"D'amour ou d'amitié" is the second single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 from Céline Dion

Celine Dion

Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...

's album Tellement j'ai d'amour...

Tellement J'ai D'amour...

Tellement j'ai d'amour... is a French studio album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released in Quebec, Canada on September 7, 1982. It's her 3rd French album.-Album information:...

. It was released in April 1983 in Quebec, Canada. In France, it was released in December 1982.

On January 24, 1983, Dion was chosen to represent Canada with "D'amour ou d'amitié," as revelation of the year at the MIDEM

Midem

-MIDEM:Short for Marché International du Disque et de l'Edition Musicale, MIDEM is the world's largest music industry trade fair, which has been held annually at and around the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France, since 1967...

 in Cannes

Cannes

Cannes is one of the best-known cities of the French Riviera, a busy tourist destination and host of the annual Cannes Film Festival. It is a Commune of France in the Alpes-Maritimes department....

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The song became a hit in Quebec where it entered the chart on May 7, 1983 and topped it for four weeks, spending forty weeks on the chart in total. "D'amour ou d'amitié" was certified gold for selling over 50,000 copies in Canada. Dion received also 4 Félix Award

Félix Award

The Félix Award is a music award, given on an annual basis to artists in the Canadian province of Quebec.The first Félix awards were presented on September 23, 1979, by the Association du disque, de l'industrie du spectacle québécois...

s at that time.

"D'amour ou d'amitié" was also released as a single in France. It was Dion's second single in this country after "Ce n'était qu'un rêve

Ce N'etait Qu'un Reve

"Ce n'était qu'un rêve" is a debut single by Quebecer singer Céline Dion, released on June 19, 1981 in Quebec, Canada. It was included on her first album La voix du bon Dieu....

" in 1982. The song became a hit there too, reaching number 10 on the singles chart. On September 1, 1983 Dion became the first Canadian to receive a gold certification in France with her song "D'amour ou d'amitié," which has sold more than 700,000 copies. Following this success, Dion released her first album in France, named Du soleil au cœur.

A music video was made from a TV special when the single came out in 1983.

Because of big success of "D'amour ou d'amitié," Céline Dion recorded its German version called "Was bedeute ich dir." It was released as a single in that country in 1984, backed with "Mon ami, geh nicht fort," German version of "Mon ami m'a quittée

Mon Ami M'a Quittee

"Mon ami m'a quittée" is the first single from Céline Dion's album Les chemins de ma maison. It was released in September 1983 in Quebec, Canada, and later in France and Belgium....

," as a B-side.

"D'amour ou d'amitié" became a part of Dion's 2005 French greatest hits album On ne change pas

On ne change pas

On ne change pas is a greatest hits album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, which sums up twenty five years of her French career. It's her first official French language 'best of' album in almost twenty years. On ne change pas is Dion's 22nd French album and 34th if counting all longplays...

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Formats and track listings

Canadian 7" single

1. "D'amour ou d'amitié" – 4:05
2. "Le vieux monsieur de la rue Royale" – 4:13

French 7" single

1. "D'amour ou d'amitié" – 4:05
2. "Visa pour les beaux jours" – 3:28

French 12" maxi single

1. "D'amour ou d'amitié" – 4:05
2. "Visa pour les beaux jours" – 3:28
3. "Ce n'était qu'un rêve
   Ce N'etait Qu'un Reve
   "Ce n'était qu'un rêve" is a debut single by Quebecer singer Céline Dion, released on June 19, 1981 in Quebec, Canada. It was included on her first album La voix du bon Dieu....
   
   " – 3:52
4. "L'amour viendra
   L'amour Viendra
   "L'amour viendra" is the third single by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released in 1982 in Quebec, Canada. It was included on her debut album La voix du bon Dieu....
   
   " – 4:20

German 7" single

1. "Was bedeute ich dir" – 4:05
2. "Mon ami, geh nicht fort" – 3:05

Charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
French Singles Chart Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry...	10
Quebec Singles Chart ADISQ The ADISQ is a nonprofit organization with the mission to help the music industry in Quebec. It was created in 1978....	1

Certifications

Country	Certification
Canada Canadian Recording Industry Association Music Canada is a Toronto-based, non-profit trade organization that was founded 9 April 1963 to represent the interests of companies that record, artists, manufacture, production, promotion and distribution of music in Canada...	Gold
France Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry...	Gold