"If Walls Could Talk" is a song by 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...

, which was intended as the final 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 her greatest hits album All the Way... A Decade of Song

All the Way... A Decade of Song

All the Way… A Decade of Song is the first English greatest hits album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released on November 12, 1999. It is her 7th English album and 27th in total. All the Way... A Decade of Song was extremely successful, selling over 22 million copies worldwide...

.

"If Walls Could Talk" was written and produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange, best known for his multplatinum recordings with Shania Twain

Shania Twain

Shania Twain, OC is a Canadian country pop singer-songwriter. Her album The Woman in Me , brought her fame and her 1997 album Come On Over, became the best-selling album of all time by a female musician in any genre, and the best-selling country album of all time. It has sold over 40 million...

, who sang backing vocals on this track, and programmed by Richard Meyer

Richard Meyer (producer)

Richard Meyer , is a record producer and songwriter of pop music and electronic music....

 aka Swayd.

First, in January 2000 there were rumors that "If Walls Could Talk" will be Céline Dion's next single in the United Kingdom. But two months later, Sony Music UK released "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" instead. In April 2000, the cover of the single and the tracklist became available. "If Walls Could Talk" was supposed to be released on May 5, 2000 in Mexico, but it was cancelled. They preferred to release "I Want You to Need Me

I Want You to Need Me

"I Want You to Need Me" is the last single from Céline Dion's greatest hits album All the Way... A Decade of Song, released on July 15, 2000.It was written by Diane Warren, who also wrote for Céline Dion her hit "Because You Loved Me" among others...

." Again, in October Sony decided to release the single in Europe, Australia, Japan and Central America in December 2000. But the release was cancelled for the third time. With this the promotion of All the Way... A Decade of Song has ended.

"If Walls Could Talk" music video, directed by Liz Friedlander

Liz Friedlander

Liz Friedlander is an American film, music video and television director.Originally from New York, Friedlander moved to Pennsylvania to attend the Drama Conservatory school at Carnegie Mellon University...

 in 2000, was released on the 2001 All the Way... A Decade of Song & Video DVD compilation.

Formats and track listings

Australian cancelled CD maxi single

1. "If Walls Could Talk" – 5:19
2. "Then You Look at Me
   Then You Look at Me
   "Then You Look at Me" is a theme song from the movie Bicentennial Man. It was supposed to be released as the second single from Céline Dion's album All the Way.....
   
   " – 4:08
3. "Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)
   Un Garçon Pas Comme Les Autres (Ziggy)
   "Un garçon pas comme les autres " is a hit song from the Dion chante Plamondon album by Céline Dion...
   
   " (live) – 3:19

European/Japanese cancelled CD maxi single

1. "If Walls Could Talk"– 5:19
2. "If Walls Could Talk" (radio edit) – 4:34
3. "To Love You More
   To Love You More
   "To Love You More" is a single by Céline Dion, released in Japan on October 23, 1995.It was recorded for a popular Japanese TV drama series, called Koibito Yo , and included on The Colour of My Love album re-release in Japan...
   
   " – 5:28