The Power of Love (Jennifer Rush song)

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"The Power Of Love"
Single by Jennifer Rush
from the album Jennifer Rush
Released	1985
Format	7" vinyl
Genre	Pop
Writer(s)	Gunther Mende Candy DeRouge Jennifer Rush Mary Susan Applegate
Chart positions
#1 (UK) #57 (U.S.)
Jennifer Rush singles chronology
"Ring of Ice" (1984)	"The Power of Love" (1985)	"Madonna's Eyes" (1986)

"The Power of Love"
Single by Céline Dion
from the album The Colour of My Love
Released	November 1, 1993
Format	CD single, Cassette single, Vinyl single
Recorded	The Enterprise, Ground Control, Record Plant
Genre	Pop
Length	5:43
Label	Columbia, Epic
Writer(s)	Gunther Mende, Candy DeRouge, Jennifer Rush, Mary Susan Applegate
Producer(s)	David Foster
Certification	Platinum (Australia, United States) Gold (New Zealand) Silver (France)
Chart positions
#1 (Australia, Canada, United States) #3 (France, Poland) #4 (Belgium, United Kingdom) #6 (Sweden) #7 (New Zealand) #13 (Ireland) #18 (Netherlands)
Céline Dion singles chronology
"Plus Haut Que Moi" (1993)	"The Power of Love" (1993)	"Love Lights the World" (1994)
Alternate cover
Japanese single

"The Power of Love" is the name of a famous power ballad co-written and originally recorded by Jennifer Rush. In 1985 Jennifer Rush's version spent five weeks at number one on the UK singles chart in the process becoming the first single by a female soloist to sell a million copies in the UK, and is among the UK's best-selling singles of all time. This success initially stood in contrast to the song's reception in the U.S., where Rush's original could only scrape to number fifty-seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and a contemporary version by Anglo-Australian duo Air Supply fared even worse peaking at number sixty-eight.

The song was subsequently covered by three other artists, two of whose recordings eclipsed all earlier versions on the U.S. charts. A recording by Laura Branigan became a top-twenty bestseller in late 1987; Céline Dion enjoyed a number-one U.S. hit with her version, which was nominated for a 1995 Grammy Award. Another cover of the song by Air Supply, released in 1985, changed the chorus to "You are my lady, and I am your man." Another version was produced with lyrics in Swedish, "Ängel i natt" (Angel tonight), with another theme, written (lyrics in Swedish) and recorded in 1985 by Elisabeth Andreasson. In 1995, Swedish "dansband" Sten & Stanley recorded Ängel i natt. A Punjabi version of the song (Sitam, sang by Amar) was featured in the 2002 film Bend It Like Beckham. A German version, Die Macht der Liebe, made it on West German pop charts in the 1980s.

In Spanish the song was dubbed "Si Tu Eres Mi Hombre" ("If You Are My Man") and has been recorded by many Latin artists like Amanda Miguel, Angela Carrasco, La India, also by Los Melódicos, and Operación Triunfo alumna Dulce. Some versions of the song has been made in a Latin style featuring salsa and merengue rhythms. A Portuguese version, "O Amor e o Poder" has been recorded by the Brazilian singer Rosana in the 1980s.

Contents 1 Céline Dion version 1.1 Formats and track listings 1.2 Official versions 1.3 Charts 2 References

[edit] Céline Dion version

"The Power of Love" is the second (if counting "When I Fall in Love" as first) single from Céline Dion's 1993 album, called The Colour of My Love. It was released on November 1, 1993 in North America, in December in Japan, and the next year in the rest of the world.

"The Power of Love" is a cover of Jennifer Rush's song from 1985 and it's the second Rush's song Dion covered. Earlier the same year she recorded a French adaptation of Higher Ground, called "Plus Haut Que Moi."

The music video made for the radio edit was directed by Randee St. Nicholas and released in November 1993. It appeared on Dion's 2001 DVD video collection All the Way... A Decade of Song and Video.

The song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and an American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Single in 1995.

"The Power of Love" was included on Céline Dion's greatest hits CD All the Way... A Decade of Song in 1999. Live versions of this song can be found on À l'Olympia and Live à Paris albums. It's one of the most often performed live songs by Dion.

Céline Dion sang it also five nights a week in her show A New Day... at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas.

"The Power of Love" became an international smash hit. The song rose to the top of the charts in the United States, Australia and Canada. In the U.S. it topped the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks, the first Céline Dion single to do so. It also went to #1 for five weeks on the Hot 100 Singles Sales and to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay. It was also #1 for four weeks on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks.

The song spent twelve weeks at the top in Canada and seventy weeks on the chart in total. "The Power of Love" was a top 10 hit in the rest of the world (#3 in France and Poland, #4 in the United Kingdom and Belgium, #6 in Sweden, #7 in New Zealand). It was certified platinum in the U.S. (1,117,000 copies sold) and Australia (70,000), gold in New Zealand (5,000), and silver in France (221,000).

[edit] Formats and track listings

2-Track CD-Single

1. "The Power of Love" (Radio Edit) 4:42
2. "No Living Without Loving You" 4:23

2-Track CD-Single - (JP)

1. "The Power of Love" (Radio Edit) 4:42
2. "If You Asked Me To" 3:55

3-Track CD-Single - (EU)

1. The Power of Love (Radio Edit) 4:42
2. No Living Without Loving You 4:23
3. Did You Give Enough Love 4:21

3-Track CD-Single - (JP)

1. "The Power of Love" (Radio Edit) 4:42
2. "No Living Without Loving You" 4:23
3. "If You Asked Me To" 3:55

[edit] Official versions

1. "The Power of Love" (Radio Edit) 4:42
2. "The Power of Love" (Album Version) 5:43

[edit] Charts

Chart (1993) Peak Position Canadian Singles Chart 1 Canadian Contemporary Hit Radio Chart 1 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 1 U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 1 U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream 2 U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 21 U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 1 Chart (1994) Peak Position Australian Singles Chart 1 Belgian Singles Chart 4 Belgian Het Chart 5

Chart (1994) Peak position Belgian Humo Chart 5 Belgian VTM/Joepie Chart 10 Dutch Top 40 Chart 18 Dutch Mega Top 50 Chart 18 Dutch Mega Single Top 100 Chart 22 French Singles Chart 3 German Singles Chart 57 Irish Singles Chart 13 New Zealand Singles Chart 7 Polish Radio 3 Chart 3 Swedish Singles Chart 6 UK Singles Chart 4

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[edit] References

• Céline Dion - official website
• Céline Dion - chart history

Preceded by "If I Was" by Midge Ure	UK number one single (Jennifer Rush version) October 6, 1985	Succeeded by "A Good Heart" by Feargal Sharkey
Preceded by "All for Love" by Bryan Adams / Rod Stewart / Sting	Billboard Hot 100 number one single (Celine Dion version) February 12, 1994- March 5, 1994	Succeeded by "The Sign" by Ace of Base