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"You'll Be in My Heart" is a song by English drummer and singer
Phil Collins Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English singer, musician, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and lead singer of the rock band Genesis and also has a career as a solo performer. Between 1982 an ...
from the 1999 Disney animated feature ''
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''. It appeared on '' Tarzan: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack'' as well as various other Disney compilations. It won the
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, and became Collins' last US top 40 single, peaking at number 21. A demo version with Collins playing piano and singing is featured as a bonus on the 2-DVD Special Edition of ''Tarzan'', along with "I Will Follow", "Celebration", "6/8 Demo" and "Rhythm Piece" which became "Strangers Like Me", "Son of Man" and "Trashin' the Camp". "6/8 Demo" was not featured in the movie. The
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for the song was
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by
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. Phil Collins also recorded the song in French ("Toujours dans mon cœur"), German ("Dir gehört mein Herz"), Italian ("Sei dentro me") and Spanish ("En mi corazón vivirás") aside from his native English. A version of the single performed by him with
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also appears on the soundtrack.


Production and context

Phil Collins was originally hired by Disney in 1995 as a songwriter, but was chosen because he was a drummer at first and given his history as a drummer for the rock band
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, Collins appealed to the Disney production crew, who "wanted a strong jungle beat to accompany Tarzan's adventures". Early into production, directors
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and
Chris Buck Christopher James Buck (born February 24, 1958) is an American film director, animator, and screenwriter known for co-directing ''Tarzan'' (1999), '' Surf's Up'' (2007) (which was nominated for the 2007 Oscar for Best Animated Feature), '' Fr ...
decided not to follow Disney's musical tradition by having the characters sing and instead, Phil Collins perform the songs in the film serving as the narrator. The choice of Collins, a popular and well established adult contemporary artist, led his ability to write and record the five original songs. This "ballad" is one of original songs he wrote for the film, and he ended up also performing this song as well. The song, originally written for his daughter
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, who was ten years old at the time, was called "Lullaby", is used in a scene when Tarzan's adoptive gorilla mother
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sings that her baby should stop crying because she will protect him and keep him safe and warm. She says everything will be fine and she tells him that "you will be in my heart always". The song is about "how love is a bond that cannot be broken". In the movie, the song ends on the first verse, the full version of the song on the soundtrack album notes that others don't understand why a mother and child who are so different can love each other. When destiny calls, the child is told he must be strong even if the parent is not with him. The song is one of only two songs within Disney's Tarzan to have a part performed by an actual character (the other being "Trashin' the Camp" which the character's role in the song can be classified as
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). The rest of the songs were performed by Collins himself and overlaid into the movie. The full song is finally played all together during the end credits. In the 2006 stage version, the song is performed by Kala with the ensemble, while a reprise is performed by
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as Kala and Daniel Manche as Young Tarzan when the latter "decides to join the human world". This was because the omniscience of Collins' songs did not translate too well, so the song along with " Two Worlds", "perform similar thematic and character introductions on stage".


International versions

The entire ''Tarzan'' soundtrack, including "You'll Be in My Heart", was also performed by
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in various other languages besides his native English, namely
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, French,
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and
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. Most dubbings played the full English version of the song by Collins at the end credits but it has six versions in other languages and includes his full Spanish version that played for the European and Latin American dubbing, which marks Phil Collins' only appearance on ''Billboard''s Hot Latin Tracks, the song charting at number 32. He also performed the German version of "You'll Be in My Heart" on German TV.


In-popular culture

Then-
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member Donghyuck, who later debut as a member of boy group NCT with the stage name Haechan performed the Korean song on the
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show
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in 2015.


Critical reception and awards

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said Collins "waxes poetic" with the song. The Disney Song Encyclopedia deemed it an "uptempo ballad" and "tender song". ''American Musical Theatre: A Chronicle'' said that Merle Dandridge, who sang this song as the role of Tarzan's adoptive mother Kala in the Broadway version, had "the best song". ''American Literature on Stage and Screen: 525 Works and Their Adaptations'' said this song was "contemporary sounding yet tsrhythmic momentum blended beautifully with the pulsating sounds of the jungle". ''Billboard'' said the song ran "in the same vein" as another Collins song " Can't Stop Loving You". ''Musical Experience in Our Lives: Things We Learn and Meanings We Make'' recounted a personal story of how the song has a special meaning to a mother/daughter relationship involving fetus-singing. Similar stories were recounted by two other sources. Soon after the song was released, it was already "being touted as an Oscar contender". The song went on to win the
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for
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and the
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for
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. Collins performed the song live at that year's ceremony. The song also received a
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nomination for
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, but lost to
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's " Beautiful Stranger" from '' Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me''.


Chart performance

"You'll Be in My Heart" spent nineteen non-consecutive weeks at number one on the Adult Contemporary charts ("the longest time ever up to that point") and peaked at number 21 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It was Collins's first top 40 hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 since 1994's "
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", as well as his last Top 40 hit to date. The track peaked at number 17 on the
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, continuing his success that had not stopped after "Everyday".


Personnel

*
Phil Collins Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English singer, musician, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and lead singer of the rock band Genesis and also has a career as a solo performer. Between 1982 an ...
– lead and backing vocals, drums *
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– acoustic guitar *
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,
Tim Pierce Tim Pierce (born 1959 in Albuquerque) is an American session guitarist. He has worked for artists such as Joe Cocker, Crowded House, Goo Goo Dolls, Michael Jackson, Beth Hart, Roger Waters, Alice Cooper, Johnny Hallyday, Phil Collins, and the ...
, Michael Thompson – electric guitar *
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– acoustic piano, keyboards * John Pierce – electric bass *
Luis Conte Luis Conte (born 16 November 1954) is a Cuban percussionist best-known for his performances in the bands of artists including James Taylor, Madonna, Pat Metheny Group, Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, Phil Collins, Rod Stewart and Shakira. He beg ...
– percussion *
Kim Bullard Kim Bullard is an American keyboardist, songwriter, record producer, and film composer. He has been making music since the 1970s and has performed extensively as a keyboard player with musical acts such as Elton John and Crosby, Stills, & Nash. ...
,
Carmen Rizzo Carmen Rizzo (born April 8, 1964) is an American record producer, mixer, programmer, DJ, remixer and recording artist, based in Los Angeles. The two-time Grammy nominee has worked with Seal, Coldplay, Paul Oakenfold, Alanis Morissette, Dido, Je ...
– programming * Will Donovan – additional percussion * David Campbell – string arrangements Movie version * Joann Turovsky –
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– arrangements *
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– vocals


Charts and certifications


Weekly charts


Year-end charts


Certifications


See also

* List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1999 (U.S.)


References

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