This article is about a single from the soundtrack of Aladdin. For the Katie Price and Peter Andre album, see A Whole New World (album). For the young adult novel by Liz Braswell, see A Whole New World: A Twisted Tale.
"A Whole New World"
Song by Brad Kane and Lea Salonga
from the album Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Released
October 31, 1992 (1992-10-31)
Recorded
1991[1]
Genre
Show tune
Length
2:40 (soundtrack version)
Label
Walt Disney
Composer(s)
Alan Menken
Lyricist(s)
Tim Rice
Producer(s)
Menken
Rice
Chris Montan
"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.[2] 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[3][4] and a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song at the 50th Golden Globe Awards.[5] "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).[6][7] 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.[6][7][8]
Mena Massoud and Naomi Scott performed the song in the live-action version of Aladdin (2019).[9] 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.
^Stockman, Tom (October 13, 2015). "WAMG Interview: Brad Kane – The Singing Voice of Disney's ALADDIN". We Are Movie Geeks. Lanier Media. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
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^"Best Original Song - The 65th Academy Awards (1993)". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. October 4, 2014. Archived from the original on February 2, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
^"The 65th Academy Awards (1993) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. October 4, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
^"SEARCH – Aladdin". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on July 13, 2010. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
^ abPareles, Jon (March 2, 1994). "Top Grammy to Houston; 5 for 'Aladdin'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 2, 2009. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
^ ab"36th Grammy Awards - 1994". Rock On The Net. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
^"Nominees for 36th annual Grammy Awards". UPI. January 6, 1994. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
^"'Aladdin' Soundtrack Details - Film Music Reporter". Filmmusicreproter.com. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
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