"I Hate You Then I Love You" is a song sung as a

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between

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

Luciano Pavarotti Luciano Pavarotti (, , ; 12 October 19356 September 2007) was an Italian operatic tenor who during the late part of his career crossed over into popular music, eventually becoming one of the most acclaimed tenors of all time. He made numerou ...

. It was first released as a track on

's 1997 album ''

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''. It was later released in Italy as a promotional single on 7 September 1998.

Background

"I Hate You Then I Love You" (slightly modified "Never, Never, Never" by

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) is an adaptation of the Italian song "

Grande grande grande "Grande grande grande" is a 1972 Italian song, written by Alberto Testa and Tony Renis. It was a No. 1 hit for Mina (Italian singer), Mina in Italy and for Shirley Bassey released as "Never Never Never" in the U.K., U.S. and Australia. The 1973 S ...

" sung by Mina. Dion and Pavarotti performed this song live during the Pavarotti & Friends for the Children of Liberia benefit concert on 9 June 1998.

CD and DVD release

The CD and DVD with this event were released on 20 October 1998. The recording of this song was included as a bonus on the ''

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'' DVD.

Music video

The music video uses footage from the benefit concert, the recording sessions and footage from Africa where the aid was needed or the benefit concert.

Critical reception

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'' editor Jonathan Bernstein wrote: "Luciano Pavarotti has sung with Bryan Adams, Elton John and Bono. But Dion has something his previous pop partners have lacked. She’s audible. This proves to be a hideous miscalculation, given the caliber of song they’ve chosen to share. "I Hate You Then I Love You," a retitled remake of an old Shirley Bassey song, "Never Never Never," is a clattering camp travesty during which the big man and the little sparrow indulge in some pent-up sexual jousting. All the unleashed octaves in the world fail to expunge the mental image of the most unfeasible coupling since

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and Li’l Kim".

Formats and track listings

Italian promotional CD single #"I Hate You Then I Love You" (Radio Edit) – 4:27

References

External links

* * {{authority control 1997 songs 1998 singles 1990s ballads Celine Dion songs Columbia Records singles Epic Records singles Pop ballads Song recordings produced by David Foster Songs with lyrics by Alberto Testa (lyricist) Songs with lyrics by Norman Newell Songs with music by Tony Renis Male–female vocal duets