S'il suffisait d'aimer (song)

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S'il suffisait d'aimer (song) - Wikipedia

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"S'il suffisait d'aimer"

Single by Celine Dion

from the album S'il suffisait d'aimer

B-side

"Tous les blues sont écrits pour toi"

Released

23 November 1998

Studio

Méga (Paris)

Genre

Pop
chanson

Length

3:35

Jean-Jacques Goldman
Erick Benzi

Celine Dion singles chronology

"I'm Your Angel"
(1998)

"S'il suffisait d'aimer"
(1998)

"On ne change pas"
(1999)

Music video

"S'il suffisait d'aimer" on YouTube

"S'il suffisait d'aimer" (meaning "if only love could be enough") is a song by Canadian singer Celine Dion from her sixteenth studio album, S'il suffisait d'aimer (1998). It was written by Jean-Jacques Goldman and produced by Goldman and Erick Benzi. 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 D'eux became the best-selling French-language album of all time, Dion reunited with Jean-Jacques Goldman to record another album together.^[1] S'il suffisait d'aimer was recorded between September 1997 and July 1998, and produced by Goldman and Erick Benzi.^[2] 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.^[3] 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, On ne change pas.

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.^[4] In Europe, the single reached numbers four in France,^[5] six in Belgium Wallonia,^[6] 72 in Belgium Flanders,^[7] and as a result number 19 on the European Hot 100 Singles chart.^[8] It was certified Gold in France^[9] and Belgium.^[10]

Music video

The official live music video for "S'il suffisait d'aimer" was recorded in September 1998 in Chicago, Illinois during the Let's Talk About Love World Tour. It was directed by Yannick Saillet.^[11] In 2005, the video was included on Dion's greatest hits DVD collection, On ne change pas.

Track listing and formats

French CD single

"S'il suffisait d'aimer" – 3:35
"Tous les blues sont écrits pour toi" – 4:50

French second CD single

"S'il suffisait d'aimer" – 3:35
"I'm Your Angel" (radio version) – 4:49

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "S'il suffisait d'aimer"
Chart (1998–1999)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[7]	72
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[6]	6
European Hot 100 Singles (Music & Media)^[8]	19
France (SNEP)^[5]	4
Quebec (ADISQ)^[12]	5

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "S'il suffisait d'aimer"
Chart (1998)	Position
France (SNEP)^[13]	59

Chart (1999)	Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[14]	80
Belgium Francophone (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[15]	33
France (SNEP)^[16]	81

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for "S'il suffisait d'aimer"
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)^[10]	Gold	25,000^*
France (SNEP)^[9]	Gold	250,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history

"S'il suffisait d'aimer" release history
Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
France	23 November 1998	CD	Columbia	^[17]
Belgium	7 December 1998	CD	Columbia	^[3]

References

^ "Histoire de culte: comment l'album D'eux de Céline Dion est devenu le disque francophone le plus vendu de tous les temps". Elle (in French). 30 March 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
^ "S'il suffisait d'aimer by Céline Dion". Apple Music. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
^ ^a ^b "New Releases This Week". Sony Music Belgium. Archived from the original on 11 November 1999. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
^ "Compilation des succès par ordre alphabétique d'interprètes" (PDF) (in French). Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Céline Dion – S'il suffisait d'aimer" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Céline Dion – S'il suffisait d'aimer" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
^ ^a ^b Sam Jaspers (2006). Ultratop 1995-2005. Book & Media Publishing. ISBN 90-5720-232-8.
^ ^a ^b "The Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. 2 January 1999. Archived from the original on 4 November 2005. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
^ ^a ^b "French single certifications – Celine Dion – S?il suffisait d?aimer" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 1999". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
^ "Céline Dion - S'il suffisait d'aimer". IMDb. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
^ "Palmarès reconstitués de la chanson au Québec" (in French). Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
^ "Tops de l'année - Top Singles 1998" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
^ "Rapports annuels 1999" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
^ "Rapports annuels 1999 - singles francophones" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
^ "Tops de l'année - Top Singles 1999" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
^ "Celine Dion - S'il suffisait d'aimer". Discogs. Retrieved 17 April 2023.

External links

Celine Dion - "S'il suffisait d'aimer" (audio) on YouTube
Celine Dion - "S'il suffisait d'aimer" (behind the scenes) on YouTube
"S'il suffisait d'aimer" at Discogs (list of releases)

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Singles discography
1980s singles	"Ce n'était qu'un rêve" "La voix du bon Dieu" "Tellement j'ai d'amour pour toi" "D'amour ou d'amitié" "Mon ami m'a quittée" "Ne me plaignez pas" "Une colombe" "Mon rêve de toujours" "Un amour pour moi" "Vois comme c'est beau" "C'est pour toi" "C'est pour vivre" "Dans la main d'un magicien" "La ballade de Michel" "L'univers a besoin d'amour" "Fais ce que tu voudras" "On traverse un miroir" "Incognito" "Je ne veux pas" "Lolita (trop jeune pour aimer)" "Comme un cœur froid" "La religieuse" "Ne partez pas sans moi" "Délivre-moi" "Jours de fièvre" "D'abord, c'est quoi l'amour" "Can't Live with You, Can't Live Without You"
1990s singles	"(If There Was) Any Other Way" "Unison" "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" "The Last to Know" "Beauty and the Beast" "Je danse dans ma tête" "If You Asked Me To" "Nothing Broken but My Heart" "Love Can Move Mountains" "Water from the Moon" "Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)" "When I Fall in Love" "The Power of Love" "L'amour existe encore" "Misled" "Think Twice" "Only One Road" "Calling You" "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" "Je sais pas" "Next Plane Out" "To Love You More" "Falling into You" "Because You Loved Me" "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" "The Power of the Dream" "All by Myself" "Call the Man" "J'attendais" "Tell Him" "Be the Man" "The Reason" "My Heart Will Go On" "Immortality" "Zora sourit" "I'm Your Angel" "S'il suffisait d'aimer" "On ne change pas" "Treat Her Like a Lady" "That's the Way It Is"
2000s singles	"Live (for the One I Love)" "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" "I Want You to Need Me" "Sous le vent" "A New Day Has Come" "I'm Alive" "Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)" "I Drove All Night" "One Heart" "Tout l'or des hommes" "Have You Ever Been in Love" "Et je t'aime encore" "Je ne vous oublie pas" "Tous les secrets" "Tout près du bonheur" "I Believe in You (Je crois en toi)" "Et s'il n'en restait qu'une (je serais celle-là)" "Immensité" "Taking Chances" "Eyes on Me" "A World to Believe In" "The Prayer" "Alone" "My Love"
2010s singles	"Parler à mon père" "Le miracle" "Qui peut vivre sans amour?" "Loved Me Back to Life" "Incredible" "The Show Must Go On" "Encore un soir" "Recovering" "L'étoile" "Si c'était à refaire" "Je nous veux" "Les yeux au ciel" "Ashes" "Imperfections" "Lying Down" "Courage"
2020s singles	"Set My Heart on Fire"
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