Because You Loved Me

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"Because You Loved Me"
Single by Céline Dion
from the album Falling into You
Released	February 19, 1996
Format	CD single, Cassette single, Vinyl single
Recorded	Chartmarker Studios, Capitol Studios, Rumbo Recorders
Genre	Pop
Length	4:33
Label	Columbia, Epic
Writer(s)	Diane Warren
Producer(s)	David Foster
Certification	2x Platinum (Australia) Platinum (New Zealand, United States) Gold (Germany) Silver (United Kingdom)
Chart positions
#1 (Australia, Canada, United States) #2 (Ireland) #3 (Netherlands, New Zealand, Switzerland) #4 (Poland) #5 (Belgium, United Kingdom) #6 (Europe) #8 (Denmark) #13 (Argentina, 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 covers
Promotional single
Promotional single
Promotional single

"Because You Loved Me" is a smash hit from Céline Dion's Falling into You album, released as the first single on February 19, 1996 in the United States, Canada, Japan, and Latin America. In other parts of the world it was the second single (after "Falling into You"), released in May 1996.

Contents 1 Song information 2 Formats and track listings 3 Official versions 4 Charts 5 References

[edit] Song information

"Because You Loved Me" was written by the famous 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 (Dion performed it during the ceremony), as well as four Grammy Awards. It won a 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 February 1996.

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

"Because You Loved Me" is one of Céline Dion's biggest hits. It reached #1 in the United States (six weeks at the top), Canada (one week), and Australia (three weeks). In all of those countries, it was her second number one song (after "The Power of Love"). The single set a record on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks, where it remained at number one for nineteen weeks. It topped many other American charts as well, including Hot 100 Airplay (fourteen weeks at the top) and Hot 100 Singles Sales (six weeks), also Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks (for twelve weeks) and Top 40 Mainstream (five weeks). It was also #1 for six weeks on the U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40. "Because You Loved Me" was also a hit in the rest of the world: #2 in Ireland, #3 in New Zealand, Switzerland and the Netherlands, #4 in Poland, #5 in the United Kingdom and Belgium etc. The song sold 1,343,000 copies in the U.S. where it was certified platinum. It was also certified 2x platinum in Australia (140,000), platinum in New Zealand (10,000), gold in Germany (250,000) and silver in the United Kingdom (although it sold 420,000 and should be certified gold). Also in France it sold 193,000 and should be certified silver. Notable is the fact that "Because You Loved Me" spent 154 weeks (three years) on the U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Recurrents chart.

The song became a part of the All the Way... A Decade of Song compilation in 1999. Live version was included on the A New Day... Live in Las Vegas album, as Dion performed it five nights a week during her show A New Day... at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas.

"Because You Loved Me" was covered by Johnny Mathis (1998), Michael Ball (1998), Vivian Reed (2001), and Clay Aiken (2006).

[edit] Formats and track listings

2-Track CD-Single - (U.S., CA, JP)

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

2-Track CD-Single - (EU)

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

2-Track Cassette Single - (EU, UK)

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

4-Track CD-Single - (EU, UK) #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

4-Track CD-Single - (EU) #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

4-Track CD-Single - (UK) #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

4-Track CD-Single - (AU)

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-Track CD-Single - (AU)

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] Official versions

1. "Because You Loved Me" (Movie Version) 3:30
2. "Because You Loved Me" (Album Version) 4:33

[edit] Charts

Chart (1996) Peak position Argentinian Airplay Chart 13 Austrian Singles Chart 18 Australian Singles Chart 1 Belgian Flandres Singles Chart 5 Belgian Flandres Airplay Chart 6 Belgian Wallonie Singles Chart 12 Belgian Wallonie Airplay Chart 3 Canadian Singles Chart 1 Canadian Adult Contemporary Chart 1 Canadian Contemporary Hit Radio Chart 4 Danish Singles Chart 8 Dutch Mega Top 50 Chart 3 Dutch Mega Single Top 100 Chart 4 Dutch Top 40 Chart 4 European Singles Chart 6

Chart (1996) Peak position French Singles Chart 19 German Singles Chart 13 Irish Singles Chart 2 New Zealand Singles Chart 3 Polish Radio 3 Chart 4 Swedish Singles Chart 24 Swiss Singles Chart 3 UK Singles Chart 5 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 1 U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 1 U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks 1 U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream 1 U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 4 U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 41 U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 1

[edit] References

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

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

Billboard Hot 100 number-one single March 23, 1996- April 27, 1996

Succeeded by "Always Be My Baby" by Mariah Carey