My Heart Will Go On
December 5, 1997
My Heart Will Go On (English for "My heart will continue to beat ") is the film Song of the disaster drama Titanic by James Cameron, sung by the Canadian pop singer Céline Dion. The song appeared on their album Let 's Talk About Love, and on the soundtrack album Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture. Composed it, the film composer James Horner, the text was written by Will Jennings. As a producer and composer Walter Afanasieff served. With the world's number - one placements, there is to date the most successful single of Dion and the best-selling single of the year 1998.
Background
The composer of the piece, James Horner, wished directly the Canadian pop singer Celine Dion for the interpretation of the play My Heart Will Go On, although director James Cameron still quarreled because of the piece. After Horner Dion had played the title in instrumental version, they did not want to sing it first. But her manager and husband, René Angélil she was finally able to persuade.
The title was first published on Céline Dion's most recent album, Let's Talk About Love and the soundtrack of the movie Titanic, the film song he was, after all, before the beginning of 1998 came on the market as a single. The CD was in Europe or the title Because You Loved Me, also included by Celine Dion. On other albums like Dion All the Way ... A Decade of Song, Au cœur du stade, A New Day ... Live in Las Vegas, Complete Best, My Love: Essential Collection, and Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert is the also to hear title.
Success
My Heart Will Go On Celine Dion 's most successful single. So you won two Grammys. World's number -one position gained the song in addition to the countries listed in France (6 weeks), Belgium (7 weeks ), Ireland (6 weeks ), the Netherlands (10 weeks), Italy (10 weeks ), Norway (10 weeks ), Sweden ( 11 weeks), Finland (1 week ), Australia (4 weeks ) and other countries.
In Germany the title remained twelve weeks on the chart tip and was a total of over 2 million copies sold, what the single 4x platinum earned. Thus, it is claimed Candle in the Wind and Time to Say Goodbye, the third most sold single in Germany since 1975. In Austria and the U.S. the single reached gold status in the UK and Switzerland double platinum.
Awards
- Grammy Awards 1999 1999: Song of the Year - " My Heart Will Go On "
- 1999: Record of the Year - " My Heart Will Go On "
- 1999: Best Female Pop Vocal Performance - " My Heart Will Go On "
- More prices: Oscar 1998: Best Original Song - " My Heart Will Go On "
- Golden Globe Awards 1998: Best Original Song - " My Heart Will Go On "
- Golden Satellite Awards: Best Film Song - " My Heart Will Go On "
- Bambi 1998 - " My Heart Will Go On " as one of the most successful singles of German music history