A Million Dreams
2017 song from ''The Greatest Showman''
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"A Million Dreams" is a song performed by Ziv Zaifman, Hugh Jackman, and Michelle Williams for the film The Greatest Showman (2017). It is the second track from soundtrack of the film, The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, released in the same year. The song and its reprise are both expected to appear in the upcoming 2026 stage musical adaptation.
| "A Million Dreams" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Ziv Zaifman, Hugh Jackman, and Michelle Williams | |
| from the album The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
| Released | December 8, 2017 |
| Recorded | 2017 |
| Length | 4:29 |
| Label | Atlantic |
| Songwriter | Benj Pasek and Justin Paul |
| Producers | |
| Audio | |
| "A Million Dreams" on YouTube | |
Covers
In 2018, for Children in Need 2018, 1486 children sang the song live in unison from 9 towns across the UK as part of the Children in Need Choir.[1] The performance started in the studio and as the children sang it cut between the different locations, in real time, giving each choir around 20–30 seconds on air, before going back to the studio to finish the song. The choirs sang from: Elstree at Elstree Studios a studio just outside of London where the main telethon was held,[2] Southampton at King Edward VI School,[2] St Ives at Tate,[2] Belfast at The Ulster Folk and Transport Museum,[2] Chester at Storyhouse,[2] Lincoln at The New Theatre Royal,[2] Glasgow at BBC Pacific Quay,[2] Cardiff at The Broadcasting House[2] and Wolverhampton at The Grand Theatre.[2]
The Fron Male Voice Choir covered the song on their album Voices of the Valley Echoes, released in February 2020.[3]
American singer Christina Aguilera covered the song during her performance at the Expo 2020 closing ceremony on March 31, 2022, in Dubai.[4] Aguilera later performed the song again at the VinFuture Prize award ceremony on December 20, 2022, in Hanoi, Vietnam.[5] In 2025, American singer Loren Allred, who recorded a demo version, released a duet cover of the song, featuring Filipino singer Regine Velasquez.[6] Emma Kok covered the song during her "Never Lose Hope" theater tour in 2026.
Charts
| Chart (2017–2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| France (SNEP)[7] | 199 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[8] | 45 |
| New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[9] | 7 |
| Scotland Singles (OCC)[10] | 34 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[11] | 22 |
| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)[12] | 1 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Austria (IFPI Austria)[13] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
| Canada (Music Canada)[14] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[15] | Gold | 45,000‡ |
| France (SNEP)[16] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[17] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
| Poland (ZPAV)[18] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
| Portugal (AFP)[19] | Gold | 5,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[20] | 3× Platinum | 1,800,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[21] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000‡ |
|
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Reprise
| "A Million Dreams (Reprise)" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Austyn Johnson, Cameron Seely, and Hugh Jackman | |
| from the album The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
| Released | December 8, 2017 |
| Recorded | 2017 |
| Length | 1:00 |
| Label | Atlantic |
| Songwriter | Benj Pasek and Justin Paul |
| Producers | |
| Audio | |
| "A Million Dreams (Reprise)" on YouTube | |
"A Million Dreams (Reprise)" is the reprise of the song "A Million Dreams" from The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. The song like the original is sung by Hugh Jackman but is this time joined by his character's daughters played by Austyn Johnson and Cameron Seely.
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[22] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[23] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[24] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[25] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
|
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Reimagined version
| "A Million Dreams" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by P!nk | ||||
| from the album The Greatest Showman: Reimagined | ||||
| Released | October 24, 2018 | |||
| Recorded | 2018 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 4:33 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Songwriter | Benj Pasek and Justin Paul | |||
| Producers | ||||
| P!nk singles chronology | ||||
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| Audio | ||||
| "A Million Dreams (Reimagined version)" on YouTube | ||||
On October 24, 2018, American singer P!nk released her cover of the song for the 2018 album The Greatest Showman: Reimagined.[26] The song was the second single from the album and was released along with a cover of the reprise sung by P!nk's daughter Willow Sage Hart.[27] Commercially, the song reached number one in the Netherlands, number two in Scotland, the top ten in Flanders, Iceland and New Zealand, and number 11 in the United Kingdom.
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (2018–2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[28] | 26 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[29] | 6 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[30] | 32 |
| Canada Hot 100 (Billboard)[31] | 80 |
| Canada AC (Billboard)[32] | 33 |
| Croatia Airplay (HRT)[33] | 30 |
| Czech Republic Airplay (ČNS IFPI)[34] | 24 |
| Europe Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[35] | 3 |
| France Downloads (SNEP)[36] | 81 |
| Germany (GfK)[37] | 70 |
| Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[38] | 32 |
| Hungary (Single Top 40)[39] | 21 |
| Iceland (Tónlistinn)[40] | 6 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[41] | 44 |
| Luxembourg Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[42] | 6 |
| Netherlands (Tipparade)[43] | 1 |
| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[44] | 7 |
| Scotland Singles (OCC)[45] | 2 |
| Slovakia Airplay (ČNS IFPI)[46] | 7 |
| Slovenia (SloTop50)[47] | 30 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[48] | 16 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[49] | 11 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[50] | 90 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[51] | 10 |
| US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[52] | 11 |
| US Pop Digital Songs (Billboard)[53] | 3 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2020) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[59] | 42 |