Encantos hit tune We Dont Talk About Bruno becomes the number one song on the Billboard 100 – Daily Mail

We Don’t Talk About Bruno from the 2021 animated movie Encanto has hit the number one spot on the Billboard 100 chart.

The catchy song was written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and is sung by Encanto cast members Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero and Stephanie Beatriz. 

But the tune won’t be able to win an Oscar this year because it was not submitted for the race. Instead, the film’s song Dos Oruguitas was entered.

It is the second song from a Disney animated movie to ever hit number one. 

The last time it happened was in 1993 with the Aladdin song A Whole New World from Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle.  

According to MRC Data, Bruno drew 34.9 million U.S. streams (up 8%) and 1.5 million radio airplay audience impressions (up 239%) and sold 12,300 downloads (up 32%, aided by 69-cent discount pricing in the iTunes Store in the Jan. 21-27 tracking week. 

We Don’t Talk About Bruno has done so well, it has even surpassed Let It Go from the animated classic Frozen that starred Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel.

Let It Go won an Oscar in 2014 and went to number five on the charts. 

The song was sun by Menzel, the actress who played Elsa in the movie, which was about two sisters who learn to grow closer after the death of their parents.

But We Don’t Talk About Bruno has made it to number one, four spots higher than Let It Go. 

The song We Don’t Talk About Bruno is ‘a gossip-esque song about Bruno Madrigal the rejected uncle of the Madrigal family – and one of three children born to Alma and Pedro Madrigal – whose gift for prophecy has left him estranged from the rest of his family; the family members explain why they do not talk about Bruno,’ according to wikipedia. 

The film is about the Madrigals family that lives in the mountains of Colombia in a charmed place called the Encanto. 

The magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family with a unique gift — every child except Mirabel but she becomes the family’s last hope when she discovers that the magic surrounding the Encanto is now in danger.

The film also stars John Leguizamo (who plays Bruno), Wilmer Valerrama and Maluma. 

The movie was released in the US on November 24, 2021. 

Disney animated films have a history of producing top selling hit songs.    

Previous Disney hits include A Whole New World from the film Aladdin. That was sung by Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle and it made the number one spot in 1993.

Then there was Can You Feel the Love Tonight from Elton John. That was for The Lion King and it made the number four spot in 1994.

Also a hit was Colors of the Wind from Vanessa Williams. That was for the film Pocahontas in 1995. It made it to number four.

We Don’t Talk About Bruno won’t be nominated for an Oscar because it was not submitted.

Instead, the Spanish-language ballad song Dos Orguitas was entered.

It is on the shortlist of 15 contenders for best original song, which was taken by members of the music branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences from a longer list of 84 eligible songs.

On February 8, the list will be shortened to 15 eligible songs.

The winner will be revealed on March 27.