 The song is also featured in the 1997 Broadway musical "The Lion King", with John Vickery, Kevin Cahoon, Stanley Wayne Mathis, and Tracy Nicole Chapman performing it in the original Broadway cast for the musical.Chiwetel Ejiofor performed an altered version of the song in the 2019 film adaptation.The song is performed as a musical number by Scar, who lusts for the position as king of the Pride Lands.