A Million Dreams

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"A Million Dreams"
Song by Ziv Zaifman, Hugh Jackman, and Michelle Williams
from the album The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
ReleasedDecember 8, 2017 (2017-12-08)
Recorded2017
Length4:29
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s) Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
Producer(s)
Audio
"A Million Dreams" on YouTube

"A Million Dreams" is a song performed by Ziv Zaifman, Hugh Jackman, and Michelle Williams for the film The Greatest Showman (2017). It is the second track from soundtrack of the film, The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack , released in the same year.

Contents

Covers

In 2018 for Children in Need 2018 1486 children sang the song live in unison from 9 towns across the UK as part of the Children in Need Choir. [1] The performance started in the studio and as the children sang it cut between the different locations, in real time, giving each choir around 20–30 seconds on air, before going back to the studio to finish the song. The choirs sang from: Elstree at Elstree Studios a studio just outside of London where the main telethon was held, [2] Southampton at King Edward VI School, [2] St Ives at Tate, [2] Belfast at The Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, [2] Chester at Storyhouse, [2] Lincoln at The New Theatre Royal, [2] Glasgow at BBC Pacific Quay, [2] Cardiff at The Broadcasting House [2] and Wolverhampton at The Grand Theatre [2]

The Fron Male Voice Choir covered the song on their album Voices of the Valley Echoes, released in February 2020. [3]

American singer Christina Aguilera covered the song during her performance at the Expo 2020 closing ceremony on March 31, 2022, in Dubai. [4] Aguilera later performed the song again at the VinFuture Prize award ceremony on December 20, 2022, in Hanoi, Vietnam. [5]

Charts

Chart (2017–2018)Peak
position
France (SNEP) [6] 199
Ireland (IRMA) [7] 45
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ) [8] 7
Scotland (OCC) [9] 34
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) [10] 22
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 ( Billboard ) [11] 1

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) [12] Gold15,000
Canada (Music Canada) [13] Platinum80,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [14] Gold45,000
Poland (ZPAV) [15] Gold25,000
Portugal (AFP) [16] Gold5,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [17] 3× Platinum1,800,000
United States (RIAA) [18] 2× Platinum2,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Reprise

"A Million Dreams (Reprise)"
Song by Austyn Johnson, Cameron Seely, and Hugh Jackman
from the album The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
ReleasedDecember 8, 2017 (2017-12-08)
Recorded2017
Length1:00
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s) Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
Producer(s)
Audio
"A Million Dreams (Reprise)" on YouTube

"A Million Dreams (Reprise)" is the reprise of the song "A Million Dreams" from The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack . The song like the original is sung by Hugh Jackman but is this time joined by his character's daughters played by Austyn Johnson and Cameron Seely.

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [19] Gold40,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [20] Platinum600,000
United States (RIAA) [21] Gold500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Reimagined version

"A Million Dreams"
Single by P!nk
from the album The Greatest Showman: Reimagined
ReleasedOctober 24, 2018 (2018-10-24)
Recorded2018
Genre
Length4:33
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s) Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
Producer(s)
P!nk singles chronology
"Secrets"
(2018)
"A Million Dreams"
(2018)
"Walk Me Home"
(2019)
Audio
"A Million Dreams (Reimagined version)" on YouTube

On October 24, 2018, American singer P!nk released her cover of the song for the 2018 album The Greatest Showman: Reimagined . [22] The song was the second single from the album and was released along with a cover of the reprise sung by P!nk's daughter Willow Sage Hart. [23]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2018–21)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [24] 26
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [25] 6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [26] 32
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [27] 80
Canada AC ( Billboard ) [28] 33
Croatia Airplay (HRT) [29] 30
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100) [30] 24
Europe Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [31] 3
France Downloads (SNEP) [32] 81
Germany (GfK) [33] 70
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) [34] 32
Hungary (Single Top 40) [35] 21
Iceland (Tónlistinn) [36] 6
Ireland (IRMA) [37] 44
Luxembourg Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [38] 6
Netherlands (Tipparade) [39] 1
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [40] 7
Scotland (OCC) [41] 2
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100) [42] 7
Slovenia (SloTop50) [43] 30
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [44] 16
UK Singles (OCC) [45] 11
US Billboard Hot 100 [46] 90
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [47] 10
US Adult Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [48] 11
US Pop Digital Songs ( Billboard ) [49] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders) [50] 87
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) [51] 93
Iceland (Tónlistinn) [52] 70
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) [53] 15
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard) [54] 43
Chart (2020)Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) [55] 42

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [56] Gold35,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [57] Platinum600,000
United States (RIAA) [58] Platinum1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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