To Love You More


"To Love You More" is a song by Canadian singer Celine Dion, written by David Foster and Edgar Bronfman Jr., writing under the pen-name Junior Miles. It was released as a single in Japan on 21 October 1995 and became a hit, reaching number one on the Oricon Singles Chart and selling 1.5 million copies. The lyrics are about a woman who makes an impassioned plea to her lover so that he does not leave her for another woman.

Background and release

It was recorded for a popular Japanese TV drama series, called :jp:恋人よ |Koibito yo, and included on The Colour of My Love album re-release in Japan. Later it appeared on the Asian edition of Falling into You, Live à Paris, and the US edition of Let's Talk About Love, being released as the third single from this album.
In 1995 Sony Music Entertainment Japan released a promotional video showing Celine performing in the recording studio the original studio version.
"To Love You More" became one of the most performed songs by Dion during her live shows and was performed in the setlist of the Falling Into You Around the World Tour, Let's Talk About Love World Tour, A New Day..., the Taking Chances World Tour, the 2018 tour, and the final year of her Las Vegas residency show, Celine. Dion also performed "To Love You More" during her BST Hyde Park concert in London on July 5th 2019 and her Courage World Tour. Live versions of this song can be found on many of Dion's DVDs, including Live in Las Vegas - A New Day.... The track appeared also on All the Way… A Decade of Song greatest hits in 1999 and in 2008.
Also in 1996, Sony Music Entertainment released a promotional video showing a live performance from the Falling Into You Around the World Tour, with Taro Hakase on violin. The song was re-released on 7 April 1999 in Japan, this time as a maxi-single with club remixes created by Tony Moran.
"To Love You More" won International Single Grand Prix Award at the Japan Gold Disc Awards in Japan, and ASCAP Pop Award and two BMI Pop Awards for Most Performed Song in the United States.

Commercial performance

The song became a smash hit in Japan, hitting number 1 for 5 weeks and selling 1,500,000 copies. Dion was the first international artist who reached number 1 on the Oricon Singles Chart, since Irene Cara's "Flashdance... What a Feeling" in 1983. "To Love You More" remains the second best-selling song by an international artist and the best-selling single by an international female artist in Japan. It is also one of only three international songs that has sold more than 1 million copies. To date Dion is the most recent North American artist to reach #1 on the chart and only the 4th overall.
In July 2010, "To Love You More" realtone was certified gold after selling 100,000 copies.
The song is very popular in Asia, and is found on numerous karaoke selections.
"To Love You More" was also successful on the American radio, although the edited version played by most US radio stations omitted Kryzler & Company's violin bridge and omitted a sizeable chunk of the song's ending. It spent 8 weeks at number 1 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks and reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay.
In Canada, "To Love You More" peaked at number 4 on the Quebec Airplay Chart and number 5 on the Canadian Adult Contemporary.

Personnel

1995 Japanese CD single
  1. "To Love You More" – 5:32
  2. "To Love You More" – 5:24
1999 Japanese CD single
  1. "To Love You More" – 4:53
  2. "To Love You More" – 5:53
  3. "To Love You More" – 10:08
  4. "To Love You More" – 5:30
1995 Japanese promo CD single
  1. "To Love You More" – 3:55
1998 US promo CD single
  1. "To Love You More" – 4:39
  2. "To Love You More" – 5:28
1998 US promo 12" single
  1. "To Love You More" – 10:10
  2. "To Love You More" – 9:35

    Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Chart Position
Canada Adult Contemporary 30

Chart Position
US Radio Songs 45
US Adult Contemporary 8
US Adult Top 40 53
US Mainstream Top 40 68

Chart Position
US Adult Contemporary 38

Certifications and sales

!colspan=3|Mini CD single
!colspan=3|Full-length ringtone

Release history