Reflection (song)
{{Short description|Song from Disney's Mulan}}
{{For|other songs of the same name|Reflection (disambiguation){{!}}Reflection}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = Reflection
| cover =
| alt =
| type =
| artist = Lea Salonga
| album = Mulan: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack
| released = June 2, 1998
| recorded = 1997
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 2:27
| label = Walt Disney
| composer = Matthew Wilder
| lyricist = David Zippel
| producer = Matthew Wilder
}}
"Reflection" is a song written and produced by Matthew Wilder and David Zippel for the soundtrack of Disney's 1998 animated film Mulan. In the film, the song is performed by Tony Award winner, Filipina singer and actress Lea Salonga as Fa Mulan. An accompanying music video for "Reflection" was included as a bonus to the Disney Gold Classic Collection DVD release of the film in February 2000. Reflection has received highly positive reviews, with critics highlighting its emotional writing and Salonga's vocals.
A pop version of the song was recorded by American singer Christina Aguilera at the age of 17 for the Mulan soundtrack, and was featured in the end credits. The song became Aguilera's solo debut single, found critical and commercial success, gained her credibility amongst established writers and producers, and was included on her eponymous debut album released in 1999. The song peaked top 20 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and also was released alongside an accompanying music video which was included on the DVD release of the film. After its release, Aguilera has performed the track on multiple tours and televised performances. Aguilera also recorded a Spanish language version of the song which was featured on and titled her second studio album, Mi Reflejo (2000). In 2020, Aguilera re-recorded the song for the live adaptation of Mulan.
Use in ''Mulan''
In the film Mulan, the song is recorded by Filipina singer and actress Lea Salonga as the title character Mulan. "Reflection", which lasts for 2:27{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/mulan-mw0000040235|title=Mulan: Original Soundtrack|publisher=AllMusic. All Media Network|first=Stephen|last=Thomas Erlewine|access-date=January 10, 2015}} was written and produced by Matthew Wilder and David Zippel, in the key of A major. Salonga's vocal range spans from the low-note of G♯3 to the high-note of D5 in a moderately slow tempo of 119 beats per minute.{{cite web|url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdFPE.asp?ppn=MN0057034&|title=Digital Sheet Music – Lea Salonga Reflection (from 'Mulan')|date=April 2, 2007 |publisher=Walt Disney Publishing Company|access-date=January 10, 2015}} The film version truncates the song from the original full version, which runs 3:40 and consists of one more verse and chorus.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=989b77J009k |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/989b77J009k |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Reflection (full version)|publisher=YouTube|first=Rafi|last=Sison|date=September 6, 2015 |access-date=April 8, 2021}}{{cbignore}}
The song is performed after Mulan returns home following a humiliating and failed attempt to impress her matchmaker. The lyrical content expresses the way Mulan feels about wanting to show the world who she really is instead of pretending to be who she is not, but is afraid to disappoint her family by doing so. This scene takes place at Mulan's home in its surrounding gardens and ends in her family temple, where she removes her makeup to reveal her true appearance.
In 2015, Salonga revealed that she was asked to re-record the song back in 1996 in its shortened form as the producers saw that the first version is not moving the story along.{{Citation |title=Reflection, by Lea Salonga @ Council Rock HS South Master Class | date=March 29, 2015 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy41c4Ng2xE |language=en |access-date=2023-02-14}}
=Certifications=
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Reflection"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|award=Silver|artist=Lea Salonga|title=Reflection|relyear=2011|certyear=2023|id=5419-6334-1|access-date=May 7, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|title=Reflection|artist=Lea Salonga|relyear=1998|certyear=2023|accessdate=March 21, 2025|refname=RIAA}}
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Christina Aguilera versions
=1998 version=
{{Infobox song
| name = Reflection
| cover = Reflection - Christina Aguilera.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Christina Aguilera
| album = Mulan: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack
| B-side = "Honor to Us All"
| released = June 15, 1998
| studio = The Record Plant (Los Angeles, CA){{cite AV media notes |title=Christina Aguilera |type=liner notes |others=Christina Aguilera |year=1999 |publisher=RCA Records}}
| genre = {{flat list|
}}
| length = 3:33
| label = Walt Disney
| composer = Matthew Wilder
| lyricist = David Zippel
| producer = Matthew Wilder
| prev_title = All I Wanna Do
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = Genie in a Bottle
| next_year = 1999
| misc = {{External music video|header=Audio video|{{YouTube|ePM-2Llkacw|"Reflection" (Pop version)}}}}
}}
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==Background and recording==
In December 1997, Disney was looking for a vocalist to sing the song "Reflection" for their movie-in-the-works, Mulan. The RCA label suggested Aguilera.{{cite web|url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/5cXFP|title=The Right Note|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|publisher=Block Communications|date=July 30, 1998|first=Rebecca|last=Sodergren|access-date=August 31, 2024}}{{harvnb|Dominguez|2003|p=43}} Within forty-eight hours of the initial call from the company, Disney officials congratulated Aguilera and told her she "got the deal". It took about seven days to record the song. Remembering how the accompaniment for the ballad was recorded, Aguilera told Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "It's enough to bring tears to your eyes, hearing a 90-piece orchestra playing your song. It was amazing." It was conducted by the Academy Award-winning composer Jerry Goldsmith.{{cite web |title=Mulan – Film Soundtrack: CastAlbums.org |url=https://castalbums.org/recordings/Mulan-1998-Film-Soundtrack/2638 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20240517130530/https://castalbums.org/recordings/Mulan-1998-Film-Soundtrack/2638 |archive-date=May 17, 2024 |access-date=May 17, 2024 |work=CastAlbums}} "Reflection" was Aguilera's second official studio track ever recorded, after the single "All I Wanna Do", a duet with Japanese singer-songwriter Keizo Nakanishi.{{cite book|editor-last=Hoffmann |editor-first=Frank |title= Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound |year= 2004 |publisher= Taylor & Francis |isbn= 9781135949495 |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/BOOKSHELF-ARH/History/Encyclopedia-of-Recorded-Sound-Hoffman-Vol-1-1993.pdf |page= 16}}{{cite news |last1=Silva |first1=Maria |title=Christina Aguilera: ¿Qué hay dentro de la botella? |url=https://archive.org/details/meridiano-2000-enero/MERIDIANO%202000%20ENERO/22%20DE%20ENERO/page/4/mode/2up |publisher=Meridiano |date=January 22, 2000 |page=B2 |language=Spanish |quote="I did a single with a Japanese singer (Keizo Nakanishi) when I was 16"}}
After she was asked to hit E5, the highest note required for "Reflection", she thought that the song could be the gateway into an album deal. Aguilera spent hours recording a cover of Whitney Houston's "Run to You", which included the note she was asked to hit. After successfully hitting the note, which she called "the note that changed my life", she was given the opportunity to record the song and subsequently signed a record deal with RCA Records.{{harvnb|Dominguez|2003|p=44}}{{harvnb|Dominguez|2003|p=38}}
Serving as her debut solo single, Aguilera's version of "Reflection" was released to adult contemporary radio on June 15, 1998.{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UQ0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA20|title=Disney's Mulan: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|page=20|volume=110|issue=19|date=May 9, 1998|access-date=August 28, 2013}} The song was released as a CD single in Japan on September 18, 1998.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/62420/products/179510/1/|title=リフレクション|language=ja|trans-title=Reflection|publisher=Oricon|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150305123412/http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/62420/products/179510/1/|archive-date=March 5, 2015}} Due to the success around the recording of "Reflection", RCA wished for Aguilera to record and release an album by September 1998 to maintain the "hype" surrounding her at that time. The label laid the foundation for the album immediately and started presenting Aguilera with tracks for her debut album, which was later pushed to a January 1999 release. Her self-titled debut album was eventually released on August 24, 1999, and "Reflection" was included on the album's track list.{{cite web |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |title=Christina Aguilera – Christina Aguilera: Overview |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/christina-aguilera-mw0000244313 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728144617/https://www.allmusic.com/album/christina-aguilera-mw0000244313 |archive-date=July 28, 2020 |access-date=August 20, 2013 |publisher=AllMusic. All Media Network}} It was later included on the compilation Disneymania (2002) and in remixed form on Disneymania 4 (2004).{{Citation |title=Disneymania – Disney {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/disneymania-mw0000223582 |access-date=2024-09-27 |language=en}}{{Citation |title=Disneymania 4 – Disney {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/disneymania-4-mw0000348565 |access-date=2024-09-27 |language=en}}
In a 2024 interview for Spotify, Aguilera opined that "Reflection" has "stood the test of time", and added: "[...] People love that song so much because it's about not being seen and that's been a part of my career."{{cite web|url=https://www.wrmf.com/watch-sabrina-carpenter-sing-what-a-girl-wants-with-christina-aguilera/|title=Watch Sabrina Carpenter sing 'What a Girl Wants' with Christina Aguilera|publisher=WRMF. Hubbard Broadcasting|date=September 24, 2024|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/PXueE|archive-date=September 28, 2024|access-date=September 28, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://toofab.com/2024/09/23/sabrina-carpenter-christina-aguilera-duet/|title=Sabrina Carpenter Duets on 'What a Girl Wants' as Christina Aguilera's Debut Album Turns 25|work=TooFab|publisher=EHM Productions, Inc.|date=September 23, 2024|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/axOtU|archive-date=September 28, 2024|access-date=September 28, 2024}}
==Reception==
Aguilera's rendition of "Reflection" received acclaim.{{Cite web |date=2019 |title=Christina Aguilera |url=https://d23.com/walt-disney-legend/christina-aguilera/ |access-date=February 23, 2025 |website=D23 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250223122525/https://d23.com/walt-disney-legend/christina-aguilera/ |archive-date=February 23, 2025 |quote=Her rendition of 'Reflection' was met with high acclaim}} Toronto Sun editor Jane Stevenson called it an "adult-contemporary hit" which started the singer's career.{{cite web|url=http://londonfreepress.com/AllPop-AguileraChristina/cd_aguilera.html|title=Christina Aguilera – 'Christina Aguilera'|work=The London Free Press|publisher=Canoe|date=August 22, 1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010223141535/http://londonfreepress.com/AllPop-AguileraChristina/cd_aguilera.html|archive-date=February 23, 2001|access-date=February 23, 2025}} Beth Johnson of Entertainment Weekly noted Aguilera has a "who-am-I musings" persona in the song,{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/1999/08/16/christina-aguilera/|date=August 20, 1999|access-date=January 22, 2023|last=Johnson|first=Beth|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|title=Christina Aguilera}} while Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic commented that "Matthew Wilder and David Zippel's full-fledged songs [on Mulan] are flat and unmemorable."{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/mulan-r351949|title=Mulan Soundtrack Review|date=June 2, 1998|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|publisher=AllMusic. All Media Network|access-date=October 2, 2011}} By contrast, in retrospect, Billboard's Chris Malone complimented the song as a "classic ballad".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/christina-aguilera-debut-album-songs-ranked-8528099/|title=Christina Aguilera's Debut Album Turns 20: All the Tracks Ranked|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Billboard Media, LLC|first=Chris|last=Malone|date=August 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328020335/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/christina-aguilera-debut-album-songs-ranked-8528099/|archive-date=March 28, 2023|access-date=May 6, 2023}} Billboard later placed "Reflection" at number twenty-three on its list of the 100 Greatest Disneyverse Songs of All Time, commenting: "Largely thanks to Christina Aguilera’s breakthrough rendition of the hit, 'Reflection' has become an anthem for young people — especially women — who are working towards being unapologetically themselves."{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-disney-songs-movies-tv/reflection-mulan-1998/|title=The 100 Greatest Disneyverse Songs of All Time|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Billboard Media, LLC|date=May 25, 2023|first=Lyndsey|last=Havens|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20230529080548/https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-disney-songs-movies-tv/|archive-date=May 29, 2023|access-date=May 29, 2023|url-status=live}} Attitude ranked "Reflection" at number twelve on its list of Aguilera's seventeen best songs, calling it "finely crafted",{{cite web|url=https://www.attitude.co.uk/culture/film-tv/christina-aguileras-17-best-songs-ranked-from-dirrty-to-beautiful-404002/|title=Christina Aguilera's 17 best songs ranked – from Dirrty to Beautiful|work=Attitude|first=Jamie|last=Tabberer|date=August 2, 2022|access-date=August 22, 2023}} and AXS placed it at number eight on a similar, top ten list.{{cite news|last1=Afshar|first1=Sarah|title=Top 10 best Christina Aguilera songs|url=http://www.axs.com/top-10-best-christina-aguilera-songs-46703|access-date=September 6, 2023|work=AXS|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304210337/https://www.axs.com/top-10-best-christina-aguilera-songs-46703|archive-date=March 4, 2016|date=March 29, 2015}} "Reflection" was nominated for Outstanding Performance of a Song for Feature Film at the 1999 ALMA Awards.{{cite web|url=http://almaawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1999-NCLR-ALMA-AWARDS-NOMINEES.pdf|title=1999 NCLR ALMA Awards: Nominees|publisher=ALMA Awards|access-date=January 13, 2021|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005011336/http://almaawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1999-NCLR-ALMA-AWARDS-NOMINEES.pdf|archive-date=October 5, 2013}}
"Reflection" peaked at number 19 on the Adult Contemporary chart.{{harvnb|Dominguez|2003|p=45}} After the success of the track, Aguilera's record label RCA decided to fund her debut album (costing over one million dollars), and eventually funded more than they had predicted initially.{{harvnb|Dominguez|2003|p=46}}
==Live performances==
Aguilera performed the song on television four times, first on the CBS This Morning, and then on the Donny & Marie show; neither of these performances were directed at her demographic of teen viewers. Whilst watching the show on This Morning, Aguilera gained the attention of songwriter Diane Warren, who was astonished by such a young performer being as "polished" as she was. Warren later stated that she had seen the potential in Aguilera. The singer also performed "Reflection" on MuchMusic's Intimate and Interactive on May 17, 2000.{{Cite episode |title=Christina Aguilera Live |series=Intimate and Interactive |network=MuchMusic |airdate=2000-05-17 |time=60 |language=en}} An ABC special in 2000, featuring a performance of the song, was recorded and released in a DVD titled My Reflection.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00005IA82|title=Amazon.com: Christina Aguilera – My Reflection: Christina Aguilera, Dr. John, Brian McKnight, Bow Wow, Lawrence Jordan (II), Paul Hunter: Movies & TV|website=Amazon |access-date=October 2, 2011|date=June 5, 2001}} The song was later included in the setlist for Aguilera's Vegas residency Christina Aguilera: The Xperience. In 2024, Aguilera performed the song at the end of her 25th anniversary Spotify special and was released as part of a extended play titled The 25th Anniversary of Christina Aguilera (Spotify Anniversaries Live).{{cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/best-albums-of-2024_n_675892b6e4b063b52a9a0dd1|title=The Best Albums of 2024|work=HuffPost|publisher=BuzzFeed, Inc.|first=Erin E.|last=Evans|date=December 11, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241227120710/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/best-albums-of-2024_n_675892b6e4b063b52a9a0dd1|archive-date=December 27, 2024|access-date=December 27, 2024}}
==International versions==
- Aguilera's version of the song was re-dubbed into a number of languages to be featured in their respective foreign soundtracks released in 1998. In 2000, Aguilera herself recorded her Spanish-language version of "Reflection", titled “Mi Reflejo” (“My Reflection”) which was adapted by Rudy Pérez for her second studio album of the same name.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/mi-reflejo-mw0000088462|title=Reflection: Overview|last=Erlewine|first=Stepehn|work=Allmusic|publisher=Rovi|access-date=August 1, 2008}} As both Spanish soundtracks had been released two years earlier, each featuring their end-credits version, Aguilera's version was not featured in either of them.{{Citation|last=Various artists|title=Mulan|url=https://www.amazon.it/Mulan-Sonora-Original-Various-artists/dp/B07GRH6LC5|access-date=2020-03-16}}{{Citation|title=Mulan - 1998 Latin American Spanish Soundtrack|url=http://castalbums.org/recordings/Mulan-1998-Latin-American-Spanish-Soundtrack/10480|language=en|access-date=2020-03-16}}
- For the Hispanic-American market, the song was titled “Reflejo” and performed in Spanish-language by Mexican singer Lucero.{{Cite web|title=¿Te gusta la música de "Mulan"? Lucero sufrió mucho para grabarla, pero obtuvo esta recompensa: Video|url=https://heraldodemexico.com.mx/espectaculos/2021/2/25/te-gusta-la-musica-de-mulan-lucero-sufrio-mucho-para-grabarla-pero-obtuvo-esta-recompensa-video-262693.html|access-date=November 19, 2021|language=Spanish|website=Heraldo de México|date=February 25, 2021 }} In her Korean version of the song, titled "내안의 나를" ("Naeane naleul"), Korean American singer Lena Park went up to an A5.{{Cite web|title=NAVER VIBE(바이브)|url=https://vibe.naver.com/track/347516|access-date=2020-03-16|website=vibe.naver.com|language=ko}} Hong Kong-American singer and actress Coco Lee performed a Mandarin version of the song titled "自己" ("Zìjǐ"), after she was called to voice the character of Mulan in the Mandarin dubbing distributed in Taiwan.{{Citation|title=李玟的《自己》|url=https://music.apple.com/tw/music-video/%E8%87%AA%E5%B7%B1/538500284|language=zh-tw|access-date=2020-12-08}}{{cite AV media|title=花木蘭|language=zh|publisher=Disney|year=1998|location=Taiwan|medium=DVD}}{{Cite web|title=YESASIA: Mulan Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (OST) (Taiwan Bonus Track Version) CD - Movie Soundtrack, Coco Lee, Universal Music Taiwan - Western / World Music - Free Shipping|url=https://www.yesasia.com/global/mulan-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ost-taiwan-bonus-track-version/1095888258-0-0-0-en/info.html|access-date=2020-12-08|website=www.yesasia.com}}
==Track listing==
- Australian CD single
- "Reflection" (performed by Christina Aguilera) – 3:34
- "Honor To Us All" (performed by Beth Fowler, Lea Salonga, Marnie Nixon) – 3:03
- Japan CD Mini single
- "Reflection" (performed by Christina Aguilera) – 3:34
- "Reflection" (performed by Lea Salonga) – 2:27
- Taiwan CD Mini single Promo
- "Reflection" (performed by Christina Aguilera) – 3:34
- "True To Your Heart" (performed by 98 Degrees & Stevie Wonder) – 4:17
==Charts==
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+Weekly chart performance for "Reflection" ! scope="col"| Chart (1998–2014) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| South Korea International (Gaon){{cite web|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/karaoke.gaon?termGbn=week&hitYear=2014&targetTime=06&nationGbn=E|title=Gaon Singles Chart (International)|language=ko|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|access-date=April 20, 2016}}
| align="center"| 86 |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard){{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Top Adult Songs 1961-2006|publisher=Record Research, Inc.|year=2007|page=5|isbn= 978-0-89820-169-7}}
|align="center"|19 |
==Release history==
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+Release history and formats for "Reflection" ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format(s) ! scope="col"| Label(s) ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
| scope="row"| United States
| June 15, 1998 | {{hlist|RCA|Walt Disney}} |
|---|
| scope="row"| Japan
| September 18, 1998 | CD |
=2020 version=
{{Infobox song
| name = Reflection (2020)
| cover = Reflection (2020) - Christina Aguilera.jpg
| alt = Christina Aguilera, a woman with long blonde hair and wearing a large blue dress, is kneeling in the middle of a black void in front of a pool of water. She is touching the water, which shows a reflection of her on the lower half of the image. Large red letters that read 'MULAN' is to Aguilera's right on the upper-left corner of the image. A small yellow logo that reads 'Disney' also appears above the red 'MULAN'.
| type = single
| artist = Christina Aguilera
| album = Mulan
| released = August 28, 2020
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 3:38
| label = Walt Disney
| composer = Matthew Wilder
| lyricist = David Zippel
| producer = Harry Gregson-Williams
| prev_title = Loyal Brave True
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title = Pa Mis Muchachas
| next_year = 2021
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|RNprQYHenNI|"Reflection" (2020)}}}}
}}
File:Christina Aguilera 2019 Disney Legends Awards Ceremony D23 EXPO 2019 (51441238154).jpg in 2019, where she was honored as a Disney Legend]]
Although the live action remake was announced not to be a musical, on February 27, 2020, Aguilera announced that she had recorded a new version of the song for the upcoming movie, which was going to be featured in the movie soundtrack.{{Cite web|title=Original 'Reflection' singer Christina Aguilera has recorded new material for live-action 'Mulan'|url=https://ew.com/movies/christina-aguilera-new-mulan-music/|access-date=2020-08-27|website=EW.com|language=EN}} Film composer Harry Gregson-Williams provided the orchestra for Aguilera's re-recorded version, and film director Niki Caro directed the music video.{{cite web|url=https://ew.com/music/christina-aguilera-reflection-mulan/| title=Christina Aguilera finally drops 'Reflection' video for Mulan| last=Romano| first=Nick| date=2020-08-28| website=EW.com| access-date=2020-08-28}}
==Reception==
In December 2020, PopSugar UK's Kelsie Gibson named the release of "Reflection" as one of the top 15 nostalgic moments of the year.{{cite web|url=https://www.1news.info/celebrity-news/15-nostalgic-moments-that-took-us-to-any-year-but-2020-841263|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201212160737/https://www.1news.info/celebrity-news/15-nostalgic-moments-that-took-us-to-any-year-but-2020-841263|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-12-12|title=15 Nostalgic Moments That Took Us to Any Year but 2020|work=PopSugar UK|publisher=Group Nine Media|first=Kelsie|last=Gibson|date=December 11, 2020|access-date=December 12, 2020}} It was nominated for the Best Adapted Song at the 2021 Online Film & Television Association Awards.{{cite web|url=http://www.oftaawards.com/film-awards/25th-annual-film-awards-2020/|title=25th Annual Film Awards (2020) – Online Film & Television Association|publisher=Online Film & Television Association Awards|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210315090840/http://www.oftaawards.com/film-awards/25th-annual-film-awards-2020/|access-date=April 15, 2021|archive-date=March 15, 2021}}
==International versions==
Later that year, Coco Lee also announced that she was going to re-record the Mandarin end-credits version of the song, as she had already done in 1998.{{Cite web|last=迪士尼影業|date=August 20, 2020|title=《花木蘭》經典主題曲〈自己〉配唱花絮|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoroqE_Kz9g&t=0s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/eoroqE_Kz9g |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}} On March 8, 2020, Coco's Mandarin version was also covered by actress Liu Yifei for the soundtrack of the live-action,{{Cite web|last=顾馨|title=Chinese version of 'Reflection' released for upcoming 'Mulan' - Chinadaily.com.cn|url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202003/09/WS5e65cb3ca31012821727d709.html|access-date=2020-03-16|website=www.chinadaily.com.cn}} while a brand-new Japanese and Korean versions were recorded by singers Minami Kizuki and Lee Su-hyun respectively.{{Cite web|title=「ムーラン」日本版主題歌「リフレクション」 by 城南海さん（60秒）|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmlYMD9tWFQ|access-date=2020-05-14|website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}{{Cite web|last=디즈니|date=August 23, 2020|title=[뮬란] 숨겨진 내 모습(Reflection) 티저 MV|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRezjwY5fis&t=0s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/vRezjwY5fis |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}} On September 4, 2020, a Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu versions were released on the Indian Vevo channel, with Indian singer Nithayashree Venkataramanan performing the song both in Tamil and Telugu, even though no such versions of the animated movie were ever released.{{Cite web|last=DisneyMusicIndiaVEVO|date=September 4, 2020|title=Sunayana Sarkar - Parchhaayi (From "Mulan"/Audio Only)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDbW-LcaO4E |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/TDbW-LcaO4E |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}{{Cite web|last=DisneyMusicIndiaVEVO|date=September 4, 2020|title=Nithayashree Venkataramanan - Naalone nene (From "Mulan"/Audio Only)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLGrqXw9uBw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/mLGrqXw9uBw |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}{{Cite web|last=DisneyMusicIndiaVEVO|date=September 4, 2020|title=Nithayashree Venkataramanan - Yen Bhimbham (From "Mulan"/Audio Only)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTLz0Cfown0&t=0s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/jTLz0Cfown0 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}} On November 20, 2020, another English version of the song was recorded by Indonesian singers Yura Yunita, Sivia Azizah, Agatha Pricilla, and Nadin Amizah, with the music video released on the DisneyMusicAsiaVEVO channel. The song was released to accompany the Indonesian-dubbed version of the movie on Disney+ Hotstar.{{Citation|title=Reflection (From "Mulan"/Official Video)| date=November 19, 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=239cOqTfopg |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/239cOqTfopg |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|language=en|access-date=2021-11-25}}{{cbignore}}{{Cite web|last=Mawarni|first=Siwi Tri|title=4 Indonesian female singers sing the Disney's live action 'Mulan' soundtrack {{!}} Seasia.co|url=https://seasia.co/2020/11/20/4-indonesian-female-singers-sing-the-disney-s-live-action-mulan-soundtrack|access-date=2021-11-25|website=Good News from Southeast Asia|language=en}}
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan="4" |"Reflection" (2020 end credits version) worldwide |
|---|
| Language
!Performer !Title !Translation |
| English
| colspan="2" align="center" |"Reflection" |
| Hindi
|Sunayana Sarkar |"परछाई" ("Parchhaayi") |"Reflection" |
| Japanese
| colspan="2" align="center" |"リフレクション" ("Rifurekushon") |
| Korean
|"숨겨진 내 모습" ("Sumgyeojin nae moseub") |"The hidden reflection of me" |
| rowspan="2" |Mandarin Chinese
| rowspan="2" |"自己" ("Zìjǐ") | rowspan="2" |"Myself" |
| 刘亦菲 (Liu Yifei) |
| Tamil
| rowspan="2" |Nithayashree Venkataramanan |"என் பிம்பம்" ("Yen bhimbham") |"My reflection" |
| Telugu
|"నాలో నేనే" ("Nālō nēnē") |"Self within myself" |
==Charts==
==Certifications==
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|award=Gold|artist=Christina Aguilera|title=Reflection|relyear=2020|certyear=2023|access-date=January 19, 2023}}
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Other versions
The group Mannheim Steamroller covered the song on their 1999 album, Mannheim Steamroller Meets the Mouse. Michael Crawford covered this song in The Disney Album. His rendition replaces the word "girl" with "man". Singer and American Idol winner Jordin Sparks performed the song on the Dedication Week of the sixth season of the show, with the performance she moved forward to the next round.{{Cite AV media notes |title=American Idol |others=Jordin Sparks |year=2007 |chapter=Top 20|type=television show}} Jackie Evancho also covered the song on her fourth studio album, Songs from the Silver Screen.{{cite web|url=http://www.target.com/p/jackie-evancho-songs-from-the-silver-screen-exclusive-cd-dvd-only-at-target/-/A-14243489|title=Songs from the Silver Screen|publisher=Target Corporation|access-date=January 10, 2015}} In La Voz... Argentina (the Argentinian version of The Voice), the Spanish version of the song was covered by Sofia Rangone.{{cite news | url=http://www.diarioshow.com/notas/2012/08/12/85141-termino-una-etapa-en-la-voz-argentina.html | work=Diario Show | title=Termino Una etapa en 'La Voz Argentina' | language=es | date=August 12, 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121126195653/http://www.diarioshow.com/notas/2012/08/12/85141-termino-una-etapa-en-la-voz-argentina.html | archive-date=November 26, 2012 | df=mdy-all }} During the Chinese competition show Singer 2018, British Singer Jessie J performed a rearranged version of the song, during episode 11, gaining her fifth first place. On 7 May 2023, Nicole Scherzinger performed the song at the Coronation Concert, held in celebration of the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla the day before,{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/may/07/coronation-concert-review-a-cobbled-together-bunch-of-b-listers|title=Coronation Concert review – a cobbled-together bunch of B-listers|website=The Guardian|last=Petridis|first=Alexis|date=7 May 2023|access-date=8 May 2023}} accompanied by Chinese pianist Lang Lang.{{cite web|url=https://www.classicfm.com/artists/lang-lang/nicole-scherzinger-mulan-coronation-concert/|title=Lang Lang and Nicole Scherzinger perform 'Reflection' from Disney's Mulan at Windsor Castle|website=Classic fM|last=Hall|first=Sophia Alexandra|date=7 May 2023|access-date=8 May 2023}}
Notes
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References
{{refbegin}}
- {{Cite book
|last = Dominguez
|first = Pier
|title = Christina Aguilera: A Star is Made: The Unauthorized Biography
|publisher = Amber Communications Group, Inc
|year = 2003
|isbn = 978-0-9702224-5-9
|url-access = registration
|url = https://archive.org/details/christinaaguiler0000domi
}}
{{refend}}
External links
- {{YouTube|lGGXsm0a5s0|"Reflection" - Disney Sing-Along}}
- {{YouTube|b7EfMXGdeqM|"Mi Reflejo"}}
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