What is the name of the 1989 Disney song in which Ariel sings about wanting to be human?

“Part of Your World” is the 1989 Disney song in which Ariel sings about wanting to be human.

The song appears early in The Little Mermaid and is performed by Ariel in her hidden grotto, where she stores objects collected from the human world. Its lyrics express her fascination with life on land and her feeling that she belongs somewhere beyond the sea.

Alan Menken composed the music and Howard Ashman wrote the lyrics. Their collaboration helped establish the Broadway-influenced musical storytelling that became a hallmark of the Disney Renaissance. The song functions as Ariel’s “I want” number: a musical statement of the goal that drives the plot.

“Part of Your World” is sometimes confused with the later live-action song “For the First Time,” which was written for the 2023 film. The titles refer to different adaptations and different moments in Ariel’s story.