In 1993, a Latin American rendition of the song, 'Un Mundo Ideal', by Ricardo Montaner and Michelle received airplay throughout Latin America.
^shipments figures based on certification alone Aladdin Soundtrack Songs Charts Weekly charts Chart (1993–1994) The single version was later included on Belle's studio album Passion (1993) and on Bryson's studio album Through the Fire (1994). The song is the first and so far only song from a Disney animated film to top the US Billboard Hot 100. The track peaked at number 12 in the UK Singles Chart in 1993. It went gold and sold 600,000 copies domestically. The version peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart on March 6, 1993, replacing Whitney Houston's 'I Will Always Love You', which had spent a then-record 14 weeks at the top of the chart. This version is played over the film's end credits and is referred on the soundtrack as ' Aladdin's Theme'. Single version 'A Whole New World'Ī single version of the song was released that same year and was performed by American recording artists Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle. 'A Whole New World' also won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year at the 36th Annual Grammy Awards, the first and so far only Disney song to win in the category. The song garnered an Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 65th Academy Awards. 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. 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. ' A Whole New World' is a song from Disney's 1992 animated feature film Aladdin, with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Tim Rice. 'A Whole New World'įrom the album Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack For the young adult novel by Liz Braswell, see A Whole New World: A Twisted Tale. For the Katie Price and Peter Andre album, see A Whole New World (album). This article is about a single from the soundtrack of Aladdin.