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Did You Give Enough Love

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"Did You Give Enough Love"
Promotional single by Celine Dion
from the album Celine Dion
ReleasedJuly 1993 (1993-07)
StudioCove City Sound (New York)
GenrePop
Length4:21
LabelColumbia
Songwriters
ProducerRic Wake
Music video
"Did You Give Enough Love" on YouTube

"Did You Give Enough Love" is a song by Canadian singer Celine Dion from her eleventh studio album, Celine Dion (1992). Written by Seth Swirsky and Arnie Roman, and produced by Ric Wake, it was released as a promotional single in Canada in July 1993.[1] The song entered several Canadian airplay charts, reaching number 17 on the RPM Top Singles, 19 on The Record Contemporary Hit Radio, 23 on the RPM Adult Contemporary, and 25 in Quebec.

Background and release

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"Did You Give Enough Love" was written by Seth Swirsky and Arnie Roman, and produced by Ric Wake. It was issued as a promotional single in Canada from Dion's self‑titled album Celine Dion.[2] The single included two remixes created by Jean-Pierre Isaac.

Critical reception

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Billboard described the track as a "beat-laden" pop song.[3] Parry Gettelman of the Orlando Sentinel wrote that Dion "really excels" on the dance‑oriented track, performed in the style of Lisa Stansfield.[4]

Commercial performance

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In Canada, "Did You Give Enough Love" debuted on the RPM Top Singles chart on 17 July 1993 and peaked at number 17 on 14 August 1993.[5] It also entered the RPM Adult Contemporary chart on 24 July 1993, reaching number 23 on 31 July 1993.[6] On The Record's Contemporary Hit Radio chart, the song peaked at number 19 on 6 September 1993.[7] It also entered the Quebec airplay chart on 7 August 1993,[8] eventually reaching number 25 and spending 15 weeks on the chart.[8]

Music video

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The black‑and‑white music video for "Did You Give Enough Love" was filmed in Montreal and directed by Alain DesRochers.[9] It was released in July 1993.[9] In July 2019, the video was uploaded to Dion's YouTube channel.[10]

Formats and track listing

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  • Canadian promotional CD single
  1. "Did You Give Enough Love" (remix 45") – 4:22
  2. "Did You Give Enough Love" (12" club mix) – 6:44
  3. "Did You Give Enough Love" (album version) – 4:21

Charts

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Chart performance
Chart (1993) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5]17
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[6]23
Canada Contemporary Hit Radio (The Record)[7] 19
Quebec Radio Songs (ADISQ)[11] 25

References

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  1. ↑ "Hit Adds" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 58, no. 1. 17 July 1993. p. 1. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Céline Dion by Céline Dion". Apple Music. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Album Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. 11 April 1992. p. 43. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  4. ↑ Gettelman, Parry (10 April 1992). "Celine Dion". Orlando Sentinel.
  5. 1 2 "Top Singles. Volume 58, Issue 5 (1993-08-14)". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Adult Contemporary. Volume 58, Issue 3 (1993-07-31)". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  7. 1 2 Nanda Lwin (1999). Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide. Music Data Canada. ISBN 1-896594-13-1.
  8. 1 2 "Palmarès de la chanson anglophone et allophone au Québec" (in French). Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  9. 1 2 "Céline Dion: Did You Give Enough Love (Music Video 1993)". IMDb. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  10. ↑ "Céline Dion - Did You Give Enough Love (Official Video)". YouTube. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  11. ↑ "Compilation des succès par ordre alphabétique d'interprètes" (PDF) (in French). Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
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