Les yeux au ciel

"Les yeux au ciel"
Single by Celine Dion
from the album Encore un soir
LanguageFrench
Released14 April 2017 (2017-04-14)
Recorded2016
Studio
GenrePop
Length2:57
LabelColumbia
Songwriters
Producers
Celine Dion singles chronology
"Je nous veux"
(2017)
"Les yeux au ciel"
(2017)
"Ashes"
(2018)
Audio
"Les yeux au ciel" on YouTube

"Les yeux au ciel" (lit. 'Eyes to the sky') is a song by Canadian singer Celine Dion from her album Encore un soir (2016). It was released on 14 April 2017 in France as the album's fourth single.[1][2][3] Written by Grand Corps Malade, the song includes music composed by Mutine (Manon Romiti and Silvio Lisbonne) and Florent Mothe.[1][2][3] Lisbonne produced the track, with Tiborg credited as an additional producer.[1][2][3]

Commercial performance

Following the release of Encore un soir, "Les yeux au ciel" entered the French Digital Singles Chart at number 168 and the French Overall Singles Chart at number 169 in early September 2016.[4][5] The song remained on both charts for three consecutive weeks.[4][5] On 20 June 2017, it debuted at number 50 on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart,[6] later peaking at number 43 on 4 July 2017.[6]

Live performances

Dion first performed "Les yeux au ciel" on television on 7 September 2016 during M6's Music Show – 100% tubes 2016 in France.[7] She also performed the song on Le Grand Show on France 2 on 1 October 2016.[8] Both performances were recorded in June 2016 while Dion was touring France as part of her Summer Tour 2016.[7][8]

Credits and personnel

Recording

  • Recorded at Studio at the Palms (Las Vegas), Angel Studio (London), RAK Studios (London), Studio des Charmettes, Studio Tick Tone Music, Studio Plearmusic, Studio TMP Recordings, Oldbnb Studio
  • Mixed at Lionshare Studios (Los Angeles)

Personnel

  • Celine Dion – lead and backing vocals
  • Grand Corps Malade – songwriting (lyrics)
  • Manon Romiti – songwriting (music)
  • Silvio Lisbonne – songwriting (music), production, executive producer, recording, programming, keyboards, piano, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, drums
  • Florent Mothe – songwriting (music)
  • Tiborg – additional production, recording, programming, keyboards, electric guitar, drums
  • Simon Hale – conductor, strings arrangement, piano
  • Isobel Griffiths – contractor
  • Everton Nelson – strings leader
  • Eddy Pradelles – acoustic guitar, recording
  • Pierre-Luc Rioux – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, recording
  • Earl Harvin – drums
  • Rob Brinkmann – recording
  • Wes "Wesonator" Maebe – recording
  • Chris Parker – recording
  • Mat Bartram – recording
  • Humberto Gatica – vocal recording, mix

Charts

Chart performance
Chart (2016–2017) Peak
position
Canada AC (Billboard)[6]43
France (SNEP)[5]169

Release history

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref.
France 14 April 2017 Contemporary hit radio Columbia [1]
Canada June 2017

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Jonathan Hamard (14 April 2017). "" Les yeux au ciel " : Céline Dion s'adresse à René-Charles à travers son nouveau single" (in French). Aficia. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Julien Goncalves (14 April 2017). ""Les yeux au ciel" : Céline Dion s'adresse à son fils sur son nouveau single lumineux" (in French). Webedia. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 Thomas Monnier [@ThomasMonnier27] (14 April 2017). "Le nouveau single français de @celinedion est "Les yeux au ciel". Envoyé aux radios ce vendredi matin" (Tweet) (in French). Retrieved 14 April 2017 – via Twitter.
  4. 1 2 "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés". SNEP. 3 September 2016. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 "Céline Dion – Les yeux au ciel" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 "Celine Dion Chart History (Canada AC)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  7. 1 2 "Céline Dion va inaugurer le "M6 Music Show" le 7 septembre sur M6" (in French). lezappingdupaf.com. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  8. 1 2 "Céline Dion affiche une petite mine dans les coulisses de son "Grand Show" (photos)". closermag.fr. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2017.