Et je t'aime encore

"Et je t'aime encore"
Single by Celine Dion
from the album 1 fille & 4 types
LanguageFrench
B-side"Et je t'aime encore" (instrumental)
Released16 February 2004 (2004-02-16)
Recorded2–11 May 2003
StudioDigital Insight (Las Vegas)
GenrePop
Length3:26
LabelColumbia
Songwriters
ProducerErick Benzi
Celine Dion singles chronology
"Have You Ever Been in Love"
(2003)		 "Et je t'aime encore"
(2004)		 "Je ne vous oublie pas"
(2005)
Music video
"Et je t'aime encore" on YouTube

"Et je t'aime encore" (lit. 'And I still love you') is a song by Canadian singer Celine Dion from her twentieth studio album, 1 fille & 4 types (2003). Written by Jean-Jacques Goldman and J. Kapler and produced by Erick Benzi, it was issued as the album's second single on 16 February 2004. "Et je t'aime encore" reached number two in Quebec, number 14 in Belgium's Wallonia, number 16 in France, and number 31 in Switzerland.

Background and release

Dion began working on her next French-language album on 8 October 2002 in Paris, where she met with four French songwriters and producers: Jean-Jacques Goldman, Erick Benzi, Jacques Veneruso, and Gildas Arzel. After four days of rehearsals, she met with them again in Las Vegas in May 2003 during a break from performing in A New Day.... The songs were recorded between 2 and 11 May 2003.[1] Goldman, who wrote and produced Dion's best-selling French-language albums, D'eux, oversaw 1 fille & 4 types as artistic director.[2] "Et je t'aime encore", selected as the second single, was sent to radio on 11 December 2003.[3] The song was written by Goldman and his brother J. Kapler and produced by Benzi.[2] The music video was sent to video outlets in late December 2003, and a limited CD single was released in Belgium, France, and Switzerland in February 2004.[4] The English-language version, titled "Je t'aime encore", appeared on One Heart in March 2003. In 2005, "Et je t'aime encore" was included on Dion's greatest hits album, On ne change pas.

Critical reception

Betty Clarke of The Guardian commented on the English version, "Je t'aime encore": "But when she stops trying to be relevant and ceases to be a one-trick pony with a vast lung capacity (as she does on the folky Je t'aime encore), Dion proves she can be more than a series of hollow - if album-shifting - sentiments".[5]

Commercial performance

"Et je t'aime encore" entered the airplay charts in Francophone countries in late December 2003, peaking at number two in Quebec,[6] number 11 in Belgium's Wallonia, and number 59 in Belgium's Flanders.[7] After the commercial release in February 2004, the single reached number 14 in Wallonia,[8] number 16 in France,[9] and number 31 in Switzerland.[10]

Music video

The music video, directed by Yannick Saillet, was filmed in the Whiskey Bar in Las Vegas in October 2003 and released in late December 2003.[11] In 2005, it was included on Dion's greatest hits DVD collection, On ne change pas.

Formats and track listing

  • French CD single[12]
  1. "Et je t'aime encore" – 3:26
  2. "Et je t'aime encore" (instrumental) – 3:26
  3. "Apprends-moi" – 4:45
  • French CD maxi-single[13]
  1. "Et je t'aime encore" – 3:26
  2. "Et je t'aime encore" (instrumental) – 3:26
  3. "Des milliers de baisers" – 3:46
  4. "Tu nages" – 3:09

Charts

Release history

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Belgium 16 February 2004 CD Columbia [18]
  • France
  • Switzerland
 23 February 2004 [19]

References

  1. ↑ "Céline in Studio". celinedion.com. 7 May 2003. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Celine Dion will release, 1 fille & 4 types - her first French album in five years on October 14, 2003". celinedion.com. 27 August 2003. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "New Single From '1 fille & 4 types'". celinedion.com. 11 December 2003. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  4. ↑ ""Et je t'aime encore" CD Single". celinedion.com. 18 December 2003. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  5. ↑ Betty Clarke (21 March 2003). "CD: Celion Dion: One Heart | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Le Palmarès". ADISQ. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  7. ↑ Sam Jaspers (2006). Ultratop 1995-2005. Book & Media Publishing. ISBN 90-5720-232-8.
  8. 1 2 "Céline Dion – Et je t'aime encore" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  9. 1 2 "Céline Dion – Et je t'aime encore" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  10. 1 2 "Céline Dion – Et je t'aime encore". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  11. ↑ "Céline Dion: Et je t'aime encore (Music Video 2003)". IMDb. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  12. ↑ Et je t'aime encore (French CD single liner notes). Columbia Records. 2004. 674689 1.
  13. ↑ Et je t'aime encore (French CD maxi-single liner notes). Columbia Records. 2004. 674689 2.
  14. ↑ "Céline Dion – Et je t'aime encore" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  15. ↑ "Celine Dion Chart History (European Hot 100 Singles)". Billboard. Archived from the original. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  16. ↑ "Compilation des succès par ordre alphabétique d'interprètes" (PDF) (in French). Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  17. ↑ "Rapports annuels 2004" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  18. ↑ "Celine Dion – Et je t'aime encore". Discogs. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  19. ↑ ""Et je t'aime encore" CD Single". celinedion.com. 18 December 2003. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
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