Love Again (Celine Dion song)
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{{Infobox song
| name = Love Again
| type = promo
| artist = Celine Dion
| album = Love Again
| cover =
| released = {{Start date|2023|4|13|df=yes}}
| studio = * Ballroom Studios West
- Bedford Studio
- Creation Audio (Minneapolis)
| genre = Pop
| length = 3:32
| label = Columbia
| writer = * Dan Wilson
| producer = * Dan Wilson
- Sara Mulford
| misc = {{External music video|type=song|header=Lyric video|{{YouTube|FU7c6sJ1iYE|"Love Again"}}}}
}}
"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.
Background and release
After 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.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/sam-heughan-priyanka-chopra-jonas-celine-dion-screen-gems-text-for-you-1234604056/|title=Sam Heughan, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Music Icon Celine Dion To Star In Romantic Drama For Screen Gems|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Amanda|last=N'Duka|date=27 October 2020|accessdate=14 April 2023|archive-date=19 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119002247/https://deadline.com/2020/10/sam-heughan-priyanka-chopra-jonas-celine-dion-screen-gems-text-for-you-1234604056/|url-status=live}} Principal photography began in October 2020 and ended in early 2021.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/11/priyanka-chopra-jonas-sam-heughan-movie-text-for-you-russell-tovey-celine-dion-cast-1234618724/|title='Text For You': Russell Tovey, Omid Djalili, Arinze Kene & Celia Imrie Among Cast To Join Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Sam Heughan & Celine Dion|work=Deadline Hollywood|first=Andreas|last=Wiseman|date=19 November 2020|accessdate=14 April 2023|archive-date=19 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119161518/https://deadline.com/2020/11/priyanka-chopra-jonas-sam-heughan-movie-text-for-you-russell-tovey-celine-dion-cast-1234618724/|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/celine-dion-releases-new-music-love-again-1235372723/|title=Celine Dion Releases New Song "Love Again" Months After Announcing Rare Neurological Diagnosis|first=Mesfin|last=Fekadu|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|date=13 April 2023|access-date=14 April 2023}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/love-again-soundtrack-from-the-motion-picture/1681170673|title=Love Again (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)|website=Apple Music|date=13 April 2023|access-date=14 April 2023}} In 2019, Wilson also co-wrote and co-produced "Lovers Never Die", which was recorded by Dion for her previous album, Courage.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/courage-deluxe-edition/1480315784|title=Courage (Deluxe Edition)|website=Apple Music|access-date=22 March 2024}} The Love Again soundtrack with 11 songs by Dion, including five new tracks, was released on 12 May 2023. On 21 June 2024, "Love Again" was also included on the I Am: Celine Dion soundtrack.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/DP/B0D342VPYW|title=I Am: Celine Dion Soundtrack|website=Amazon|access-date=21 June 2024}}
Critical reception
Gil 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."{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/celine-dion-love-again-ballad-movie-nick-jonas-priyanka-chopra-1235302303/|title=Celine Dion Drops Moving Ballad 'Love Again' From Nick Jonas/Priyanka Chopra Romantic Drama|first=Gil|last=Kaufman|magazine=Billboard|date=13 April 2023|access-date=14 April 2023}} Nardine Saad from Los Angeles Times called it a sweet piano ballad about overcoming the grief of losing a loved one.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-04-13/celine-dion-new-song-love-again-movie|title=Queen of love songs Celine Dion teaches you how to 'Love Again' with new music|first=Nardine|last=Saad|magazine=Los Angeles Times|date=13 April 2023|access-date=14 April 2023}}
Commercial performance
"Love Again" debuted and peaked at number two on both charts in Quebec: Top Sales Songs{{cite web|url=https://palmaresadisq.ca/fr/tops-ventes/chansons/semaine-20230425/|title=Les tops des chansons québécoises les plus vendues de la semaine selon les ventes de chansons physiques et numériques au Québec|publisher=ADISQ|access-date=28 April 2023|archive-date=4 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230504072856/https://palmaresadisq.ca/fr/tops-ventes/chansons/semaine-20230425/|language=fr}} and Top Radio Songs. It also reached number 10 on the Canadian Digital Song Sales chart. In the United Kingdom, "Love Again" peaked at number 86 on the Singles Downloads Chart. On 21 June 2024, the song was included on the I Am: Celine Dion soundtrack, and topped the sales chart in Quebec.
Music video
The lyric video with scenes from the movie was released on YouTube on 13 April 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU7c6sJ1iYE|title=Céline Dion - Love Again (from the Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Official Lyric Video)|website=YouTube|date=13 April 2023|access-date=14 April 2023}}{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/music/celine-dion-releases-lyric-video-to-love-again-announces-new-songs/|title=Céline Dion Releases Captivating Lyric Video for 'Love Again' Title Track - and Announces 5 New Songs|first=Daniela|last=Avila|magazine=People|date=13 April 2023|access-date=14 April 2023}}
Credits and personnel
- Recorded at Ballroom Studios West and Bedford Studio; strings recorded at Creation Audio (Minneapolis)
- Mixed at MixStar Studios (Virginia Beach)
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- 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
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Charts
Release history
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|+ "Love Again" release history ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{abbr|Ref.|References}} |
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| 13 April 2023 | {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | rowspan="2"| Columbia |
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| scope="row"| United Kingdom
| 20 May 2023 | {{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2qNJsnjYFvbLrK9CZ0CfYfM/radio-2-new-music-playlist|title=Radio 2 New Music Playlist|publisher=BBC Radio 2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524045835/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2qNJsnjYFvbLrK9CZ0CfYfM/radio-2-new-music-playlist|archive-date=24 May 2023|access-date=3 June 2023}} |
References
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Category:Columbia Records singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Dan Wilson (musician)