Le ballet (Celine Dion song)

"Le ballet"
Single by Celine Dion
from the album D'eux
Released January 1996 (1996-01)
Format Promotional recording
Recorded 1995 Studio Méga
Genre
Length 4:25
Label
Songwriter(s) Jean-Jacques Goldman
Producer(s) Jean-Jacques Goldman
Celine Dion singles chronology
"Destin"
(1996)		 "Le ballet"
(1996)		 "Falling into You"
(1996)

"Destin"
(1996)		 "Le ballet"
(1996)		 "Falling into You"
(1996)

"Le ballet" (meaning "The Ballet") is a French-language song by Canadian singer Celine Dion, recorded for her French album, D'eux (1995). It was released as a promotional single in France in January 1996 and was immediately a huge radio hit, ranking as the sixth most economically profitable song of 1996 in France.[1][2]

Background and release

"Le ballet" is a bluesy groove song, with percussive finger snaps, harmonica and electric guitar that shows Dion singing blues for first time. The song is an example of D'eux style that was influenced by continental pop, folk music, jazz and 1970s soul. Written and produced by Jean-Jacques Goldman this track is considered an example of Goldman's handling of mature topics and feelings and is known for Dion's imitations of instruments. Starting in her D'eux Tour in 1995, and featured on the Live à Paris album, she used an extended version of this song to introduce all her band members. She performed the song similarly on her Falling Into You Around the World Tour. The song was also performed in Dion's European concerts in 2017.

There was no video made for the song.

"Le ballet" was included as the B-side of "Falling into You" single, released later.

The song peaked at number five on the French Airplay Chart. It spent two weeks inside top ten and eleven weeks on the chart in total.

It was also featured on some editions of Dion's greatest hits compilation On ne change pas in 2005.

Formats and track listings

French promotional CD single

  1. "Le ballet" – 4:25

Charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position
France (Airplay Chart)[3] 5

References

  1. ↑ Glatzer, Jenna (2005). Céline Dion: For Keeps. Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 0-7407-5559-5.
  2. ↑ Les 10 chansons ayant généré le plus de droits en 1997
  3. ↑ "Les Chansons Classées par Points des Années 90" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
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