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Forget Elsa's 'Into the Unknown.' Anna sings the best 'Frozen 2' song

Like its predecessor, the blustering avalanche that is "Frozen 2" brings plenty of ice, power and earworms.

The record-breaking blockbuster builds on the musical tradition of Disney's 2013 animated hit "Frozen" with plenty to say about how relationships evolve - in song. But alas, Queen Elsa's flagship number "Into the Unknown" is not the film's best song, even if its siren call is the most recognizable.

Oscar- and Grammy-winning duo Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez returned to write seven original songs for the Scandinavian-set sequel. You can praise (or blame) them for the tunes being stuck in your head or sung repeatedly by the little kids in your life.

Actor Josh Gad, who voices the film's sentient snowman Olaf, even had to apologize in advance for the musical's earworm potential given the juggernaut that

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