Circle of Life
original film song composed by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice; from Disney's 1994 animated film "The Lion King" From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Circle of Life" is a song from the 1994 animated Disney movie The Lion King. The song's lyrics (words) were written by Tim Rice, and the music was written by Mbongeni Ngema.[2] It was sung by Carmen Twillie and Lebo M.[3] The song was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song in 1994. Two other Lion King songs were also nominated: "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" and "Hakuna Matata."[4][5] "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" won the award.[4]
| "Circle of Life" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Song by Elton John | ||||
| from the album The Lion King soundtrack | ||||
| Released | August 9, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1993 Santa Monica, California April 1994 BOP Recording Studios Mmabatho, South Africa[1] | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 4:51 | |||
| Label | Walt Disney Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Elton John (music) Tim Rice (lyrics) | |||
| Producer(s) | Hans Zimmer Mark Mancina Jay Rifkin Chris Thomas | |||
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The beginning of the song is written in the Zulu language.[6] The meaning is:[7]
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