1994)

In the Philippines, a version of the song performed byJose Mari Chan,a Filipino recording artist, was released as a single through Bell Films (a subsidiary ofUniversal Records) in 1993, coinciding with the Philippine theatrical release ofAladdinon April 30, 1993.[57]

Then-SM RookiesmemberJaehyun,who later debuted as a member of boy groupNCTand former member Seo Herin performed the song inDisney Channel KoreashowMickey Mouse Clubin December 2015.

Other cover versions

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See also

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References

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