"S'il suffisait d'aimer" (meaning "if it were enough to love") is a song by Canadian singer

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from her sixteenth studio album, ''

S'il suffisait d'aimer ''S'il suffisait d'aimer'' (retitled ''S'il suffisait d'aimer (If Only Love Could Be Enough)'' for the US release) is the sixteenth studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, and her eleventh French-language studio album. It was released by C ...

'' (1998). It was written by

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and produced by Goldman and

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. The song was released as the album's second single on 23 November 1998. It peaked inside top 10 in France, Quebec and Belgium Wallonia, and was certified Gold in France and Belgium.

Background and release

After ''

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'' became the best-selling French-language album of all time, Dion reunited with

to record another album together. ''

'' was recorded between September 1997 and July 1998, and produced by Goldman and

. The title track "S'il suffisait d'aimer", written by Goldman, was chosen as the second single. Commercially, it was released on 23 November 1998 in France and 7 December 1998 in Belgium. The song became the most successful from the album and Dion often performed it during her concerts. In 2005, "S'il suffisait d'aimer" was included on her greatest hits album, ''

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''.

Commercial performance

In Quebec, "S'il suffisait d'aimer" entered the chart on 7 November 1998, peaked at number five and spent 42 weeks on it. In Europe, the single reached numbers four in France, six in Belgium Wallonia, 72 in Belgium Flanders, and as a result number 19 on the European Hot 100 Singles chart. It was certified Gold in France and Belgium.

Music video

The official live music video for "S'il suffisait d'aimer" was recorded in September 1998 in

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during the

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. It was directed by Yannick Saillet. In 2005, the video was included on Dion's greatest hits DVD collection, ''

''.

Track listing and formats

* French CD single # "S'il suffisait d'aimer" – 3:35 # "Tous les blues sont écrits pour toi" – 4:50 * French CD single 2 # "S'il suffisait d'aimer" – 3:35 # "

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Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

Release history

References

External links

* * * {{Celine Dion songs 1998 singles 1998 songs 1990s ballads Celine Dion songs Columbia Records singles Epic Records singles French-language songs Pop ballads Songs written by Jean-Jacques Goldman