The Emperor's New Groove (soundtrack)

The Emperor's New Groove is the soundtrack to the 2000 Disney film The Emperor's New Groove. It features vocal performances by Shawn Colvin, Tom Jones, Eartha Kitt, Rascal Flatts, and Sting. The album was released in 2000 by Walt Disney Records. The music is by Sting and David Hartley, and the score is by John Debney. The album included many songs that were written for Kingdom of the Sun,[1] the original incarnation for the project. It also included Spanish and Italian versions of "My Funny Friend and Me".
== Production ==
The Emperor's New Groove was one of the first Disney films after 1999's Tarzan that was not a traditional musical, but only featured a few minor songs. The project was originally intended to be a musical film and many songs cut from the film as the plot changed are included in the soundtrack.
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== Track list ==
No.	Title 	Writer(s) 	Performer 	Length
1. 	"Perfect World" 	David Hartley, Gordon Sumner	Tom Jones 	2:21
2. 	"My Funny Friend and Me" 	Hartley, Sumner 	Sting 	4:38
3. 	"Snuff Out the Light (Yzma's Song)" 	Hartley, Sumner 	Eartha Kitt 	3:37
4. 	"Walk the Llama Llama" 	Hartley, Sumner 	Rascal Flatts 	2:02
5. 	"Perfect World (Reprise)" 	Hartley, Sumner 	Tom Jones 	2:33
6. 	"Run, Llama, Run (Score)" 	John Debney 	John Debney 	2:25
7. 	"One Day She'll Love Me" 	Hartley, Sumner 	Sting & Shawn Colvin	4:11
8. 	"A New Hope (Score)" 	Debney 	John Debney 	1:46
9. 	"Beware the Groove (Score)" 	Debney 	John Debney 	8:15
10.	"The Jungle Rescue (Score)" 	Debney 	John Debney 	3:17
11.	"Pacha's Homecoming/The Blue Plate Special (Score)"	Debney 	John Debney 	7:32
12.	"The Great Battle/Friends Forever (Score)" 	Debney 	John Debney 	6:18
== Critical reception ==
MediaMikes described the film's music as "fun".[3]