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Part of Your World
Part of Your World
Originally performed by
Composer Alan Menken
Lyrics Howard Ashman
Performer(s) Ariel (Jodi Benson)
Length 3:15
Films The Little Mermaid
Shows
Attractions
Video games Kingdom Hearts II
Kinect Disneyland Adventures
Albums The Little Mermaid - An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack
The Music of Disney: A Legacy in Song
Classic Disney - Volume II
McDonald's Celebrates Disney Music - Volume 3: Hero Songs

Disney's Greatest Volume 3
The Best Disney Album in the World ...Ever!
Now That's What I Call Disney (UK version)
Preceded by Daughters of King Triton
Followed by Part of Your World (Reprise)
Video


"Part of Your World" is a song written and composed by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman for The Little Mermaid, which later become Ariel's theme song. It is also featured in the Broadway musical adaptation of the film and Kingdom Hearts II.

This song was included on the tape, Disney Sing Along Songs: Circle of Life. The song is sung by Ariel, the title character, while in her hidden cavern which holds all of her treasures, most of which are human objects. It reveals how Ariel longs to be human and live among their culture, and how she's tired of being a mermaid living under the sea.

In the second movie, The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea, it is sung at the end of the movie by country singer, Chely Wright.

For Kingdom Hearts II, It was sung by Ariel twice. The first time was when she rescued Eric, and the second was in a minigame. It was also sung by Ursula, disguised as Vanessa, when she hypnotized Eric.

Lyrics

Maybe he's right. Maybe there is something the matter with me. I just don't see how a world that makes such wonderful things could be bad.

Look at this stuff, isn't it neat?
Wouldn't you think my collection's complete?
Wouldn't you think I'm the girl,
The girl who has everything?

Look at this trove, treasures untold!
How many wonders can one cavern hold?
Looking around here you'd think
"Sure, she's got everything"

I've got gadgets and gizmos a-plenty,
I've got whozits and whatzits galore.
You want thingamabobs? I've got twenty!
But who cares? No big deal. I want more!

I wanna be where the people are.
I wanna see, wanna see 'em dancin'
Walkin' around on those...
What do you call 'em?
Oh, feet.

Flippin' your fins you don't get too far
Legs are required for jumpin', dancin',
Strolling along down a...
What's that word again?
Street!

Up where they walk,
Up where they run,
Up where they stay all day in the sun!
Wanderin' free,
Wish I could be,
Part of that world...

What would I give if I could live out of these waters?
What would I pay to spend a day warm on the sand?
Bet'cha on land they understand
Bet they don't reprimand their daughters
Bright young women, sick of swimmin', ready to stand...

And I'm ready to know what the people know
Ask 'em my questions and get some answers
What's a fire and why does it...
What's the word?
Burn?

When's it my turn?
Wouldn't I love,
Love to explore that shore up above?
Out of the sea,
Wish I could be
Part of that world

Original Lyrics

Originally, "Part of Your World" was going to have more specific lyrics on the objects in Ariel's grotto, but then it was deigned that since Scuttle was Ariel's provider of information she wouldn't really know the names of these objects.

Look at this stuff, isn't it neat?
Wouldn't you think my collection's complete?
Wouldn't you think I'm the girl,
The girl who has everything?

Look at this trove, treasures untold
Copper and bronze and fine leather and gold
Paper and china and books
Look, feathers and everything

I should start an aquatic museum
I've got gadgets and whatzits galore
All these fish'd pay money to see 'em
But who cares? No big deal. I want more!

I wanna be where the people are
I wanna see, wanna see 'em dancin'
Walkin' around on those...
What do you call 'em?
Oh, feet.

Flippin' your fins you don't get too far
Legs are required for jumpin', dancin'
Strolling along down a...
What's that word again?
Street

Up where they walk
Up where they run
Up where they stay all day in the sun
Where they breathe free
Wish I could be
Part of that world

Trivia

  • In the 2006 2-Disc Platinum Edition, the reprise part was given a higher pitch.
  • Jodi Benson sang "Part of Your World" in the dark to get that 'under the sea' feeling.[1]
  • "Part of Your World" was nearly cut because Jeffrey Katzenberg felt that it was "boring", as well as being too far over the heads of the children for whom it was intended. [2] It was only through the insistence of Howard Ashman that it was included in the movie.
  • Alan Menken and Howard Ashman discovered that the song shared contextual and rhythmic similarities with another one of their songs: "Somewhere That's Green" from Little Shop of Horrors, leading them to humorously call it "Somewhere That's Dry". [3]
  • Jodi Benson sang this song when she received her Disney Legend award in 2011.
  • This song would have been sung by Melissa Fahn had she gotten the role of Ariel instead of Jodi Benson.
  • Skye Sweetnam, Ashley Tisdale and Carly Rae Jepsen have all covered this song.

Other Appearances

Kingdom Hearts II

"Part of Your World" appears as a part of Sebastian's Musical minigame in Atlantica and is performed by Ariel. It's story-related use alludes to Ariel's discovery of Prince Eric's statue and wish to set foot on the land, similarly to how it's used in The Little Mermaid.

Audio sample

Part of Your World (Japanese)
Part of Your World (English)


Gallery

References


The Little Mermaid
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Media: The Little Mermaid | The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea | The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning | TV series | Sebastian and Dory meet Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch (crossover) | The Little Mermaid - An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack | NES game | The Little Mermaid (SEGA Genesis) | Ariel's Story Studio | House of Mouse | Kingdom Hearts | Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories | Kingdom Hearts II | Musical | Little Mermaid- Official Comic Adaptation

Attractions: Voyage of the Little Mermaid | Mickey's PhilharMagic | Mermaid Lagoon (Tokyo DisneySea) | The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure | King Triton's Carousel of the Sea | Fantasmic! | Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom

Characters: Ariel | Flounder | Sebastian | Scuttle | Prince Eric | King Triton | Max | Grimsby | Carlotta | Chef Louis | Melody | Tip & Dash | Urchin | Ursula/Vanessa | Flotsam & Jetsam | The Evil Manta | Little Evil | Ursula's Garden | Morgana | Cloak & Dagger | Dr. Vile | Daniel | Merpeople | Flounder's guppies | Glut | Undertow | Queen Athena | King Triton's Daughters | Attina | Alana | Adella | Aquata | Arista | Andrina | Marina Del Rey | Benjamin | Shelbow | Ink Spot | Cheeks | Ray-Ray | Gabriella | Pearl | Moray | Simon | Lobster Mobster and Da Shrimp | The Sorceress | Glowfish | Ebb and Flo | Emperor Sharga

Objects: Prince Eric's statue | Trident | Ursula's cauldron | Ursula's Necklace | Melody's locket | Queen Athena's music box

Locations: Atlantica | Ariel's Secret Grotto | Ursula's fortress | Prince Eric's palace | Prince Eric's palace dining room | The Wedding Ship

Film Songs: Fathoms Below | Daughters of King Triton | Part of Your World | Part of Your World (Reprise) | Under the Sea | Poor Unfortunate Souls | Les Poissons | Kiss the Girl | Vanessa's Song | Down to the Sea | For A Moment | Tip and Dash (song) | Here On The Land and Sea | Just One Mistake | I Remember

T.V. Series Songs: In Harmony | You Got to be You | Just Give Me a Chance | Daring to Dance | The Lobster Mobster's Mob | Sing a New Song | The Sound of Laughter | You Wouldn't Want to Mess With Me | Evil Lullaby


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