Because You Loved Me

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"Because You Loved Me"
Single by Céline Dion
from the album Falling into You
Released	Feb 1996
Format	CD; CD-maxi; CS; 3"; 7"; 12"
Recorded	Chartmarker Studios; Capitol Studios; Rumbo Recorders
Genre	Pop
Length	4:33
Label	Columbia; Epic (US)
Writer(s)	Diane Warren
Producer(s)	David Foster
Certification	2x Platinum (Australia) Platinum (United States, New Zealand) Gold (Germany) Silver (United Kingdom)
Chart positions
#1 (Australia, Canada, United States) #2 (Ireland) #3 (New Zealand, Switzerland) #4 (Netherlands) #5 (Belgium, United Kingdom) #8 (Denmark) #13 (Germany) #18 (Austria) #19 (France) #24 (Sweden)
Céline Dion singles chronology
"Falling into You" (1996)	"Because You Loved Me" (1996)	"J'Irai Où Tu Iras" (1996)
Alternate cover

"Because You Loved Me" is a smash hit from Céline Dion's Falling into You album, released as the first single in selected parts of the world (1996).

Contents 1 Song information 2 Chart success 3 Track listing 4 Chart performance 5 Chart trajectory 6 References

[edit] Song information

The track was released in February 1996, in United States, Canada, Japan, and Latin America. In other parts of the world it was the second single, released in May 1996.

"Because You Loved Me" was written by Diane Warren and produced by David Foster for the film Up Close & Personal.

The song was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1997, as well as 4 Grammy Awards. It won Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media (award went to Diane Warren), and was nominated for: Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

The music video was directed by Kevin Bray and released in March 1996.

The B-sides of this single included unreleased at that time songs: "The Power of the Dream," "To Love You More" & "Sola Otra Vez."

"Because You Loved Me" was a part of All the Way... A Decade of Song compilation in 1999. Live version was included on A New Day... Live in Las Vegas (2004).

This song was covered by Johnny Mathis (1998), Michael Ball (1998), Vivian Reed (2001), and Clay Aiken (2006).

[edit] Chart success

"Because You Loved Me" was one of the biggest hits of Céline. It reached #1 in United States, Canada, and Australia. In all of those countries, it was her second number one song. The single set a record on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, where it remained at number one for nineteen weeks. It topped many other American charts as well, including Hot 100 Airplay and Hot 100 Singles Sales among others. "Because You Loved Me" was also a hit in the rest of the world: #2 in Ireland, #3 in New Zealand & Switzerland, #4 in Netherlands, #5 in United Kingdom & Belgium etc. The song sold over 1.3 million copies in U.S. where it was certified platinum. It was also certified in Australia (2x platinum), New Zealand (platinum), Germany (gold), and United Kingdom (silver). Notable is the fact that "Because You Loved Me" spent 154 weeks (3 years) on U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Recurrents chart.

[edit] Track listing

• US, CA, JP Single:

1. Because You Loved Me 4:33
2. I Don't Know 4:38

• EU CD Single:

1. Because You Loved Me 4:33
2. If You Asked Me To 3:55

• UK, EU CS Single:

1. Because You Loved Me 4:33
2. To Love You More 5:28

• UK, EU Maxi-Single #1:

1. Because You Loved Me 4:33
2. Nothing Broken but My Heart 5:55
3. Next Plane Out 4:59
4. If You Asked Me To 3:55

• EU Maxi-Single #2:

1. Because You Loved Me 4:33
2. The Power of the Dream 4:31
3. Think Twice 4:47
4. Le Fils de Superman 4:35

• UK Maxi-Single #2:

1. Because You Loved Me 4:33
2. To Love You More 5:28
3. Sola Otra Vez 5:12
4. Think Twice 4:47

• AU Maxi-Single:

1. Because You Loved Me 4:33
2. I Don't Know 4:38
3. Pour Que Tu M'Aimes Encore 4:14
4. Le Ballet 4:25
5. The Power of the Dream 4:31

[edit] Chart performance

Country	Peak Position	Number of Weeks	Certification	Sales
Australia	1 (3w)	38	2x Platinum	140,000
Canada	1 (1w)	23	-	n/a
Canada (Adult Contemporary)	1	n/a	-	-
U.S. (Billboard Hot 100)	1 (6w)	33	Platinum	1,343,000
U.S. (Billboard Hot 100 Airplay)	1 (14w)	33	-	-
U.S. (Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales)	1 (6w)	21	-	-
U.S. (Billboard Adult Contemporary)	1 (19w)	56	-	-
U.S. (Billboard Adult Contemporary Recurrents)	1	154	-	-
U.S. (Billboard Adult Top 40)	1	31	-	-
U.S. (Billboard Top 40 Mainstream)	1	26	-	-
U.S. (ARC Weekly Top 40)	1 (6w)	22	-	-
Ireland	2	14	n/a	n/a
U.S. (Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles)	2	1	-	-
New Zealand	3	28	Platinum	10,000
Switzerland	3	35	-	n/a
Canada (Contemporary Hit Radio)	4	n/a	-	-
Netherlands	4	15	-	n/a
Poland	4	20	-	-
U.S. (Billboard Rhytmic Top 40)	4	26	-	-
Belgium (Flandres)	5	23	n/a	n/a
United Kingdom	5	23	Silver	420,000
U.S. (Billboard Adult Top 40 Recurrents)	5	9	-	-
Europe	6	33	-	n/a
Denmark	8	17	n/a	n/a
Argentina	13	32	-	-
Germany	13	37	Gold	250,000
Austria	18	12	-	n/a
Brazil (Year End Chart)	19	-	-	-
France	19	18	-	193,000
U.S. (Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales)	21	8	-	-
Sweden	24	19	n/a	n/a
U.S. (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks)	41	9	-	-
U.S. (Billboard Hot 100 Singles Recurrent)	n/a	67	-	-
U.S. (Billboard Hot 100 Recurrent Airplay)	n/a	63	-	-

"Because You Loved Me" is undercertified in two countries:

• United Kingdom - should be certified Gold (400,000)
• France - should be certified Silver (125,000)

[edit] Chart trajectory

Billboard Hot 100 (U.S.)
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Position	36	5	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	5	5	6	7	6	10	11	15	15	18	23	27	25	29	28	41

Billboard Hot 100 (U.S.)
Week	31	32	33
Position	40	45	47

Preceded by "One Sweet Day" by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men

Billboard Hot 100 number-one single March 23, 1996

Succeeded by "Always Be My Baby" by Mariah Carey

[edit] References

• Céline Dion - official website
• Céline Dion - chart history

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