God Bless America (Celine Dion song)
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| "God Bless America" | ||
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| Single by Céline Dion | ||
| from the album God Bless America | ||
| Released | September 24, 2001 | |
| Format | CD single | |
| Genre | Pop | |
| Length | 3:47 | |
| Label | Columbia, Epic | |
| Writer(s) | Irving Berlin | |
| Producer(s) | David Foster | |
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| Céline Dion singles chronology | ||
| "Don't Save It All for Christmas Day" (2000) |
"God Bless America" (2001) |
"Sous le Vent" (2001) |
"God Bless America" is a 2001 Céline Dion single, a performance of the Irving Berlin song.
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[edit] Song information
Following the September 11, 2001 attacks, Canadian pop star Céline Dion performed the song on the TV special America: A Tribute to Heroes. Shortly afterwards on October 16, Sony Music Entertainment released a benefit album called God Bless America, which featured Dion singing the song. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and became the first charity album to reach the top since USA For Africa's "We Are the World" in 1985.
Céline Dion's version also received enough radio airplay to reach #14 on Billboard's Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart.
The music video was made and aired in September 2001.
Dion performed the song also few times during 2002, including the Super Bowl. She sang it on July 4, 2004 in her A New Day... show as well.
"God Bless America" performed by Dion exists in two versions, live and studio, both included on collections to gather funds for the victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and their families. Live: located on America: A Tribute to Heroes, that’s the live recording from the telethon event of the same name that took place on September 21, 2001. Studio: located on the God Bless America album, a patriotic songs CD. It was recorded on September 20, 2001, just the day before the American telethon. They recorded that version, to provide something to the telethon in case something happened and Dion couldn’t go to the telethon.
[edit] Formats and track listings
Promotional 1-Track CD-Single - (U.S.)
- "God Bless America" 3:47
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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| Belgian Wallonie Airplay Chart | 80 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 14 |
[edit] References
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