Because You Loved Me

Infobox Single
Name = Because You Loved Me


Artist = Céline Dion
from Album = Falling into You
Released = Start date|1996|2|19
Format = CD single, cassette single, vinyl single
Recorded = 1995
Genre = Pop
Length = 4:33 (album/single version)
3:30 (movie version)
Label = Columbia, Epic
Writer = Diane Warren
Producer = David Foster
Certification = 2x Platinum (Australia)
Platinum (New Zealand, United States)
Gold (Germany)
Silver (United Kingdom)
Last single = "Falling into You"
(1995)
This single = "Because You Loved Me"
(1996)
Next single = "J'irai où tu iras"
(1996)
Misc = Extra album cover
Upper caption = Alternate covers
Type = single


Lower caption =Extra album cover


Lower caption = Promotional singleExtra album cover


Lower caption = Promotional singleExtra album cover


Lower caption = 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. The song became a worldwide hit and was the 4th most successful song in 1996, according to the United World Chart. [cite book | author=Glatzer, Jenna| title=Céline Dion: For Keeps | publisher=Andrews McMeel Publishing| year=2005 | id=ISBN 0-7407-5559-5]

"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 1996 (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 the Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. 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." In the U.S. the B-side was the album track "I Don't Know," an English version of her French single "Je Sais Pas."

"Because You Loved Me" is one of Céline Dion's biggest hits and signature songs. It reached number 1 in the United States (6 weeks at the top), Canada (1 week), and Australia (3 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 1 for 19 weeks. It topped many other American charts as well, including Hot 100 Airplay (14 weeks at the top) and Hot 100 Singles Sales (6 weeks), also Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks (for 12 weeks) and Top 40 Mainstream (5 weeks). It was also number 1 for 6 weeks on the U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40. "Because You Loved Me" was also a hit in the rest of the world: number 2 in Ireland, number 3 in New Zealand, Switzerland , Netherlands and United World Chart, number 5 in the United Kingdom and Belgium etc. Notable is the fact that this song spent 154 weeks (3 years) on the U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Recurrents chart.

"Because You Loved Me" 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.

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, and lately during her 2008-09 Taking Chances Tour.

"Because You Loved Me" was covered by Johnny Mathis (1998), Michael Ball (1998), Vivian Reed (2001), Jane McDonald (2001), Clay Aiken (2006) and Miho Fukuhara (2007) and Charice in Celine Dion's Taking Chances concert in Madison Square Garden (2008).

Formats and track listings

U.S./Canadian/Japanese CD single
#"Because You Loved Me" – 4:33
#"I Don't Know" – 4:38

European CD single
#"Because You Loved Me" – 4:33
#"If You Asked Me To" – 3:55

European/UK cassette single
#"Because You Loved Me" – 4:33
#"To Love You More" – 5:28

European/UK CD maxi single #1
#"Because You Loved Me" – 4:33
#"Nothing Broken But My Heart" – 5:55
#"Next Plane Out" – 4:59
#"If You Asked Me To" – 3:55

European CD maxi single #2
#"Because You Loved Me" – 4:33
#"The Power of the Dream" – 4:31
#"Think Twice" – 4:47
#"Le fils de Superman" – 4:35

UK CD maxi single #2
#"Because You Loved Me" – 4:33
#"To Love You More" – 5:28
#"Sola Otra Vez" – 5:12
#"Think Twice" – 4:47

Australian CD maxi single #1
#"Because You Loved Me" – 4:33
#"I Don't Know" – 4:38
#"Pour que tu m'aimes encore" – 4:14
#"Le ballet" – 4:25

Australian CD maxi single #2
#"Because You Loved Me" – 4:33
#"I Don't Know" – 4:38
#"Pour que tu m'aimes encore" – 4:14
#"Le ballet" – 4:25
#"The Power of the Dream" – 4:31

Official versions

#"Because You Loved Me" (movie version) – 3:30
#"Because You Loved Me" (album version) – 4:33

Charts

References