A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes
"A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" | |
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Single by Ilene Woods | |
from the album Cinderella (1950 film soundtrack) | |
Released | 1950 |
Recorded | 1949 |
Genre | Soundtrack |
Length | 3:50 |
Songwriter(s) |
"A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" is a song written and composed by Mack David, Al Hoffman and Jerry Livingston for the Walt Disney film Cinderella (1950).[1] In the song, Cinderella (voiced by Ilene Woods)[2] encourages her animal friends never to stop dreaming, and that theme continues throughout the entire story. The song was inspired by Franz Liszt’s Transcendental Etude No. 9 (Ricordanza). This song was also performed by
"Dreams" as a recurring Disney theme
Thematically, the lyrics recall the sentiments expressed in "When You Wish Upon a Star" from Pinocchio (1940). In equating a dream with a wish, the song establishes that Cinderella is using the word "dream" in the metaphorical sense of desires that can, as the lyric promises, "come true." "When You Wish Upon A Star" makes this same promise, as does other Disney material, such as the fireworks show Remember... Dreams Come True and related promotions.[5] The literal meaning of the word, as something that happens "when you're fast asleep", reappears in another Disney song, "Once Upon a Dream" from Sleeping Beauty (1959).
Release
The original version appears on a CD of the original
The song has also been used as part of the opening titles of several iterations of the
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[6] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Circle of Stars version
"A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" | ||||
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DisneyMania 4 | ||||
Released | November 22, 2005 | |||
Recorded | February 12–20, 2005 | |||
Genre | Dance-pop | |||
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Label | Walt Disney | |||
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Disney Channel Circle of Stars singles chronology | ||||
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The song was re-recorded by the
Track listing
- Digital track listing
- "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" (Single Version) – 3:55
- "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" (Christmas Version) – 3:45
Official versions
- "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" (Single Version) – 3:55
- "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" (Radio Edit) – 3:39
- "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" (Christmas Version) – 3:45
- "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" (Cut Live Version) – 1:21
References
- ^ "Ilene Woods - A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes". 45cat.com. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ Sherman, Robert et al. (2005). From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella (DVD extra). Disney.
- ^ Bailey, Alyssa (April 17, 2020). "Watch Demi Lovato's Moving Performance Of Cinderella's 'A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes'". Elle. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ ""Sneakerella" Soundtrack Out Now | What's on Disney Plus". 13 May 2022.
- ^ "Disney Parks: Where Dreams Come True". 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-11-22. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
- ^ "American single certifications – Ilene Woods – A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 10, 2023.