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Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. Will Smith, as the Genie, performs the song in the 2019 live-action remake of Aladdin, and as a rap in the end credits, with DJ Khaled. An official music video is available online and on the 2015 diamond edition of the film. Ne-Yo covered the song for the 2015 United States version of We Love Disney. This song is featured on the 1997 original soundtrack for the film, Gridlock'd. In 1996 2Pac recorded the song 'Never Had a Friend Like Me', which interpolates 'Friend Like Me'. Their Charleston to this song scored a total of 27 from the judges. It was also danced to by Alison Hammond and Aljaž Skorjanec in Series 12, Week 7 of the British version of the show (titled Strictly Come Dancing). The dance scored a total of 28 from the four judges (including guest judge Donny Osmond). Season 18's Week 5 episode was Disney-themed and included a quickstep to 'Friend Like Me' by Drew Carey and Cheryl Burke that featured an animated Genie dancing along. Shawn Johnson and Mark Ballas danced the song as a quickstep in season 8 of Dancing with the Stars. In 1995, Alvin and the Chipmunks recorded a cover of the song for their Disney-themed concept album When You Wish Upon a Chipmunk. In a review of the Broadway version of the film, BuzzFeed wrote that the 'seven-and-a-half minute 'Friend Like Me' is easily this season's best production number, and a jaw-dropping athletic feat.' wrote 'Rarely does a production number receive a standing ovation in the middle of a show, but 'Friend Like Me' them standing in the aisles before intermission.'. Spirituality & Practice described it as 'the big production number of the film'. The same happens in the live-action remake. This song is similar to the use of contemporary references in ' Be Our Guest', performed by the enchanted cutlery of Beauty and the Beast, and ' A Guy Like You', performed by the Gargoyles in The Hunchback of Notre Dame. The Genie is a supernatural character – and as such, he often uses anachronisms, such as the neon 'Applause' sign at the end of this musical number, as well as various other references to famous media that would have been created centuries after the time period in which Aladdin is set.Īfter Aladdin releases the Genie from his lamp and the Genie considers that he can give Aladdin almost anything within a limit of three wishes, the Genie proves his nigh-omnipotent power to the skeptical thief with an impressive musical number, stressing that he is a friend unlike any other.

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