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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Cynthia Erivo
Vocals
Greg Wells
Drums
Dominick Amendum
Keyboards
Jeremy Isaac
First Violin
Richard George
Violin
Fenella Barton
Violin
Mark Berrow
Violin
Daniel Bhattacharya
Violin
Natalia Bonner
Violin
Thomas Bowes
Violin
Charlie Brown
Violin
Ben Buckton
Violin
Emil Chakalov
Violin
Ralph De Souza
Violin
Christina Emanuel
Violin
Dai Emanuel
Violin
Jonathan Evans-Jones
Violin
Nina Foster
Violin
Kathy Gowers
Violin
Marianne Haynes
Violin
Raja Halder
Violin
Philippe Honoré
Violin
Ian Humphries
Violin
Martyn Jackson
Violin
Patrick Kiernan
Violin
Bea Lovejoy
Violin
Dorina Markoff
Violin
Laura Melhuish
Violin
John Mills
Violin
Steve Morris
Violin
Everton Nelson
Violin
Odile Ollagnon
Violin
Oscar Perks
Violin
Tom Pigott-Smith
Violin
Kotono Sato
Violin
Sarah Sexton
Violin
Anna Szabo
Violin
Cathy Thompson
Violin
Clara Thompson
Violin
Michael Trainor
Violin
Matthew Ward
Violin
Debbie Widdup
Violin
Warren Zielinski
Violin
Bruce White
Viola
Laurie Anderson
Viola
Nick Barr
Viola
Catherine Bradshaw
Viola
Reiad Chibah
Viola
Sue Dench
Viola
Clive Howard
Viola
Helen Kamminga
Viola
Peter Lale
Viola
Fiona Leggat
Viola
Lydia Lowndes-Northcott
Viola
Kate Musker
Viola
Nick Cooper
Cello
Adrian Bradbury
Cello
Tim Gill
Cello
Sophie Harris
Cello
Paul Kegg
Cello
Rachael Lander
Cello
David Lale
Cello
Vicky Matthews
Cello
Frank Schaefer
Cello
Bozidar Vukotic
Cello
Tony Woollard
Cello
Mary Scully
Double Bass
Steve Mair
Double Bass
Paul Kimber
Double Bass
Roger Linley
Double Bass
Rupert Ring
Double Bass
Steve Rossell
Double Bass
Ben Russell
Double Bass
Lucy Shaw
Double Bass
Beth Symmons
Double Bass
Laurence Ungless
Double Bass
Dominic Worsley
Double Bass
Karen Jones
Flute
David Cuthbert
Flute
Helen Keen
Flute
Eliza Marshall
Flute
Tim Rundle
Oboe
Janey Miller
Oboe
Sue Bohling
Oboe
John Anderson
Oboe
Jon Carnac
Clarinet
Duncan Ashby
Clarinet
Anthony Pike
Clarinet
Nicholas Rodwell
Clarinet
Gavin McNaughton
Bassoon
Emma Harding
Bassoon
Rachel Simms
Bassoon
Simon Chiswell
Bassoon
Richard Watkins
French Horn
Nigel Black
French Horn
Diego Incertis
French Horn
Corinne Bailey
French Horn
Phillippa Koush-Jalali
French Horn
Henry Ward
French Horn
Alexei Watkins
French Horn
Paul Booth
Saxophone
Sam Mayne
Saxophone
Nick Moss
Saxophone
Colin Skinner
Saxophone
Jamie Talbot
Saxophone
Philip Cobb
Trumpet
Patrick White
Trumpet
Daniel Newell
Trumpet
Christian Barraclough
Trumpet
Kate Moore
Trumpet
Gareth Small
Trumpet
Andy Wood
Trombone
Ed Tarrant
Trombone
Barry Clements
Trombone
Chris Augustine
Trombone
Jon Stokes
Trombone
Phil White
Trombone
Owen Slade
Tuba
Frank Ricotti
Percussion
Julian Poole
Percussion
Gary Kettel
Percussion
Chris Baron
Timpani
Simon Chamberlain
Piano
Bryn Lewis
Harp
Hugh Webb
Harp
Andrew Maynard Parker
Viola
Ariana Grande
Vocals
Martin Humbey
Viola
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Stephen Schwartz
Composer
Winnie Holzman
Book
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Cynthia Erivo
Vocal Producer
Ariana Grande
Vocal Producer
Stephen Schwartz
Producer
Stephen Oremus
Producer
Greg Wells
Producer
Robin Baynton
Editing Engineer
Dominick Amendum
Recording Supervisor
Laurence Anslow
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Randy Merrill
Mastering Engineer
Jon M. Chu
Executive Producer
Maggie Rodford
Producer
Marc Platt
Executive Producer
Serban Ghenea
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
Elphaba, why couldn't you have stayed calm for once?
Instead of flying off the handle?
I hope you're happy
I hope you're happy now
I hope you're happy how you've hurt your cause forever
I hope you think you're clever
I hope you're happy
I hope you're happy too
I hope you're proud how you would grovel in submission
To feed your own ambition
So though I can't imagine how
I hope you're happy right now
Elphie, listen to me, just say you're sorry
You can still be with the Wizard
What you've worked and waited for
You can have all you ever wanted
I know
But I don't want it
No, I can't want it
Anymore
Something has changed within me
Something is not the same
I'm through with playing by the rules of someone else's game
Too late for second-guessing
Too late to go back to sleep
It's time to trust my instincts
Close my eyes and leap
It's time to try defying gravity
I think I'll try defying gravity
And you can't pull me down
Can't I make you understand
You're having delusions of grandeur?
I'm through accepting limits
'Cause someone says they're so
Some things I cannot change
But 'til I try, I'll never know
Too long I've been afraid of
Losing love, I guess I've lost
Well, if that's love, it comes at much too high a cost
I'd sooner buy defying gravity
Kiss me goodbye, I'm defying gravity
And you can't pull me down
Come with me, think of what we could do together
Unlimited
Together, we're unlimited
Together, we'll be the greatest team there's ever been, Glinda
Dreams the way we planned 'em
If we work in tandem
There's no fight we cannot win
Just you and I, defying gravity
With you and I, defying gravity
They'll never bring us down
Are you coming?
I hope you're happy
Now that you're choosing this
You too
I hope it brings you bliss
I really hope you get it
And you don't live to regret it
I hope you're happy in the end
I hope you're happy, my friend
No, leave her alone, she hasn't done anything wrong
I'm the one you want, I'm the one you want, it's me!
It's me!
So if you care to find me
Look to the western sky
As someone told me lately
"Everyone deserves the chance to fly"
And if I'm flying solo
At least I'm flying free
To those who'd ground me
Take a message back from me
Tell them how I am defying gravity
I'm flying high, defying gravity
And soon I'll match them in renown
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited, oh
And nobody in all of Oz
No Wizard that there is or was
Is ever gonna bring me down
I hope you're happy (look at her, she's wicked, kill her!)
Bring me down (no one mourns the wicked, so we've got to bring her)
Ah! (Down!)
(Down! Ah!)
Writer(s): Stephen Lawrence Schwartz
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