Pour Que Tu M'aimes Encore
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"Pour que tu m'aimes encore" (English: "So That You Love Me Again") is the first hit single
from album D'eux
by Céline Dion
. It was released on March 13, 1995 in Francophone countries and in September 1995 in other European countries. In Canada it was a radio only release. The song was also released in Japan in October 1996. According to Celine Dion, herself, it is the biggest song of her French career .
and became one of Céline Dion's signature songs. The lyrics tell of a woman who is emotionally dependent on a partner that has left her for another and they culminate in a desperate plea itering that she would turn herself into gold so that he will love her again.
The music video was directed by Michel Meyer (1995) and can be found on Céline Dion's DVD called On ne change pas (2005).
The song received a Félix Award
for Song of the Year, as well as an award from Trophée Radio France Internationale
for "
Conseil Francophone de la Chanson". The song also won an award by the Victoires de la Musique for "Best Song of the Year".
, Au cœur du stade, and Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert
(French edition.) The song was also featured on three compilation album
s including, The Collector's Series, Volume One, On ne change pas
, and My Love: Ultimate Essential Collection
. The melody from the song was used in "If That's What it Takes" which featured on Dion's 1996 album, Falling into You
.
Dion performed the song five nights a week during her show A New Day...
at Caesars Palace
, Las Vegas
, as well as during her 2008-09 Taking Chances Tour
. She also performed the song at Céline sur les Plaines
, which was a concert for Quebec City
's 400th anniversary. In 2005, Dion recorded a live version with 500 choristers for the album 500 Choristes avec...
"Pour que tu m'aimes encore" was covered in 2000 by Elsa Lunghini
, Liane Foly
and Hélène Segara
on the number-on album Les Enfoirés en 2000. Nigerian singer Funke Olayode recorded a Yoruba
version re-entitled "To ba J’oun To Gba" in 2001. It was also covered by the operatic pop group Il Divo
in November 2005, on their second album Ancora
. In November 2006, the music producer Antonis Karalis released his debut worldwide single "To Be Continued" with the Greek version of "Pour que tu m'aimes encore, " called "S'Agapo Sa Trelos." The tune has a rock arrangement that combines baglamas and electric guitars. In May 2007, Elena Paparizou
released her new single "Fos" with another Greek version of the song called "An Esy M'agapas."
The English-language version, "If That's What it Takes", was covered by Laura Branigan
for her unreleased comeback album in 2004.
Japanese CD single
European CD maxi single
French CD maxi single
UK CD maxi single
UK CD maxi single #2
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
from album D'eux
D'eux
D'eux is an album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released on March 27, 1995. It was re-named The French Album in the United States. It is Dion's 17th French-language album and 20th in total...
by Céline Dion
Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
. It was released on March 13, 1995 in Francophone countries and in September 1995 in other European countries. In Canada it was a radio only release. The song was also released in Japan in October 1996. According to Celine Dion, herself, it is the biggest song of her French career .
Song information
"Pour que tu m'aimes encore" was written and produced by Jean-Jacques GoldmanJean-Jacques Goldman
Jean-Jacques Goldman is a Grammy Awards-winning French singer-songwriter. He is hugely popular in the French-speaking world, and since 2003 was the second-highest-grossing French living pop singer, after Johnny Hallyday.- Biography :...
and became one of Céline Dion's signature songs. The lyrics tell of a woman who is emotionally dependent on a partner that has left her for another and they culminate in a desperate plea itering that she would turn herself into gold so that he will love her again.
The music video was directed by Michel Meyer (1995) and can be found on Céline Dion's DVD called On ne change pas (2005).
Chart performance and awards
"Pour que tu m'aimes encore" became a smash hit in France, where it topped the singles chart for 12 weeks, sold 955,000 copies (platinum award) and is currently the 107th best-selling single of all time in the country. It spent 15 weeks at the top in Belgium Wallonia and 4 weeks in Quebec. "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" also reached top 10 in the United Kingdom and Ireland, which was an exceptional achievement for a French song. According to Virgin17, the single has sold more than 4,000,000 copies, worldwide.The song received a Félix Award
Félix Award
The Félix Award is a music award, given on an annual basis to artists in the Canadian province of Quebec.The first Félix awards were presented on September 23, 1979, by the Association du disque, de l'industrie du spectacle québécois...
for Song of the Year, as well as an award from Trophée Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale was created in 1975 as part of Radio France by the Government of France, and replaced the Poste Colonial , Paris Mondial , Radio Paris , RTF Radio Paris and ORTF Radio Paris...
for "
Conseil Francophone de la Chanson". The song also won an award by the Victoires de la Musique for "Best Song of the Year".
Other versions and covers
The song was later included in three of Dion's albums, Live à ParisLive à Paris
Live à Paris is a live album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released on October 22, 1996. It's her 3rd live album, 18th French album and 22nd in total.-Album information:...
, Au cœur du stade, and Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert
Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert
Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert is a live album/home video by Canadian recording artist Céline Dion. It was released between April 29 and May 14, 2010 in two versions: English and French, both in CD/DVD format...
(French edition.) The song was also featured on three compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
s including, The Collector's Series, Volume One, On ne change pas
On ne change pas
On ne change pas is a greatest hits album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, which sums up twenty five years of her French career. It's her first official French language 'best of' album in almost twenty years. On ne change pas is Dion's 22nd French album and 34th if counting all longplays...
, and My Love: Ultimate Essential Collection
My Love: Essential Collection
My Love: Essential Collection is a greatest hits album by Canadian recording artist Celine Dion. It was released by Columbia Records on October 24, 2008 as the follow up to her previous English-language compilation, All the Way... A Decade of Song . Before releasing My Love: Essential Collection,...
. The melody from the song was used in "If That's What it Takes" which featured on Dion's 1996 album, Falling into You
Falling into You
Falling into You is an album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released on March 8, 1996. It is her fourth English-language album and twenty-first overall...
.
Dion performed the song five nights a week during her show A New Day...
A New Day...
A New Day... was a Las Vegas residency show performed by Céline Dion at the 4000-seat Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. It was created and directed by Franco Dragone and premiered on March 25, 2003...
at Caesars Palace
Caesars Palace
Caesars Palace is a luxury hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, an unincorporated township in Clark County, Nevada, United States in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Caesars Palace is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment Corp....
, Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, as well as during her 2008-09 Taking Chances Tour
Taking Chances Tour
Taking Chances World Tour is the ninth concert tour by Canadian singer Céline Dion, in support of her 2007 studio albums, D'elles and Taking Chances. The tour marked the return of Dion after performing her groundbreaking show A New Day... in Las Vegas for five years. The tour visited Africa, Asia,...
. She also performed the song at Céline sur les Plaines
Céline sur les Plaines
Céline sur les Plaines is the ninth home video by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released on DVD in Quebec on November 11, 2008. Titled Live à Quebec, it was also released in France and Belgium on May 20, 2009, in two editions: standard DVD, and collector's edition DVD in digipak with 10 photographs...
, which was a concert for Quebec City
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
's 400th anniversary. In 2005, Dion recorded a live version with 500 choristers for the album 500 Choristes avec...
"Pour que tu m'aimes encore" was covered in 2000 by Elsa Lunghini
Elsa Lunghini
Elsa Lunghini, stage name Elsa , is a French singer and actress. She was a famous teenage pop-star in the late-1980s. In 1986, she was the youngest singer ever to reach number one in the French charts with the single T'en va pas, and she went on to sell millions of records during the decade...
, Liane Foly
Liane Foly
Liane Foly, is an popular French blues and jazz singer, actress, presenter and impressionist.-Early years:Foly was born the 16 December 1962 in the 7th arrondissement of Lyon. Her parents, a merchant family in French Algeria, returned to France in 1962 with the Pied-Noir community and moved to...
and Hélène Segara
Hélène Ségara
Hélène Ségara is a French female singer revealed in her interpretation of Esmeralda in the french musical Notre Dame de Paris.-Her childhood in the French Riviera:...
on the number-on album Les Enfoirés en 2000. Nigerian singer Funke Olayode recorded a Yoruba
Yoruba language
Yorùbá is a Niger–Congo language spoken in West Africa by approximately 20 million speakers. The native tongue of the Yoruba people, it is spoken, among other languages, in Nigeria, Benin, and Togo and in communities in other parts of Africa, Europe and the Americas...
version re-entitled "To ba J’oun To Gba" in 2001. It was also covered by the operatic pop group Il Divo
Il Divo
Il Divo is a multinational operatic pop vocal group created by music manager, executive, and reality TV star Simon Cowell. Formed in the United Kingdom, they are also signed to Cowell's record label, Syco Music...
in November 2005, on their second album Ancora
Ancora
Ancora is the second album of the operatic pop vocal group Il Divo. It was released in the United Kingdom and other parts of the world on November 7, 2005, excluding the United States and Latin America. It was later released in the United States and Latin America on January 24, 2006. It debuted at...
. In November 2006, the music producer Antonis Karalis released his debut worldwide single "To Be Continued" with the Greek version of "Pour que tu m'aimes encore, " called "S'Agapo Sa Trelos." The tune has a rock arrangement that combines baglamas and electric guitars. In May 2007, Elena Paparizou
Elena Paparizou
Eleni "Elena" Paparizou , usually referred to abroad as Helena Paparizou, is a Greek-Swedish singer and occasional songwriter, who was born and raised in Sweden by Greek parents. She began her career there in 1999 as a member of the duo Antique, while she also worked briefly as a model for a...
released her new single "Fos" with another Greek version of the song called "An Esy M'agapas."
The English-language version, "If That's What it Takes", was covered by Laura Branigan
Laura Branigan
Laura Ann Branigan was an American singer-songwriter and actress of Italian and Irish ancestry. She is best known in the United States for her 1982 Platinum-certified hit "Gloria" and in Europe for the number-one single "Self Control"...
for her unreleased comeback album in 2004.
Formats and track listings
French CD single- "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" – 4:14
- "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" (instrumental) – 4:14
Japanese CD single
- "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" – 4:14
- "Prière païenne" – 4:12
European CD maxi single
- "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" – 4:14
- "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" (instrumental) – 4:14
- "Calling You" (live) – 4:04
French CD maxi single
- "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" – 4:14
- "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" (instrumental) – 4:14
- "Prière païenne" 4:12
UK CD maxi single
- "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" – 4:14
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" – 4:31 - "Show Some Emotion" – 4:29
- "The Last to KnowThe Last To Know"The Last to Know" is a song from the album Unison by Céline Dion. It was released as the fourth single in Canada and the third in the United States and the rest of the world ....
" – 4:35
UK CD maxi single #2
- "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" – 4:14
- "Prière païenne" – 4:12
- "Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)Un Garçon Pas Comme Les Autres (Ziggy)"Un garçon pas comme les autres " is a hit song from the Dion chante Plamondon album by Céline Dion...
" – 2:58 - "Des mots qui sonnent" – 3:56
Official versions
- "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" (with the 500 Choristes) – 4:14
- "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" (instrumental) – 4:14
- "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" (album version) – 4:14
- "If That's What it Takes" (English version) – 4:12
- "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" (demo version) – 3:58
Peak positions
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Flanders Singles Chart Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts... |
2 |
| Belgian Wallonia Singles Chart Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts... |
1 |
| Dutch Singles Chart Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... |
3 |
| European Singles Chart | 4 |
| French Singles Chart Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... |
1 |
| Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured... |
6 |
| Quebec Airplay Chart ADISQ The ADISQ is a nonprofit organization with the mission to help the music industry in Quebec. It was created in 1978.... |
1 |
| Swedish Singles Chart Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
3 |
| Swiss Singles Chart Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
17 |
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
7 |
End of year charts
| End of year chart (1995) | Position |
|---|---|
| Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart | 8 |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart | 1 |
| Dutch Top 40 | 6 |
| French Singles Chart | 1 |
Certifications
| Country | Certification | Date | Sales certified |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | Platinum | August 18, 1995 | 500,000 |