My Heart Will Go On
1997 single by Celine Dion / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"My Heart Will Go On" is a song recorded by the Canadian singer Celine Dion as the theme for the 1997 film Titanic. It was composed by James Horner, with lyrics by Will Jennings, and produced by Horner, Walter Afanasieff and Simon Franglen.[1][2] "My Heart Will Go On" was released as a single internationally by Columbia and Epic on November 24, 1997, and was included on Dion's fifth English-language album, Let's Talk About Love (1997), and the Titanic soundtrack.
"My Heart Will Go On" | ||||
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Single by Celine Dion | ||||
from the album Let's Talk About Love and Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture | ||||
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Released | November 24, 1997 | |||
Recorded | 1997 | |||
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Genre | Pop, soft rock, adult contemporary, R&B, film score | |||
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Composer(s) | James Horner | |||
Lyricist(s) | Will Jennings | |||
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Celine Dion singles chronology | ||||
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Celine Dion – "My Heart Will Go On" | ||||
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"My Heart Will Go On" on YouTube | ||||
Horner composed the basis of "My Heart Will Go On" as a motif used in the Titanic soundtrack, and suggested developing it into a song. The director, James Cameron, felt a pop song would be inappropriate for the film, but agreed after hearing the demo. The final version was arranged by Afanasieff. The music video was directed by Bille Woodruff.
"My Heart Will Go On" is considered Dion's signature song.[3] It topped the charts in more than 25 countries and was the best-selling single of 1998.[4] With worldwide sales estimated at more than 18 million, it is the second-best-selling single by a woman in music history and one of the best-selling singles of all time.[5][6] It was included in the list of Songs of the Century by the Recording Industry Association of America and the National Endowment for the Arts. Dion performed the song to honour the 20th anniversary of the film at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards.[7]