"My Heart Will Go On" is a 1997 song recorded by

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singer

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. The song serves as the main

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to James Cameron's blockbuster film ''

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'', based on an account of the transatlantic ocean liner of the same name which sank in 1912 after colliding with an iceberg in the

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. The song's music was composed by

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, its lyrics were written by

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, while the production was handled by

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, Horner and

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. Released as a single internationally on November 24, 1997 from Dion's fifth English-language studio album, ''

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'' (1997), as well as the film's soundtrack, the

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became a global hit, topping the charts in over twenty-five countries, including Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Ireland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. "My Heart Will Go On" is considered to be Dion's signature song. With worldwide sales estimated at over 18 million copies, it is the second best-selling physical single by a woman in music history, and one of the best-selling physical singles of all time. It was also the world's best selling single of 1998. It was also included in the list of ''

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. The music video was directed by

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and released at the end of 1997. Dion performed the song to honour the 20th anniversary of the film at the 2017 ''Billboard'' Music Awards on May 21, 2017.

Recording origins

had originally composed the music for the song as an instrumental motif which he used in several scenes during ''

.'' He then wanted to prepare a full vocal version of it, to use during the film's end credits. Lyricist Will Jennings was hired, who wrote the lyrics "from the point of view of a person of a great age looking back so many years". Director James Cameron did not want such a song, but Will Jennings went ahead anyway and wrote the lyrics. When Dion originally heard the song, she did not want to record it as she felt she was pushing her luck by singing another film theme song after "

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" and "

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". Horner showed the piano sketch to

, who was working with him on electronic textures and synthesizers for the film score. Franglen had worked with Dion for several years on many of her major hits to date.

Recording

James Cameron felt obligated to include a theme song to promote the film. Glen Brunman also stated that the soundtrack album was supposed to be "No song, no Céline". Dion's manager and husband

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convinced her to sing on this demo version, which she had not done for many years.

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claimed that Dion recorded the song in one take, and that demo is what was released in the film. However, she re-recorded the song for her album release after the film's release and its tremendous success. It was an edited version with few note changes at the end of the song. Horner waited until Cameron was in an appropriate mood before presenting him with the song. After playing it several times, Cameron declared his approval, even though he worried that he might be criticized for "going commercial at the end of the movie". Cameron also wanted to appease anxious studio executives and "saw that a hit song from his movie could only be a positive factor in guaranteeing its completion".

Composition

The song is written in the key of E major. The verses follow the

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of E–B sus4–A add9–E–B. The chorus has the chord progression of Cm–B–A–B. The song modulates to A-flat major. It contains heavy emphasis on the instrumental arranging. Usage of

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is prominent, backed by melodic use of strings and rhythm guitars. The song features both acoustic and

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instrumentation. Dion's vocal performance is described as "emotional" and "demanding" by

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Versions

The original Horner/Franglen produced "demo" version of the ballad runs a little over five minutes and has an extended ending with longer, segmented vocalizations by Dion. Franglen mixed the final film and soundtrack version, expanding on the demo and adding orchestra to the final chorus. It is this version which appears on the ''Titanic'' soundtrack album and is also played over the

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of the film. When the single was to be released to radio, it was produced further by

who added string and electric guitar, as well as rearranged portions of the song. This version, which runs a little over four and a half minutes, appears on both the 4-track maxi single and Dion's album ''Let's Talk About Love''. At the height of the song's popularity, some radio stations in the US and the UK played an edited version of the song, that had dramatic moments of dialogue from the Jack and Rose lead characters in the film inserted in between Dion's vocal lines. The lyrics contain an extra line "There is some love that will not go away" between the third chorus and the final verse on the official Celine Dion website and the Let's Talk About Love booklet.

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was scheduled to record the song for the film in 1997, but Dion's vocals were preferred due to Horner's decision to support Dion's career. In a December 2014 interview, Horner quotes: "When I had completed the ''Titanic''

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have used Sissel there". Instead, Kyrkjebø completed much of the score for the soundtrack album, ''Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture''. Dion accepted to sing a demo for the film, despite initially hesitant to record as she had already done three film songs earlier. Years later, Horner chose Kyrkjebø to perform "My Heart Will Go On" on both world premieres of ''Titanic 3D'' (2012) and ''Titanic Live'' (2015).

Critical reception

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senior editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that the song "shines the most brilliantly" and marked it as a standout track from the ''Let's Talk About Love'' album. Another AllMusic reviewer, single editor Heather Phares, who rated the single 4 out of 5 stars, wrote, "Indeed, her performances of it on VH1 Divas, the 1998 Academy Awards (wearing the film's 'Heart of the Ocean' pendant, no less), and on her 1997 album ''Let's Talk About Love'' have cemented 'My Heart Will Go On' as the quintessence of Dion's sweeping, romantic style". Larry Flick from '' Billboard'' called it a "stately

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", noting that the song "woos with romantic lyrics and a melancholy melody that is fleshed out with a weeping flute solo." He added, "There's no denying that Dion can hit notes that shatter glass—and she does so here—but it's a pleasure to hear her build slowly and remind listeners of her ability to pack volumes of emotion in a whisper. A fine single that will add a much-needed touch of class to every station it graces." ''

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'' stated that "the dramatics are fitting when she sings "My Heart Will Go On" as a survivor mourning the lover she lost when the big ship went down."

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described it as an "emotional

that perfectly captured 'Titanic''sromantic yearning". ''

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'' said that it is a powerful song and has "one of the most glorious key changes in recorded music history", and that "its legacy is eclipsed only by"

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's "admittedly far superior" song " I Will Always Love You". ''

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'' appreciated how the song was not just tagged on the end of the three-hour film, but has a lyrical motif that was already placed throughout the key moments of the film's love story in order to create a musical narrative. The song has also received criticism. In 2011, ''

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'' readers ranked it the seventh worst song of the 1990s, with the magazine writing, "Celine Dion's song and the movie have aged very poorly...Now he songprobably just makes you cringe". ''

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'' attributed the song's decline in popularity to its overexposure and added that over the years there have been many jokes that parody the song's lyrics by claiming "My Heart Will Go On" goes "on and on and on". ''Vulture'' reasoned that it has become fashionable to dislike the song because it "encapsulates most everything that once-enthusiastic moviegoers now dislike about ''Titanic'': It's outdated, cheesy, and overly dramatic". ''

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Accolades

"My Heart Will Go On" has accumulated multiple awards from prestigious award giving bodies across the world. It won the

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— marking the first time to be won by a Canadian — Song of the Year,

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and Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television. The song also won the

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.James Horner
''HFPA''. Retrieved January 10, 2010. The song won a Japanese Gold Disc Award, for Song of the Year, as well as a ''Billboard'' Music Award for Soundtrack Single of the Year. Moreover, it also won at

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for International Song of the Year in 1999. It has been named one of the

. It is one of the best-selling singles ever in the United Kingdom, the second single released by Dion to sell over a million copies there. This made Dion one of only two female artists to date to have released two million-selling singles in Britain. In December 2007, the song was placed on number 21 on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of the 90's". In April 2010, the UK radio station

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voted the single the "top movie song of all time" after listeners's votes. It was ranked at number 14 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs, celebrating the 100 greatest songs in American film history.

Cultural impact

The song became "imprinted on the movie's legacy", and every listen prompts a reminder of the blockbuster and the hype surrounding it. ''

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'' agreed that the song will be forever tied to ''Titanic''. ''

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'' says it is the marriage of music and image that make both the song and film greater than the sum of their parts.

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stated that: “''My Heart Will Go On'' helped make 1998 an amazing year for big pop Ballads. ''The Atlantic'' stated that its popularity did not stem from being played at events such as high school proms, weddings, and funerals, but by being indelibly placed into pop culture through numerous plays on the radio station, speakers, and passing cars. Anne T. Donahue from TrackRecord called it "The Greatest Movie Ballad Of All Time" stating: "It changed the game for movie ballads altogether, and the impact was felt immediately." MTV listed 'My Heart Will Go On' as the sixth biggest song of the 90s. The song, along with Dion's rendition of " The Power of Love", are used by members of

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loudspeaker competitions. The song is a staple of the competitions, due to the purity and clarity of Dion's voice suiting the audio range for public address systems. In the late 2010s, a pop culture trend emerged on platforms such as YouTube in which the song's iconic key change would be edited in as the soundtrack to a dramatic moment from a sporting match, such as a match winning shot. During the pandemic, Barcelona Pianist Performed 'My Heart Will Go On' for His Quarantined Neighbors. In early 2021, DJ at Trump's Washington rally played "My Heart Will Go On" to the crowd. The film ''

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'' (2021) featured a remix of the song.

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opened his first show since early 2020 at

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, in continuation of his Las Vegas residency and did a rendition of the song. Ariana Grande sang the song with James Corden on a segment at

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Music video

The video was directed by

and shows Dion singing at the bow of the ship while scenes from the film are inter-cut in between. It was filmed in front of a green screen in

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. Titanic computer artists filled in the background. On set, Celine provided one special effect, it required her to sing a high speed version of the signature song. In January 2018 the director's cut of the music video appeared on YouTube. It contains unseen footage of Celine including her walking to the bow and a segment which puts her right into the movie.

Live performances

"My Heart Will Go On" was performed by Dion in concert during her

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(1998–1999), her Las Vegas residency show A New Day... (2003–2007), her

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(2008–2009) and her second Las Vegas residency show Celine (2011–2019). It was also performed during her show "Une seule fois" at Sur les plaines d'Abraham in

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July 27, 2013, during her Tournée Européenne 2013, her Summer Tour 2016, Live 2017 and Live 2018 tours and most recently her

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. Dion also performed the song during her BST Hyde Park concert in London on July 5, 2019. Acclaims MTV called Dion's performance at the 70th

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true perfection', adding: "''she sounds flawless as she effortlessly belts out the Best Original Song-winner".

Commercial performance

"My Heart Will Go On" is one of the biggest radio hits and best-selling singles in history, having sold more than 18 million copies worldwide. It was also the best selling single of 1998 worldwide. United States In the United States, the song was given a limited number of copies – 658,000. Regardless, it debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, with sales of 360,000 copies,Tales of 'Heart's' Voyage to the Top, Fate of Dion Smash Wasn't Always Certain
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, Hot Latin Pop Airplay, and

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. For the latter, the single became the first English-language song to top the Hot Latin Tracks chart, to which Dion was given a ''Billboard'' Latin Music Award for that achievement. United Kingdom In the United Kingdom, the song debuted at number one with first week sales of 234,000 copies. As of February 2022, the song has already sold in excess of 2,100,000 units, becoming Dion's second million-selling single in Britain, following " Think Twice" in 1995, and Britain's second-best-selling single of 1998, behind Cher's " Believe". This made her the first solo female artist to have multiple million-selling singles in Britain. Rest of the world In Germany, "My Heart Will Go On" was certified 4× platinum for selling over two million copies, and was ranked as one of the most popular singles ever released there.Musicline.de Die beliebtesten Hits! Gemessen von KW 27/1959 bis KW 2/2010. Chartposition und -wochen werden miteinander verrechnet
''Musicline.de''. Retrieved January 11, 2010. It sold over 1.2 million copies in France, being certified Diamond. Additionally, the song was certified 3× Platinum in Belgium, 2× Platinum in Australia, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland, Platinum in Greece, and Gold in Austria. "My Heart Will Go On" was released twice in Japan. The regular edition from January 1998 sold 205,300 and was certified 2× Platinum, for 200,000 copies sold. The remixed edition released in June 1998 sold 111,920 copies and was certified Gold for 100,000 copies sold, because maxi-singles are treated as an album. Internationally, the song was phenomenally successful, spending many weeks at the top position in various countries, including 17 weeks on the

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, 15 weeks in Switzerland, 13 weeks in France and Germany, 11 weeks in the Netherlands and Sweden, 10 weeks in Wallonia, Denmark, Italy, and Norway, seven weeks in Flanders, six weeks in Ireland and Canada, four weeks in Australia and Austria, two weeks in Spain and the United Kingdom, and one week in Finland.

Album appearances

The music video was included on the '' All the Way... A Decade of Song & Video'' DVD and on the Titanic (Three-Disc Special Collector's Edition) DVD release on October 25, 2005. In addition to Dion's ''

'' and the ''

'' soundtrack, "My Heart Will Go On" appears on several other albums, including '' VH1 Divas Live'', ''

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'', '' All the Way... A Decade of Song'', '' A New Day... Live in Las Vegas'', '' Complete Best'', '' My Love: Essential Collection'', '' Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert'', and '' Céline... une seule fois / Live 2013''. It was also included on the DVDs for ''

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'' second soundtrack album, but it does not appear on the 20th anniversary edition. In France, "My Heart Will Go On" was released as a double A-side single with " The Reason". In the ''Let's Talk about Love'' album booklet, the lyrics of the song contain an additional line between a second chorus and the final verse. The words "There is some love that will not go away" are not performed by Dion in any available version of the song, however, they are still included on Dion's official site.

Track listing

Singles

*European CD single #"My Heart Will Go On" – 4:40 #"

" – 4:33 *European CD single (Remix) #"My Heart Will Go On" – 4:40 #"My Heart Will Go On" (

Tony Moran Anthony "Tony" Moran is a DJ, record producer, remixer, singer and songwriter known for remixing popular songs. In 2007, he hit number one on the U.S. '' Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Play chart twice with " Walk Away" featuring Kristine W and " K ...

Mix) – 4:21 *French CD single (double A-side) #" The Reason" – 5:01 #"My Heart Will Go On" – 4:40 *French CD single #"My Heart Will Go On" – 4:40 #"Southampton" – 4:02 *Japanese CD single #"My Heart Will Go On" – 4:40 #"

" – 4:04 *UK cassette single # "My Heart Will Go On" – 4:40 # "I Love You" – 5:30 *US CD and cassette single #"My Heart Will Go On" – 4:40 #"Rose" – 2:52

Maxi-singles

*Australian/Brazilian/European/UK CD maxi-single #"My Heart Will Go On" – 4:40 #"Because You Loved Me" – 4:33 #"

When I Fall in Love "When I Fall in Love" is a popular song, written by Victor Young (music) and Edward Heyman (lyrics). It was introduced in the film ''One Minute to Zero'' as the instrumental titled "Theme from One Minute to Zero". Jeri Southern sang on the firs ...

" – 4:19 #"Beauty and the Beast" – 4:04 *Australian CD maxi-single (Remixes) #"My Heart Will Go On" (Tony Moran Mix) – 4:21 #"My Heart Will Go On" (Richie Jones Mix) – 4:15 #"My Heart Will Go On" (

Soul Solution Soul Solution is a house/ electronic dance music production duo from New York City formed by Bobby Guy and Ernie Lake. Biography As artists they made six appearances on the ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. Five times under the Sou ...

Mix) – 4:18 #" Misled" (The Serious Mix) – 7:22 #" Love Can Move Mountains" (Underground Vocal Mix) – 7:14 *Brazilian CD maxi-single (Remixes) #"My Heart Will Go On" (Cuca's Radio Edit) – 4:22 #"My Heart Will Go On" (Tony Moran's Anthem Edit) – 4:21 #"My Heart Will Go On" (Richie Jones "Unsinkable" Edit) – 4:15 #"My Heart Will Go On" (Tony Moran's Anthem Vocal) – 9:41 *European CD and 12" maxi-single (Remixes) #"My Heart Will Go On" (Album Version) – 4:40 #"My Heart Will Go On" (Tony Moran Mix) – 4:21 #"My Heart Will Go On" (Richie Jones Mix) – 4:15 #"My Heart Will Go On" (Soul Solution) – 4:18 *Japanese CD maxi-single (Remixes) #"My Heart Will Go On" (Tony Moran Mix) – 4:21 #"My Heart Will Go On" (Richie Jones Mix) – 4:16 #"My Heart Will Go On" (Soul Solution Mix) – 4:19 #"My Heart Will Go On" (Richie Jones "Unsinkable" Club Mix) – 10:03 #"My Heart Will Go On" (Matt & Vito's "Unsinkable" Epic Mix) – 9:52 *UK CD maxi-single ("Heart") #"My Heart Will Go On" (Soundtrack Version) – 5:07 #" Have a Heart" – 4:12 #"

Nothing Broken but My Heart "Nothing Broken but My Heart" is a song by Canadian singer Celine Dion, recorded for her second English-language album, ''Celine Dion'' (1992). It was released as the third single in Canada, United States and Japan in August 1992, and fourth in ...

" – 5:55 #"

Where Does My Heart Beat Now "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Celine Dion for her ninth studio album, and first English-language album, ''Unison'' (1990). It was released by Columbia Records as the third single from ''Unison'' in Canada o ...

" – 4:32

Remixes

#"My Heart Will Go On" (

Mix) – 4:21 #"My Heart Will Go On" (Tony Moran's Anthem Vocal) – 9:41 #"My Heart Will Go On" (Richie Jones Mix) – 4:15 #"My Heart Will Go On" (Richie Jones "Go On" Beats) – 5:12 #"My Heart Will Go On" (Richie Jones "Unsinkable" Club Mix) – 10:03 #"My Heart Will Go On" (

Mix) – 4:18 #"My Heart Will Go On" (Soul Solution Percappella) – 4:16 #"My Heart Will Go On" (Soul Solution Bonus Beats) – 3:32 #"My Heart Will Go On" (Soul Solution Drama at Sea Mix) – 9:10 #"My Heart Will Go On" (Matt & Vito's "Unsinkable" Epic Mix) – 9:52 #"My Heart Will Go On" (Matt & Vito's Penny Whistle Dub) – 3:21 #"My Heart Will Go On" (Cuca's Radio Edit) – 4:22

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