Peak
88
Weeks
4
Score
150
Chart Year
2018
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This song plays at the beginning and end of The Greatest Showman, a musical movie inspired by the story of P. T. Barnum's creation of the Barnum & Bailey Circus and the lives of its star attractions. Barnum is played in the movie by Hugh Jackman. The Australian actor is the primary vocalist on this tune and he is joined by Keala Settle (who portrays Lettie Lutz), Zac Efron (Phillip Carlyle), Zendaya (Anne Wheeler). The song represented Hugh Jackman's first visit to the Hot 100. However, this wasn't the Aussie's first musical contribution. In 2004, Jackman won a Tony Award for his Broadway portrayal of Australian songwriter and performer Peter Allen in The Boy from Oz. A decade later, he lent his voice to the soundtrack to Les Miserables, which topped the Billboard album chart in January 2013. Jackman also showed off his musical chops when he duetted with Barbra Streisand on the song "Any Moment Now" from her 2016 chart-topping album Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway. This was covered by Panic At The Disco for The Greatest Showman: Reimagined, a re-recording of the original soundtrack for the musical movie by various well known recording artists.
Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Ladies and gents, this is the moment you've waited for (whoa) Been searching in the dark, your sweat soakin' through the floor (whoa) And buried in your bones there's an ache that you can't ignore Takin' your breath, stealing your mind And all that was real is left behind Don't fight it, it's coming for you, runnin' at ya It's only this moment, don't care what comes after Your fever dream, can't you see it gettin' closer? Just surrender 'cause you feel the feeling takin' over (oh) It's fire, it's freedom, it's floodin' open (oh) It's a preacher in the pulpit and your blind devotion (oh) There's something breaking at the brick of every wall, it's holding All that you know (oh) So tell me, do you wanna go? Where it's covered in all the colored lights Where the runaways are runnin' the night Impossible comes true, it's takin' over you Oh, this is the greatest show We light it up, we won't come down And the sun can't stop us now Watching it come true, it's takin' over you Oh, this is the greatest show (Whoa) colossal we come these renegades in the ring (Whoa) where the lost get found and we crown 'em the circus kings Don't fight it, it's coming for you, runnin' at ya (Don't try to fight it, it's coming) It's only this moment, don't care what comes after (You know it's only this moment) It's blindin', outshining (shining) anything that you know Just surrender 'cause you're comin' and you wanna go Where it's covered in all the colored lights Where the runaways are runnin' the night Impossible comes true, intoxicatin' you Oh, this is the greatest show We light it up, we won't come down And the sun can't stop us now Watchin' it come true, it's takin' over you Oh, this is the greatest show It's everything you ever want It's everything you ever need And it's here right in front of you This is where you wanna be (this is where you wanna be) It's everything you ever want It's everything you ever need And it's here right in front of you (this is what you want) This is where you wanna be This is where you wanna be When it's covered in all the colored lights Where the runaways are runnin' the night (oh, oh yeah) Impossible comes true, it's taking over you (hee) Oh, this is the greatest show We light it up, we won't come down And the sun can't stop us now Watching it come true, it's taking over you This is the greatest show When it's covered in all the colored lights Where the runaways are runnin' the night Impossible comes true, it's takin' over you Oh, this is the greatest show We light it up, we won't come down And the walls can't stop us now Watchin' it come true, it's takin' over you Oh, this is the greatest show 'Cause everything you want is right in front of you And you see the impossible is comin' true And the walls can't stop us (now) now, (oh), yeah This is the greatest show (oh) This is the greatest show (oh) This is the greatest show (oh) This is the greatest show (oh) This is the greatest show (oh) This is the greatest show (oh) (This is the greatest show) This is the greatest show (oh) (this is the greatest) This is the greatest show
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 13, 2018 | 95 | 31 |
| 2 | Jan 20, 2018 | 88 | 38 |
| 3 | Jan 27, 2018 | 89 | 37 |
| 4 | Feb 3, 2018 | 95 | 31 |