Peak
92
Weeks
2
Score
76
Chart Year
2024
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The song appears in the first part of Universal Pictures' two-part film adaptation of Wicked, released on November 22, 2024, sung by Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible. It was released on the same day as part of the soundtrack album Wicked: The Soundtrack (2024) by Republic Records and Verve Records.
Oh, miss Elphaba Many years I have waited For a gift like yours to appear Why, I predict the wizard might make you his magic grand visir My dear, my dear I'll write at once to the wizard Tell him of you in advance With a talent like yours, dear There is a definite chance If you work as you should You'll be making good Welcome to Shiz Did that really just happen? Have I actually understood? This weird quirk I've tried to suppress or hide Is a talent that could help me meet the wizard If I make good So I'll make good When I meet the wizard Once I prove my worth And then I meet the wizard What I've waited for since, since birth And with all his wizard wisdom By my looks, he won't be blinded Do you think the wizard is dumb? Or like Munchkins, so small-minded? No! He'll say to me, "I see who you truly are A girl on whom I can rely" And that's how we'll begin The wizard and I Once I'm with the wizard My whole life will change 'Cause once you're with the wizard No one thinks you're strange No, father is not proud of you No, sister acts ashamed And all of Oz has to love you When by the wizard you're acclaimed And this gift or this curse I have inside Maybe at last, I'll know why As we work hand in hand The wizard and I And one day, he'll say to me "Elphaba, a girl who is so superior Shouldn't a girl who's so good inside Have a matching exterior? And since folks here to an absurd degree Seem fixated on your verdigris Would it be alright by you If I de-greenify you?" And though, of course, that's not important to me "Alright, why not?" I'll reply Oh, what a pair we'll be, the wizard and I Yes, what a pair we'll be, the wizard and- Unlimited My future is unlimited And I've just had a vision, almost like a prophecy I know, it sounds truly crazy And true, the vision's hazy But I swear, someday there'll be A celebration throughout Oz That's all to do with me! And I'll stand there with the wizard Feeling things I've never felt And though I'd never show it I'd be so happy, I could melt And so it will be for the rest of my life And I'll want nothing else 'til I die Held in such high esteem When people see me, they will scream For half of Oz's favorite team The wizard and I
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jul 12, 2024 | 93 | 33 |
| 2 | Jul 19, 2024 | 92 | 34 |