A Whole New World

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A Whole New World
Brad Caleb Kane and Lea Salonga
publication October 31, 1992
length 4:03
Genre (s) pop music
text Tim Rice
music Alan Menken
Label Walt Disney Records
Award (s) Oscar
Golden Globe
Grammy
BMI Award
album Aladdin (soundtrack)
Cover versions
1992 Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle
2006 Katie Price and Peter André

A Whole New World is a song from the movie Aladdin . It was written by Alan Menken (music) and Tim Rice (text). In the film it is sung as Aladdin shows Princess Jasmine the world on the magic carpet. It is sung by the voices of Aladdin ( Brad Caleb Kane ) and Jasmin ( Lea Salonga ). German titles are A dream comes true and In my world .

Awards

A Whole New World won the Oscar and the Golden Globe , both in the Best Movie Song category and the BMI Award in the Most Performed Song from a Film category . At the Grammy Awards , the song won the Best Song Written For Film or Television category . Peabo Wilson and Regina Belle's version won the Grammy Awards in two categories, Song of the Year and Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Pop . There is also a nomination in the Single of the Year category . This version was also nominated for an MTV Movie Award in the Best Movie Song category .

Cover versions

Version by Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle

The version of Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle was used in the film (in the credits). It was released as a single on November 5, 1992. She achieved the following chart positions:

Charts Top ranking Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK) Germany (GfK) 70 (6 weeks) 6th
United Kingdom (OCC) United Kingdom (OCC) 12 (12 weeks) 12
United States (Billboard) United States (Billboard) 1 (23 weeks) 23

More cover versions

Katie Price and Peter André released a version in 2006 that stayed in the UK for five weeks and peaked at number 12.

Zhavia Ward and Zayn sing the song in the real- life version of Aladdin from 2019 .

Eternal released a version on their single Someday in 1996 , Engelbert and James Last one on their 1995 album Christmas Eve . Roger Whittaker published his version of the song on his 1996 album A Perfect Day , Tony Christie his on his 1999 album The Greatest Hollywood Movie Songs . A version by Ricardo Montaner and Michelle entitled Un mundo ideal appeared on Montaner's album Exitos Y… Algo Màs from 1993. Gheorghe Zamfir published a cover version on his album Music from the Movies.

As part of various Disney projects, Lena feat. Richard, Collin Raye , Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson , Stellar Kart , Anaïs Delva (title Ce rêve bleu ), Gisela & David Bustamante (title: Un mundo ideal ), Yuna and LMNT das Lied.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 36th Grammy Awards - 1994. In: Rock on the Net. Accessed January 21, 2016 .
  2. ^ Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme). In: Official German Charts. Retrieved January 21, 2016 .
  3. ↑ a b Official Single Chart Results Matching: A Whole New World. In: Official Charts. Accessed January 21, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Peabo Bryson. In: Billboard. Accessed January 21, 2016 .
  5. ↑ Angie Martoccio: 'Aladdin': Zayn and Zhavia Ward Duet in Enchanting 'A Whole New World' Video. In: RollingStone.com . May 9, 2019, accessed May 9, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Eternal Someday. In: Official German Charts. Retrieved January 21, 2016 .
  7. ↑ Engelbert Humperdinck / James Last Christmas Eve. In: AllMusic. Accessed January 21, 2016 .
  8. ^ Roger Whittaker A Perfect Day. In: AllMusic. Accessed January 21, 2016 .
  9. ↑ Tony Christie - The Greatest Hollywood Movie Songs. In: Discogs. Accessed January 21, 2016 .
  10. ↑ Ricardo Montaner - Exitos Y… Algo Más. In: Discogs. Accessed January 21, 2016 .
  11. ^ Gheorghe Zamfir - Music from the Movies. In: Discogs. Retrieved January 26, 2016 .
  12. ↑ "I Love Disney": Germany's greatest pop stars cover the most beautiful Disney songs. In: universal-music.de. Retrieved February 24, 2016 .
  13. ^ Various - The Best of Country Sing the Best of Disney. In: Discogs. Accessed January 21, 2016 .
  14. ↑ Various - Disneymania 3. In: Discogs. Accessed January 21, 2016 .
  15. ↑ Stellar Kart A Whole New World EP. In: Jesus Freak Hideout. Accessed January 21, 2016 .
  16. ^ Anaïs Delva - Et Les Princesses Disney. In: Discogs. Retrieved January 24, 2016 .
  17. ^ Various - Operación Triunfo Canta Disney. In: Discogs. Retrieved January 26, 2016 .
  18. ↑ Various - Disneymania 2. In: Discogs. Accessed January 21, 2016 .
  19. ↑ Various - We Love Disney. In: Discogs. Accessed January 21, 2016 .