Hakuna Matata (The Lion King, 1994)

~ Recording by Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella with Jason Weaver and Joseph Williams

Annotation

"(The Lion King 1½) features the song "Hakuna Matata" from the first film, which is featured both as the original soundtrack recording in the soundtrack album and in the film as a new cover performed by Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella."

Annotation last modified on 2017-08-19 17:34 UTC.

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.4Hakuna Matata3:34Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella with Jason Weaver and Joseph WilliamsThe Lion KingElton John, Tim Rice & Hans ZimmerAlbum + Soundtrack
  • US1994-05-31
Walt Disney Records60858-2, 60858-7
1.4Hakuna Matata3:34Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella with Jason Weaver and Joseph WilliamsThe Lion KingElton John & Hans ZimmerAlbum + Soundtrack
  • US1994-05-31
Walt Disney RecordsD2 60858
1.4Hakuna Matata3:34Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella with Jason Weaver and Joseph WilliamsThe Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (BMG club edition)Elton John, Tim Rice & Hans ZimmerAlbum + Soundtrack
  • US1994-05-31
Walt Disney Records60858-2, 60858-7, D 103533
1.4Hakuna Matata3:34Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella with Jason Weaver and Joseph WilliamsThe Lion KingElton John & Hans ZimmerAlbum + Soundtrack
  • FR1994-06-23
Walt Disney RecordsWDR 36013-2
1.3Hakuna Matata3:33Elton JohnCan You Feel the Love TonightElton JohnSingle
  • GB1994-06-24
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)858 885-2, EJCD 34
1.4Hakuna Matata3:34Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella with Jason Weaver and Joseph WilliamsThe Lion KingElton John & Hans ZimmerAlbum + Soundtrack
  • DE1994-07-01
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)522 690-2
1.4Hakuna Matata3:34Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella with Jason Weaver and Joseph WilliamsThe Lion KingElton John & Hans ZimmerAlbum + Soundtrack
Walt Disney RecordsWDR 477177-2
1.14Hakuna Matata3:34Elton JohnThe Lion King (Complete Score)Elton John & Hans ZimmerAlbum + Soundtrack
  • -1994
1.4Hakuna Matata3:34Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella with Jason Weaver and Joseph WilliamsThe Lion King: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackElton John, Tim Rice & Hans ZimmerAlbum + Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records477177 2
1.4Hakuna Matata3:34Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella with Jason Weaver and Joseph WilliamsThe Lion King: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackElton John, Tim Rice & Hans ZimmerAlbum + Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records60858-0
1.5Hakuna Matata3:33Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella & Jason WeaverClassic Disney, Volume I: 60 Years of Musical MagicVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1995-03-28
Walt Disney Records60865-0
1.5Hakuna Matata (The Lion King, 1994)3:33Elton JohnClassic Disney, Volume I: 60 Years of Musical MagicVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1995-03-28
Walt Disney Records60865-2, 60865-7
2.17Hakuna Matata (The Lion King)3:32Nathan Lane & Ernie Sabella with Jason Weaver & Joseph WilliamsThe Very Best of Disney: 39 Original SongsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE1995-11-27
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)529 765-2
1.5Hakuna Matata (The Lion King, 1994)3:33Elton JohnClassic Disney, Volume I: 60 Years of Musical MagicVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
edel (just “edel” logo), Walt Disney Records0108652DNY
1.5Hakuna Matata (The Lion King, 1994)3:33Elton JohnClassic Disney, Volume I: 60 Years of Musical Magic (BMG club edition)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Walt Disney Records60865-7, D108692
1.5Hakuna Matata (The Lion King, 1994)3:33Elton JohnClassic Disney, Volume I: 60 Years of Musical MagicVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Walt Disney Records60685-7
1.2Hakuna Matata3:33Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella with Jason Weaver and Joseph WilliamsDisney's It's a Small World and Other Disney FavoritesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Walt Disney Records60343-7
2.17Hakuna Matata (The Lion King)3:32Nathan Lane & Ernie Sabella with Jason Weaver & Joseph WilliamsThe Very Best of Disney: 39 Original SongsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)529 408-2
1.1Hakuna Matata3:34Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella with Jason Weaver and Joseph WilliamsDisney's Buddy Songs (no McDonald's branding)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Walt Disney Records60374-7, 60389-7
1.2Hakuna Matata (The Lion King)3:33Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Jason Weaver and Joseph WilliamsWalt Disney Records Presents Classics 2: 20 Original American SongsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Walt Disney Records7 393834 767045
3.14Hakuna Matata3:30Elton JohnBest of DisneyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Walt Disney Records
1.17Hakuna Matata (From the Lion King)3:32Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella with Jason Weaver and Joseph WilliamsBest of DisneyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Edel Records (multinational, ERE suffix), Walt Disney Records0104782DNY
1.17Hakuna Matata (From the Lion King)3:32Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella with Jason Weaver and Joseph WilliamsBest of DisneyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Walt Disney Records060 478-2
1.17Hakuna Matata3:34Elton JohnDisney’s Greatest HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Walt Disney Records0607292
1.10Hakuna Matata3:34Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Jason Weaver and Joseph WilliamsThe Disney ExperienceVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Walt Disney RecordsWD 608202
1.5Hakuna Matata (The Lion King)3:33Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella with Jason Weaver and Joseph WilliamsClassic Disney: 60 Years of Musical MagicVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Walt Disney RecordsD89956
2.2Hakuna Matata3:34Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Jason Weaver and Joseph WilliamsDisney’s Greatest HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2000-11-18
Telstar TVTTVCD 3151
2.2Hakuna Matata (The Lion King)3:33Nathan Lane & Ernie SabellaDisney ForeverVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Walt Disney RecordsCP2K-2415 (WALT502369 2)
2.2Hakuna Matata (The Lion King)3:34Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Jason Weaver and Joseph WilliamsDisney’s Greatest HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Walt Disney Records0128382DNY
1.4Hakuna Matata3:34Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella with Jason Weaver and Joseph WilliamsThe Lion King: Special Edition SoundtrackElton John & Hans ZimmerAlbum + Soundtrack
  • US2003-09-30
Walt Disney Records60124-7
1.4Hakuna Matata3:31Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella with Jason Weaver and Joseph WilliamsThe Lion King: Special EditionElton John & Hans ZimmerAlbum + Soundtrack
  • GB2003-10-27
Walt Disney Records5050466-6897-2-6
2.14ハクナ・マタタ［ライオン・キング］3:34Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella with Jason Weaver and Joseph Williamsマイ・ファースト・ディズニー オリジナル・サウンドトラック・ベストVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • JP2003-11-27
Walt Disney RecordsAVCW-12353
1.4Hakuna Matata3:34Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella with Jason Weaver and Joseph WilliamsThe Lion King: Special Edition SoundtrackElton John, Tim Rice & Hans ZimmerAlbum + Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records8601247
1.4Hakuna Matata3:33Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella with Jason Weaver and Joseph WilliamsThe Lion King 1½: Songs from Timon & Pumbaa’s Hilarious AdventureVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • US2004-02-03
Walt Disney Records
1.5Hakuna Matata3:34Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella with Jason Weaver and Joseph WilliamsThe Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata ～Songs from Timon & Pumbaa’s Hilarious Adventure and More～Various ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • JP2004-03-24
Walt Disney RecordsAVCW-12371
2.1Hakuna Matata3:33Elton JohnUltimate DisneyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2004-11-15
Walt Disney Records5050467582125, WSMCD195
1.4Hakuna Matata3:33Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella with Jason Weaver and Joseph WilliamsThe Lion King: Special EditionElton John & Hans ZimmerAlbum + Soundtrack
  • GB2006-02-06
Walt Disney Records, EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)0946 353221 2 5, 353 2212
1.4Hakuna Matata3:34Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Jason Weaver & Joseph WilliamsThe Lion King: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackElton John, Tim Rice & Hans ZimmerAlbum + Soundtrack
  • US2006-05-30
Walt Disney Records
1.3Hakuna Matata3:33Elton JohnDriving With DisneyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2006-07-10
Virgin TV
1.4Hakuna Matata3:34Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella with Jason Weaver and Joseph WilliamsThe Lion King 3: Hakuna MatataVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records0946 3 56273 2 9
2.1Hakuna Matata3:33Elton JohnUltimate DisneyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2007-10-22
  • GB2007-10-22
Walt Disney Records50999 5 10815 2 2, 50999 5 10816 2 1, 50999 5 10818 2 9, 50999 5 10820 2 4, 510 8152
1.12Hakuna Matata3:31Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Jason Weaver & Joseph WilliamsThe Magic of DisneyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2009-11-23
Walt Disney RecordsVTDCD 969
1.9Hakuna Matata3:33Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella with Jason Weaver and Joseph WilliamsDisney Soundtracks CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Walt Disney Records5099994993929
1.4Hakuna Matata (from “The Lion King”/soundtrack version)3:34Nathan Lane & Ernie Sabella & Jason Weaver & Joseph WilliamsThe Lion King (special edition)Elton John, Tim Rice & Hans ZimmerAlbum + Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records
1.9Hakuna Matata3:32Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Jason Weaver & Joseph WilliamsLo mejor del rey leónVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2011-08-12
Walt Disney Records[none]
1.17Hakuna matata3:33Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella with Jason Weaver and Joseph WilliamsLe Roi Lion (deluxe collection)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • FR2011-08-22
Walt Disney Records
1.6Hakuna Matata3:33The Lion KingDisney: Best of The Lion KingVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • -2011-09-06
Walt Disney RecordsD001377902
1.17Hakuna matata3:33Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella with Jason Weaver and Joseph WilliamsThe Lion King Collection (Deluxe Edition)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2011-10-03
Walt Disney Records
1.8Hakuna Matata (The Lion King)3:33Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella with Jason Weaver and Joseph WilliamsNow That’s What I Call Disney!Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2011-11-21
Walt Disney Records50999 6 78546 2 2, VTDCD 1036
1.8Hakuna Matata (The Lion King)3:33Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella with Jason Weaver and Joseph WilliamsNow That’s What I Call Disney!Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2012-11-19
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Walt Disney Records50999 0 17524 2 7, VTDCDX 1052
2.1Hakuna Matata3:33Elton JohnUltimate DisneyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2013-10-21
Walt Disney Records00050087299538
1.9Hakuna Matata (The Lion King)3:33Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella with Jason Weaver and Joseph WilliamsNow That’s What I Call Disney!Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2014-11-07
Walt Disney Records
1.9Hakuna Matata (The Lion King)3:33Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella with Jason Weaver and Joseph WilliamsNow That’s What I Call Disney!Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2014-11-10
Walt Disney RecordsCDNNNOW20
1.14Hakuna Matata3:31Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella with Jason Weaver and Joseph WilliamsMastermix Classic Cuts, Volume 148: At the MoviesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Music Factory (UK promotional remix service started in 1985)CC148
2.1Hakuna Matata3:32Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Jason Weaver, Joseph WilliamsClassic DisneyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label), Universal Music Catalogue (since early 2000s, alt name UMC used since ca. 2016; defunct since early 2023, renamed into Universal Music Recordings, don’t use it for later 2023 releases), Walt Disney RecordsUMCLA040
1.11Hakuna Matata (The Lion King)3:33Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella with Jason Weaver and Joseph WilliamsNow That’s What I Call Disney!Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment), Universal Music on Demand, Walt Disney RecordsCDNNNOW60
1.5Hakuna Matata - From “The Lion King”3:32Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Jason Weaver & Joseph WilliamsDisney Magical Musical PassportVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Walt Disney Records
1.15Hakuna Matata3:34Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella with Jason Weaver and Joseph WilliamsDisney Sing Your Heart OutVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2018-11-19
Walt Disney Records8740478
2.2Hakuna Matata3:32Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Jason Weaver and Joseph WilliamsUltimate Disney: A Magical Collection of All Time Disney FavouritesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Walt Disney Records00050087392413, 8739241
1.17ハクナ・マタタ (『ライオン・キング』より)3:31ネイサン・レイン, アーニー・サベラ, ジェイソン・ウィーヴァー & ジョセフ・ウィリアムズSuper Friendship! 〜 Disney Music CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2019-06-05
Walt Disney Records
1.17ハクナ・マタタ (『ライオン・キング』より)3:31ネイサン・レイン, アーニー・サベラ, ジェイソン・ウィーヴァー & ジョセフ・ウィリアムズSuper Friendship! 〜 Disney Music CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2019-06-05
Walt Disney RecordsUWCD-1032
1.12Hakuna Matata (from “The Lion King” soundtrack version)3:32Ernie Sabella, Jason Weaver, Joseph Williams, Nathan LaneNow That’s What I Call DisneyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2021-10-01
Walt Disney Records
1.5Hakuna Matata (The Lion King, 1994)3:33Elton JohnClassic Disney, Volume I: 60 Years of Musical MagicVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Walt Disney RecordsD15087
1.4Hakuna Matata3:34Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella with Jason Weaver and Joseph WilliamsThe Lion KingElton John & Hans ZimmerAlbum + Soundtrack
The Walt Disney Company - Portugal, Lda.727301
1.17Hakuna Matata3:34Elton JohnThe Lion King CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Promotion
1.1Hakuna Matata3:34Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella with Jason Weaver and Joseph WilliamsDisney's Buddy Songs (McDonald's front cover, Disc Jockey/Borders/hastings/Best Buy/Venture back cover)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Walt Disney Records60374-7
1.1Hakuna Matata3:34Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella with Jason Weaver and Joseph WilliamsDisney's Buddy Songs (McDonald's front cover, Circuit City/Target/NRM/Meijer/Camelot Music back cover)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Walt Disney Records60374-7
1.1Hakuna Matata3:34Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella with Jason Weaver and Joseph WilliamsDisney's Buddy Songs (McDonald's front cover, Target back cover)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Walt Disney Records60374-7
Bootleg
1.17Hakuna Matata3:33Elton JohnThe Lion King: Complete ScoreElton John & Hans ZimmerAlbum + Soundtrack
1.7Hakuna Matata (The Lion King)3:33Nathan Lane & Ernie SabellaDisney: 26 Magical Songs from the MoviesVarious ArtistsAlbum
(unknown)
1.7Hakuna Matata3:33Nathan LaneDisney Ultimate Buddy CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Walt Disney Records8734779

Relationships

recording engineer and mixer:Jay Rifkin
engineer:Paula Jones (Australian audio engineer, producer)
producer:Mark Mancina (American score composer)
Jay Rifkin
editor:Adam Smalley
additional vocals:Jason Weaver
Joseph Williams (vocalist for Toto, son of composer John Williams)
lead vocals:Nathan Lane
Ernie Sabella
vocals:Nathan Lane
Ernie Sabella
Jason Weaver
conductor:Nick Glennie‐Smith
arranger:Mark Mancina (American score composer)
Jay Rifkin
orchestrator:Bruce Fowler (American trombonist, composer, orchestrator, arranger)
Nick Glennie‐Smith
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc. (briefly as Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (1987/03/06–1987/07/24), rights holders and distribution) (in 1994)
recording of:Hakuna matata (The Lion King)

Related works

Hakuna matata (The Lion King)

lyricist:Tim Rice
composer:Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing) (in 1994)
later translated versions:Hakuna matata (The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, Polish version)
Hakuna matata (Le Roi Lion)
Hakuna matata (Italian version)
Hakuna matata (The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, Spanish version)
Hakuna matata (The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, German version)
Hakuna matata (The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, Brazilian Portuguese version)
Hakuna matata (The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, Dutch version)
Hakuna matata (The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, Finnish version)
Hakuna matata (The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, Portuguese version)
Hakuna matata (The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, Swedish version)
Hakuna matata (The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, Latin American Spanish version)
Hakuna Matata
ハクナ・マタタ (ライオン・キング; 片桐和子 translation)
ハクナ・マタタ (ライオン・キング; 浅利慶太 translation)
part of:The Lion King (1994 film soundtrack)
The Lion King (stage musical)
is the basis for:Hakuna Matata (The Lion King 2019 Film Version)