Hector Posted February 17, 2022 Posted February 17, 2022 From the moment that My Heart Will Go On Starts, you can basically feel the overwrought emotion and dramatism dripping from Dion's voice. "Every night in my dreams, I see you, I feel you, that is how I know you go on..." we mean...come on. There is melodramatic and then there's that. But My Heart Will Go On's un-dying passion was perfectly suited for Titanic, a sprawling three-hour epic that seemed transplanted from another age; a Golden Age spectacle that somehow came out in 1997, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. It's success was never, ever ensured; it was looked upon as James Cameron's biggest folly, a massive risk, until it suddenly became a global phenomenon. It's also the defining song of Dion's career; an insurmountable ballad which couldn't have been sung by anyone else than her, with that voice. Funny, then, that she actually didn't even want to record the song at all - having to be forced into the recording booth by her husband and manager to cut the demo. The story then goes that writer-director James Cameron was hesitant to include the song at the end of the film (fearing it would be "too commercial") until hearing the final product, co-produced by the film's composer James Horner and Walter Afanasieff (which explains why at points the track sounds very similar to an early-career Mariah Carey power ballad, no?). Titanic-mania swept the globe upon release (helped in part by the extreme popularity of its leading man) and My Heart Will Go On became a sensation. This week 24 years ago, the track debuted at Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart, with first week sales of 234,000. It became Dion's second UK Number 1 single, and was her last to hit the top spot. Overall, My Heart Will Go On has chart sales in excess of 2.1 million, making it one of the biggest-selling singles by a female artist of all time in the UK. And the songs popularity (much like the film that birthed is - Titanic remains the third highest-grossing movie of all time worldwide) endures to this day. February isn't even over yet and according to Official Charts Company data, My Heart Will Go On's streaming chart sales tot up to 240,000. A massive classic It has also done 5.2M chart sales in the US, by far Céline's most consumed song in the US.
Delirious Posted February 17, 2022 Posted February 17, 2022 That's it....? How much is sps? 3m at least? 8m in the US at least? The song was like HUGE
Cryptique Posted February 17, 2022 Posted February 17, 2022 Just now, Delirious said: That's it....? How much is sps? 3m at least? 8m in the US at least? The song was like HUGE I think they focused more on selling the soundtrack during its release.. not sure tho
Alexz Posted February 17, 2022 Posted February 17, 2022 3 hours ago, Delirious said: That's it....? How much is sps? 3m at least? 8m in the US at least? The song was like HUGE She has an album with MHWGO on it that sold 30 million.
BnPac Posted February 17, 2022 Posted February 17, 2022 Awful song, really just awful but good for her.
Xtripped Posted February 17, 2022 Posted February 17, 2022 A classic! I wonder how many physical singles sold.
naval23 Posted February 18, 2022 Posted February 18, 2022 One of the few English songs that my dad LOVES - truly transcended generations and continents, gorgeous masterpiece
lovemehateme Posted February 18, 2022 Posted February 18, 2022 15 hours ago, Delirious said: That's it....? How much is sps? 3m at least? 8m in the US at least? The song was like HUGE I think the 2.1M already includes streams. And it's amazing for a 90s song.
Infernal Paradise Posted February 18, 2022 Posted February 18, 2022 Can't believe there are people who hate this classic OT: CeLegend did that whew
getinthezone Posted February 18, 2022 Posted February 18, 2022 17 hours ago, Delirious said: That's it....? How much is sps? 3m at least? 8m in the US at least? The song was like HUGE not "thats it"
LesFleur Posted February 18, 2022 Posted February 18, 2022 People dislike this song? It's so beautiful. Celine slayed it.
Delirious Posted February 18, 2022 Posted February 18, 2022 23 minutes ago, getinthezone said: not "thats it" 13 minutes ago, LesFleur said: People dislike this song? It's so beautiful. Celine slayed it. 2 minutes ago, winebaldo said: "That's it" OT: Legendary song I don't hate the song lol. I like it and I like Celine. I was just surprised at how less it sold since 2.1m units is hard to get obviously but I thought a hit of this calibre would be at least 5xplat but it's not even close. As someone else said, it was because the soundtrack sold a tonne so it solved my mystery
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