The Greatest Show

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"The Greatest Show"
Song by Hugh Jackman, BriaAndChrissy, Keala Settle, Zac Efron and Zendaya
from the album The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
ReleasedDecember 8, 2017 (2017-12-08)
Recorded2017
Length5:02
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Audio
"The Greatest Show" on YouTube

"The Greatest Show" is a song performed by Hugh Jackman, Keala Settle, BriaAndChrissy, Zac Efron and Zendaya for the film The Greatest Showman (2017). It is the opening track from The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2017). Despite not being released as an official single, "The Greatest Show" was the 18th biggest song of 2018 in the United Kingdom. [1]

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Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [2] 42
France (SNEP) [3] 110
Ireland (IRMA) [4] 9
UK Singles (OCC) [5] 20
Scotland (OCC) [6] 18
US Billboard Hot 100 [7] 88

Year-end charts

Chart (2018)Position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) [1] 18
Chart (2019)Position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) [8] 90

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [9] 2× Platinum140,000
Austria (IFPI Austria) [10] Gold15,000
France (SNEP) [11] Gold100,000
Poland (ZPAV) [12] Gold25,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [13] 3× Platinum1,800,000
United States (RIAA) [14] 2× Platinum2,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Reimagined version

"The Greatest Show"
Single by Panic! at the Disco
from the album The Greatest Showman: Reimagined
ReleasedNovember 2, 2018 (2018-11-02)
Recorded2017
Genre Pop rock
Length2:54
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s)
Audio
"The Greatest Show (Reimagined version)" on YouTube

For The Greatest Showman: Reimagined (2018), the song was covered by American rock band Panic! at the Disco.

Critical reception

Rolling Stone 's Ryan Reed wrote that the Panic! at the Disco's version "[...] stays faithful to the original's theatrical arrangement of brass fanfare and densely layered harmony vocals", and "beefs up the rhythm section with a booming drum sound and ends the track with a Queen-styled guitar solo. [15]

In other media

The song was the official theme song for WWE 's Backlash 2020 for "The Greatest Wrestling Match Ever".

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [19] Silver200,000
United States (RIAA) [20] Gold500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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