The track peaked at number 12 in the UK Singles Chart in 1992. It went gold and sold 600,000 copies domestically. This version peaked at number one on the 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 in the movie's end credits and is referred on the soundtrack as "Aladdin's Theme". In 2014, Adam Jacobs and Courtney Reed performed the song as Aladdin and Jasmine in the film's Broadway adaptationĪ single version of the song was previously released that year and was performed by Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle.
They also performed the song in their characters at the 65th Academy Awards, where it won Academy Award for Best Original Song as well as the first and only Disney song to win a Grammy Award for Song of the Year at the 36th Annual Grammy Awards. The original version was sung by Brad Kane and Lea Salonga during the film. A Whole New World Lyrics: I can show you the world / Shining, shimmering, splendid / Tell me, princess, now when did / You last let your heart decide / I can open your eyes / Take you wonder by. The song is a ballad between the primary characters Aladdin and Jasmine about the new world they are going to discover together while riding on Aladdin's magic carpet. "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. Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice