Where Does My Heart Beat Now

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“Where Does My Heart Beat Now”
“Where Does My Heart Beat Now” cover
Single by Céline Dion
from the album Unison
Released November 19, 1990
Format CD single, cassette single, vinyl single
Recorded West Side Studios
Genre Pop
Length 4:33 (Album/Single Version)
Label Columbia, Epic
Writer(s) Robert White Johnson, Taylor Rhodes
Producer Christopher Neil
Céline Dion singles chronology
"Unison"
(1990)
"Where Does My Heart Beat Now"
(1990)
"The Last to Know"
(1991)
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"Where Does My Heart Beat Now" is a hit song from Céline Dion's English debut album called Unison. It was released as the first single in the United States (November 19, 1990) and other parts of the world (1991). In Canada, it was issued as the third single on March 4, 1991.

Dion in the "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" Canadian music video (1990).
Dion in the "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" Canadian music video (1990).

"Where Does My Heart Beat Now" is a song written by Robert White Johnson and Taylor Rhodes in 1988 and recorded by Céline Dion one year later. It was produced by Christopher Neil in London West Side Studios.

The song's world premiere was at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1989, where Céline Dion performed it live, along with her 1988 winning song "Ne partez pas sans moi."

Three versions of the music video exists: black and white version for the Canadian market (1990), color performance version for the United States promotion (November 1990) directed by David Phillips and black and white version mixed with performance version made for the Unison home video (1991).

"Where Does My Heart Beat Now" was the most successful single from the Unison album and became Dion's first English-language hit.

Dion in the "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" U.S. music video (1990).
Dion in the "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" U.S. music video (1990).

The song reached #4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 (#6 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay, #9 on the Hot 100 Singles Sales) and did even better on Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks peaking at #2. "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" reached also top ten in Norway and Canada, peaking at numbers 4 and 6 respectively. According to Nielsen SoundScan it sold 236,000 copies in the U.S.

When it was released in the United Kingdom in March 1991, the song peaked at #81 only. The single was re-released in March 1993, reaching #72.

[edit] Formats and track listings

2-track CD-single

  1. "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" – 4:33
  2. "I Feel Too Much" – 4:09

3-track CD-single - (EU)

  1. "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" – 4:33
  2. "I'm Loving Every Moment With You" – 4:08
  3. "I Feel Too Much" – 4:09

[edit] Charts

Chart (1990) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 4
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 2
U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 4
Chart (1991) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart 62
Belgian Singles Chart 21
Belgian Het Chart 23
Belgian VTM/Joepie Chart 24
Belgian Humo Chart 30
Brazilian Year-End Airplay Chart 15
Chart (1991) Peak
position
Canadian Singles Chart 6
Canadian Contemporary Hit Radio Chart 23
Dutch Mega Single Top 100 Chart 24
Dutch Top 40 Chart 24
Dutch Mega Top 50 Chart 24
French Singles Chart 20
Irish Singles Chart 13
New Zealand Singles Chart 32
Norwegian Singles Chart 4
UK Singles Chart 72

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