Did You Give Enough Love

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"Did You Give Enough Love"
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Promotional single by Celine Dion
from the album Celine Dion
ReleasedJuly 1993 (1993-07)
Studio Cove City Sound (New York)
Genre Dance-pop
Length4:21
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Ric Wake
Music video
"Did You Give Enough Love" on YouTube

"Did You Give Enough Love" is a song by Canadian singer Celine Dion from her eleventh studio album, Celine Dion (1992). It was written by Seth Swirsky and Arnie Roman, and produced by Ric Wake. In July 1993, "Did You Give Enough Love" was released as the last, but promotional only single in Canada. It entered the Canadian airplay charts, reaching numbers 17 on the RPM 's Top Singles, 19 on The Record 's Contemporary Hit Radio, 23 on the RPM's Adult Contemporary and 25 in Quebec.

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Background and release

"Did You Give Enough Love" was written by Seth Swirsky and Arnie Roman, and produced by Ric Wake. It was chosen as the last, but promotional only single in Canada from Celine Dion . [1] The promotional CD single was released in July 1993 and included two remixes created by Jean-Pierre Isaac: remix 45" and 12" club mix. [2]

Critical reception

Billboard described the song as a "beat-laden" pop tune. [3] Parry Gettelman from Orlando Sentinel felt that Dion "really excels" on the dance track "in the Lisa Stansfield mold". [4]

Commercial performance

In Canada, "Did You Give Enough Love" debuted on the RPM Top Singles chart on 17 July 1993 and peaked at number 17 on 14 August 1993. [5] The song also entered the RPM Adult Contemporary chart on 24 July 1993 and reached number 23 on 31 July 1993. [6] On The Record's Contemporary Hit Radio chart, it peaked at number 19 on 6 September 1993. [7] "Did You Give Enough Love" also entered the airplay chart in Quebec on 7 August 1993. [8] It reached number 25, spending 15 weeks on the chart in total. [8]

Music video

The black-and-white music video for "Did You Give Enough Love" was filmed in Montreal and directed by Alain DesRochers. [9] It was released in July 1993. [9] In July 2019, the video was uploaded to Dion's YouTube channel. [10]

Track listing and formats

  1. "Did You Give Enough Love" (remix 45") – 4:22
  2. "Did You Give Enough Love" (12" club mix) – 6:44
  3. "Did You Give Enough Love" (album version) – 4:21

Charts

Chart (1993)Peak
position
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [5] 17
Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [6] 23
Canada Contemporary Hit Radio ( The Record ) [7] 19
Quebec Airplay (ADISQ) [11] 25

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