I Want You to Need Me

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"I Want You to Need Me"
Single by Celine Dion
from the album All the Way... A Decade of Song
Released5 April 2000 (2000-04-05)
StudioParadise, Record Plant, The Hit Factory
GenrePop
Length4:34
Label
Songwriter(s)Diane Warren
Producer(s)Matt Serletic
Celine Dion singles chronology
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"
(2000) 		"I Want You to Need Me"
(2000) 		"Sous le vent"
(2001)
Music video
"I Want You to Need Me" on YouTube

"I Want You to Need Me" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Celine Dion for her 1999 greatest hits album, All the Way... A Decade of Song. It was written by Diane Warren and produced by Matt Serletic. "I Want You to Need Me" was released as the second single in North America and Japan in April 2000, and third single in selected European countries in July 2000. Several club remixes were created by Thunderpuss. The song received positive reviews from music critics and topped the Canadian Singles Chart. The music video was directed by Liz Friedlander.

Background and release

On 5 April 2000, "I Want You to Need Me" was released as the second single from All the Way... A Decade of Song in Japan.[1] On 19 July 2000, another "I Want You to Need Me" single was issued there, this time with remixes by Thunderpuss.[2] In the United States, the song impacted AC/Hot AC radio on 17 April 2000 and CHR/Pop radio on 25 April 2000.[3] The physical single was released in the US as a double A-side with "That's the Way It Is" on 1 August 2000.[4] "I Want You to Need Me" was also sent to radio in several European countries in June 2000, and was physically released there in July 2000.

Critical reception

Chuck Taylor reviewed "I Want You to Need Me" and wrote that linking Dion and Diane Warren has always been about "as fine a fit as a trusty pair of Thom McAn's." Between Warren's "heart-drenched" words and dramatic melody writing and Dion's "potent vocals straight from soulside, divadom has never sounded so mighty." According to him, for fans of Dion's "high-caliber" power ballads, this is truly among the best ever and a highlight on All the Way... A Decade of Song. Taylor stated that Warren's trusty melody is wholly natural and free-flowing, while production from the usually rock-oriented Matt Serletic is "sheer perfection. It all peaks from the glorious midsection through to the end, where Dion delivers exactly what we've come to expect: a crescendo as "spine-tingling" as those first few times we heard 'My Heart Will Go On.'"[5] Michael Paoletta from Billboard wrote about this song "a consummate love song ripe for a second single".[6] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic said that "this song isn't bad it just isn't that particularly memorable, especially compared to the hits."[7] Jose F. Promis reviewed the US CD maxi single and gave it 3 out 5 stars. He called the mixes "impassioned, high-NRG Thunderpuss remixes (...) which became something of an underground club hit. That song, in its original form, is a big bombastic ballad (and isn't on this disc), and is precisely the type of grand ballad that lends itself effortlessly to dancefloor transformation. However, the dance mixes can be a bit loud and a bit strident for those not into this sort of thing."[8]

Commercial performance

"I Want You to Need Me" entered the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart in April 2000 and peaked at number 19.[9] In late June 2000, it debuted at number one on the Canadian Singles Chart.[10] The song also entered the US Adult Contemporary chart in April 2000, peaking at number 12.[11] After being physically released, it debuted on the US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales and Hot Singles Sales charts in August 2000, reaching number 7 and 62, respectively.[12][13] "I Want You to Need Me" also reached top 40 in Sweden and Switzerland.[14][15]

Music video

The original music video was directed by Paul Hunter in February 2000, but it was never released. It had a story line where a girl, played by Angela Sarafyan, had a bad boyfriend and was rebelling against her mother.[16] The song's second music video was directed by Liz Friedlander and released on 1 May 2000.[17] It was included later on Dion's All the Way... A Decade of Song & Video DVD.

Formats and track listings

Charts

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Japan 5 April 2000 CD SMEJ [1]
United States 17 April 2000
[3][26]
25 April 2000 Contemporary hit radio [3][27]
Japan 19 July 2000 CD (Remixes) SMEJ [2]
United States 1 August 2000
  • Epic
  • 550 Music
 [4]

References

  1. ^ a b "セリーヌ・ディオンの作品" (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Celine Dion – I Want You to Need Me (The Re-Mixes)" (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Celine "I Want You to Need Me"" (PDF). Radio & Records. p. 118. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  4. ^ a b "That's the Way It Is / Want You Need Me by Celine Dion". Amazon.com, Inc. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Billboard". Billboard. 22 April 2000.
  6. ^ "Billboard". Billboard. 13 November 1999.
  7. ^ "All the Way: A Decade of Song - Céline Dion | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Album Search for "thats the way it is us cd"". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  9. ^ a b "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 7295." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  10. ^ a b "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 8 July 2000. p. 46. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  11. ^ a b "Celine Dion Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  12. ^ a b "Hot Singles Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  13. ^ "Dance Singles Sales". Billboard. 19 August 2000. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  14. ^ a b "Céline Dion – I Want You to Need Me". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  15. ^ a b "Céline Dion – I Want You to Need Me". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  16. ^ Noah Lehava (13 May 2019). "Westworld's Angela Sarafyan's First Acting Gig? A Céline Dion Music Video". coveteur.com. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  17. ^ "Céline Dion: I Want You to Need Me". IMDb. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  18. ^ a b Sam Jaspers (2006). Ultratop 1995-2005. Book & Media Publishing. ISBN 90-5720-232-8.
  19. ^ "Céline Dion – I Want You to Need Me" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  20. ^ "Norwegian Airplay Chart". VG-lista. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  21. ^ "Major Market Airplay: Poland" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 27. 1 July 2000. p. 23. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  22. ^ "Palmarès de la chanson anglophone et allophone au Québec" (PDF) (in French). BAnQ. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  23. ^ "Celine Dion Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  24. ^ "The Best of 2000: Most Played Adult Contemporary Songs" (PDF). Airplay Monitor. Vol. 8, no. 51. 22 December 2000. p. 50. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  25. ^ "The Year in Music" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 53. 30 December 2000. p. YE-60. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  26. ^ "Gavin AC/Hot AC: Impact Dates". Gavin Report. No. 2300. 14 April 2000. p. 20.
  27. ^ "Gavin Top 40/Rhythm Crossover: Impact Dates". Gavin Report. No. 2301. 21 April 2000. p. 10.

External links

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