Be Our Guest
| "Be Our Guest" | ||||
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| Song by Jerry Orbach and Angela Lansbury from the album Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ||||
| Released | October 29, 1991 | |||
| Length | 3:44 | |||
| Label | Walt Disney | |||
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| Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack track listing | ||||
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"Be Our Guest" is a song written by lyricist Howard Ashman and composer Alan Menken for Walt Disney Pictures' 30th animated feature film Beauty and the Beast (1991). Recorded by American actor Jerry Orbach and English actress Angela Lansbury as Lumiere and Mrs. Potts, respectively, "Be Our Guest" is a large-scale Broadway-inspired musical number that takes place during the first half of Beauty and the Beast, performed by the castle's staff of enchanted objects in an elaborate attempt to welcome Belle. Menken initially intended for the melody of "Be Our Guest" to be temporary but was ultimately unable to compose a satisfying one with which to replace it. The song had originally been intended for Belle's father Maurice. However, "Be Our Guest" had to be entirely re-written as the story evolved in order to return its focus to Belle.
"Be Our Guest" has garnered universal acclaim from both film and music critics who, in addition to dubbing the song a show-stopper, praised its catchiness and Orbach's vocal performance while applauding the scene's unprecedented use of computer-generated imagery. "Be Our Guest" has since been extolled as one of Disney's most celebrated and popular songs, establishing itself as one of the studio's greatest and most iconic. "Be Our Guest" received nominations for both the Golden Globe and Academy Awards for Best Original Song, ultimately losing both to the film's title song. "Be Our Guest" has been ranked highly on several "best Disney song" countdown lists, garnering recognition from IGN, M and the American Film Institute. In addition to appearing in the Broadway musical adaptation of Beauty and the Beast, "Be Our Guest" was performed by Orbach live at the 64th Academy Awards, has been parodied in an episode of The Simpsons and the film South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut. It was also covered by Alvin and the Chipmunks and The Chipettes.
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