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"The Greatest Show " is a song performed by Hugh Jackman , Keala Settle , Zac Efron and Zendaya for the film The Greatest Showman (2017). It is the opening track from The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2017). Despite not being released as an official single, "The Greatest Show" was the 18th biggest song of 2018 in the United Kingdom.[1]
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Reimagined version
"The Greatest Show" Released November 2, 2018 (2018-11-02 ) Recorded 2017 Length 2 :54 Songwriter(s)
For The Greatest Showman: Reimagined (2018), the song was covered by American rock band Panic! at the Disco .
Critical reception
Rolling Stone ' s Ryan Reed wrote that the Panic! at the Disco's version "[...] stays faithful to the original's theatrical arrangement of brass fanfare and densely layered harmony vocals", and "beefs up the rhythm section with a booming drum sound and ends the track with a Queen -styled guitar solo.[11]
In other media
The song was the official theme song for WWE ' s Backlash 2020 for "The Greatest Wrestling Match Ever".
Charts
Year-end charts
References
^ a b "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2018" . Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 April 2019 .
^ "Hugh Jackman, Keala Settle, Zac Efron, Zendaya & The Greatest Showman Ensemble – The Greatest Show" . ARIA Top 50 Singles . Retrieved 3 April 2019.
^ "Hugh Jackman, Keala Settle, Zac Efron, Zendaya & The Greatest Showman Ensemble – The Greatest Show" (in French). Les classement single . Retrieved 3 April 2019.
^ a b "The Irish Charts – Search Results – The Greatest Show" . Irish Singles Chart . Retrieved 3 April 2019.
^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 3 April 2019.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 16 February 2019.
^ "Zendaya Chart History (Hot 100)" . Billboard . Retrieved 3 April 2019.
^ "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2019" . Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 4, 2020 .
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019 Singles" (PDF) . Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 8 November 2019 .
^ "British single certifications – Jackman/Settle/Efron/Zendaya – The Greatest Show" . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 6 September 2019 . Select singles in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type The Greatest Show in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
^ Reed, Ryan (November 2, 2018). "Hear Panic at the Disco's Theatrical Take on 'The Greatest Showman' Song" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved April 3, 2019 .
^ "Zendaya Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)" . Billboard . Retrieved 3 April 2019.
^ "Panic at the Disco Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)" . Billboard . Retrieved 14 February 2020.
^ "Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2019" . Billboard . Retrieved 14 February 2020 .
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