"A Whole New World" is the key song from Disney's 1992 classic animated feature film Aladdin, which was composed by Alan Menken along with lyrics written by Tim Rice. It is a love ballad performed by Aladdin (Brad Kane) and Jasmine (Lea Salonga) during a magic carpet ride around the world.
The song is also performed by Wendell and Teddi Barra in the Country Bear Musical Jamboree.
Summary[]
The song was sung by Aladdin (still disguised as Prince Ali Ababwa) and Jasmine while they were riding on the Magic Carpet about the new world that they are about to discover together, such as Egypt and Greece, while their love for each other blossomed before they eventually stop in China to watch fireworks. All the while, Jasmine silently deciphers that Prince Ali is the boy that she met in the marketplace.
After Aladdin saves Agrabah and the Sultan allows Jasmine to marry whomever she deems worthy, an engaged Aladdin and Jasmine reprise the song as fireworks light the night sky to celebrate the new chapter of their lives.
Lyrics[]
Aladdin: 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 wonder
Over, sideways and under
On a magic carpet ride
A whole new world
A new fantastic point of view
No one to tell us no
Or where to go
Or say we're only dreaming
Jasmine: A whole new world
A dazzling place I never knew
But when I'm way up here
It's crystal clear
That now I'm in a whole new world with you
Aladdin: Now I'm in a whole new world with you
Jasmine: Unbelievable sights
Indescribable feeling
Soaring, tumbling, freewheeling
Through an endless diamond sky
A whole new world (Aladdin: Don't you dare close your eyes)
A hundred thousand things to see (Aladdin: Hold your breath - it gets better)
I'm like a shooting star
I've come so far
I can't go back to where I used to be
Aladdin: A whole new world (Jasmine: Every turn a surprise)
With new horizons to pursue (Jasmine: Every moment red-letter)
Both:
I'll chase them anywhere
There's time to spare
Let me share this whole new world with you
Aladdin:
A whole new world (Jasmine: A whole new world)
That's where we'll be (Jasmine: That's where we'll be)
Aladdin: A thrilling chase
Jasmine: A wondrous place
Both: For you and me
Aladdin: A whole new world
Jasmine: A whole new life
Both & Chorus: For you and me
Chorus: A whole new world
(vocalizes)
Aladdin:
You must feel trapped inside these walls
We'll run away, just you and me
Why not escape as evening falls?
Theres a whole world you've yet to see
Jasmine:
(spoken) If I go with you, will it be safe?
Aladdin:
(spoken) Sure. Do you trust me?
Jasmine:
(spoken) What did you just say?
Aladdin:
(spoken) Do you trust me?
Jasmine:
(spoken) I'm not sure why, but... yes.
Aladdin:
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 wonder
Over, sideways and under
On a magic carpet ride
A whole new world
A new fantastic point of view
No one to tell us no or where to go
Or say we're only dreaming
Jasmine:
A whole new world
A dazzling place I never knew
But when I'm way up here, it's crystal clear
That now I'm in a whole new world with you
Aladdin:
Now I'm in a whole new world with you
Jasmine:
Unbelievable sights
Indescribable feeling
Soaring, tumbling, freewheeling
Through an endless diamond sky
A whole new world
Aladdin:
Don't you dare close your eyes
Jasmine:
A hundred thousand things to see
Aladdin:
Hold your breath, it gets better
Jasmine:
I'm like a shooting star
I've come so far
I can't go back
To where I used to be
Aladdin:
A whole new world
Jasmine:
Every turn a surprise
Aladdin:
With new horizons to pursue
Jasmine:
Every moment red-letter
Both:
I'll chase them anywhere
There's time to spare
Let me share this whole new world with you
(instrumental break)
Jasmine:
A whole new world
Aladdin:
Don't you dare close your eyes
Jasmine:
A hundred thousand things to see
Aladdin:
Hold your breath, it gets better
Jasmine:
I'm like a shooting star
I've come so far
I can't go back
To where I used to be
Aladdin:
A whole new world
Jasmine:
Every turn a surprise
Aladdin:
With new horizons to pursue
Jasmine:
Every moment red-letter
Both:
I'll chase them anywhere
There's time to spare
Let me share this whole new world with you
Aladdin:
A whole new world
Jasmine:
A whole new world
Aladdin:
That's where we'll be
Jasmine:
That's where we'll be
Aladdin:
A thrilling chase
Jasmine:
A wondrous place
Both:
For you and me
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 wonder
Over, sideways and under
On a magic carpet ride
A whole new world
A new fantastic point of view
No one to tell us no
Or where to go
Or say we're only dreaming
A whole new world
A dazzling place I never knew
But now from way up here
It's crystal clear
That now I'm in a whole new world with you
Unbelievable sights
Indescribable feeling
Soaring, tumbling, freewheeling
Through an endless diamond sky
A whole new world
(Don't you dare close your eyes)
A hundred thousand things to see
(Hold your breath - it gets better)
I'm like a shooting star
I've come so far
I can't go back to where I used to be
A whole new world
With new horizons to pursue
I'll chase them anywhere
There's time to spare
Let me share this whole new world with you
A whole new world
(A whole new world)
A new fantastic point of view
No one to tell us no
Or where to go
Or say we're only dreaming
A whole new world
(Every turn a surprise)
With new horizons to pursue
(Every moment red-letter)
I'll chase them anywhere
There's time to spare
Anywhere
There's time to spare
Let me share this whole new world with you (you)
A whole new world
(A whole new world)
That's where we'll be
(Where we will be)
A thrilling chase
A wondrous place
For you and me
Aladdin: I can show you the world
Take you wonder by wonder
Over, sideways and under
On a magic carpet ride
A whole new world
A new fantastic point of view
No one to tell us no
Or where to go
Or say we're only dreaming
(instrumental break)
Aladdin:
A whole new world (Jasmine: A whole new world)
That's where we'll be (Jasmine: That's where we'll be)
Aladdin: A thrilling chase
Jasmine: A wondrous place
Both: For you and me
Aladdin: I can show you the world
Take you wonder by wonder
Over, sideways and under
On a magic carpet ride
Jasmine: A whole new world
A dazzling place I never knew
But when I'm way up here
It's crystal clear
That now I'm in a whole new world with you
Aladdin: Now I'm in a whole new world with you
Jasmine: Unbelievable sights
Indescribable feeling
Soaring, tumbling, freewheeling
Through an endless diamond sky
A whole new world (Aladdin: Don't you dare close your eyes)
A hundred thousand things to see (Aladdin: Hold your breath - it gets better)
Both:
I'll chase them anywhere
There's time to spare
Let me share this whole new world with you
Aladdin: A whole new world
Jasmine: A whole new life
Both: For you and me
Chorus: A whole new world
(vocalizes)
Nick Lachey:
Yeah...oh yeah.
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 wonder.
Over sideways and under on a magic carpet ride.
A whole new world.
A new fantastic point of view.
No one to tell us no or where to go or say we're only dreaming.
Jessica Simpson:
A whole new world.
A dazzling place I never knew.
But now from way up here it's crystal clear that now I'm in a whole new world with you.
Unbelievable sights. (Nick Lachey: Unbelievable sights.)
Indescribable feeling. Soaring, tumbling, free-wheeling.
Through an endless diamond sky.
A whole new world. (Nick Lachey: Don't you dare close your eyes.)
A hundred thousand things to see. (Nick Lachey: Hold your breath, it gets better.)
Both:
I'm like a shooting star.
I've come so far.
Jessica Simpson: I can't go back to where I used to be. (Nick Lachey: A whole new world.)
A whole new world.
Nick Lachey:
With new horizons to pursue.
Both:
I'll chase them anywhere, there's time to spare.
Nick Lachey:
Let me share this whole new world with you.
Jessica Simpson: Oh a whole new world. (Nick Lachey: A whole new world)
A new fantastic point of view.
Both:
No one to tell us no or where to go
Jessica:
or say we're only dreaming. (Nick Lachey: A whole new world)
Every turn a surprise.
Nick Lachey:
With new horizons to pursue. (Jessica Simpson: Every moment gets better.)
Both:
I'll chase them anywhere, there's time to spare.
Jessica Simpson:
Anywhere.
Nick Lachey:
Oh there's time to spare.
Jessica:
Let me share,
Nick Lachey:
this whole new world with you.
Jessica Simpson:
With You. A whole new world.
Nick Lachey:
A whole new world.
Jessica Simpson:
That's where we'll be.
Nick Lachey:
Where we will be.
Jessica Simpson:
A thrilling chase.
Nick Lachey:
A wonderous place.
Both:
For you and...me.
Aladdin: 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 wonder
Over, sideways and under
On a magic carpet ride
A whole new world
A new fantastic point of view
No one to tell us no
Or where to go
Or say we're only dreaming
Jasmine: A whole new world
A dazzling place I never knew
But when I'm way up here
It's crystal clear
That now I'm in a whole new world with you
Aladdin: Now I'm in a whole new world with you
Jasmine:
Unbelievable sights
Indescribable
Both: Feeling
Jasmine: Soaring, tumbling, freewheeling
Through an endless diamond sky
A whole new world (Aladdin: Don't you dare close your eyes)
A hundred thousand things to see (Aladdin: Hold your breath - it gets better)
I'm like a shooting star
I've come so far
I can't go back to where I used to be
Aladdin: A whole new world (Jasmine: Every turn a surprise)
With new horizons to pursue (Jasmine: Every moment red-letter)
Both: I'll chase them anywhere
There's time to spare
Let me share this whole new world with you
Aladdin: A whole new world (Jasmine: A whole new world)
That's where we'll be (Jasmine: That's where we'll be)
Aladdin: A thrilling chase
Jasmine: A wondrous place
Both: For you and me
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 wonder
Over, sideways and under
On a magic carpet ride
A whole new world
A new fantastic point of view
No one to tell us no
Or where to go
Or say we're only dreaming
A whole new world
A dazzling place I never knew
But now from way up here
It's crystal clear
That now I'm in a whole new world with you
Now I'm in a whole new world with you
Unbelievable sights
Indescribable feeling
Soaring, tumbling, freewheeling
Through an endless diamond sky
A whole new world
(Don't you dare close your eyes)
A hundred thousand things to see
(Hold your breath - it gets better)
I'm like a shooting star
I've come so far
I can't go back to where I used to be
A whole new world
With new horizons to pursue
I'll chase them anywhere
There's time to spare
Let me share this whole new world with you
A whole new world
(A whole new world)
A new fantastic point of view
No one to tell us no
Or where to go
Or say we're only dreaming
A whole new world
(Every turn a surprise)
With new horizons to pursue
(Every moment red-letter)
I'll chase them anywhere
There's time to spare
Anywhere
There's time to spare
Let me share this whole new world with you (you)
A whole new world
(A whole new world)
That's where we'll be
(Where we will be)
A thrilling chase
A wondrous place
For you and me
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 wonder
Over, sideways, and under
On a magic carpet ride
A whole new world
A new fantastic point of view
No one to tell us no
Or where to go
Or say we're only dreaming
Un mundo ideal
Tan deslumbrante y nuevo hoy
Donde ya vi al subir
Con claridad
Que ahora en un mundo ideal estoy
Now I'm in a whole new world with you
Fabulosa visión
Sentimiento divino
Baja y sube
Y vuela hacia celestial region
Un mundo ideal
(Don't you dare close your eyes)
Allí mil cosas voy a ver
(Hold your breath - it gets better)
Soy como azul estrella
Que se va
Y nunca será igual ya otra vez
A whole new world
With new horizons to pursue
I'll chase them anywhere
There's time to spare
Let me share this whole new world with you
Un mundo ideal
(A whole new world)
A new fantastic point of view
Nadie que diga "No"
O a dónde ir
A aquellos que se aman
A whole new world
(Cada vuelta es sorpresa)
With new horizons to pursue
(Cada instante un retrato)
I'll chase them anywhere
There's time to spare
Anywhere
There's time to spare
Let me share this whole new world with you
Un mundo ideal
(A whole new world)
Que compartir
(That's where we'll be)
Que alcanzar
(A wondrous place)
For you and me
Wendell: I can show you the world
Shining, shimmering, splendid
Tell me, princess, now when did
You last let your heart decide?
Teddi Barra: I can open your eyes
Take you wonder by wonder
Over, sideways and under
On a magic carpet ride
Both: 'Cause A whole new world
A dazzling place I never knew
Teddi Barra: But when I'm way up here
It's crystal clear
Both: That now I'm in a whole new world with you
Gallery[]
Screenshots[]
Aladdin[]
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Reprise[]
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Miscellaneous[]
Videos[]
Trivia[]
- Howard Ashman and Alan Menken discussed writing a song for the Magic Carpet ride, but Ashman passed away in March 1991, while the film was still in development. Fortunately, Tim Rice was able to put his work on The Lion King on hold to help Menken finish the song on Ashman's behalf.
- Alan Menken's tentative title for the Magic Carpet ride was "The World at Your Feet." It was Tim Rice who changed it to "A Whole New World."[1]
- In 1993, Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle performed it at the 65th Academy Awards and later won for Best Original Song. It was also nominated for AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs as one of 15 from Disney and one of 17 from an animated movie to be nominated. The ones that eventually made the cut were: "When You Wish Upon a Star" (#7), "Someday My Prince Will Come" (#19), "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" (#36), "Wind Beneath My Wings" (#44), "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" (#47), "Beauty and the Beast" (#62), "The Rainbow Connection" (#74), and "Hakuna Matata" (#99).
- The song would later be featured in attractions at the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts such as The Magic Carpets of Aladdin and Mickey's PhilharMagic. Additionally, it was featured in a scene in World of Color and a short scene in Fantasmic!, and Disney in the Stars at Hong Kong Disneyland.
- The scene from the song where Carpet picks a flower for Aladdin to give to Jasmine represented Aladdin in the Back to the Past segment of Wonderful World of Animation.
- The scene is one of the very few in the original script to have survived into the final film.
- Nineteen years after the song was made, a parody of it called "Aerial Area Rug" from the Phineas and Ferb episode "Magic Carpet Ride" was done.
- In the original film, the carpet flies not only in Agrabah, but also to the pyramids of Egypt, Zeus' temple in Greece, and the forbidden city in China.
- The song is the only Disney one that won a Grammy for Song of the Year (won in 1993).
- The song was included in Disney Sing Along Songs: Friend Like Me, Disney Sing Along Songs: Collection of All-Time Favorites: The Modern Classics, and Disney Princess Sing Along Songs: Once Upon a Dream.
- Girl group Eternal released the song as the B-side to their 1996 single, "Someday", recorded for the Disney film, The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
- LMNT covered the song for DisneyMania 2, released in 2004.
- Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey covered the song for DisneyMania 3 released in 2005, and on the two-disc Platinum Edition DVD for the Aladdin film.
- In 2007, Pixar employee Nick Pitera uploaded a video to YouTube where he performs both the male and female characters, earning 30 million views (as of January 18, 2013).
- Saxophonist Dave Koz covered the song on his album At The Movies. The song featured Donna Summer on vocals.
- On Disney - Koe no Oujisama album the song was sung by Kenichi Suzumura.
- The song was covered in 2013 by Japanese hip-hop/EDM group M-Flo, featuring vocals by Matt Cab, for the album Electronic Disney Music.
- Malaysian singer Yuna recorded a ukulele version of the song to promote Disney's Aulani which was later included as a bonus track on the We Love Disney album.
- A 2018 promo for Walt Disney World has a spoken word version of the song.
- The song was used in a mashup alongside "When You Wish Upon a Star" as an intro to "The Wonderful World of Disney".
- The song is heard as part of a montage of songs sung in karaoke by Shang-Chi and Katy Chen early in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
- The song is the first of only two songs from a Disney animated feature to top the Billboard Hot 100, the other being "We Don't Talk About Bruno" from Encanto.
- During this musical number, when Aladdin and Jasmine pass by the Sphinx, they wave "hi" to the carver, who looses focus on not carving too deep into the nose, causing it to fall off. This moment acts as a homage to the archeological mystery of the Sphinx's missing nose of Ancient Egypt. To this day, nobody knows what actually happened for as long as we can remember.
References[]
- ↑ Aladdin, Platinum Edition DVD: Pop-Up Fun Facts
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