To Love You More

"To Love You More"
1995 Japanese mini CD cover art
Single by Celine Dion
from the album The Colour of My Love, Falling into You, Live à Paris and Let's Talk About Love
Released 21 October 1995 (1995-10-21)
Format
Recorded Chartmarker Studios, Record Plant, 1993
Genre Pop
Length 5:28
4:43 (edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) David Foster
Celine Dion singles chronology
"Just Walk Away"
(1995)		 "To Love You More"
(1995)		 "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"
(1995)

"Just Walk Away"
(1995)		 "To Love You More"
(1995)		 "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"
(1995)
Music video
"To Love You More" on YouTube

"To Love You More" is a song by Canadian singer Celine Dion, written by David Foster and Edgar Bronfman, Jr., writing under the pen-name Junior Miles. It was released as a single in Japan on 21 October 1995.[1] "To Love You More" became a hit reaching number one and selling 1.5 million copies. The lyrics are about a woman who makes an impassioned plea to her lover so that he does not leave her for another woman.

Background and release

It was recorded for a popular Japanese TV drama series, called Koibito yo (meaning My Dear Lover), and included on The Colour of My Love album re-release in Japan. Later it appeared on the Asian edition of Falling into You, Live à Paris ("To Love You More" was one of the radio singles promoting this album in Canada), and the US edition of Let's Talk About Love, being released as the third (but promotional only) single from this album.

In 1995 Sony Music Entertainment Japan released a promotional video showing Celine performing in the recording studio the original studio version.

"To Love You More" became one of the most performed songs by Dion during her live shows and was performed in the setlist of the Falling Into You Around the World Tour, Let's Talk About Love World Tour, A New Day..., the Taking Chances World Tour, and the 2018 tour. Live versions of this song can be found on many of Dion's DVDs, including Live in Las Vegas - A New Day.... The track appeared also on All the Way… A Decade of Song greatest hits in 1999 and My Love: Ultimate Essential Collection in 2008.

Also in 1996, Sony Music Entertainment released a promotional video showing a live performance from the Falling Into You Around the World Tour, with Taro Hakase on violin. The song was re-released on 7 April 1999 in Japan, this time as a maxi-single with club remixes created by Tony Moran.

"To Love You More" won International Single Grand Prix Award at the Japan Gold Disc Awards in Japan, and ASCAP Pop Award and two BMI Pop Awards for Most Performed Song in the United States.

Commercial performance

The song became a smash hit in Japan, hitting number 1 for 5 weeks and selling 1,500,000 copies. Dion was the first international artist who reached number 1 on the Oricon Singles Chart, since Irene Cara's "Flashdance... What a Feeling" in 1983. "To Love You More" remains the second best-selling song by an international artist and the best-selling single by an international female artist in Japan. It is also one of only three international songs that has sold more than 1 million copies.

In July 2010, "To Love You More" realtone was certified gold after selling 100,000 copies.[2]

The song is very popular in Asia, and is found on numerous karaoke selections.

"To Love You More" was also successful on the American radio, although the edited version played by most US radio stations omitted Kryzler & Company's violin bridge and omitted a sizeable chunk of the song's ending. It spent 8 weeks at number 1 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks and reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay.

In Canada, "To Love You More" peaked at number 4 on the Quebec Airplay Chart and number 5 on the Canadian Adult Contemporary.

Formats and track listings

Japanese CD single

  1. "To Love You More" – 5:28
  2. "To Love You More" (instrumental) – 5:23

1999 Japanese CD maxi single

  1. "To Love You More" (Tony Moran's crossover edit) – 4:53
  2. "To Love You More" (Tony Moran's pop edit) – 4:53
  3. "To Love You More" (Tony Moran's I'll be waiting...vocal mix) – 10:10
  4. "To Love You More" – 5:28

Japanese promo CD single

  1. "To Love You More" (Promo radio edit) – 3:55

Official versions

  1. "To Love You More" (Tony Moran mix) – 9:30
  2. "To Love You More" (Tony Moran's crossover edit) – 4:53
  3. "To Love You More" (Tony Moran's pop edit) – 5:53
  4. "To Love You More" (Tony Moran's I'll be waiting...vocal mix) – 10:10
  5. "To Love You More" (Tony Moran's dubbing you more mix) – 9:35
  6. "To Love You More" (radio edit) – 4:42
  7. "To Love You More" (promo radio edit) – 3:55
  8. "To Love You More" (TV track) – 3:21
  9. "To Love You More" (Kryzler & Kompany instrumental) – 5:23
  10. "To Love You More" (Live version from Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert) – 3:16
  11. "To Love You More" (album version) – 5:28

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Mini CD single
Japan (RIAJ)[17] Million 1,500,000[18][19]
Full-length ringtone
Japan (RIAJ)[20] Gold 100,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Country Date Format
Japan[21][22] 21 October 1995 Mini CD
7 April 1999 CD

See also

References

  1. ↑ Glatzer, Jenna (2005). Céline Dion: For Keeps. Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 0-7407-5559-5.
  2. ↑ "RIAJ Certifications > July 2010". RIAJ. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  3. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 7850." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 9788." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  5. ↑ Nanda Lwin (1999). Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide. Music Data Canada. ISBN 1-896594-13-1.
  6. ↑ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (20.02.1997 - 26.02.1997)" (PDF) (in Icelandic). Dagblaðið Vísir - Tónlist. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  7. 1 2 セリーヌ・ディオンｗｉｔｈクライズラー＆カンパニーのシングル売り上げランキング (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  8. ↑ "Québec Info Musique: Céline Dion". Québec Info Musique. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  9. ↑ "Celine Dion Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  10. ↑ "Celine Dion Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  11. ↑ "Celine Dion Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  12. ↑ "Celine Dion Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  13. ↑ セリーヌ・ディオンのシングル売り上げランキング (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  14. 1 2 "1996年　シングル年間TOP100" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  15. ↑ "RPM '97 Year End ...Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks". RPM. 15 December 1997. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  16. 1 2 3 "The Year in Music" (PDF). Billboard. 26 December 1998. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  17. ↑ "年度別ミリオンセラー一覧　1995年". RIAJ. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  18. ↑ Chuck Taylor (31 August 1996). "Celine Dion's 'To Love You More': Should Radio Take Initiative or Follow Label Cues?" (PDF). Billboard. p. 124. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  19. ↑ Chuck Taylor (9 November 1996). "550'S Celine Dion Takes Stardom to Next Level" (PDF). Billboard. p. 15. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  20. ↑ "レコード協会調べ　7月度有料音楽配信認定". RIAJ. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  21. ↑ "Celine Dion – To Love You More" (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  22. ↑ "Celine Dion – To Love You More (Dance Mixes)" (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
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