"Pour que tu m'aimes encore" | ||||||||
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Single by Celine Dion | ||||||||
from the album D'eux | ||||||||
B-side | "Send Me a Lover" | |||||||
Released | 13 March 1995 | |||||||
Format | CD single, cassette single, vinyl single | |||||||
Recorded | 1995 Studio Méga | |||||||
Genre | Pop | |||||||
Length | 4:14 | |||||||
Label | Columbia, Epic | |||||||
Writer(s) | Jean-Jacques Goldman | |||||||
Producer(s) | Jean-Jacques Goldman | |||||||
Celine Dion singles chronology | ||||||||
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"Pour que tu m'aimes encore" (English: "So That You'll Love Me Again") (sometimes shortened to "Tu m'aimes encore") is the first hit single from album D'eux by Celine Dion. It was released on 13 March 1995 in Francophone countries and in September 1995 in other European countries. In Canada it was a radio only release. The song was also released in Japan in October 1996. According to Dion, herself, it is the biggest song of her French career. Dion also recorded the song in English as "If That's What it Takes" which was featured on her 1996 album, Falling into You.
"Pour que tu m'aimes encore" was written and produced by Jean-Jacques Goldman and became one of Dion's signature songs. The lyrics are sung from the viewpoint of a woman who is pleading with her ex-lover that she would do anything for him to love her again. The music video was directed by Michel Meyer (1995) and can be found on Dion's DVD On ne change pas (2005).
"Pour que tu m'aimes encore" became a smash hit in France, where it topped the singles chart for 12 weeks, sold one million copies (platinum award), and became 1995's best-selling single. It is currently the 107th best-selling single of all time in the country. It spent 15 weeks at the top in Belgium Wallonia and 4 weeks in Quebec. "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" also reached top 10 in the United Kingdom and Ireland, which was an exceptional achievement for a French song. According to Virgin17, the single has sold more than 4,000,000 copies, worldwide. In Germany, Austria and Switzerland, "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" charted in 2011, 2012 and 2013, after it was performed on the German Show Das Supertalent by Juliette Schoppmann.
The song received a Félix Award for Song of the Year, as well as an award from Trophée Radio France Internationale for " Conseil Francophone de la Chanson". The song also won an award by the Victoires de la Musique for "Best Song of the Year".
The song was later included in four of Dion's live albums, Live à Paris, Au cœur du stade, Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert (French edition), and Céline une seule fois / Live 2013. The song was also featured on three compilation albums including, The Collector's Series, Volume One, On ne change pas, and My Love: Ultimate Essential Collection.