I Believe in You (Je crois en toi)

"I Believe in You (Je crois en toi)"
"I Believe in You (Je crois en toi)"
Single by Celine Dion and Il Divo
from the album On ne change pas and Ancora
B-side	"Hasta Mi Final"
Released	1 May 2006
Recorded	25 May 2005 A Side Productions' Studios, Studio Piccolo, Sveriges Radio Studio 2
Genre	Operatic pop
Length	4:01
Label	Columbia; Epic;
Songwriter(s)	Jörgen Elofsson; Per Magnusson; David Kreuger; Matteo Saggese; Luc Plamondon;
Producer(s)	Per Magnusson; David Kreuger;
Celine Dion singles chronology
Il Divo singles chronology
Audio video
	"I Believe in You (Je crois en toi)" on YouTube

"I Believe in You (Je crois en toi)" is a duet by Celine Dion and Il Divo, released as the third and last single from Dion's On ne change pas album (2005), and first and only from Il Divo's Ancora (2005). At first, on 23 January 2006 "I Believe in You" was released as a radio single in the United States. The commercial single was issued 1 May 2006 in France and Switzerland.^[1] It was also released as a radio single in Canada, in May 2006.

Background and release

Luc Plamondon, with whom Dion worked in 1991 on her Dion chante Plamondon album, wrote French lyrics for the song.

There was no music video made for the song.

Dion and Il Divo promoted "I Believe in You" in various French television shows, performing it in late 2005.

The single peaked at number 30 in France and number 35 in Switzerland. In the US, it reached number 31 on the US Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks. Surprisingly, nearly 3 years after its release the song peaked at number 8 on the Portuguese Singles Chart according to Billboard magazine.

"I Believe in You" was featured on the official 2006 FIFA World Cup album, called Voices from the FIFA World Cup, which was released on 20 May 2006.

Il Divo are not the first opera singers who have performed and recorded with Dion. She had previously collaborated with Luciano Pavarotti on "I Hate You Then I Love You" and Andrea Bocelli on "The Prayer." The latter has been also performed by Dion and Josh Groban.

Critical reception

While reviewing Ancora, James Christopher Monger of AllMusic wrote: "They fawn over Celine Dion—who can barely contain her own affections..."^[2] Rob Theakston who reviewed Dion's On ne change pas on AllMusic, wrote that having the new songs, including the duet, was a "plus side" to the compilation.^[3]

Track listing and formats

French CD single

"I Believe in You (Je crois en toi)" – 4:00
"Hasta Mi Final" – 3:36

US CD single

"I Believe in You (Je crois en toi)" – 4:00

Versions

There are two released versions of the song, the difference is heard where the line "Someday I'll find you" is sung by a different member of Il Divo. On Dion's On ne change pas album the line is sung by Swiss tenor Urs Buhler, and on Il Divo's Ancora album the same line is sung by Spanish baritone Carlos Marín. This is due to them swapping lines, where the other line swapped is part of the harmony in Dion's verse (the second verse).

A third version of the duet performed entirely in English (Dion's verse included) was also recorded, but never released. Il Divo performed this version in their concerts with tenor David Miller singing Dion's parts.

Charts

Chart performance for "I Believe in You"
Chart (2006–2008)	Peak position
European Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)^[4]	90
France (SNEP)^[5]	30
Portugal Digital Songs (Billboard)^[6]	8
Quebec (ADISQ)^[7]	29
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[8]	35
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[9]	31

Release history

"I Believe in You" release history
Region	Date	Format
France^[10]	1 May 2006	CD
Switzerland^[10]	12 May 2006	CD

References

^ Glatzer, Jenna (2005). Céline Dion: For Keeps. Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 0-7407-5559-5.
^ Ancora Il Divo AllMusic
^ On ne change pas Celine Dion AllMusic
^ "Celine Dion – Chart Search" Billboard European Hot 100 Singles for Celine Dion. Retrieved 11 October 2014. ^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Il Divo and Céline Dion – I Believe in You (Je crois en toi)" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
^ "Portugal Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Archived from the original on 27 October 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
^ "Palmarès de la chanson anglophone et allophone au Québec" (in French). BAnQ. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
^ "Il Divo and Céline Dion – I Believe in You (Je crois en toi)". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
^ "Celine Dion Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Celine Dion and Il Divo – I Believe in You". Discogs. Retrieved 23 February 2017.

External links

"I Believe in You" at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Glatzer, Jenna (2005). Céline Dion: For Keeps. Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 0-7407-5559-5.

[2] Ancora Il Divo AllMusic

[3] On ne change pas Celine Dion AllMusic

[sc_Billboardeuropeanhot100_Celine_Dion_-4] "Celine Dion – Chart Search" Billboard European Hot 100 Singles for Celine Dion. Retrieved 11 October 2014. ^{[dead link‍]}

[sc_France_Il_Divo_and_Céline_Dion-5] "Il Divo and Céline Dion – I Believe in You (Je crois en toi)" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 12 October 2014.

[6] "Portugal Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Archived from the original on 27 October 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2016.

[7] "Palmarès de la chanson anglophone et allophone au Québec" (in French). BAnQ. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2019.

[sc_Switzerland_Il_Divo_and_Céline_Dion-8] "Il Divo and Céline Dion – I Believe in You (Je crois en toi)". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 12 October 2014.

[sc_Billboardadultcontemporary_Celine_Dion-9] "Celine Dion Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 October 2014.

[release-10] "Celine Dion and Il Divo – I Believe in You". Discogs. Retrieved 23 February 2017.

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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"
Promotional singles	"Have a Heart" "Des mots qui sonnent" "Quelqu'un que j'aime, quelqu'un qui m'aime" "Did You Give Enough Love" "Plus haut que moi" "(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman" "Le ballet" "Les derniers seront les premiers" "You've Got a Friend" "It's Hard to Say Goodbye" "En attendant ses pas" "God Bless America" "At Last" "Stand by Your Side" "Faith" "Contre nature" "You and I" "Beautiful Boy" "Je lui dirai" "Ma Nouvelle-France" "In Some Small Way" "Voler" "Breakaway" "Water and a Flame" "Celle qui m'a tout appris" "L'hymne" "Flying on My Own" "Love Again" "I'll Be"
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Live albums	An Evening with Il Divo: Live in Barcelona Live in Japan
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