A Whole New World end credits and is referred on the soundtrack as ""Aladdin"'s Theme". The version peaked at number one on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 chart on March 6, 1993, replacing Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You", which had spent a then-record 14 weeks at the top of the chart. It went gold and sold 600,000 copies domestically. The track peaked at number 12 in the UK Singles Chart in 1992. The song is the first and so far only song from a Disney animated film to top the US "Billboard" Hot 100. The single version was later included on Belle's
Walt Disney (film) "synonymous with a specific artistic style and, eventually, a fantasy world." Richard Sherman, a Disney songwriter, recalled that "Disney was never driven by a desire for wealth or fame. He wanted to be seen as a master storyteller ... He got great joy out of making people happy with his movies." The documentary film is narrated by Oliver Platt and includes the following participants (alphabetized by last name): According to Neil Genzlinger, of "The New York Times", "Before [Walt Disney] became synonymous with a staid, whitewashed version of Americana, [he] was considered a boundary pusher, expanding the possibilities and ambitions