"L'hymne" ( en, "Hymn") is a French-language song recorded by Canadian singer

Celine Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( ; born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Noted for her powerful and technically skilled vocals, Dion is the best-selling Canadian recording artist, and the best-selling French-language artist of all time. Her ...

and Fred Pellerin, released on 19 August 2015 as the lead single from the Quebec animated film, '' La guerre des tuques 3D'' (2015). The English-language solo version by Dion, "Hymn", was released as the lead single from the English-language version of the film, ''

Snowtime! ''Snowtime!'' (french: La Guerre des tuques 3D), also released as ''La Bataille géante de boules de neige'' in France and ''Cleo'' in the United Kingdom, is a 2015 Canadian computer-animated comedy-drama film from Quebec.

'', on 5 February 2016.

Background and release

In August 2015, it was revealed that Dion and Pellerin had recorded "L'hymne" for the soundtrack to the animated film ''

(La guerre des tuques 3D)'', a re-imagination of the 1984 film ''

The Dog Who Stopped the War ''The Dog Who Stopped the War'' (french: La guerre des tuques, lit. "The Tuque War") is a 1984 Canadian drama film directed by André Melançon. The film was the first in the '' Tales for All (Contes pour tous)'' series of children's movies created ...

(La Guerre des tuques)''. The full soundtrack featuring French and English songs and the film score, arrived in stores in Canada on 30 October 2015. The soundtrack also includes Dion's solo English-language version titled "Hymn".

Chart performance

In late October 2015, "L'hymne" debuted on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart. It peaked at number forty-two in late November and left the chart in December 2015, after six weeks on it.

Music video

The music video for "L'hymne," directed by

Scott Lochmus Scott Floyd Lochmus is an American producer and director who has worked with artists such as Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Jim Gaffigan, Michael Shannon, Prince, and The Rolling Stones. Early years Lochmus was born in Miami, Florida, and adopted ...

and Robert Yates, premiered on 14 September 2015 and features scenes from the film and also Dion and Pellerin recording the song.

Charts

English-language version

The French-language ''La guerre des tuques 3D'' film was released in Quebec on 13 November 2015, and the English-language version, titled ''

'', was released in the rest of Canada and the United States in February 2016. The English-language version of "L'hymne" (French-language duet between Dion and Pellerin), titled "Hymn," features Dion vocals only. The soundtrack to ''Snowtime!'' was released digitally on 12 February 2016 and on CD on 19 February 2016. "Hymn" was chosen as the first single and the music video to this version premiered on 5 February 2016. In the United Kingdom, the film was titled ''Cleo''.

Release history

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2015 singles 2015 songs Celine Dion songs French-language songs Male–female vocal duets