A Whole New World

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"A Whole New World"
Single by Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle
from the album Aladdin Motion Picture Soundtrack
B-side(s)	After The Kiss (instrumental)
Released	November 5, 1992
Format	CD, Audio Cassette, 7"
Genre	Ballad
Length	04:05
Label	Columbia Records
Writer(s)	Alan Menken and Tim Rice
Chart positions
#1 (US Billboard Hot 100)

"A Whole New World" is the main song from the soundtrack to the 1992 Disney movie Aladdin. It was composed by Alan Menken with lyrics by Tim Rice. The song is a love ballad where Aladdin and Jasmine sing to each other about the new world they're going to discover together.

Two versions of this song can be heard on the movie:

• The version heard at the end of the movie and also released in CD single and several CD, performed by Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle.
• The version heard during the film, performed by Aladdin and Princess Jasmine singing "dubs", Brad Kane and Lea Salonga.

The song also appears in the 3-D film Mickey's PhilharMagic.

Contents 1 Awards 2 Release and charts 3 Covers 4 International 5 Trivia 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Awards

"A Whole New World" won the 1992 Academy Award for Best Original Song, making it Alan Menken's third win and the second consecutive win after 1991's award for "Beauty and the Beast". The song also won the 1992 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, also succeeding "Beauty and the Beast" in the award. It also went on to win the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1994.

[edit] Release and charts

The single was released on November 5, 1992, and reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 6, 1993, replacing Whitney Houston's long-standing fourteen-week ballad, "I Will Always Love You". It remained at number one for one week before it was replaced by Snow's "Informer".

[edit] Covers

Artists that have covered this song,

• Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey, released in the third volume of DisneyMania and on the two-disc Platinum Edition DVD.
• Kelly Clarkson.
• Luther Vandross and Vanessa L. Williams.
• J-pop artist Kumi Koda and Peabo Bryson, recorded for her 2006 album BEST ~second session~.
• Peter André & Katie Price performed the song live on Children in Need in 2005. Their version will be released as a single by the end of 2006 and also features on their upcoming duets album.

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• Korean band TVXQ.[1]

[edit] International

Like most Disney's songs, "A Whole New World" was translated and adapted for non-English dubbed releases of the fim.

• In France, the song was called "Ce Rêve Bleu" ("This Blue Dream") and was sung by Karine Costa and Daniel Levy, Costa also sang the film version with Paolo Domingo
• In Germany, the song was called "Ein Traum Wird Wahr" ("A Dream Come True") and was sung by Peter Feseler & Sabine Hettlich
• In Holland, the song was called "Een Nieuw Begin" ("A New Beginning") and was sung by Bart Bosch & Laura Vlasblom
• In Hungarian, the song was called "Egy új élmény" ("A New Experience") and was sung by Miller Zoltán and Janza Kata.
• In Italy, the song was called "Il Mondo è Mio" ("The World Is Mine") and was sung by Anna Tatangelo and Gigi D'Alessio while the film version was sung by Vincent Thoma & Cristina
• In Israel, the song was called "Olam Hadash" ("A New World") and was sung by Rama Mesinger and Alon Ophir.
• In Latin America, the song was sung by Ricardo Montaner and Michelle and sung in the film by Damien Bichir & Anali
• In Spain, the song was called "Un Mundo Ideal" ("An Ideal World") and was sung by Enrique del Pozo and Michelle, according to the adaptation to Spanish made by Walterio Pesqueira, Renato López and Alejandro Nogeras and was sung in the film by Miguel Morant & Angela Aloy ^[1]
• In Swedish, the song was called "En helt ny värld" and was sung by Peter Jöback and Myrra Malmberg.
• In Brazil[2] and Portugal, the song was called "Um Mundo Ideal" (An Ideal World).
• In India[3], the song was called "Sapno Ka Jahan" (The Land Of Dreams).

[edit] Trivia

• In Aladdin's "A Whole New World," the Princess says, "Every moment red-letter" not "Every moment gets better."
• In the 2004 season of American Idol, it was stated that "A Whole New World" was the most commonly used song in auditions. One episode of the show featured a montage of "A Whole New World" audition performances.
• The tune is heard at the flying carpet above the town bonus stage in Aladdin's SNES game.
• In the pilot episode of the animated series Drawn Together, Princess Clara and Foxxy Love sing a parody of "A Whole New World" entitled "Black Chick's Tongue".

[edit] References

1. ^ Aladdin Spanish Original Soundtrack booklet

[edit] External links

• Song lyrics
• Mirabilis: Sing "A Whole New World" in Latin - singable Latin translation of the classic Disney song

Preceded by "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston	Billboard Hot 100 number one single March 6, 1993	Succeeded by "Informer" by Snow
Preceded by "Beauty and the Beast" from Beauty and the Beast	Academy Award for Best Original Song 1992	Succeeded by "Streets of Philadelphia" from Philadelphia

Disney's Aladdin
Films, TV & game	Aladdin | The Return of Jafar | Aladdin and the King of Thieves | Aladdin (TV series) | Video game
Soundtrack	Soundtrack | A Whole New World
Main Characters	Aladdin | Princess Jasmine | Genie | Iago
Villains	Jafar | Abis Mal | Mozenrath | Mirage | Mechanicles | Saluk | Amin Damoola
Minor Characters	Arbutus | Chaos