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"Can You Feel the Love Tonight"
Song
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Simba and Nala stare deeply into each other's eyes during the "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" sequence.

"Can You Feel the Love Tonight" is a song from Disney's 1994 animated film The Lion King[2] composed by Elton John with lyrics by Tim Rice.[1] It was described by Don Hahn (the film's producer), Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff (the film's directors) as having "the most diverse history" in the film.[3] It was a chart hit in the UK, peaking at #14 on the UK Singles Chart,[1] and achieved even more success in the U.S., reaching a peak of #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was a number-one hit in France, and it sold 11 million copies worldwide.

History

The song was performed in the film by Kristle Edwards, Joseph Williams, Sally Dworsky, Nathan Lane, and Ernie Sabella, while the end title version was performed by Elton John. It won the 1994 Academy Award for Best Original Song,[1] and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. It also earned Elton John the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.

In 2003, a remixed version of the song was included in the Special Edition soundtrack of The Lion King, again sung by Elton John.

In the followup The Lion King 1½, the romantic scene where the song was originally featured also had the song playing, but with a difference: interspersed with the romantic scenes were short comedic shots of Timon and Pumbaa trying to disrupt Simba and Nala's night out with the "Peter Gunn Theme" playing while they try.

Early production

The song was planned to be sung only by Simba and Nala but in the end the idea was scrapped because the directors decided it was an "unearned" moment between Simba and Nala.[citation needed]

The song was then planned to be sung this time only by Timon and Pumbaa, but Elton John disliked the comical nature of the concept. John declared that "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" was meant to follow "Disney's tradition of great love songs", and that it could "express the lions' feelings for each other far better than dialogue could". The final result was the song mainly sung by an off-screen voice (Kristle Edwards) with short lines from Simba (Joseph Williams) and Nala (Sally Dworsky), and the beginning and end parts by Timon (Nathan Lane) and Pumbaa (Ernie Sabella).[3] It also included Zulu vocals that, while mostly muted in the on-screen version, were much more prominently featured in the audio-only releases.[4]

Other languages

With the usual number of dubs normally released by Disney, for The Lion King a special Zulu dub was made in South Africa. This is not just the only Zulu dub ever made by Disney, but also the only dub made in any African language, other than Arabic.[5]

Beside the official dubs, several local TV stations made their own dub of the movie, or re-dubbed an existing version, in local languages. Namely: Arabic, Armenian, Austrian German, Crimean Tatar, Kabardian, Nogai[6] and Tamil.[7]

Festival of the Lion King

In Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom's Festival of the Lion King, the song is sung by Nakawa and Kibibi. As they sing, two ballet dancers (one male, one female) dressed as birds dance on the stage. After the main chorus is sung, the male bird dancer attaches his partner to a harness that allows her to fly through the air.

Cover versions

English pop group S Club, Sara Paxton and Elliott Yamin all covered the song for Disneymania, Disneymania 4 and Disneymania 6, respectively. Filipino soprano Vell Baria covered the song in a classical version as a dedication song for the APEC Philippines 2015 was released in her YouTube channel.[8] Jackie Evancho covered the song for her album Songs from the Silver Screen. Harajuku, a Eurodance band covered a dance version of the song in a 1995 release with singer Stephanie O'Hara, also known as Stefanie Obst, performing vocals.[9][10][11] Italian trio Il Volo covered the song releasing it in the special edition of their album We Are Love.[12]

We Love Disney

The song was covered in different languages for the series We Love Disney by:

Personnel

Charts

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 137. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. ^ King, Alex P. (2004). Hit-parade — 20 ans de tubes (in French). Paris: Pascal. p. 339. ISBN 2-35019-009-9.
  3. ^ a b Roger Allers (director), Rob Minkoff (director) (October 7, 2003). The Lion King: Platinum Edition, Disc 1, Director's Commentary (DVD). Los Angeles, California: Disney.
  4. ^ Finch, Christopher (1994). "Afterword". The art of The Lion King. Hyperion. p. 143. ISBN 978-0-7868-6028-9.
  5. ^ "The Lion King / Zulu cast". Charguigou. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  6. ^ Pedro_1912 (August 16, 2015), The Lion King - Can You Feel The Love Tonight (Nogai), retrieved October 30, 2016{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "TLK Soloists". Charguigou. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  8. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zse9FFWIqrg Vell Baria - Can You Feel The Love Tonight (for APEC Philippine Summit 2015)
  9. ^ "Harajuku". Discogs.
  10. ^ "Stephanie O'Hara". Discogs.
  11. ^ "Harajuku – Can You Feel The Love Tonight (Dance Version)". Discogs.
  12. ^ "We Are Love (Special Edition) by Il Volo on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  13. ^ "We Love Disney di Multi-interprètes su Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  14. ^ "We Love Disney (Deluxe) by Various Artists on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  15. ^ "Cakra Khan". November 18, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  16. ^ "We Love Disney (Latino) di Various Artists su Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  17. ^ "australian-charts.com". Retrieved November 19, 2008.
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  22. ^ "charts.org.nz". Retrieved November 19, 2008.
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  24. ^ "everyhit.com search results". Archived from the original on July 18, 2007. Retrieved November 19, 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  25. ^ "Billboard.com Hot 100 Chart Listing For The Week Of 12 Nov 1994". Retrieved November 19, 2008.
  26. ^ "Billboard.com Hot Adult Contemporary Chart Listing For The Week Of 26 Nov 1994". Retrieved November 19, 2008.
  27. ^ "De Nederlandse Top 40, week 11, 1995". Archived from the original on December 11, 2008. Retrieved November 19, 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  28. ^ "norwegiancharts.com". Retrieved November 19, 2008.
  29. ^ "hitparade.ch". Retrieved November 19, 2008.
  30. ^ 1994 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com Archived August 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved January 30, 2009)
  31. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1994". Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  32. ^ 1995 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com Archived March 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved January 30, 2009)
  33. ^ Kent, David (2006). Australian Chart Book 1993-2005. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-45889-2.
  34. ^ "Austrian single certifications – Elton John – Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (in German). IFPI Austria.
  35. ^ "French single certifications – Elton John – Can You Feel the Love" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  36. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 17, 2011.
  37. ^ "Best-Selling Records of 1994". Billboard. 107 (3). BPI Communications: 57. January 21, 1995. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  38. ^ "American single certifications – John, Elton – Can You Feel the Love Tonight". Recording Industry Association of America.
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