"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. "Love Again" was released as a promotional single on 13 April 2023. It received positive reviews from music critics and entered the sales charts, reaching numbers two in Quebec, ten in Canada and 86 in the United Kingdom. "Love Again" also peaked at number two on the airplay chart in Quebec. On 21 June 2024, the song was included on the I Am: Celine Dion soundtrack, and topped the sales chart in Quebec.
| "Love Again" | |
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| Promotional single by Celine Dion | |
| from the album Love Again | |
| Released | 13 April 2023 |
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| Genre | Pop |
| Length | 3:32 |
| Label | Columbia |
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| Lyric video | |
| "Love Again" on YouTube | |
Background and release
editAfter releasing Courage in 2019 and embarking on the Courage World Tour, Dion joined the cast of the American romantic comedy-drama film directed by James C. Strouse, Love Again.[1] Principal photography began in October 2020 and ended in early 2021.[2] On 13 April 2023, Dion released "Love Again", her first new music in four years and since she revealed in December 2022 that she has been struggling with stiff-person syndrome.[3] The song was written by Dan Wilson and Rosaileen Scher (known by her stage name Rosie), and produced by Wilson with additional production by Sara Mulford.[4] In 2019, Wilson also co-wrote and co-produced "Lovers Never Die", which was recorded by Dion for her previous album, Courage.[5] The Love Again soundtrack with 11 songs by Dion, including five new tracks, was released on 12 May 2023.[4] On 21 June 2024, "Love Again" was also included on the I Am: Celine Dion soundtrack.[6]
Critical reception
editGil Kaufman from Billboard described "Love Again" as a moving ballad and a gentle piano and acoustic guitar track in which Dion softly sings emotional lyrics: "Cuz you don't have to move a mountain, just keep moving/ Every move is a new emotion/ And you don't have to find the answers, just keep trying/ The sun will rise again/ The storms subside again/ This is not the end/ And you will love again."[7] Nardine Saad from Los Angeles Times called it a sweet piano ballad about overcoming the grief of losing a loved one.[8]
Commercial performance
edit"Love Again" debuted and peaked at number two on both charts in Quebec: Top Sales Songs[9] and Top Radio Songs.[10] It also reached number 10 on the Canadian Digital Song Sales chart.[11] In the United Kingdom, "Love Again" peaked at number 86 on the Singles Downloads Chart.[12] On 21 June 2024, the song was included on the I Am: Celine Dion soundtrack, and topped the sales chart in Quebec.[13]
Music video
editThe lyric video with scenes from the movie was released on YouTube on 13 April 2023.[14][15]
Credits and personnel
edit- Recording[4]
- Recorded at Ballroom Studios West and Bedford Studio; strings recorded at Creation Audio (Minneapolis)
- Mixed at MixStar Studios (Virginia Beach)
- Personnel[4]
- Dan Wilson – producer, composer, lyricist, synth
- Rosaileen Scher (Rosie) – 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
edit| Chart (2023–2024) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[11] | 10 |
| Quebec Top Radio Songs (ADISQ)[10] | 2 |
| Quebec Top Sales Songs (ADISQ)[13] | 1 |
| UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[12] | 86 |
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | 13 April 2023 | Columbia | [4] | |
| United Kingdom | 20 May 2023 | Adult contemporary radio | [16] |
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e "Love Again (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)". Apple Music. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Courage (Deluxe Edition)". Apple Music. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ "I Am: Celine Dion Soundtrack". Amazon. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ Kaufman, Gil (13 April 2023). "Celine Dion Drops Moving Ballad 'Love Again' From Nick Jonas/Priyanka Chopra Romantic Drama". Billboard. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Les chansons québécoises les plus populaires cette semaine sur l'ensemble des radios du Québec" (in French). ADISQ. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Canadian Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ a b "This week's top selling digital tracks based on the digital album sales in Quebec". ADISQ. Archived from the original on 6 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Céline Dion - Love Again (from the Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Official Lyric Video)". YouTube. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Radio 2 New Music Playlist". BBC Radio 2. Archived from the original on 24 May 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.