Céline Dion: "Falling Into You" (1996)

"Falling into You" is a 1994 single by Argentine singer Marie-Claire D'Ubaldo, which was her biggest hit. It subsequently became the title track from Céline Dion's 1996 hit album Falling into You, released as the first single in Europe and Australia on February 19, 1996. In other parts of the world "Because You Loved Me" was released as the lead track.

Dion revealed the recording process of this song in her authorized biography Celine Dion : For Keeps:
“ I was not satisfied with the first recording we made with "Falling into You." This is a song with many nuances, with half-tones. I found the arrangements were too violent, my voice didn't flow enough. Everybody, however, the technicians, the authors, even David and René, seemed satisfied. I said nothing. But René felt that I wasn't happy... He asked me what was wrong. I explained it to him. He seemed surprised. Then I hummed him "Falling into You" describing after every time the arrangements which I was imagining. He quickly agreed with me. He seemed amazed, as if he just discovered something... I called the director and the engineer to explain how I was feeling my song, what kind of changes. They all agreed and were happy, they said it to me... This song marked a step of my emancipation as an artist... I was becoming a mature, grown-up, autonomous artist... So we came back in studio and we recorded "Falling into You" again. It never became a big song for the stage; it is too sweet, too subtle to move a crowd. But it is, in my opinion, one of the thrillest songs on the album Falling into You. And I love the lyrics.[1] ”

The final arrangement used on Celine Dion's version uses an identical backing track to D'Ubaldo's original version. The music video was directed by Nigel Dick between January 18-19, 1996 in Gorbio, France and released in February 1996.

The maxi-single included "Le ballet," which was released as promotional single in France, earlier the same year.

"Falling into You" reached number 1 in Spain and in Greece, and became a top 10 hit in Norway (number 8) and in the UK (number 10). The single has sold 170,000 copies in the UK and 165,000 in France, where it remains undercertified (should be silver).

Dion performed this song live during her Falling into You Tour.

"Falling into You" became a part of the Australian edition of All the Way… A Decade of Song greatest hits in 1999, The Collector's Series, Volume One compilation in 2000 and the European version of My Love: Essential Collection greatest hits in 2008.


- Lyrics:

And in your eyes I see ribbons of color
I see us inside of each other
I feel my unconscious merge with yours
And I hear a voice say, "What's his is hers"

I'm falling into you
This dream could come true
And it feels so good falling into you

I was afraid to let you in here
Now I have learned love can't be made in fear
The walls begin to tumble down
And I can't even see the ground

I'm falling into you
This dream could come true
And it feels so good falling into you

Falling like a leaf, falling like a star
Finding a belief, falling where you are

Catch me, don't let me drop!
Love me, don't ever stop!

So close your eyes and let me kiss you
And while you sleep I will miss you

I'm falling into you
This dream could come true
And it feels so good falling into you

Falling like a leaf, falling like a star
Finding a belief, falling where you are

Falling into you
Falling into you
Falling into you