"L'amour existe encore" | ||||
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Single by Celine Dion | ||||
from the album Dion chante Plamondon | ||||
B-side | "Le monde est stone" | |||
Released | 24 January 1994 | |||
Recorded | 8 September – 6 October 1991 | |||
Studio | Face B (Paris) | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 3:49 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
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Music video | ||||
"L'amour existe encore" on YouTube |
"L'amour existe encore" (meaning "love still exists") is a song by Canadian singer Celine Dion from her tenth studio album, Dion chante Plamondon (1991). It was written by Luc Plamondon and Riccardo Cocciante, and produced by Jannick Top and Serge Perathoner. "L'amour existe encore" was released as a promotional single in Quebec in November 1991. Commercially, it was issued in France on 24 January 1994. The song reached number 16 on the airplay chart in Quebec and number 31 in France.
"L'amour existe encore" was written by Luc Plamondon and Riccardo Cocciante, and produced by Jannick Top and Serge Perathoner. [1] It was included on Dion's tenth studio album, Dion chante Plamondon (1991). [1] In November 1991, "L'amour existe encore" and "Des mots qui sonnent" were released simultaneously as the first promotional singles in Quebec. [2] The commercial single was issued in France on 24 January 1994. [2] Dion often performed "L'amour existe encore" during her concerts. In 2005, it was included on her greatest hits album, On ne change pas . [3]
"L'amour existe encore" entered the airplay chart in Quebec on 18 November 1991 and reached number 16, staying on the chart for 20 weeks. [4] In France, it entered the chart in early 1994 and peaked at number 31. [5] The duet version with Éric Lapointe was released on his Ailleurs - Volume 1 album (2009). It entered the charts in Canada in May 2009, peaking at numbers eight on the airplay chart in Quebec [6] and 34 on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart. [7]
The music video was filmed in December 1993 and directed by Alain DesRochers. [8] It was released in January 1994. [8] The music video was nominated for the Video of the Year at the Félix Awards in Quebec. [9] In 2005, it was included on Dion's greatest hits DVD collection, On ne change pas .
In 2002, Dion recorded a Spanish version of "L'amour existe encore", titled "Aún Existe Amor". It was included on her eighteenth studio album, A New Day Has Come . [10] The Spanish lyrics were written by Ignacio Ballesteros-Diaz. [10] Sony Music issued a promotional single in the United States in May 2022, and Dion performed "Aún Existe Amor" at the 2002 Latin Billboard Music Awards, where she received a special award for her hit "My Heart Will Go On", which became the first English-language song to top the Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks chart. [11]
Chart (1991–2009) | Peak position |
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Canada AC ( Billboard ) [7] 2009 duet with Éric Lapointe | 34 |
France (SNEP) [5] | 31 |
Quebec (ADISQ) [4] | 16 |
Quebec (BDS Radio) [6] 2009 duet with Éric Lapointe | 8 |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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France | 24 January 1994 | Columbia | [2] |
Dion chante Plamondon is the tenth French-language studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion. It was released on 4 November 1991 by Sony Music and features songs with words written by French-Canadian lyricist, Luc Plamondon. In Europe, the album was renamed Des mots qui sonnent, meaning Words That Resonate. It was promoted in Quebec by four promotional singles: "Des mots qui sonnent", "L'amour existe encore", "Je danse dans ma tête" and "Quelqu'un que j'aime, quelqu'un qui m'aime". In France, three commercial singles were released: "Je danse dans ma tête", "Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)" and "L'amour existe encore". Dion chante Plamondon won the Juno Award for Francophone Album of the Year and Félix Award for Best Selling Album of the Year. It topped the chart in Quebec and reached number four in France.
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"Je danse dans ma tête" is a song by Canadian singer Celine Dion from her tenth studio album, Dion chante Plamondon (1991). It was written by French-Canadian lyricist Luc Plamondon and Italian composer Romano Musumarra, and produced by Musumarra. In March 1992, "Je danse dans ma tête" was released as the third promotional single in Quebec and the lead commercial single in France. It reached number three on the airplay chart in Quebec. The music video, directed by Alain DesRochers, won the Much Music Video Award for Best Adult Contemporary Video in 1992.
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