Can You Feel the Love Tonight

"Can You Feel the Love Tonight"
Single by Elton John
from the album The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Released May 12, 1994 (1994-05-12)
Format CD, vinyl record (7"), audio cassette
Recorded 1993-1994
Genre Pop
Length 4:01 (album version)
Label Walt Disney
Songwriter(s) Elton John (music)
Tim Rice (lyrics)
Producer(s) Chris Thomas
Elton John singles chronology
"Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing"
(1994)		 "Can You Feel the Love Tonight"
(1994)		 "Circle of Life"
(1994)

"Can You Feel the Love Tonight" is a song from Disney's 1994 animated film The Lion King[1] composed by Elton John with lyrics by Tim Rice.[2] 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 number 14 on the UK Singles Chart,[2] and achieved even more success in the US, reaching number four on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was a number-one hit in Canada and 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 another version used in the film's closing credits was performed by Elton John. It won the 1994 Academy Award for Best Original Song,[2] and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. It also earned Elton John the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.

Within around one and a half months before the film was released in June 1994, John's recording was released throughout radio stations and as a commercial single and entered the Billboard Hot 100.[4] It became the bestselling single.[5] The music video of John's recording contains montages of John performing the song and scenes from the film.[4]

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.

Reception

The single release of John's recording (the closing credits version) peaked at number one on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart for eight weeks.[6] It also sold 500,000+ units in France.[7] In 2016, David Ehrlich of the Rolling Stone magazine ranked John's performance of the song at the 67th Academy Awards (1995) number 12.[8]

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.

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.[9]

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.[10]

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 and Nogai.[11]

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.[12] 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.[13][14][15] Italian trio Il Volo covered the song releasing it in the special edition of their album We Are Love.[16] In 2017 D-Metal Stars created a Heavy Metal cover of the song on the album "Metal Disney" featuring Mike Vescera and Rudy Sarzo

We Love Disney

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

Personnel

Charts

See also

References

  1. ↑ King, Alex P. (2004). Hit-parade — 20 ans de tubes (in French). Paris: Pascal. p. 339. ISBN 2-35019-009-9.
  2. 1 2 3 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 137. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. 1 2 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. 1 2 DeLuca, Dan (26 June 1994). "Disney Is Lord of the Pop Charts". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. H1+ – via ProQuest.
  5. ↑ Hischak, Thomas S.; Robinson, Mark A. (2009). "Can You Feel the Love Tonight". The Disney Song Encyclopedia. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 29. ISBN 978-0-8108-6937-0. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  6. ↑ Bronson, Fred. "Charting History". Billboard.
  7. ↑ Sexton, Paul. "Around the World". Billboard. p. EJ-34.
  8. ↑ Jerry Portwood, David Ehrlich, David Fear (17 February 2015). "20 Greatest Best Song Oscar Performances". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  9. ↑ Finch, Christopher (1994). "Afterword". The art of The Lion King. Hyperion. p. 143. ISBN 978-0-7868-6028-9.
  10. ↑ "The Lion King / Zulu cast". Charguigou. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
  11. ↑ Pedro_1912 (2015-08-16), The Lion King - Can You Feel The Love Tonight (Nogai), retrieved 2016-10-30
  12. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zse9FFWIqrg Vell Baria - Can You Feel The Love Tonight (for APEC Philippine Summit 2015)
  13. ↑ "Harajuku". Discogs.
  14. ↑ "Stephanie O'Hara". Discogs.
  15. ↑ "Harajuku – Can You Feel The Love Tonight (Dance Version)". Discogs.
  16. ↑ "We Are Love (Special Edition) by Il Volo on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  17. ↑ "We Love Disney di Multi-interprètes su Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  18. ↑ "We Love Disney (Deluxe) by Various Artists on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  19. ↑ "Cakra Khan". 2015-11-18. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  20. ↑ "We Love Disney (Latino) di Various Artists su Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  21. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Elton John – Can You Feel the Love Tonight". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
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  28. ↑ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (28.07.1994 - 03.08.1994)" (PDF). Dagblaðið Vísir – Tónlist. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  29. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Can You Feel the Love Tonight". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  30. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Elton John – Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
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  34. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Elton John – Can You Feel the Love Tonight". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
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  38. ↑ "Elton John Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
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  40. ↑ "Top 100 AC tracks of 1994". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  41. ↑ 1994 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com Archived August 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. (Retrieved January 30, 2009)
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  43. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1994". Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
  44. ↑ "Jahreshitparade Singles 1995" (in German). Austrian Charts Portal. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  45. ↑ 1995 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com Archived March 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. (Retrieved January 30, 2009)
  46. ↑ Kent, David (2006). Australian Chart Book 1993-2005. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-45889-2.
  47. ↑ "Austrian single certifications – Elton John – Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (in German). IFPI Austria. Enter Elton John in the field Interpret. Enter Can You Feel the Love Tonight in the field Titel. Select single in the field Format. Click Suchen. 
  48. ↑ "French single certifications – Elton John – Can You Feel the Love" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  49. ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.
  50. ↑ "American single certifications – John, Elton – Can You Feel the Love Tonight". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
  51. ↑ "Best-Selling Records of 1994". Billboard. 107 (3): 57. January 21, 1995. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 5, 2015.

General

  • Elton John; Bernie Taupin (4 October 1997). "Elton John: 30 Years of Music with Bernie Taupin". Billboard (Interview). Interviewed by Timothy White; Craig Rosen. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
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