"The Next Right Thing" is a song from the 2019 animated Disney film Frozen 2. It is performed by American actress and singer Kristen Bell in her vocal role as Princess Anna, and the music and lyrics are written by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez. The song portrays Anna's journey through depression. The song has received praise from critics for its message and meaning and peaked on the Kid Digital Songs chart at number 7.
Synopsis 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, a snowman created by Elsa's magic. In her song "The Next Right Thing," she expresses her feelings of depression. As the song progresses, she reaches the realization that when faced with uncertainty, one must simply focus on doing "The Next Right Thing."
Production Bell told director Jennifer Lee she wanted to see Anna "face her codependency head-on" and "a song about what she's going to do when she doesn't know what to do". 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. 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. Anderson-Lopez stated when writing the lyrics, she "really just thought about them, and wrote it for them." Bell said she drew inspiration from her own mental health.
International versions
As it happened in Moana with a Tahitian, Māori and Hawaiian version, the Sami version was an exceptional dubbing made specifically for the movie, given the inspiration it took from Sami culture.
ASL version An American Sign Language version of the song premiered on April 27, 2026, on Disney+ as part of Walt Disney Animation Studios Songs in Sign Language, made in collaboration with DJ Kurs and Deaf West Theatre, with Kurs and actress Deanne Bray providing ASL choreography and Brey providing the ASL animation reference for Anna.
"The Next Right Thing" worldwide Language Performer Title TranslationCroatianSementa Rajhard"Put svoj nać""Find your way"CzechTereza Martinková"Dalši správná vec""Another right thing"Danish"Tag ét skridt frem""Take a step forward"Dutch"Doe wat het beste is""Do what is best"EnglishKristen Bell"The next right thing"FinnishSaara Aalto"Kuin oikein on""What's right"Flemish"Wat het beste is""What is best"French Emmylou Homs"Tout réparer""To make it all right"German"Der nächste Schritt""The next step"Hindiशार्वी यादव (Sharvi Yadav)"सही एक क़दम" ("Sahi ek qadam")"The right step"ItalianSerena Rossi"Fai ciò che è giusto""Do what is right"Japanese神田沙也加 (Kanda Sayaka)"わたしにできること" ("Watashi ni dekiru koto")"What's left for me to do"KazakhНазерке Серікболова (Nazerke Serikbolova)"Берін зһенемін" ("Berin zhenemin")Korean"해야 할 일" ("Haeya hal il")"What has to be done"Mandarin Chinese 李潇潇 (Xiao Xiao Li)"下一件事" ("Xià yī jiàn shì")"The next thing"Norwegian"Neste rette ting""The next right thing"PolishMagdalena Wasylik"Już ty wiesz co""You know what"Portuguese Gabriela Porto"Fazer o que é melhor""To do what is best"Portuguese Cátia Moreira"O que está certo""What's right"Russian"Делай, что должна" ("Delay chto dolzhna")"Do what you have to do"SamiElin Kristina Oskal"Daga de riekta fal""Do the right thing"SlovakLucia Molnárová Bugalová"Čas na správnu vec"”Time for the right thing”Spanish Carmen López Pascual"Hacer las cosas bien""To do things well"Spanish "Lo que hay que hacer""What has to be done"SwedishMimmi Sandén"Ett litet kliv""A small step"TamilAlisha Thomas"செய்வேன் சரியானதை" ("Seiven sariyaanadhai")"I will do the right thing"Telugu"సరి చేస్తా" ("Sari chesthaa")"It's alright"Thai"สิ่งที่ควร" ("Sing thi khuan")"Things should do"TurkishDeniz Sujana"Doğru Şey Uğruna""For the right thing"VietnameseVõ Hạ Trâm"Tự mình vượt qua""To overcome it by myself"
Reception Multiple critics have praised "The Next Right Thing" for its meaning and message. MEAWW argues the song provides "one of the movie's most inspiring messages about dealing with pressure". The Los Angeles Times deemed it the best song of Frozen II. Hypable stated that the song was the "most valuable thing Frozen 2 has to offer". Jonathan Groff, who voices Kristoff in the film, said hearing the song "brought [him] to tears".
Charts Chart (2019) Peakposition US Kid Digital Songs (Billboard)7
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