"I Believe in You (Je crois en toi)" is a duet by

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and

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, released as the third and last single from Dion's ''

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'' album (2005), and first and only from Il Divo's ''

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'' (2005). At first, on 23 January 2006 "I Believe in You" was released as a radio single in the United States. The commercial single was issued 1 May 2006 in France and Switzerland. It was also released as a radio single in Canada, in May 2006.

Background and release

Luc Plamondon, with whom Dion worked in 1991 on her '' Dion chante Plamondon'' album, wrote French lyrics for the song. There was no music video made for the song. Dion and Il Divo promoted "I Believe in You" in various French television shows, performing it in late 2005. The single peaked at number 30 in France and number 35 in Switzerland. In the US, it reached number 31 on the US

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. Surprisingly, nearly 3 years after its release the song peaked at number 8 on the Portuguese Singles Chart according to '' Billboard'' magazine. "I Believe in You" was featured on the official

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album, called ''

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'', which was released on 20 May 2006. Il Divo are not the first opera singers who have performed and recorded with Dion. She had previously collaborated with Luciano Pavarotti on " I Hate You Then I Love You" and

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on " The Prayer." The latter has been also performed by Dion and

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Critical reception

While reviewing ''Ancora'', James Christopher Monger of

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wrote: "They fawn over Celine Dion—who can barely contain her own affections..." Rob Theakston who reviewed Dion's ''On ne change pas'' on AllMusic, wrote that having the new songs, including the duet, was a "plus side" to the compilation.On ne change pas Celine Dion AllMusic
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Track listing and formats

*European CD single #"I Believe in You (Je crois en toi)" – 4:00 #"Hasta Mi Final" – 3:36

Versions

There are two released versions of the song, the difference is heard where the line "Someday I'll find you" is sung by a different member of Il Divo. On Dion's ''

'' album the line is sung by Swiss tenor Urs Buhler, and on Il Divo's ''

'' album the same line is sung by Spanish baritone

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. This is due to them swapping lines, where the other line swapped is part of the harmony in Dion's verse (the second verse). A third version of the duet performed entirely in English (Dion's verse included) was also recorded, but never released. Il Divo performed this version in their concerts with tenor David Miller singing Dion's parts.

Charts

Release history

References

External links

* {{Il Divo Celine Dion songs 2006 singles French-language songs Vocal collaborations Songs written by Jörgen Elofsson Songs written by Per Magnusson Songs written by David Kreuger Songs with lyrics by Luc Plamondon