When the movie was first released in 1992, it numbered 22 versions worldwide in 20 languages overall. Over the years, this number has increased to 40 official versions. Aladdin was the first movie to be dubbed into Icelandic, Tamil and Telugu; Disney was so satisfied with the Icelandic dubbing that they sent a letter to Stúdíó Eitt, the Icelandic dubbing company that took over the job, stating they had never seen such a good result for a first dubbing of their movies. Indian singers Mano and Annupamaa sang for Aladdin and Jasmine respectively both in the Tamil and Telugu versions, while Mano also sang the Genie's songs. and were prized as the best foreign version, while 's Aladdin was so appreciated by Disney USA that in 1997 he was asked to come back as Hercules.
Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle version
A single version of the song was released that same year and was performed by American recording artists Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle. This version is played over the film's end credits and is referred on the soundtrack as "Aladdin's Theme". The version peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart on March 6, 1993, replacing Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You", which had spent a then-record 14 weeks at the top of the chart. It went gold and sold 600,000 copies domestically. The track peaked at number 12 in the UK Singles Chart in 1993. The song is the first and so far only song from a Disney animated film to top the US Billboard Hot 100. The single version was later included on Belle's studio albumPassion and on Bryson's studio album Through the Fire.
In the Philippines, a version of the song performed by Lea Salonga and Jose Mari Chan, both Filipino recording artists, was released as a single through Bell Films in 1993, coinciding with the Philippine theatrical release of Aladdin on April 30, 1993.
Other cover versions
In 1993, a Latin American rendition of the song, "Un Mundo Ideal", by Ricardo Montaner and :es:Michelle |Michelle received airplay throughout Latin America. This rendition was later included on Montaner's greatest hits albumÉxitos y... Algo Más.
In 2003, LMNT recorded a cover of "A Whole New World", later included on Disneymania 2 in 2004.
In 2004, 98 Degrees member Nick Lachey and his ex-wife Jessica Simpson covered the song for the Platinum Edition of "Aladdin". Their version of "A Whole New World" was included on Disneymania 3 in 2005.
In 2006, Peter Andre and his wife Katie Price released the albumA Whole New World, which included originally private recordings from them. Their version of the song was also released as the album's lead single a month later.
In 2007, Pixar employee Nick Pitera uploaded a video to YouTube where he performs both the male and female characters, earning 30 million views by January 2013.
In 2014, Malaysian singer-songwriter Yuna performed a cover for a commercial promoting Disney's Aulani Hawaiian Resort. The cover was later included as a bonus track on the 2015 album, We Love Disney.
In 2018, Riff Raff and Jonathan Hay created a hip-hop cover of the song for the album The Hoodlum Ball.
Mena Massoud and Naomi Scott, as Aladdin and Jasmine respectively, performed the song in Disney's 2019 remake of Aladdin.
Zayn Malik and Zhavia Ward recorded the end credits version of "A Whole New World" for the soundtrack to the 2019 remake of Aladdin.
Malik's English vocals were also used for two English-Spanish versions of the song, "Un mundo ideal". The Spanish parts were sung for the Latin American market by American singer Becky G and for the Spanish market by Spanish singer Aitana.
In 2019, Asian-American singer-songwriter Nadya Sudjaja produced a cover version of the song incorporating eclectic sounds from the Middle-East. The production was led by Ukrainian music producer Oleksiy Shmaniov.
Another cover version of the song was released in 2019 exclusively for the Philippines. This cover is recorded by The Voice Kids season 1 finalist Darren Espanto and Asia's Phoenix Morissette Amon. It was also heard on several radio stations in the country.
