The Next Right Thing (Disney song)

"The Next Right Thing" is a song from the 2019 Disney film Frozen II. It is performed by Kristen Bell, and written by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez. The song is about Anna's descent into depression.[1] At the darkest moment of the film, Anna is faced with uncertainty about what to do next after apparently losing both her beloved sister Elsa as well as Olaf, the snowman created by Elsa's magic.[2]

"The Next Right Thing"
Song by Kristen Bell
from the album Frozen II
PublishedWonderland Music Company
Length3:36
LabelWalt Disney
Songwriter(s)

Production

Anderson-Lopez and Lopez drew inspiration from personal tragedy in the lives of two people that worked on Frozen and Frozen II; co-director Chris Buck lost a son, and Andrew Page, a central figure in the music production of both films, lost a daughter.[3] Buck's son died around the time when Buck needed to begin the interviews and press tours to promote Frozen; the Lopezes witnessed how Buck insisted on going through that highly public process and the subsequent awards season even though he was dealing with such a terrible personal tragedy at the same time.[3]

International versions

At the time of its original theatrical release, the film was released in 47 versions worldwide. Among the dubbings released, a version in Tamil, Telugu and Northern Sami was recorded for the sequel, even though the first movie has never been dubbed into these languages.[4] As it happened in Moana with a Tahitian,[5] Māori[6] and Hawaiian version,[7] the Sami version was an exceptional dubbing made specifically for the movie, given the inspiration it took from Sami culture.[8][9]

Indian singer Alisha Thomas provided Anna's singing parts both in Tamil and Telugu.[4]

  Highlighted versions were released later than 2019

Critical reception

MEAWW argues the song provides "one of the movie's most inspiring messages about dealing with pressure".[10] The Los Angeles Times deemed it the best song of Frozen II.[11]

A lot of people feel that feeling: What do I do when I don't know what to do? My personal mantra is you just do the next right thing. It also stems from when I am experiencing anxiety and depression. What do I do when I don't want to get out of bed in the morning? You just do the next right thing, and that's stepping out of bed. The next right thing is brushing your teeth. The next right thing is eating your breakfast. The next right thing is looking at your calendar and going to work. This idea of having an intrinsic motivation versus extrinsic motivation is something that as a parent I know is incredibly important to show kids and to help them cope. I really wanted Anna to be representative of that.[12]

— Kristen Bell

References
  1. "Why This Song From 'Frozen 2' Is an Anthem for Dealing With Depression". The Mighty. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
  2. "Kristen Bell on Anna's devastating moment in 'Frozen 2'". EW.com. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
  3. Cohn, Gabe (November 29, 2019). "How to Follow Up 'Frozen'? With Melancholy and a Power Ballad". The New York Times. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  4. "Anna". CHARGUIGOU (in French). Retrieved 2020-01-06.
  5. "'Moana' to be First Disney Film Translated Into Tahitian Language". EW.com. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
  6. "Moana in Māori hits the big screen". RNZ. 2017-09-11. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
  7. "Disney's Moana to make World Premiere in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi at Ko Olina's World Oceans Day, June 10". Ko Olina. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
  8. Milligan, Mercedes (2019-07-19). "'Frozen 2' Will Get Sámi Language Version". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
  9. Verstad, Anders Boine (2019-07-19). "Frost 2 kommer på samisk". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2019-11-28.
  10. "'Frozen 2' and its message on dealing with overwhelming pressure by doing 'The Next Right Thing' needs to be recognized". Media Entertainment Arts WorldWide. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
  11. "Forget Elsa's 'Into the Unknown.' Anna sings the best 'Frozen 2' song". Los Angeles Times. 2019-11-26. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
  12. Truitt, Brian (November 19, 2019). "'Frozen 2': Why Kristen Bell's daughters are totally on a Kristoff and Sven kick". USA Today. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
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