Pour Que Tu M'Aimes Encore

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"Pour Que Tu M'Aimes Encore"
"Pour Que Tu M'Aimes Encore" cover
Single by Céline Dion
from the album D'eux
Released Mar 1995 (FR / CA); Sep 1995 (EU); Oct 1996 (JP)
Format CD; CD-maxi; CS; 3"; 12"
Recorded Studio Méga, Paris, FR
Genre Pop
Length 4:14
Label Columbia
Writer(s) Jean-Jacques Goldman
Producer(s) Jean-Jacques Goldman
Certification Platinum (France)
Chart positions
  • #1 (France)
  • #2 (Belgium)
  • #3 (Sweden)
  • #4 (Netherlands)
  • #6 (Ireland)
  • #7 (United Kingdom)
  • #17 (Switzerland)
Céline Dion singles chronology
"Only One Road"
(1994)
"Pour Que Tu M'Aimes Encore"
(1995)
"Je Sais Pas"
(1995)

"Pour Que Tu M'Aimes Encore" is the first single from D'eux album by Céline Dion, released in 1995.

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[edit] Song information

It was released in March 1995 in France and Canada (promo only), and September 1995 in other European countries. The song was also released in Japan in October the next year. "Pour Que Tu M'Aimes Encore" was written and produced by Jean-Jacques Goldman. It's one of Céline's signature songs.

 Céline's music video for "Pour Que Tu M'Aimes Encore" (1995).
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Céline's music video for "Pour Que Tu M'Aimes Encore" (1995).

The music video was directed by Michel Meyer (1995) and can be found on Céline's DVD called On Ne Change Pas (2005).

English version of this song, called "If That's What It Takes" was featured on Falling into You album.

"Pour Que Tu M'Aimes Encore" received the Félix Award for Most Popular Song of the Year, Victoire De La Musique for Best Song of the Year, and Trophée Radio France International/Conseil Francophone De La Chanson.

Live version of "Pour Que Tu M'aimes Encore" was a part of Dion's later albums: Live à Paris and Au Coeur Du Stade . The song was also featured on two collections: The Collector's Series Volume One and On Ne Change Pas.

Dion sings this song also five nights a week in her show, A New Day..., at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas.

[edit] Chart success

The song was a smash hit in France, where it topped the singles chart for 12 weeks, and sold almost 1 million copies. It also reached top 10 in United Kingdom and Ireland, which was an evenement for a French song.

[edit] Track listing

  • FR Single:
  1. Pour Que Tu M'Aimes Encore 4:14
  2. Pour Que Tu M'Aimes Encore (Instrumental) 4:14
  • JP Single:
  1. Pour Que Tu M'Aimes Encore 4:14
  2. Prière Païenne 4:12
  • FR Maxi-Single:
  1. Pour Que Tu M'Aimes Encore 4:14
  2. Pour Que Tu M'Aimes Encore (Instrumental) 4:14
  3. Prière Païenne 4:12
  • UK Maxi-Single #1:
  1. Pour Que Tu M'Aimes Encore 4:14
  2. Send Me a Lover
  3. Show Some Emotion 4:29
  4. The Last to Know 4:35
  • UK Maxi-Single #2:
  1. Pour Que Tu M'Aimes Encore 4:14
  2. Prière Païenne 4:12
  3. Un Garçon Pas Comme Les Autres (Ziggy) 2:58
  4. Des Mots Qui Sonnent 3:56
  • EU Maxi-Single #2:
  1. Pour Que Tu M'Aimes Encore 4:14
  2. Pour Que Tu M'Aimes Encore (Instrumental) 4:14
  3. Calling You (Live) 4:04

[edit] Chart performance

Country Peak
Position
Number of
Weeks
Certification Sales
Canada (Québec Radio Chart) 1 (4w) 22 - -
France 1 (12w) 34 Platinum 955,000
Belgium 2 23 n/a n/a
Sweden 3 30 n/a n/a
Netherlands 4 20 - n/a
Ireland 6 10 - n/a
Poland 7 16 - -
United Kingdom 7 18 - n/a
Switzerland 17 20 - n/a


[edit] References

Celine Dion
Albums | Singles | Videography | Tours | Awards