How Far I'll Go

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"How Far I'll Go"
Song by Auliʻi Cravalho
from the album Moana: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
ReleasedNovember 18, 2016
GenreSoul, show tune
Length2:43
LabelWalt Disney
Songwriter(s)Lin-Manuel Miranda
Producer(s)Miranda

"How Far I'll Go" is a song from Disney's 2016 3D computer-animated musical feature film Moana. It was written and produced by Lin-Manuel Miranda.[1] The song was performed in the film by American actress and singer Auliʻi Cravalho in her role as Moana. It was released along with the album on November 18, 2016. Canadian singer Alessia Cara also recorded the song for the Moana soundtrack. The song was nominated for Best Original Song at the 89th Academy Awards and Best Original Song at the 74th Golden Globe Awards but lost both to "City of Stars" from La La Land. It did, however, win the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards.

Composition[]

"How Far I'll Go" was composed as Moana's "I Want" song, following in the long tradition of "I Want" songs in 1990s Disney animated musicals.[2][3] It replaced an earlier attempt called "More", for which the demo version recorded by Marcy Harriell was released as an outtake on the deluxe version of the soundtrack album. Although Miranda has stressed that he is still "very proud of" the song as a first draft, "More" was not good enough in retrospect because it merely expressed Moana's vague desire to see more since she had already figured out everything about the island.[2][3] In contrast, "How Far I'll Go" expresses a deeper, richer message: Moana's struggle with the irresistible impulse to explore beyond the reef notwithstanding her genuine love for her island, her family, and her people.[2][3] As Miranda explained to People: "To me that's much more complicated than, 'I hate it here and I want to get out,' ... To say, 'I love it here, I love my parents, but why can't I stop walking to the ocean and fantasizing about getting out of here?' And questioning that instinct? It's even more confusing. And that's a valid story too."[3]

To make himself write a song more compelling than "More", Miranda "went method".[2] According to Miranda, he locked himself in his childhood bedroom at his parents' residence for an entire weekend in order to force his mind back to age 16 (the same age as Moana in the film), a time when he was facing what seemed like an "impossible distance" between the reality of his pleasant middle-class childhood which had no connection to show business whatsoever, and his dreams of a career in show business.[2] He was well aware that he was composing the next Disney "I Want" song after "Let It Go" and that whatever he wrote had to be different from it.[2]

According to the sheet music published at Sheetmusicdirect.com by Disney Music Company, "How Far I'll Go" is a moderate tempo of 82 beats per minute. Written in common time, the song is in the key of E major with a key change to F major for the final 10 measures. Auliʻi Cravalho's vocal range spans from B3 to D5 during the song.[4]

International versions[]

Auliʻi Cravalho reprised her role in 2018 voicing Moana in the Hawaiian dubbing of the movie

When the movie had its first theater release worldwide, the song numbered 44 versions, including a special Tahitian-language adaptation created specifically for the movie.[5] For promotional purposes, South African singer Lira[6] and Filipino singer and actress Janella Salvador[7] recorded their own English-language versions of the song, while Indonesian singer Maudy Ayunda and Malaysian singer Ayda Jebat recorded their own versions of the song respectively in Indonesian[8] and Malay[9] language.

On December 15, a 5-languages mash-up was released online, featuring singers from Southeast Asian countries: Janella Salvador from the Philippines, Maudy Ayunda from Indonesia, Myra Molloy from Thailand, Ayda Jebat from Malaysia and Trần Minh Như from Vietnam.[10] Shortly thereafter, a 24-languages video was released on Disney's Vevo channel.[11]

In June 2017, a Māori-language version of the movie, featuring four voice-actors from the original English cast, was announced.[12] Three weeks later, New Zealander Jaedyn Randell was introduced as Moana's voice. The movie was released in September 2017.[13] In the same year, Shruti Rane (Hindi) reprised her role in the Bengali-language version of the movie.

In November 2017, a Hawaiian-language dubbing was announced to be under way, with Auliʻi Cravalho reprising her role as Moana.[14] The movie premiered on June 10, 2018.[15]

  Highlighted versions were released later than 2016

Charts[]

Chart (2016–17) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[16] 49
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[17] 53
New Zealand Heatseekers (Recorded Music NZ)[18] 1
Philippines (Philippine Hot 100)[19] 100
Scotland (OCC)[20] 20
UK Singles (OCC)[21] 55
US Billboard Hot 100[22] 41

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[23] 2× Platinum 1,200,000double-dagger
United States (RIAA)[24] 5× Platinum 5,000,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Alessia Cara version[]

"How Far I'll Go"
How Far I'll Go (Official Cover Art) by Alessia Cara.png
Single by Alessia Cara
from the album Moana: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Know-It-All
ReleasedNovember 3, 2016 (2016-11-03)
Genre
Length2:55
Label
Songwriter(s)Lin-Manuel Miranda
Producer(s)
Alessia Cara singles chronology
"Scars to Your Beautiful"
(2016) 		"How Far I'll Go"
(2016) 		"Stay"
(2017)
Music video
"How Far I'll Go" on YouTube

Canadian singer and songwriter Alessia Cara recorded "How Far I'll Go" for the Moana soundtrack, with the song being released ahead of the soundtrack on October 28, 2016.[25] It was included in the deluxe edition of Know-It-All.

Critical reception[]

Rolling Stone's Brittany Spanos called the song "inspirational and sweet" and went on to say "the uplifting song is a perfect fit into the Disney canon, with Cara belting lyrics about persevering to achieve her dreams in spite of her imperfections or detractors."[26] US magazine Rap-Up said "the empowering anthem allows the Canadian songstress to deliver outstanding vocals about overcoming adversity to reach for goals" and labeled it "a song with a message" and an "emotionally-charged track."[27] Taylor Weatherby of Billboard dubbed it a "bouncy, uplifting tune."[1] Idolator's Mike Wass said "the inspiring anthem is the perfect antidote to the general ugliness of 2016" and called it "a soaring ballad."[28]

Music video[]

The official music video for the song, directed by Aya Tanimura, was released on November 3, 2016.[29] Derek Lawrence of Entertainment Weekly described the video: "The video finds Cara roaming an empty beach as she belts out lyrics that reflect the film's plot about a young Polynesian girl setting sail for an epic adventure."[30] The video was filmed at El Matador Beach in Malibu, California.[31]

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (2016–17) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[32] 15
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[33] 58
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[34] 1
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[35] 19
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[36] 46
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[37] 29
Denmark (Tracklisten)[38] 29
Germany (Official German Charts)[39] 53
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[40] 31
Ireland (IRMA)[41] 26
Italy (FIMI)[42] 51
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[43] 67
Malaysia (RIM)[44] 13
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[45] 26
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[18] 3
Norway (VG-lista)[46] 10
Philippines (Philippine Hot 100)[19] 79
Portugal (AFP)[47] 40
Scotland (OCC)[48] 80
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[49] 36
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[50] 7
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[51] 66
UK Singles (OCC)[52] 49
US Billboard Hot 100[53] 56

Year-end charts[]

Chart (2017) Position
Australia (ARIA)[54] 76
Denmark (Tracklisten)[55] 70
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[56] 22
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[57] 23

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[58] 3× Platinum 210,000double-dagger
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[59] Platinum 40,000double-dagger
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[60] Platinum 90,000double-dagger
Italy (FIMI)[61] Platinum 50,000double-dagger
New Zealand (RMNZ)[62] Platinum 30,000double-dagger
Norway (IFPI Norway)[63] 3× Platinum 180,000double-dagger
Poland (ZPAV)[64] Platinum 50,000double-dagger
Sweden (GLF)[65] 3× Platinum 120,000double-dagger
United Kingdom (BPI)[66] Platinum 600,000double-dagger
United States (RIAA)[67] Platinum 1,000,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

International versions[]

In many versions of Moana, Alessia Cara's version of the song played during the end credits. However, several localized adaptations of Cara's version of the song were recorded for the end credits of the film as released in certain markets around the world.

Vajèn van den Bosch (Dutch), Laura Tesoro (Flemish) and Cerise Calixte (French) sang the song both for the end credits and the movie.[68][69][70] Yulianna Karaulova (Russian) took also part in the movie voicing Sina, Moana's mother, in the Russian version.[71]

Cover versions[]

Accolades[]

Main article: List of accolades received by Moana (2016 film)
Awards
Award Category Result Ref.
Critics' Choice Awards
(22nd) 		Best Song Nominated [85]
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association
(13th) 		Best Song [86]
Houston Film Critics Society
(10th) 		Best Original Song [87]
Golden Globe Awards
(74th) 		Best Original Song [88]
Grammy Awards
(60th) 		Best Song Written for Visual Media Won [89]
Academy Awards
(89th) 		Best Original Song Nominated [90]

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