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It was originally recorded on November 10, 2003, by American actresses Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth, who portrayed Elphaba and Glinda in the musical respectively. The song was released as part of the accompanying cast recording on December 16, 2003. It is mostly a solo sung by the main character of the show, Elphaba, with two small duets ...
The song's lyrics concern how both Elphaba and Glinda have been changed by their friendship with each other. Glinda begins by saying that, while she doesn't know if it is true that people come into each other's lives for a reason, "I know I'm who I am today because I knew you."
Morrible tells Elphaba that the Wizard of Oz wants to meet her, and she goes with Galinda, who renames herself Glinda in solidarity with Dillamond (who mispronounced her name as such), to the Emerald City ("One Short Day"). The two meet the Wizard and are surprised to discover his mortal nature ("A Sentimental Man").
Midway through the song, Menzel works in Elphaba’s famous “Defying Gravity” riff, while Chenoweth hits one of Glinda’s iconic high notes. “ ‘One Short Day’ is just one big Easter egg ...
For the film’s stars, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, who take over as Elphaba and Glinda, respectively, Menzel and Chenoweth’s participation wasn’t merely a fun Easter egg for fans, it was ...
During the song, Elphaba and Glinda stop for a spectacle called Wizomania, which gives a glossy and glittery retelling of how the Wizard managed to take power in Oz.
It was originally recorded on November 10, 2003 by American actress Kristin Chenoweth, who portrayed Glinda in the musical. The song was released as part of the accompanying cast recording on December 16, 2003. The song is about Glinda trying to help her roommate Elphaba become more popular.
This leads to Elphaba's singing of "Defying Gravity" and the beginning of her Act II battle with the Wizard, while Galinda (or just "Glinda" as she is known by then due to some performative ...