"A Whole New World" is the key song from the 1992 classic animated feature, Aladdin. It was composed by Alan Menken along with lyrics written by Tim Rice. The song was sung by Aladdin and Jasmine while they were riding on the Magic Carpet about the new world that they are about to discover together while their love for each other blossomed.
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)
Aladdin and Jasmine:
I'll chase them anywhere
There's time to spare
Let me share this whole new world with you
Aladdin and Jasmine:
A whole new world (A whole new world)
That's where we'll be (That's where we'll be)
A thrilling chase
A wondrous place
For you and me
Aladdin:
A whole new world
Jasmine:
A whole new life
Aladdin and Jasmine:
For you and me
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 gets better
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 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 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 gets better)
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
Trivia[]
- Howard Ashman and Alan Menken discussed writing a song for the Magic Carpet ride. Sadly, Ashman passed away in March 1991 before they could begin. Fortunately, Tim Rice was brought in to help Menken finish the song.
- The song would later be featured in attractions at the Walt Disney Parks and Resort such as The Magic Carpets of Aladdin and Mickey's PhilharMagic. It is also featured in its own scene in World of Color and a short scene in Fantasmic!.
- The scene is one of the very few in the original script to have made it in the final film.
- During the song the carpet flies not only in Agrabah but also to the pyramids of Egypt, Zeus's temple in Greece, and the forbidden city in China.
- Additionally, Greece and China are seen in two later films, Hercules and Mulan.
- This is the third duet sung by a Disney Princess and Prince. The first is So This is Love from Cinderella, the second being Once Upon a Dream from Sleeping Beauty, the fourth being If I Never Knew You (a deleted song) from Pocahontas and the fifth is I See the Light from Tangled.
- This is the only Disney song that won a Grammy for Song of the Year.
| Songs | |
|---|---|
| Original | Arabian Nights | One Jump Ahead | Friend Like Me | Prince Ali | A Whole New World |
| The Return of Jafar | I'm Looking Out for Me | Nothing in the World (Quite Like a Friend) | Forget About Love | You're Only Second Rate |
| King of Thieves | There's a Party Here in Agrabah | Out of Thin Air | Welcome to the Forty Thieves | Father and Son | Are You In or Out |
| Enchanted Tales | More Than a Peacock Princess | I've Got My Eyes on You |
| Deleted songs | Humiliate the Boy | Proud of Your Boy | Why Me? | Count on Me | Call Me a Princess | Babkak, Omar, Aladdin, Kassim | High Adventure | My Finest Hour | To Be Free |
| Broadway | A Million Miles Away | These Palace Walls | Somebody's Got Your Back | Diamond in the Rough |