Falling into You (song)

"Falling into You"
Single by Celine Dion
from the album Falling into You
Released	19 February 1996
Format	CD single, cassette single, vinyl single
Recorded	1995 Mandeville Studios, Track Recording Studios, Westlake Audio & Ocean Way Recording
Genre	Pop
Length	4:18
Label	Columbia, Epic
Writer(s)	Billy Steinberg, Rick Nowels, Marie-Claire D'Ubaldo
Producer(s)	Rick Nowels, Billy Steinberg
Celine Dion singles chronology
"Le ballet" (1996) "Falling into You" (1996) "Because You Loved Me" (1996)
Music sample Celine Dion - "Falling Into You" Music video "Falling into You" on YouTube

"Falling into You" is a 1994 single by Argentine singer Marie-Claire D'Ubaldo, which was her biggest hit. A Spanish version, called "Y Caigo un Poco Más," was also recorded.

The song subsequently became the title track from Celine Dion's 1996 hit album Falling into You, released as the first single in Europe and Australia on 19 February 1996. In other parts of the world "Because You Loved Me" was released as the lead track.

The song reached number 1 in Spain and in Greece, and became a top 10 hit in Norway (number 8) and in the UK (number 10). The single has sold 170,000 copies in the UK and 165,000 in France, where it remains undercertified (should be silver).^[1]

This song became part of 1999 All The Way... A Decade of Song (Australian edition), 2000 The Collector's Series Volume One and 2008 My Love: Essential Collection (European edition) compilation albums.

American singer Belinda Carlisle recorded a version of "Falling into You" for possible inclusion on her 1996 album A Woman and a Man, but reluctantly gave up on the song after a disagreement with Miles Copeland.^[2]

Background

Dion revealed the recording process of this song in her authorized biography Celine Dion : For Keeps:

“

I was not satisfied with the first recording we made with "Falling into You." This is a song with many nuances, with half-tones. I found the arrangements were too violent, my voice didn't flow enough. Everybody, however, the technicians, the authors, even David and René, seemed satisfied. I said nothing. But René felt that I wasn't happy... He asked me what was wrong. I explained it to him. He seemed surprised. Then I hummed him "Falling into You" describing after every time the arrangements which I was imagining. He quickly agreed with me. He seemed amazed, as if he just discovered something... I called the director and the engineer to explain how I was feeling my song, what kind of changes. They all agreed and were happy, they said it to me... This song marked a step of my emancipation as an artist... I was becoming a mature, grown-up, autonomous artist... So we came back in studio and we recorded "Falling into You" again. It never became a big song for the stage; it is too sweet, too subtle to move a crowd. But it is, in my opinion, one of the thrillest songs on the album Falling into You. And I love the lyrics.[3]

”

Critical reception

Allmusic senior editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine marked this song as one of standouts on Falling into You.^[4]

Music video

The music video was directed by Nigel Dick between 18–19 January 1996 in Gorbio, France and released in February 1996.

Formats and track listings

European/UK CD single "Falling into You" – 4:18 "I Don't Know" – 4:38 French CD single "Falling into You" – 4:18 "Le ballet" – 4:25

Australian/European/UK CD maxi single "Falling into You" – 4:18 "I Don't Know" – 4:38 "Le ballet" – 4:25 UK CD maxi single #2 "Falling into You" – 4:18 "If That's What It Takes" – 4:12 "The Colour of My Love" – 3:25

Charts and sales

Weekly charts Chart (1996) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[5] 12 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 28 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 20 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[8] 11 Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[9] 11 France (SNEP)[10] 11 Germany (Official German Charts)[11] 71 Ireland (IRMA)[12] 15 Italy (Hit Parade)[13] 20 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14] 18 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[15] 21 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[16] 21 Norway (VG-lista)[17] 8 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[18] 15 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[19] 1 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[20] 44 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 19 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[22] 10

Year-end charts Chart (1996) Position Australia (ARIA)[23] 98 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[24] 67 France (SNEP)[25] 92 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[26] 165 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[27] 81 Certifications and sales Region Certification Certified units/Sales France 165,000[28] United Kingdom 170,000[27]

See also

• List of number-one singles of 1996 (Spain)
• List of UK top 10 singles in 1996

References

1. Les 45 T. / Singles
2. Carlisle, Belinda. Lips Unsealed. New York: Crown, 2010.
3. Glatzer, Jenna (2005). Céline Dion: For Keeps. Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 0-7407-5559-5.
4. Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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10. "Céline Dion - Falling into You (chanson)" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
11. "Offiziellecharts.de – Céline Dion – Falling into You". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
12. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Falling into You". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
13. "HitParadeItalia - Top20 del 23 Marzo 1996" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
14. "Céline Dion - Falling into You (Song)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
15. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 12, 1996" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 4 September 2014.
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17. "Céline Dion - Falling into You (Song)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
18. "Archive Chart: 1996-03-10". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
19. "Hits of the World". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 6 April 1996. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
20. "Céline Dion - Falling into You (Song)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
21. "Céline Dion - Falling into You". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
22. "Celine Dion: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
23. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
24. "Rapports annuels 1996" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
25. "Classement Singles - année 1996" (in French). SNEP. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
26. "Jaarlijsten 1996" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
27. "Najlepsze single na UK Top 40-1996 wg sprzedaży" (in Polish). Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
28. "Les 45 T. / Singles" (in French). InfoDisc. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2014.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics