Along with Tim Rice, John wrote the songs for the 1994 Disney animated film "The Lion King". At the 67th Academy Awards, three of the five nominees for the Academy Award for Best Original Song were from "The Lion King" soundtrack. John won the award for "Can You Feel the Love Tonight". Both that and "Circle of Life" became hits. "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" also won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 37th Annual Grammy Awards. The soundtrack for "The Lion King" remained at the top of the "Billboard" 200 for nine weeks. On 10 November 1999, the RIAA certified "The Lion King" "Diamond" for selling 15million copies.