Beauty and the Beast

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"Beauty and the Beast" is the iconic title ballad from Disney’s 1991 animated film of the same name, renowned for its romantic melody and lyrics and widely celebrated as one of Disney’s most beloved songs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Disney song
cover song
pop single
song
academyAward Academy Award for Best Original Song
academyAwardYear 1992
associatedFranchise Disney Princess franchise
surface form: Disney Princess
awardedFor Best Original Song at the 64th Academy Awards
basedOn Beauty and the Beast self-linksurface differs
surface form: Beauty and the Beast (fairy tale)
composer Alan Menken
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
diegeticPerformerCharacter Mrs. Potts
famousLine Tale as old as time
featuredIn Beauty and the Beast self-linksurface differs
surface form: Beauty and the Beast (1991 film) soundtrack
fromFilm Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)
genre film ballad
pop ballad
show tune
goldenGlobeAward Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song
goldenGlobeAwardYear 1992
grammyAward Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media
surface form: Grammy Award for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television
hasCoverVersion Beauty and the Beast (Ariana Grande and John Legend version)
hasPopDuetVersion Beauty and the Beast self-linksurface differs
surface form: Beauty and the Beast (Céline Dion and Peabo Bryson version)
includedIn Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)
surface form: Beauty and the Beast (2017 film) soundtrack
language English
lyricist Howard Ashman
lyricsBy Howard Ashman
musicBy Alan Menken
narrativeFunction love theme
title song
nominatedFor Grammy Award for Record of the Year
Grammy Award for Song of the Year
originalPerformer Angela Lansbury
partOf Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)
performer Celine Dion
surface form: Céline Dion

Peabo Bryson
productionCompany Walt Disney Animation Studios
surface form: Walt Disney Feature Animation
publisher Disney Music Group
surface form: Walt Disney Music Company
recordLabel Disney Music Group
surface form: Walt Disney Records
releaseYear 1991
1991
2017
style orchestral ballad
theme inner beauty
romance
transformation
title Beauty and the Beast self-linksurface differs
usedAs closing credits song

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Beauty and the Beast basedOn Beauty and the Beast self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Beauty and the Beast (song)
this entity surface form: Beauty and the Beast (fairy tale)
Beauty and the Beast featuredIn Beauty and the Beast self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Beauty and the Beast (song)
this entity surface form: Beauty and the Beast (1991 film) soundtrack
Disney's Hollywood Studios featuresShow Beauty and the Beast
this entity surface form: Beauty and the Beast – Live on Stage
Beauty and the Beast hasPopDuetVersion Beauty and the Beast self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Beauty and the Beast (song)
this entity surface form: Beauty and the Beast (Céline Dion and Peabo Bryson version)
Celine Dion notableWork Beauty and the Beast
Tim Rice notableWork Beauty and the Beast
this entity surface form: Beauty and the Beast (stage musical lyrics)
Walt Disney Animation Studios notableWork Beauty and the Beast
Walt Disney Pictures producedFilm Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast title Beauty and the Beast self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Beauty and the Beast (song)
Howard Ashman wroteLyricsFor Beauty and the Beast
this entity surface form: Beauty and the Beast (song)
Howard Ashman wroteLyricsFor Beauty and the Beast
this entity surface form: Belle (song)