Where the Dream Takes You

Where the Dream Takes You is a song by Mya that was featured on the 2001 soundtrack to the Disney movie "Atlantis: The Lost Empire."

The track was written by Diane Warren & produced by composer James Newton Howard.

The song was released as a promotional single on June 5, 2001 on Top 40 and Adult Contemporary radio.

Song Release & Promotion
The song was featured during the closing credits of "Atlantis: The Lost Empire" and worked its way at Top 40 and Adult Contemporary radio starting June 5th (prior to the film's June 15th release date).

On May 22, 2001, the soundtrack was released & available at retail to transports listeners to the mysterious and imaginative world of Atlantis.

Song Reception
Billboard gave the song a mixed review:

"Despite her videogenic charms—and her role in the No. 1 "Lady Marmalade"—Mýa is a curious choice for this sweet, sensitive ballad from Disney's animated film Atlantis: The Lost Empire. Written by master soundtrack scribes Diane Warren and James Newton Howard, "Where the Dream Takes You" might have been an effective dramatic showcase with a powerhouse vocalist behind the mike. Instead, Mýa's paper-thin voice simply fails to lift the ballad beyond the mundane, while making it more than obvious that her talents are best-suited for uptempo, beat-heavy fare. Her selection for the song obviously is tied into Disney's association with A&M/Interscope on the soundtrack—the youngster's home label. The rest of the album consists of Howard's score for the film, a more complementary promotional tie-in for the company's latest big-budget flick. In any case, Disney has done no one any favors with this one."