Encanto's "We Don't Talk About Bruno" has hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, surpassing Frozen's "Let It Go" and becoming the first Disney song to top the charts in 29 years.
The infectious earworm, written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, has evidently got everyone talking about Bruno as, per Variety, the Encanto song moved up to the coveted top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 this week, passing Frozen's "Let It Go," which peaked at No. 5, to find itself occupying the same position that Aladdin's "A Whole New World" reached in 1993.
Billboard reports that "We Don't Talk About Bruno" rose through the ranks following 34.9 million U.S. streams of the ensemble song, which also set the record for the most credited recording artists ever on a Hot 100 No. 1 track, having been performed by Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz and the Encanto cast.
It's only the second time that a Disney song has featured in the top slot and it's also the first Hot 100 chart-topper for Miranda, who penned eight original songs for the Encanto soundtrack. The soundtrack itself was co-produced by Mike Elizondo and has spent the past three weeks in the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 albums chart.
One of Encanto's Heads of Animation, Kira Lehtomaki, previously spoke to IGN about the process of animating the album's very large and complex musical numbers for the movie, noting that Miranda's toe-tappers were a "complete joy" to work with but also presented a challenge when it came to bringing them to life through animation.
"Not only is there the musicality, which means the characters have to be dancing and moving to the beat and rhythm -- so there is a constraint there and a technicality there -- but also with Lin's songs you have very quick lyrics," she explained, speaking about the huge undertaking. "And getting that lip-synced and the breathing correct was tricky."
Encanto centers around a Colombian family called the Madrigals who, after a terrible tragedy, find themselves in possession of a magical candle that grants powers to each newborn child across three generations. Each family member is blessed with a unique gift except for lead protagonist Mirabel, who arguably ends up becoming the real hero of the story.
IGN awarded Encanto 9 out of 10, praising Disney's 60th animated film for delivering "vibrant songs and stellar animation" that dazzled on-screen "both visually and narratively." Our review also commended Stephanie Beatriz for leading "a superb voice cast who help bring a film to life that is grounded but also feels like a magical delight."
Adele Ankers-Range is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow her on Twitter.
