Allow Beyoncé to Lift Your "Spirit" With Her New Song From The Lion King

Hakuna matata because Beyoncé has gifted us with a new, uplifting anthem.

To coincide with the world premiere of The Lion King, Queen Bey—who voices Nala in the Disney flick—dropped her original song "Spirit" late last night. And, needless to say, this empowering track will help and encourage you to overcome just about anything. You know, in case your uncle overthrows the empire and you're exiled to the jungle with a meerkat and warthog. The usual stuff, right?

"The waters crashing / trying to keep your head up high / while you're trembling, that's when the magic happens," the superstar belts out on the nearly five-minute song. "And the stars gather by, by your side / saying rise up to the light in the sky, yeah / let the light lift your heart up / burn your flame through the night."

"Spirit" is the first full single to be released from the movie's upcoming soundtrack, The Lion King: The Gift, which Beyoncé herself is producing.

Chimed in Rogen, "Yeah, I feel good for them. I can't imagine how thrilling it must be for them." 

(Eichner and Rogen play Timon and Pumbaa, respectively. The cast also includes Chiwetel Ejiofor, James Earl Jones, and John Oliver.)

Last month, director-producer, Jon Favreau teased that new Beyoncé music would be coming.

 

"There's a song that she performed and wrote in the spirit of the production along with working with Lebo M., who's part of it with Hans Zimmer," he told Fandango. "They were all collaborating with her and helping to bring this new piece of music into a film where there's already a very established musical personality to the piece. So it was nice of them to have them working with her to allow the new song to feel organically a part of the new production."

And, in addition to new music, fans will also get to see Bey take on a larger role in the beloved flick. "In the original film, her role is not as large as in the stage production," he added, "and we definitely drew inspiration, and that was one of the areas where we were going to expand this."

 

Listen to "Spirit" on repeat in the video above then head over here to check out what everyone wore to the star-studded premiere.

The Lion King hits theaters on July 19.The soundtrack will be released that same day.