Immortality (Celine Dion song)

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"Immortality"
Single by Céline Dion featuring Bee Gees
from the album Let's Talk About Love
Released June 8, 1998 (1998-06-08)
Format CD single, cassette single
Recorded Record Plant Studios, The Hit Factory, Middle Ears Studio, Masterphonics
Genre Pop
Length 4:11
Label Columbia, Epic
Writer(s) Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb
Producer Walter Afanasieff
Certification Platinum (Germany)
Gold (Sweden)
Silver (France, UK)
Celine Dion singles chronology
"My Heart Will Go On"
(1997)		 "Immortality"
(1998)		 "When I Need You"
(1998)
The Bee Gees singles chronology
"Still Waters (Run Deep)"
(1997)		 "Immortality"
(1998)		 "This Is Where I Came In"
(2001)


"Immortality" is a single from Céline Dion's album Let's Talk About Love. It was released on June 8, 1998 outside the United States. The Bee Gees can be heard on the background vocals.[1]

"Immortality" was composed by brothers Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb and Maurice Gibb, members of the Bee Gees, specially for Céline Dion, and produced by Walter Afanasieff. A demo version of the song featuring just the brothers can be found on subsequent greatest hits albums of the Bee Gees.

There are two music videos. The first one, directed by Scott Floyd Lochmus, shows Céline Dion and the Bee Gees in the recording studio in 1997. It was included as a bonus on the Au cœur du stade DVD. The second one was directed by Randee St. Nicholas and released at the end of July 1998.

The song was a commercial success reaching number 2 in Austria and Germany, number 4 in Europe, number 5 in the United Kingdom and number 8 in Switzerland. In Brazil, the Cuca mixes became very popular. However, the track was never released as a single in the United States. Sony Music Entertainment decided to release there "To Love You More" instead.

"Immortality" was certified platinum in Germany (for over 500,000 copies sold),[2] gold in Sweden (15,000),[3] and silver in France (125,000)[4] and the UK (200,000).[5]

The live version of this song was included on the One Night Only CD and DVD by the Bee Gees, released on November 3, 1998. Céline Dion performed this song also during her Let's Talk About Love Tour.

"Immortality" became a part of non-American versions of Dion's later greatest hits: All the Way… A Decade of Song and My Love: Essential Collection.

Contents

[edit] Formats and track listings

European CD single

  1. "Immortality" – 4:11
  2. "My Heart Will Go On" – 4:40

Japanese CD single

  1. "Immortality" – 4:11
  2. "Where Is the Love" – 4:55

UK cassette single

  1. "Immortality" – 4:11
  2. "My Heart Will Go On" (Soul Solution mix) – 4:18

Australian CD maxi single

  1. "Immortality" – 4:11
  2. "To Love You More" – 5:28
  3. "My Heart Will Go On" (Richie Jones mix) – 4:15
  4. "My Heart Will Go On" (Tony Moran mix) – 4:21

European CD maxi single

  1. "Immortality" 4:11
  2. "My Heart Will Go On" – 4:40
  3. "My Heart Will Go On" (Tony Moran's anthem vocal) – 9:11
  4. "My Heart Will Go On" (Soul Solution parcappella) – 4:16

UK CD maxi single

  1. "Immortality" – 4:11
  2. "To Love You More" – 5:28
  3. "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" – 3:40

UK CD maxi single #2

  1. "Immortality" – 4:11
  2. "My Heart Will Go On" (Tony Moran mix) – 4:21
  3. "My Heart Will Go On" (Richie Jones mix) – 4:15

[edit] Official versions

  1. "Immortality" (Cuca cool dj mix) – 4:27
  2. "Immortality" (Cuca cool remix) – 4:26
  3. "Immortality" (Cuca pop remix) – 4:27
  4. "Immortality" (Cuca club remix) – 7:06
  5. "Immortality" (Cuca cool mix) – 6:13
  6. "Immortality" (album version) – 4:11

[edit] Charts and certifications

[edit] Charts

Chart (1998) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[6] 38
Austrian Singles Chart[7] 2
Belgian Flanders Singles Chart[8] 48
Belgian Wallonia Singles Chart[9] 15
Canadian BDS Adult Contemporary Chart[10] 10
Canadian RPM Top Singles[11] 28
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary[12] 1
Dutch Singles Chart[13] 28
European Singles Chart[14] 4
French Singles Chart[15] 15
German Singles Chart[16] 2
Irish Singles Chart[17] 11
Swedish Singles Chart[18] 12
Swiss Singles Chart[19] 8
UK Singles Chart[20] 5

[edit] Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
France (SNEP)[4] Silver 125,000*
Germany (BVMI)[2] Platinum 500,000^
Sweden (GLF)[3] Gold 15,000x
United Kingdom (BPI)[5] Silver 200,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

[edit] References

  1. ^ Glatzer, Jenna (2005). Céline Dion: For Keeps. Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 0-7407-5559-5. 
  2. ^ a b "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Celine Dion; 'Immortality')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=Immortality&strInterpret=Celine+Dion&strTtArt=single&strAwards=checked. 
  3. ^ a b "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (in Swedish) (PDF). IFPI Sweden. http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/guld-platina-1987-1998.pdf. 
  4. ^ a b "French single certifications – Celine Dion – Immortality" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/pag-259165-CERTIFICATIONS.html?year=1998&type=6. 
  5. ^ a b "British single certifications – Celine Dion – Immortality". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx.  Enter Immortality in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Click Go
  6. ^ Australian Singles Chart
  7. ^ Austrian Singles Chart
  8. ^ Belgian Flanders Singles Chart
  9. ^ Belgian Wallonia Singles Chart
  10. ^ Canadian BDS Adult Contemporary Chart
  11. ^ Top Singles - Volume 67, No. 23, August 31 1998. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
  12. ^ Adult Contemporary - Volume 67, No. 21, August 17 1998. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
  13. ^ Dutch Singles Chart
  14. ^ European Singles Chart
  15. ^ French Singles Chart
  16. ^ German Singles Chart
  17. ^ Irish Singles Chart
  18. ^ Swedish Singles Chart
  19. ^ Swiss Singles Chart
  20. ^ UK Singles Chart
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