- A cause
Infobox Single
Name = A cause
Artist = Céline Dion
from Album =D'elles
Released =January 21 2008
Format = Radio single
Recorded = Studio Hauts de Gamme
Genre = Pop
Length = 3:14
Label = Columbia, Epic
Writer = Françoise Dorin, Jacques Veneruso
Producer = Jacques Veneruso, Thierry Blanchard
Last single = "A World to Believe In "
(2008)
This single = "A cause"
(2008)
Next single = "Alone"
(2008)"A cause" (meaning "Because") is the third and last single released in France from Céline Dion's French album "
D'elles ". It was sent to the radio stations onJanuary 21 2008 . At the same time "Alone" was released to promote Dion's English album "Taking Chances ". [ [http://www.chartsinfrance.net/actualite/news65930-22.html Les derniers singles de Céline Dion : le grand bazar !] . Retrieved February 7, 2008.] Both tracks were included on the "A cause" promotional single."A cause" was written by Françoise Dorin ("
Et s'il n'en restait qu'une (je serais celle-là) ") and Jacques Veneruso ("Sous le vent ," "Tout l'or des hommes ," "Contre nature ," "Je ne vous oublie pas ," "Tous les secrets ," "Immensité ," "Le temps qui compte "), who also produced this track.Céline Dion performed it during the French
TF1 TV special dedicated to the issue of her album "D'elles", in May 2007. She also performed "A cause" on "Vivement Dimanche" during her visit in France, in November 2007. It was supposed to be broadcasted onFrance 2 in May 2008, during the French leg ofTaking Chances Tour , but it was cancelled."A cause" was remixed by Dj Rien - French producent, compositor and remixer.
There was no music video made for this track.
The song already appeared on the French Top 100 Airplay Chart in September 2007, without being officially released, and peaked at number 76.
"D'elles" includes also another version of "A cause," called "
On s'est aimé à cause ." It was recorded with music byMarc Dupré and Jean-François Breau, and produced by Tino Izzo. This version includes the original lyrics written by Françoise Dorin, which were modified to fit the danceable arrangement of "A cause." In August 2007, "On s'est aimé à cause" was released as a radio single in Quebec. Radio stations in France started to play it at the end of January 2008, together with "A cause." As a result, "On s'est aimé à cause" peaked at numer 69 on the French Top 100 Airplay Chart.The cover of the promotional single uses photo taken during the "Taking Chances" photoshoot.
Formats and track listings
French promotional CD single
#"A cause" (album version) – 3:14
#"A cause" (remix radio edit) – 3:14
#"Alone" – 3:23Official versions
#"A cause" (remix radio edit) – 3:14
#"A cause" (remix) – 3:41Charts
References
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