Zora sourit

Infobox Single
Name = Zora sourit


Artist = Céline Dion
from Album = S'il suffisait d'aimer
Released = Start date|1998|9|14
Format = CD single
Recorded = Studio Méga
Genre = Pop
Length = 3:51 (album/single version)
Label = Columbia, Epic
Writer = Jean-Jacques Goldman, J. Kapler
Producer = Jean-Jacques Goldman
Certification = Gold (Belgium)
Silver (France)
Last single = "It's Hard to Say Goodbye
(1998)
This single = "Zora sourit"
(1998)
Next single = "You've Got a Friend"
(1998)

"Zora sourit" (meaning "Zora Smiles") is the first single from Céline Dion's "S'il suffisait d'aimer" album. It was released on September 14 1998 in Francophone countries. [cite book | author=Glatzer, Jenna| title=Céline Dion: For Keeps | publisher=Andrews McMeel Publishing| year=2005 | id=ISBN 0-7407-5559-5]

It's a song written by Jean-Jacques Goldman and his brother J. Kapler.

"Zora sourit" music video was directed by Yannick Saillet in Miami, Florida and Aubervilliers, Paris and released in September 1998. It was included later on Céline Dion's "On ne change pas" DVD.

The single was released commercially in selected European countries, reaching number 12 in Belgium, number 20 in France and number 25 in Switzerland. It was certified gold in Belgium (25,000) and silver in France (125,000 copies sold).

Dion performed "Zora sourit" live during early dates of her Let's Talk About Love Tour. Later it was replaced by "S'il suffisait d'aimer."

The recording of "Zora sourit" was included as a bonus on the "Au cœur du stade" DVD.

The song became later a part of the "On ne change pas" greatest hits compilation (2005).

Formats and track listings

European CD single
#"Zora sourit" – 3:51
#"Sur le même bateau" – 4:25

European CD maxi single
#"Zora sourit" – 3:51
#"Sur le même bateau" – 4:25
#"Pour que tu m'aimes encore" – 4:14

Charts

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