"Pour que tu m'aimes encore" (meaning "so that you'll love me again") is a song by Canadian singerCeline Dion, from her thirteenth studio album,D'eux (1995). It was written byJean-Jacques Goldman, and produced by Goldman andErick Benzi. "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" was released as the album's lead single on 13 March 1995. It received positive reviews from music critics and won the awards for Song of the Year at theVictoires de la Musique and Most Popular Song of the Year at theFélix Awards. "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" became Dion's biggest French-language hit and her signature song. It topped the charts in France, Belgium Wallonia and Quebec, and became her first and, to date, only French-language song to chart in the United Kingdom, where it entered the top 10. According to theGuinness World Records, "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" has sold 2.1 million copies in France and another 2.1 million units in Canada.
Dion recordedD'eux in November and December 1994 in the Méga Studio inParis, France.[1] Most songs were written byJean-Jacques Goldman, while the production was handled by Goldman andErick Benzi.[2] "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" was chosen as the first single and commercially released on 13 March 1995 in France, and two weeks later in Belgium.[3] On 28 August 1995, it was released in the United Kingdom,[4] Ireland, Switzerland and the Netherlands, in November 1995 in Sweden and in October 1996 in Japan.[5] The English-language version, "If That's What it Takes" was included onFalling into You in 1996. Dion often performed "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" during her concerts. It was also included on her greatest hits albums,On ne change pas in 2005 andMy Love: Ultimate Essential Collection in 2008.
Writing forDotmusic,James Masterton viewed the song as a "gorgeous ballad".[6] Pan-European magazineMusic & Media wrote, "It would be indecent to refuse thisJean-Jaques Goldman-written romantic ballad with a solid beat just because it's in French. Whatever the language, Dion always lets her heart speak".[7] A reviewer fromMusic Week rated the song three out of five, adding, "You need the words for this slushy stuff so Dion's return to her native tongue will temper the chances of this song in the UK, beautifully sung though it is".[8]
In France, the song received theVictoire de la Musique for Song of the Year[9] and won theRadio France Internationale Award for Francophone Council Song.[10] In Quebec, it received theFélix Award for Most Popular Song of the Year.[11] The music video was also nominated for Video of the Year at the Victoires de la Musique[9] and the Félix Awards.[11] In May 2017, theGuinness World Records awarded "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" as Best-selling Single in Canada with 2.1 million units[12] and Best-selling Single in France with another 2.1 million copies sold.[13]
"Pour que tu m'aimes encore" became Dion's biggest French-language hit. It entered the chart in France in March 1995 and spent 12 weeks at number one.[14] The single was certified Platinum in August 1995.[15] It also topped the sales and airplay year-end charts of 1995 in France.[16][17] In Belgium Wallonia, "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" spent 15 weeks at number one,[18] topped the 1995 year-end chart,[19] and was certified Platinum.[20] In Quebec, it entered the chart on 25 March 1995 and topped it for four weeks.[21] According to theGuinness World Records, the song has sold 2.1 million copies in France[13] and another 2.1 million units in Canada as of May 2017.[12] "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" also became her first French-language song to enter the top 10 in the United Kingdom, reaching number seven.[22] It was also certified silver in the UK.[23] Elsewhere, it peaked at number two in Belgian Flanders[24] and Iceland,[25] three in Sweden[26] and the Netherlands,[27] four on theEuropean Hot 100 Singles,[28] six in Ireland,[29] seven in Scotland,[30] 15 in Hungary,[31] 17 in Switzerland,[32] 30 in Austria,[33] 31 in Lithuania[34] and 39 in Germany.[35]
The music video was directed by Michel Meyer and released in March 1995.[36] It was nominated for Video of the Year at theVictoires de la Musique[9] and theFélix Awards.[11] In 2005, it was included on Dion's greatest hits DVD collection,On ne change pas. On 27 March 2020, the video was remastered inHD quality on Dion's officialYouTube channel.[37]
