"Can You Feel the Love Tonight" is a 1994 pop ballad composed by Elton John with lyrics by Tim Rice for Disney's The Lion King. The song helps tell the film’s romantic moment between Simba and Nala and was released as a single from The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack in May 1994. Elton John performs the end-credit version, with backing vocals by Rick Astley, Gary Barlow and Kiki Dee, while the on-screen voices in the film include Kristle Edwards, Joseph Williams, Sally Dworsky, Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1995, the Golden Globe for Best Original Song, and Elton John earned the Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. The track reached number 4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and topped charts in Canada and France.
