In 2003, a remixed version of the song was included in the Special Edition soundtrack of The Lion King, again sung by Elton John. The music video of John's recording contains montages of John performing the song and scenes from the film. Within around one and a half months before the film was released in June 1994, John's recording was released throughout radio stations as a commercial single and entered the Billboard Hot 100. It also earned Elton John the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. It won the 1994 Academy Award for Best Original Song, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. The song, written by Tim Rice and Elton John, was performed in the film by Kristle Edwards (also known as Kristle Murden), Joseph Williams, Sally Dworsky, Nathan Lane, and Ernie Sabella, while another version used in the film's closing credits was performed by Elton John.
