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Released on Walt Disney Records, also Never Too Late (Elton John), Battle for Pride Rock (Hans Zimmer) and Elephant Graveyard (Hans Zimmer)
Written by Richard M. Sherman, also Chim Chim Cher‐ee (Dick Van Dyke), A Spoonful of Sugar (Julie Andrews) and Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (Julie Andrews)
Part of The Jungle Book: Original Cast Soundtrack, also Colonel Hathi’s March (The Elephant Song) (J. Pat O’Malley), That’s What Friends Are For (The Vulture Song) (Chad Stuart) and Trust in Me (The Python’s Song) (Sterling Holloway)
Written by Robert B. Sherman, also Chim Chim Cher‐ee (Dick Van Dyke), A Spoonful of Sugar (Julie Andrews) and Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (Julie Andrews)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Richard M. Sherman wrote 55 songs on fono
Robert B. Sherman wrote 52 songs on fono
Richard M. Sherman’s most frequent co-writer is Robert B. Sherman (51 songs together)
Richard M. Sherman first appears on fono in 1959, 38 years before this song
Credits
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- Written by
- Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
- Performed by
- Bruce Reitherman, Louis Prima and Phil Harris
- Released on
- Walt Disney Records
- Written by
- Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
- Performed by
- Bruce Reitherman, Louis Prima and Phil Harris
- Released on
- Walt Disney Records
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Same writer: Richard M. Sherman
Same label: Walt Disney Records
Same release: The Jungle Book: Original Cast Soundtrack
Same writer: Richard M. Sherman
Same label: Walt Disney Records
Same release: The Jungle Book: Original Cast Soundtrack
Same writer: Richard M. Sherman
Same label: Walt Disney Records
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1MusicBrainz I Wan’na Be Like You (The Monkey Song) was performed by Bruce Reitherman
I Wan’na Be Like You (The Monkey Song) was performed by Bruce Reitherman
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2MusicBrainz I Wan’na Be Like You (The Monkey Song) was performed by Louis Prima
I Wan’na Be Like You (The Monkey Song) was performed by Louis Prima
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3MusicBrainz I Wan’na Be Like You (The Monkey Song) was performed by Phil Harris
I Wan’na Be Like You (The Monkey Song) was performed by Phil Harris
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4MusicBrainz I Wan’na Be Like You (The Monkey Song) was written by Richard M. Sherman
I Wan’na Be Like You (The Monkey Song) was written by Richard M. Sherman
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5MusicBrainz I Wan’na Be Like You (The Monkey Song) was written by Robert B. Sherman
I Wan’na Be Like You (The Monkey Song) was written by Robert B. Sherman
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6MusicBrainz I Wan’na Be Like You (The Monkey Song) is part of the release The Jungle Book: Original Cast Soundtrack
I Wan’na Be Like You (The Monkey Song) is part of the release The Jungle Book: Original Cast Soundtrack
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7MusicBrainz Walt Disney Records is the label of the song I Wan’na Be Like You (The Monkey Song)
Walt Disney Records is the label of the song I Wan’na Be Like You (The Monkey Song)
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz I Wan’na Be Like You (The Monkey Song) was released on 1997
I Wan’na Be Like You (The Monkey Song) was released on 1997
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026