"The Reason" is a 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 Let's Talk About Love

Let's Talk About Love

Let's Talk About Love is an album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released on November 18, 1997. It is her fifth English-language album and twenty-third in total. Let's Talk About Love remains one of the best-selling albums in history with over 31 million copies sold worldwide...

. It was released on December 8, 1997 in selected European countries: United Kingdom, Ireland and Belgium. In France, it was issued as a double A-side single with "My Heart Will Go On

My Heart Will Go On

"My Heart Will Go On" is the theme song/love theme of the 1997 blockbuster film Titanic. With music by James Horner, lyrics by Will Jennings, and production by Simon Franglen, James Horner and Walter Afanasieff ,, it was recorded by Céline Dion...

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"The Reason" was co-written by Carole King

Carole King

Carole King is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. King and her former husband Gerry Goffin wrote more than two dozen chart hits for numerous artists during the 1960s, many of which have become standards. As a singer, King had an album, Tapestry, top the U.S...

 and produced by the famous Beatles

The Beatles

The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...

 producer Sir George Martin

George Martin

Sir George Henry Martin CBE is an English record producer, arranger, composer and musician. He is sometimes referred to as "the Fifth Beatle"— a title that he often describes as "nonsense," but the fact remains that he served as producer on all but one of The Beatles' original albums...

. King did also the background vocals.

The song peaked at number 11 in the United Kingdom and number 13 in Ireland. In France, thanks to "My Heart Will Go On" it was number 1 for 13 weeks and became a million selling single certified with diamond award (1,200,000 copies sold).

The music video was directed by Scott Floyd Lochmus and released in December 1997. It was showing the recording of the song in the studio.

Dion performed "The Reason" during her Let's Talk About Love Tour

Let's Talk About Love Tour

The Let's Talk About Love World Tour is the eighth concert tour by Canadian recording artist Celine Dion. Visiting North America, Asia and Europe; the trek supported Dion's fifth English studio album Let's Talk About Love and her eleventh French studio album, S'il suffisait d'aimer. Initially...

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The track was included later on The Collector's Series, Volume One in 2000 and My Love: Ultimate Essential Collection

My Love: Essential Collection

My Love: Essential Collection is a greatest hits album by Canadian recording artist Celine Dion. It was released by Columbia Records on October 24, 2008 as the follow up to her previous English-language compilation, All the Way... A Decade of Song . Before releasing My Love: Essential Collection,...

European edition in 2008.

The recording of this song was included as a bonus on the Au cœur du stade DVD.

"The Reason" is also included in Dion's new Las Vegas show, Celine.

Formats and track listings

French CD single

1. "The Reason" – 5:01
2. "My Heart Will Go On
   My Heart Will Go On
   "My Heart Will Go On" is the theme song/love theme of the 1997 blockbuster film Titanic. With music by James Horner, lyrics by Will Jennings, and production by Simon Franglen, James Horner and Walter Afanasieff ,, it was recorded by Céline Dion...
   
   " – 4:40

UK CD single

1. "The Reason" – 5:01
2. "Be the Man
   Be the Man
   "Be the Man," is the second single from Céline Dion's album Let's Talk About Love. It was released on November 13, 1997 in Japan only....
   
   " – 4:39

UK CD maxi single #1

1. "The Reason" – 5:01
2. "Be the Man" – 4:39
3. "Make You Happy
   Make You Happy (song)
   "Make You Happy" is a promotional single from Céline Dion's album Falling into You. It was released on July 7, 1997 in Brazil only.The song was written by Andy Marvel and produced by Ric Wake...
   
   " – 4:31
4. "With this Tear" – 4:12

UK CD maxi single #2

1. "The Reason" – 5:01
2. "Cherche encore" – 3:24
3. "Lovin' Proof" – 4:09
4. "The Christmas Song
   The Christmas Song
   "The Christmas Song" is a classic Christmas song written in 1944 by musician, composer, and vocalist Mel Tormé and Bob Wells. According to Tormé, the song was written during a blistering hot summer...
   
   " – 4:12

Cover versions

In April 1998, Céline Dion sang "The Reason" as a duet with Carole King during the VH1 Divas

VH1 Divas

In 1998, VH1 debuted the first annual VH1 Divas concert. VH1 Divas Live was created to support the channel's Save The Music Foundation and subsequent concerts in the series have also benefited that foundation. The VH1 Divas concerts aired annually from 1998 to 2004. After a five year hiatus, the...

 concert. Carole King recorded also her own version of this song for her 2001 album Love Makes the World

Love Makes the World

Love Makes the World is a 2001 studio album by Carole King. Distributed by Koch Records, it was her first release on her Rockingale Records label....

, this time with Céline Dion on backing vocals.

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Belgian Flanders Singles Chart Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts...	78
Belgian Wallonia Singles Chart Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts...	59
European Singles Chart	12
Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...	13
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	11
Chart (1998)	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...	1

Certifications

Country	Certification
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...	Diamond