The Reason (Celine Dion song)

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“The Reason”
“The Reason” cover
Single by Céline Dion
from the album Let's Talk About Love
Released December 8, 1997
Format CD single
Recorded Air Studios
Genre Pop
Length 5:01 (Album Version)
4:30 (Radio Edit)
Label Columbia, Epic
Writer(s) Carole King, Mark Hudson, Greg Wells
Producer George Martin
Certification Diamond (France)
Céline Dion singles chronology
"Be the Man"
(1997)		 "The Reason"
(1997)		 "My Heart Will Go On"
(1997)
Alternate covers
Alternate covers
Promotional single
Promotional single

"The Reason" is a single from Céline Dion's Let's Talk About Love album. It was released on December 8, 1997 in selected European countries.

"The Reason" was co-written by Carole King and produced by Sir George Martin - famous The Beatles producer. King did also the background vocals.

Dion and King in "The Reason" music video (1997).
Dion and King in "The Reason" music video (1997).

It was released in the UK, Ireland and Belgium only. In France, it was issued as a double A-side single with "My Heart Will Go On."

The song peaked at #11 in the United Kingdom and #13 in Ireland. In France, thanks to "My Heart Will Go On" it was #1 for 13 weeks and became a million selling single certified with diamond award (1,197,000 copies sold).

The music video was directed by Scott Floyd Lochmus and released in December 1997.

Dion promoted "The Reason" singing it live in various TV shows in the UK and France. She performed it also during her Let's Talk About Love Tour.

Céline Dion sang it as a duet with Carole King during the VH1 Divas 1998 concert. Carole King recorded also her own version of this song for her 2001 album Love Makes the World (this time with Céline Dion on backing vocals).

Dion included later her version on The Collector's Series, Volume One compilation.

The recording of this song was included as a part of the Au cœur du stade DVD bonus.

Contents

[edit] Formats and track listings

2-track CD-single - (UK)

  1. "The Reason" – 5:01
  2. "Be the Man" – 4:39

4-track CD-single - (UK)

  1. "The Reason" – 5:01
  2. "Be the Man" – 4:39
  3. "Make You Happy" – 4:31
  4. "With this Tear" – 4:12

4-track CD-single - (UK)

  1. "The Reason" – 5:01
  2. "Cherche encore" – 3:24
  3. "Lovin' Proof" – 4:09
  4. "The Christmas Song" – 4:12

2-track CD-single - (FR)

  1. "The Reason" – 5:01
  2. "My Heart Will Go On" – 4:40

[edit] Official versions

  1. "The Reason" (radio edit) – 4:30
  2. "The Reason" (album version) – 5:01

[edit] Charts

Chart (1997) Peak
position
Belgian Wallonie Singles Chart 59
Belgian Wallonie Airplay Chart 16
Belgian Flanders Singles Chart 78
Belgian Flanders Airplay Chart 54
European Singles Chart 12
Chart (1997) Peak
position
Irish Singles Chart 13
UK Singles Chart 11
Chart (1998) Peak
position
French Singles Chart 1

[edit] References

Preceded by
"Vivo Per Lei/Je vis pour elle" by Andrea Bocelli featuring Hélène Ségara		 French Singles Chart number-one single
February 7, 1998 - March 21, 1998		 Succeeded by
"My Heart Will Go On" by Céline Dion
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Céline Dion