Reflection ( song ) - wikipedia Reflection ( song ) This article is about the Disney song. For the Fifth Harmony song, see Reflection ( Fifth Harmony album ). `` Reflection '' Song by Lea Salonga from the album Mulan : An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack Released June 2, 1998 Recorded Genre Soundtrack Length 2 : 27 Label Walt Disney Songwriter ( s ) Matthew Wilder David Zippel Producer ( s ) 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 1998. A single version of the song was recorded by American singer Christina Aguilera and became her debut single. She was 17 at the time it was released. The single 's commercial success funded Aguilera 's debut album from RCA, in addition to gaining her credibility amongst established writers and producers. Releases of the single were limited, which resulted in the track charting only on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, at number one. An accompanying music video for the song was included on the DVD release of Mulan. Aguilera has performed the track on four televised performances, including at the CBS This Morning show, which saw her gain the attention of songwriter Diane Warren. Contents 1 Use in Mulan 2 Christina Aguilera version 2.1 Reception 2.2 Live performances 2.3 Track listing 2.4 Charts 3 Other languages 4 Other versions 5 Notes 6 References 7 External links 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 3 : 27 ( 4 minutes and fifth seven seconds ), was written and produced by Matthew Wilder and David Zippel, in the key of A major. The track begins with the lyrics `` Look at me, I will never pass for a perfect bride, or a perfect daughter can it be i 'm not mea n't to play this part ? now I see that if I were truly to be myself I would break my family 's heart who is that girl I see staring straight back at me ? why is my relfection someone I do n't know who is that perfect bride, it 's not me, through I 've tried when will my reflection show who I am inside how I pray that a time will come I can free myself from thief expectations on that day i 'll discover some way to be myself and to make my family 's proud thay want a docile lamb no one knows who I am must these be a secret me i 'm forced to hide must I pretend that i 'm someone else for all time when will my reflection show who I am inside when will my reflection who I am inside '', with Salonga 's vocal range spanning from the low - note of G ♯ to the high - note of D in a moderately slow tempo of 119 beats per minute. Irving Tan from Sputnikmusic labelled `` Reflection '' a `` decent '' song. 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 horse running sad and ends in her family temple, where she removes her makeup to reveal her true appearance. Christina Aguilera version `` Reflection '' Single by Christina Aguilera from the album Mulan : An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack, Christina Aguilera and Disneymania Released June 15, 1998 Format CD single Recorded February 1998 Genre Pop R&B Length 3 : 33 Label Hollywood RCA Songwriter ( s ) Matthew Wilder David Zippel Producer ( s ) Matthew Wilder Christina Aguilera singles chronology `` Reflection '' ( 1998 ) `` Genie in a Bottle '' ( 1999 ) `` Reflection '' A sample of `` Reflection '', featuring Aguilera singing the last chorus over a pop and R&B background. Problems playing this file ? See media help. Aguilera approached record label RCA, then having financial difficulties, and was told to contact Disney. After being given the opportunity to record `` Reflection '', it was reported she had gained a record deal with RCA Records. After she was asked to hit High E above Middle C 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. 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 they later decided would have a January 1999 release. `` Reflection '' was adopted as a track on the album. Aguilera 's version of `` Reflection '' was released to adult contemporary radio on June 15, 1998. The song was released as a CD single in Japan on September 18, 1999. In 2000, Aguilera recorded the Spanish version of `` Reflection '' titled `` Mi Reflejo '' which was adapted by Rudy Pérez for the album of the same name. Reception Beth Johnson of Entertainment Weekly noted Aguilera has a `` who - am - I musings '' persona in the song, while Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic commented that the `` Matthew Wilder and David Zippel 's full - fledged songs ( on Mulan ) are flat and unmemorable. '' `` Reflection '' peaked at number 19 on the Adult Contemporary chart. 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. 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. An ABC special in 2000, featuring a performance of the song, was recorded and released in a DVD titled My Reflection. Track listing CD single `` Reflection '' -- 3 : 34 Charts Chart ( 1998 ) Peak position US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) 19 Chart ( 2014 ) Peak position South Korean International Singles ( Gaon ) 86 Other languages Edyta Górniak recorded a Polish version of the song titled Lustro ( Mirror ) to promote the movie. Anabela Braz Pires, European Portuguese singing voice of Mulan, along with the whole European Portuguese movie cast, won a prize for the best foreign version, while Yè Bēi ( cmn ), who provided Mulan 's singing voice in the Mainland Mandarin Chinese version, was hailed as one of the `` 10 best versions of the world '' by Disney director of production. Since its first release, some local TV stations and studios have been dubbing the movie in their local languages, creating some unofficial dubs. Namely : Arabic ( TV dub ), Armenian, Karachay - Balkar and Tagalog. show `` Reflection '' in other languages Language Performer ( s ) Title Translation Arabic جاكلين رفيق ( Jacqueline Rafiq ) `` صورتي '' ( `` Sourti '' ) `` Image '' Brazilian Portuguese Kacau Gomes ( movie ) and Sandy ( credits ) `` Imagem '' `` Image '' Bulgarian Йорданка Илова ( Yordanka Ilova ) ( bg ) `` Различна '' ( `` Razlichna '' ) `` Different '' Canadian French Martine Chevrier ( fr ) `` Reflet '' `` Reflection '' Cantonese 陳慧琳 ( `` Wai Lam Chan '' ; Kelly Chen ) ( movie and credits ) `` 倒影 '' ( `` Dou jing '' ) ( movie ) and `` 影 中 我 '' ( `` ? '' ) ( credits ) `` Inverted reflection '' ( movie ) and `` ? '' ( credits ) Castilian Spanish María Caneda ( movie ) and Malú ( credits ) `` Reflejo '' `` Reflection '' Catalan Ángela Aloy `` Reflex '' `` Reflection '' Chinese Mandarin 叶 蓓 ( Yè Bèi ) ( cmn ) `` 沉思 '' ( `` Chén sī '' ) `` Meditation '' Czech Jana Mařasová ( cs ) `` Odraz '' `` Reflection '' Danish Pernille Højgaard `` Spejlbilledet '' `` The reflection '' Dutch Linda Wagenmakers `` Spiegelbeeld '' `` Reflection '' European French Marie Galey ( fr ) ( movie ) and Mélanie Cohl ( credits ) `` Réflexion '' `` Reflection '' European Portuguese Anabela Braz Pires `` Reflexo '' `` Reflection '' Finnish Heidi Kyrö ( fi ) `` Heijastus '' `` Reflection '' Flemish Karina Mertens ( nl ) `` Spiegelbeeld '' `` Reflection '' German Caroline Vasicek - Pfeifer `` Wer bin ich ? '' `` Who am I ? '' Greek Δέσποινα Βανδή ( Déspina Vandí ) `` Ποιά είμαι '' ( `` Piá íme '' ) `` Who am I ? '' Hebrew רינת גבאי ( Rinat Gabay ) ( he ) `` השתקפות '' ( `` Hishtakfut '' ) `` Reflection '' Hindi स्मिता मल्होत्रा Rosemeyer ( Smita Malhotra Rosemeyer ) `` परछाई '' ( `` Parchhayi '' ) `` Reflection '' Hungarian Auth Csilla ( hu ) `` Bár mindenki láthatná '' `` I wish everyone would see it '' Icelandic Valgerður Guðnadóttir ( fr ) `` Spegilmynd '' `` Reflection '' Indonesian Beatrix Renita Purwiastanti `` Cermin diri '' `` Self reflection '' Italian Marianna Cataldi ( movie ) and Syria ( credits ) `` Riflesso '' `` Reflection '' Japanese 伊東 恵理 ( Itō Eri ) `` リフレクション '' ( `` Rifurekushon '' ) `` Reflection '' Korean 이소정 ( Lee So - Jung ) ( movie ) and 박정현 ( Lena Park ) ( credits ) `` 숨겨진 내 모습 '' ( `` Sumgyeojin nae moseup '' ) ( movie ) and `` 내 안의 나를 '' ( `` Nae ane nareul '' ) ( credits ) `` My hidden reflection '' ( movie ) and `` My inner self '' ( credits ) Latin American Spanish Analí ( movie ) and Lucero ( credits ) `` Reflejo '' `` Reflection '' Malaysian Dina Nadzir `` Réflexion '' `` Reflection '' Norwegian Sissel Heibek `` Speilbildet '' `` The reflection '' Polish Katarzyna Pysiak ( movie ) and Edyta Górniak ( credits ) `` Lustro '' `` Mirror '' Romanian Mediana Vlad `` Chip oglindit '' `` Reflection '' Russian Наталья Улейская ( Natalia Uleyskaya ) `` Oтражение '' ( `` Otrazheniye '' ) `` Reflection '' Slovak Daniela Kopálová `` Obraz '' `` Reflection '' Swedish Divina Sarkany ( sv ) `` En spegelbild '' `` A reflection '' Taiwanese Mandarin 李 玟 ( `` Lǐ Wén '' ; Coco Lee ) ( movie and credits ) `` 真情 的 自我 '' ( `` Zhēnqíng de zìwǒ '' ) ( movie ) and `` 自己 '' ( `` Zìjǐ '' ) ( credits ) `` The real me '' ( movie ) and `` Myself '' ( credits ) Thai นฤมล จิ วัง กู ร ( Naruemon Chiwangkun ) ( movie ) and อั ย ย์ พรรณี วี รา นุ กุล ( Ai Phanni Wiranukun ) ( credits ) `` เงา '' ( `` Ngao '' ) `` Reflection '' Turkish Tuğba Önal `` Karşımda Bekleyen '' `` The one who waits in front of me '' 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 '' in order to avoid gender confusion. 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. Jackie Evancho also covered the song on her fourth studio album, Songs from the Silver Screen. In La Voz... Argentina ( the Argentinian version of The Voice ), the Spanish version of the song was covered by Sofia Rangone. 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. Notes Jump up ^ Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. `` Mulan : Original Soundtrack ''. AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved January 10, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Digital Sheet Music -- Lea Salonga Reflection ( from ' Mulan ' ) ''. Walt Disney Publishing Company. Retrieved January 10, 2015. Jump up ^ Tan, Irving. `` Review : Soundtrack ( Disney ) - Mulan ''. Sputnikmusic. Retrieved January 10, 2015. ^ Jump up to : Dominguez 2003, p. 43 Jump up ^ Dominguez 2003, p. 38 ^ Jump up to : Dominguez 2003, p. 44 Jump up ^ `` Disney 's Mulan : An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 110 ( 19 ) : 20. May 9, 1998. Retrieved August 28, 2013. Jump up ^ `` リフレクション '' ( Reflection ) ( in Japanese ). Oricon. Archived from the original on March 5, 2015. Jump up ^ Erlewine, Stepehn. `` Reflection : Overview ''. Allmusic. Rovi. Retrieved August 1, 2008. Jump up ^ Johnson, Beth ( August 20, 1999 ). `` Christina Aguilera ( 1999 ) ''. Entertainment Weekly. Time Warner. Retrieved October 2, 2011. Jump up ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas ( June 2, 1998 ). `` Mulan Soundtrack Review ''. AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 2, 2011. ^ Jump up to : Dominguez 2003, p. 45 ^ Jump up to : Whitburn, Joel ( 2007 ). Top Adult Songs 1961 - 2006. Record Research, Inc. p. 5. ISBN 0 - 89820 - 169 - 1. ^ Jump up to : Dominguez 2003, p. 46 Jump up ^ `` Christina Aguilera Live ''. Intimate and Interactive. 2000 - 05 - 17. Event occurs at 60. MuchMusic. Jump up ^ `` Amazon.com : Christina Aguilera -- My Reflection : Christina Aguilera, Dr. John, Brian McKnight, Bow Wow, Lawrence Jordan ( II ), Paul Hunter : Movies & TV ''. Amazon.com. June 5, 2001. Retrieved October 2, 2011. Jump up ^ Reflection ( CD single liner notes ). Christina Aguilera. Hollywood Records. 1998. 03MS32900. Jump up ^ `` Gaon Singles Chart ( International ) '' ( in Korean ). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved April 20, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Mulan ''. Charguigou. Archived from the original on April 28, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016. Jump up ^ RobodL96 ( 2014 - 06 - 20 ), Reflection ( Arabic TV ), retrieved 2016 - 11 - 02 Jump up ^ Robodl96 ( 2016 - 10 - 22 ), Reflection ( Armenian ), retrieved 2016 - 11 - 02 Jump up ^ Robodl96 ( 2015 - 08 - 16 ), Reflection ( Karachay - Balkar ), retrieved 2016 - 11 - 02 Jump up ^ `` Tagalog ''. Charguigou. Retrieved 2016 - 11 - 02. Jump up ^ https://disneyinternationalvoices.weebly.com/mulan.html Jump up ^ `` Top 20 ''. American Idol ( television show ). Jordin Sparks. 2007. Jump up ^ `` Songs from the Silver Screen ''. Target Corporation. Retrieved January 10, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Termino Una etapa en ' La Voz Argentina ' ''. Diario Show ( in Spanish ). August 12, 2012. Archived from the original on November 26, 2012. References Dominguez, Pier ( 2003 ). Christina Aguilera : A Star is Made : The Unauthorized Biography. Amber Communications Group, Inc. ISBN 978 - 0 - 9702224 - 5 - 9. External links Disney Sing - Along on YouTube ( on Disney 's official channel ) Lyrics of Lea Salonga 's version at MetroLyrics Lyrics of Christina Aguilera 's version at MetroLyrics Lyrics of Christina Aguilera 's Mi Reflejo at MetroLyrics Disney 's Mulan Films Animation Mulan ( 1998 ) Mulan II ( 2004 ) Live - action Mulan ( 2020 ) Characters Mulan Other characters Attractions and musicals Mulan Jr. Video games Disney 's Mulan Disney 's Animated Storybook : Mulan Music `` Honor to Us All '' `` Reflection '' `` I 'll Make a Man Out of You '' `` A Girl Worth Fighting For '' Christina Aguilera songs Discography Christina Aguilera `` Genie in a Bottle '' `` What a Girl Wants '' `` I Turn to You '' `` Come On Over Baby ( All I Want Is You ) '' `` Reflection '' Mi Reflejo `` Genio Atrapado '' `` Falsas Esperanzas '' `` Pero Me Acuerdo de Ti '' `` Ven Conmigo ( Solamente Tú ) '' `` Si No Te Hubiera Conocido '' `` Contigo en la Distancia '' `` Por Siempre Tú '' `` Una Mujer '' `` Mi Reflejo '' My Kind of Christmas `` Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas '' `` Angels We Have Heard on High '' `` This Christmas '' `` The Christmas Song '' Stripped `` Dirrty '' `` Beautiful '' `` Fighter '' `` Ca n't Hold Us Down '' `` The Voice Within '' `` Walk Away '' Back to Basics `` Ai n't No Other Man '' `` Hurt '' `` Candyman '' `` Oh Mother '' `` Slow Down Baby '' Keeps Gettin ' Better : A Decade of Hits `` Keeps Gettin ' Better '' `` Genie 2.0 '' `` You Are What You Are ( Beautiful ) '' Bionic `` Bionic '' `` Not Myself Tonight '' `` Woohoo '' `` Elastic Love '' `` Glam '' `` Lift Me Up '' `` You Lost Me '' `` I Hate Boys '' Burlesque `` Something 's Got a Hold on Me '' `` Express '' `` Show Me How You Burlesque '' `` The Beautiful People ( from Burlesque ) '' Lotus `` Lotus Intro '' `` Army of Me '' `` Red Hot Kinda Love '' `` Make the World Move '' `` Your Body '' `` Let There Be Love '' `` Sing for Me '' `` Blank Page '' `` Around the World '' `` Circles '' `` Just a Fool '' Liberation `` Fall in Line '' `` Accelerate '' `` Twice '' Collaborations `` Lady Marmalade '' `` Nobody Wants to Be Lonely '' `` What 's Going On '' `` El Ultimo Adios ( The Last Goodbye ) '' `` Car Wash '' `` Tilt Ya Head Back '' `` A Song for You '' `` Somos Novios ( It 's Impossible ) '' `` Tell Me '' `` Castle Walls '' `` Moves like Jagger '' `` Feel This Moment '' `` Hoy Tengo Ganas de Ti '' `` Say Something '' `` Do What U Want '' Other songs `` Miss Independent '' `` Falling in Love Again ( Ca n't Help It ) '' `` We Remain '' `` Shotgun '' `` You 've Got a Friend '' `` Change '' `` Telepathy '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Reflection_(song)&oldid=864906952 '' Categories : 1998 singles 1998 songs Christina Aguilera songs Debut singles Songs from Mulan Pop ballads Songs written by Matthew Wilder Hollywood Records singles Songs written by Rudy Pérez Song recordings produced by Rudy Pérez Songs with lyrics by David Zippel 1990s ballads Contemporary R&B ballads Hidden categories : CS1 Japanese - language sources ( ja ) CS1 Korean - language sources ( ko ) CS1 Spanish - language sources ( es ) Use mdy dates from October 2011 Good articles Articles with hAudio microformats Interlanguage link template link number Talk Contents About Wikipedia Dansk Español فارسی Հայերեն Italiano עברית Nederlands Polski Português Русский Simple English Suomi Svenska Türkçe Tiếng Việt 6 more Edit links This page was last edited on 20 October 2018, at 09 : 30 ( UTC ). 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Question: what is the song reflection about in mulan
Answer: 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