Love Again (Celine Dion song)

"Love Again"
Promotional single by Celine Dion
from the album Love Again
Released13 April 2023 (2023-04-13)
Studio
GenrePop
Length3:32
LabelColumbia
Songwriters
Producers
  • Dan Wilson
  • Sara Mulford
Lyric video
"Love Again" on YouTube

"Love Again" is a song by Canadian singer Celine Dion from the soundtrack album Love Again (2023). It was written by Dan Wilson and Rosaileen Scher, and produced by Wilson with additional production by Sara Mulford. Released as a promotional single on 13 April 2023, the song received positive reviews from music critics. It entered several sales charts, reaching number two in Quebec, number 10 in Canada, and number 86 in the United Kingdom. It also peaked at number two on the Quebec airplay chart. On 21 June 2024, "Love Again" was included on the I Am: Celine Dion soundtrack, where it topped the sales chart in Quebec.

Background and release

After releasing Courage in 2019 and beginning the Courage World Tour, Dion joined the cast of the American romantic comedy-drama film Love Again, directed by James C. Strouse.[1] Filming began in October 2020 and concluded in early 2021.[2]

On 13 April 2023, Dion released "Love Again", her first new music in four years and her first since revealing in December 2022 that she had been diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome.[3] The song was written by Dan Wilson and Rosaileen Scher (known professionally as Rosie), and produced by Wilson with additional production by Mulford.[4] Wilson had previously co-written and co-produced "Lovers Never Die" for Dion's 2019 album Courage.[5]

The Love Again soundtrack, which includes 11 songs by Dion, five of them new, was released on 12 May 2023.[4] On 21 June 2024, "Love Again" was added to the I Am: Celine Dion soundtrack.[6]

Critical reception

Gil Kaufman of Billboard described "Love Again" as a moving ballad built around gentle piano and acoustic guitar, praising Dion's emotional delivery.[7] Nardine Saad of the Los Angeles Times called it a sweet piano ballad about overcoming grief.[8]

Commercial performance

In April 2023, "Love Again" debuted and peaked at number two on both Quebec charts: Song Sales[9] and Radio Songs.[10] It also reached number 10 on the Canadian Digital Song Sales chart.[11] In the United Kingdom, it peaked at number 86 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart.[12] After being included on the I Am: Celine Dion soundtrack in June 2024, the song topped the Quebec sales chart.[13]

Music video

The lyric video, which includes scenes from the film, was released on YouTube on 13 April 2023.[14][15]

Credits and personnel

Recording

  • Recorded at Ballroom Studios West and Bedford Studio; strings recorded at Creation Audio (Minneapolis)[4]
  • Mixed at MixStar Studios (Virginia Beach)

Personnel

  • Dan Wilson – producer, composer, lyricist, synth[4]
  • Rosaileen Scher – composer, lyricist, guitar, piano, background vocals, recording engineer
  • Sara Mulford – additional producer, piano, synth strings, celeste, toms, recording engineer
  • Daniel Ficca – percussion/FX, 808, synth strings
  • Charlie Block – bass
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing engineer
  • Bryce Bordone – assistant mix engineer
  • Kate Bennett – violin
  • Erika Hoogeveen – violin
  • Mary Alice Hutton – violin
  • Natsuki Kumagai – violin
  • Sophia Mockler – violin
  • Huldah Niles – violin
  • Conor O'Brien – violin
  • Renata Steve – violin
  • Sam Bergman – viola
  • Coca Bochonko – viola
  • Valerie Little – viola
  • Dan Lawonn – strings contractor, cello
  • Roth Marshall – cello
  • Kirsten Whitson – cello
  • Andy Thomson – conductor
  • Scott Malchow – strings recording engineer
  • Steven Wiese – strings recording engineer

Charts

Chart performance
Chart (2023–2024) Peak
position
Canada Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[11] 10
Quebec Digital Song Sales (ADISQ)[13] 1
Quebec Radio Songs (ADISQ)[10] 2
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[12] 86

Release history

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various 13 April 2023
Columbia [4]
United Kingdom 20 May 2023 Adult contemporary radio [16]

References

  1. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (27 October 2020). "Sam Heughan, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Music Icon Celine Dion To Star In Romantic Drama For Screen Gems". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  2. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (19 November 2020). "'Text For You': Russell Tovey, Omid Djalili, Arinze Kene & Celia Imrie Among Cast To Join Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Sam Heughan & Celine Dion". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  3. ^ Fekadu, Mesfin (13 April 2023). "Celine Dion Releases New Song "Love Again" Months After Announcing Rare Neurological Diagnosis". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Love Again (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)". Apple Music. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Courage (Deluxe Edition)". Apple Music. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  6. ^ "I Am: Celine Dion Soundtrack". Amazon. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  7. ^ Kaufman, Gil (13 April 2023). "Celine Dion Drops Moving Ballad 'Love Again' From Nick Jonas/Priyanka Chopra Romantic Drama". Billboard. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  8. ^ Saad, Nardine (13 April 2023). "Queen of love songs Celine Dion teaches you how to 'Love Again' with new music". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Les tops des chansons québécoises les plus vendues de la semaine selon les ventes de chansons physiques et numériques au Québec" (in French). ADISQ. Archived from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  10. ^ a b "PalmarèsADISQ - Sur les ondes" (in French). ADISQ. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  11. ^ a b "Celine Dion Chart History (Canadian Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  12. ^ a b "Official Singles Downloads Chart on 27/4/2023 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  13. ^ a b "PalmarèsADISQ - Top Sales French and English Songs". ADISQ. Archived from the original on 6 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Céline Dion - Love Again (from the Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Official Lyric Video)". YouTube. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  15. ^ Avila, Daniela (13 April 2023). "Céline Dion Releases Captivating Lyric Video for 'Love Again' Title Track - and Announces 5 New Songs". People. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  16. ^ "Radio 2 New Music Playlist". BBC Radio 2. Archived from the original on 24 May 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
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