Reflection (Keke Palmer song)

"Reflection" is a song for an upcoming film North Pole Elementary: The Sequel, written by singer and actress Keke Palmer. It will be out in stores February 20, 2010.

Production
"Reflection" was written and produced by Matthew Wilder and David Zippel for the 1998 Disney animated feature Mulan. Several new and established singers auditioned to record the pop version of the song, but Wilder and Zippel felt none of them could hit E-flat 5. Christina Aguilera recorded her audition for the song using an old tape recorder in her bathroom while singing in the shower, and sang E-flat 5 on a cover of Whitney Houston's "Run to You". Wilder and Zippel were impressed by her vocals, and they gave her the job.

Released as an airplay-only single, "Reflection" peaked at number nineteen on the U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. A music video was released, and was filmed at the China Pavilion (highlighting the film's setting) at the Epcot theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. The song was Aguilera's first single, and after it led to her being signed to a record deal, it was included on her 1999 debut album, Christina Aguilera. "Reflection" was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Original Song. This song has also been covered by Brazilian pop singer Sandy and Kacau Gomes for the Brazilian version of Mulan, Chinese popstar Coco Lee for the Chinese version, Korean popstar Lena Park for the Korean version of this movie, Edyta Górniak for the Polish version, Lucero and Malu for the Latin American and Spanish versions as well. (Aguilera herself has her own Spanish version released in 2001). In Italy the song was covered by Italian popstar Syria for the Italian version. Hong Kong singer Kelly Chen sang a Cantonese version of this song. Mannheim Steamroller covered the song on their 1999 album, Mannheim Steamroller Meets the Mouse.

"Reflection" originally from Mulan, for two sounds DisneyMania 5 and 6. "True to the Heart" were originally written by bandmembers 98 Degrees and Stevie Wonder, while "Reflection" is originally written by Lea Salonga and Christina Aguilera, for pop version of the song. Jordan Pruitt record the old verson of the series' theme song, as Palmer replace her and written a newer version of the theme song for the ninth season of the series.