Quelqu'un que j'aime, quelqu'un qui m'aime

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"Quelqu'un que j'aime, quelqu'un qui m'aime"
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Promotional single by Celine Dion
from the album Dion chante Plamondon
ReleasedAugust 1992 (1992-08)
Recorded8 September – 6 October 1991
Studio Face B (Paris)
Genre Rock
Length3:40
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Audio video
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"Quelqu'un que j'aime, quelqu'un qui m'aime" (meaning "someone I love, someone who loves me") is a song by Canadian singer Celine Dion from her tenth studio album, Dion chante Plamondon (1991). It was written by Luc Plamondon and Erown, and produced by Jannick Top and Serge Perathoner. The song was released as the fourth promotional single in Quebec in August 1992. It topped the airplay chart in Quebec for seven weeks and was nominated for the Félix Award for Most Popular Song of the Year.

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Background and release

"Quelqu'un que j'aime, quelqu'un qui m'aime" was written by French-Canadian lyricist Luc Plamondon and Italian composer Roberto Masala aka Erown, and produced by Jannick Top and Serge Perathoner. [1] It was one of four new songs written for the album Dion chante Plamondon , which was released in Canada in November 1991. [1] In August 1992, "Quelqu'un que j'aime, quelqu'un qui m'aime" was issued as the fourth promotional single in Quebec, after "Des mots qui sonnent", "L'amour existe encore" and "Je danse dans ma tête". [2]

Accolades

In 1993, the song was nominated for the Félix Award for Most Popular Song of the Year in Quebec. [3]

Commercial performance

"Quelqu'un que j'aime, quelqu'un qui m'aime" entered the airplay chart in Quebec on 29 August 1992 and topped it for seven consecutive weeks. [4] It spent 23 weeks on the chart in total. [4]

Charts

Chart performance for "Quelqu'un que j'aime"
Chart (1992)Peak
position
Quebec Airplay (ADISQ) [5] 1

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