L'amour existe encore
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{{Infobox song
| name = L'amour existe encore
| cover = L'amour existe encore.gif
| alt =
| caption = 1994 French commercial single
| type = single
| artist = Celine Dion
| album = Dion chante Plamondon
| B-side = Le monde est stone
| released = {{Start date|1994|1|24|df=yes}}
| recorded = 8 September – 6 October 1991
| studio = Face B (Paris)
| venue =
| genre = Pop
| length = 3:49
| label = Columbia
| writer = * Luc Plamondon
| producer = * Jannick Top
- Serge Perathoner
| prev_title = The Power of Love
| prev_year = 1993
| next_title = Misled
| next_year = 1994
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|mL6G2ZjCtHY|"L'amour existe encore"}}}}
}}
"L'amour existe encore" (meaning "love still exists") is a song by Canadian singer Celine Dion from her tenth studio album, Dion chante Plamondon (1991). It was written by Luc Plamondon and Riccardo Cocciante, and produced by Jannick Top and Serge Perathoner. "L'amour existe encore" was released as a promotional single in Quebec in November 1991. Commercially, it was issued in France on 24 January 1994. The song reached number 16 on the airplay chart in Quebec and number 31 in France.
Background and release
"L'amour existe encore" was written by Luc Plamondon and Riccardo Cocciante, and produced by Jannick Top and Serge Perathoner.{{cite web |title=Dion chante Plamondon by Céline Dion |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/dion-chante-plamondon-c%C3%A9line-dion-sings-the-songs-of/1138090540 |website=Apple Music |access-date=18 May 2023 }} It was included on Dion's tenth studio album, Dion chante Plamondon (1991). In November 1991, "L'amour existe encore" and "Des mots qui sonnent" were released simultaneously as the first promotional singles in Quebec. The commercial single was issued in France on 24 January 1994. Dion often performed "L'amour existe encore" during her concerts. In 2005, it was included on her greatest hits album, On ne change pas.{{cite web|title=On ne change pas (l'intégrale edition) by Céline Dion|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/on-ne-change-pas-lint%C3%A9grale-edition/193619531|website=Apple Music|access-date=18 May 2023}}
Commercial performance
"L'amour existe encore" entered the airplay chart in Quebec on 18 November 1991 and reached number 16, staying on the chart for 20 weeks. In France, it entered the chart in early 1994 and peaked at number 31. The duet version with Éric Lapointe was released on his Ailleurs - Volume 1 album (2009). It entered the charts in Canada in May 2009, peaking at numbers eight on the airplay chart in Quebec and 34 on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart.
Music video
The music video was filmed in December 1993 and directed by Alain DesRochers.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7625124/|title=Céline Dion: L'amour existe encore|website=IMDb|access-date=18 May 2023}} It was released in January 1994. The music video was nominated for the Video of the Year at the Félix Awards in Quebec.{{cite web|title=Gala de l'ADISQ - 1994 |publisher=ADISQ |url=http://www.adisq.com/even-gala/archives/gala1994.html |access-date=18 May 2023 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103173435/http://www.adisq.com/even-gala/archives/gala1994.html |archive-date=3 November 2013 }} In 2005, it was included on Dion's greatest hits DVD collection, On ne change pas.
Spanish version
In 2002, Dion recorded a Spanish version of "L'amour existe encore", titled "Aún Existe Amor". It was included on her eighteenth studio album, A New Day Has Come.{{cite web |title=A New Day Has Come by Céline Dion |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/a-new-day-has-come/1481512614 |website=Apple Music |access-date=18 May 2023 }} The Spanish lyrics were written by Ignacio Ballesteros-Diaz. Sony Music issued a promotional single in the United States in May 2022, and Dion performed "Aún Existe Amor" at the 2002 Latin Billboard Music Awards, where she received a special award for her hit "My Heart Will Go On", which became the first English-language song to top the Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks chart.{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/5368772-Celine-Dion-Aun-Existe-Amor|title=Celine Dion – Aún Existe Amor|accessdate=18 May 2023|publisher=Discogs}}
Track listing and formats
- French 12-inch, cassette and CD single
- "L'amour existe encore" – 3:49
- "Le monde est stone" – 3:41
Charts
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ "L'amour existe encore" release history ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
| scope="row"| France
| 24 January 1994 | {{hlist|12-inch|cassette|CD}} | Columbia | align="center"| {{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/C%C3%A9line-Dion-Lamour-Existe-Encore/master/512582|title=Celine Dion – L'amour existe encore|accessdate=22 February 2017|publisher=Discogs}} |
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References
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External links
- {{YouTube|F-u13u2DSHI|Celine Dion - "L'amour existe encore" (live à Paris 1995)}}
- {{YouTube|8QbPGChFUIw|Celine Dion - "Aún Existe Amor" (audio)}}
- {{Discogs master|512582|L'amour existe encore|type=single}}
- {{Discogs release|5368772|Aún Existe Amor|type=single}}
{{Celine Dion songs}}
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Category:Columbia Records singles
Category:Songs with lyrics by Luc Plamondon