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 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 . After the release of '' The Lion King '' soundtrack , the album remained at the top of '' Billboard '' 200 for nine weeks . On 10 November 1999 the RIAA certified '' The Lion King '' " Diamond " for selling 15million copies
37th Annual Grammy Awards
37th Annual Grammy Awards
Elton John