One Jump Ahead (song)

"One Jump Ahead"
"One Jump Ahead"
Song by Brad Kane
from the album Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Released	October 31, 1992
Recorded	October 1991
Genre	Show tune
Length	2:52
Label	Walt Disney
Composer(s)	Alan Menken
Lyricist(s)	Tim Rice
Producer(s)	Menken; Rice;

"One Jump Ahead" and its reprises are three songs from the 1992 Disney animated film Aladdin and the 2019 remake. All three songs are performed by Aladdin (Brad Kane in the film, Adam Jacobs in the musical, and Mena Massoud in the remake).

Production

"I want" song" for Aladdin. Eventually the song 'One Jump Ahead' and its reprise were chosen.^[3]

"One Jump Ahead" and "A Whole New World" were written by Alan Menken and Tim Rice for Aladdin after Howard Ashman died in March 1991. Ashman and Menken had originally written a series of musical numbers, many of which were cut.^[4] The Cinema Scene explains "Babkak, Omar, Aladdin, Kassim [was] A jumpy tune that helped to inspire "One Jump Ahead" in the final film".^[5]

Synopsis

"One Jump Ahead" takes place as
Princess Jasmine
that he is not a prince, but a poor boy.

Critical reception

The National Post said that in the Broadway version, "The movie's songs — One Jump Ahead, Friend Like Me and, best of all, Diamond in the Rough — come up fresh and sparkling".^[8]

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[9]	Gold	500,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Edelstein, Carrie (13 October 2015). "Star of Disney's "Aladdin" Makes a Stop in St. Louis". Stlmag.com. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
^ "WAMG Interview: Brad Kane - the Singing Voice of Disney's ALADDIN". Wearemoviegeeks.com. 12 October 2015.
^ "10 Things You Didn't Know About Disney's 'Aladdin'". Screencrush.com. 20 August 2013.
^ "How Disney's Aladdin Went from Being a Diamond in the Rough to Broadway's Newest Hit". HuffPost. 25 March 2014.
^ "The Cinema Scene: Blu-Ray Review - Aladdin (1992)". Simwmovies.blogspot.com.au. 30 March 2013.
^ "Aladdin [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] - Howard Ashman, Alan Menken, Tim Rice | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
^ Ouzounian, Richard (21 November 2013). "Aladdin's carpet ride is missing some magic: Review". The Toronto Star.
^ "Theatre review: Forget the Lion, this Aladdin is king of the stage | National Post". Archived from the original on 2013-11-23. Retrieved 2013-12-13.
^ "American single certifications – Brad Kane – One Jump Ahead". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 30, 2020.

External links

Sing-Along on
YouTube
(on Disney's official channel)

[1] Edelstein, Carrie (13 October 2015). "Star of Disney's "Aladdin" Makes a Stop in St. Louis". Stlmag.com. Retrieved 30 December 2021.

[2] "WAMG Interview: Brad Kane - the Singing Voice of Disney's ALADDIN". Wearemoviegeeks.com. 12 October 2015.

[3] "10 Things You Didn't Know About Disney's 'Aladdin'". Screencrush.com. 20 August 2013.

[4] "How Disney's Aladdin Went from Being a Diamond in the Rough to Broadway's Newest Hit". HuffPost. 25 March 2014.

[5] "The Cinema Scene: Blu-Ray Review - Aladdin (1992)". Simwmovies.blogspot.com.au. 30 March 2013.

[6] "Aladdin [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] - Howard Ashman, Alan Menken, Tim Rice | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.

[7] Ouzounian, Richard (21 November 2013). "Aladdin's carpet ride is missing some magic: Review". The Toronto Star.

[8] "Theatre review: Forget the Lion, this Aladdin is king of the stage | National Post". Archived from the original on 2013-11-23. Retrieved 2013-12-13.

[United_StatesBrad_KaneOne_Jump_AheadsingleCertRef-9] "American single certifications – Brad Kane – One Jump Ahead". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 30, 2020.

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