"My Love" | ||||||||||
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Single by Celine Dion | ||||||||||
from the album Taking Chances and My Love: Essential Collection | ||||||||||
Released | 23 September 2008 | |||||||||
Format | Music download, CD single | |||||||||
Recorded | April 2007, , Sweden | |||||||||
Genre | Pop | |||||||||
Length | 4:08 (Album Version) 5:07 (Live Version) |
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Label | Columbia, Epic | |||||||||
Writer(s) | Linda Perry | |||||||||
Producer(s) | Linda Perry | |||||||||
Celine Dion singles chronology | ||||||||||
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"My Love" is a song recorded by Canadian recording artist Celine Dion. Written and produced by Linda Perry and originally featured on Dion's ninth English studio album Taking Chances (2007), the song was released as the lead single from her greatest hits album My Love: Essential Collection. The song went to radio on 22 September 2008 and became available as a music download on the next day.
The pop ballad received mixed reviews from music critics. Some praised the song, calling it an "empowering" and gracious ballad. However, some critics noted that the song didn't offer anything new. The song had a moderate impact on the charts, entering the Canadian Hot 100 chart and Billboard's Hot Adult Contemporary.
"My Love" was originally featured on Dion's ninth English studio album Taking Chances (2007). It was written and produced by Linda Perry, who also produced the song "New Dawn", also present on the album. The song was recorded live in , Sweden, during the Taking Chances World Tour and included on her fourth greatest hits album My Love: Essential Collection (2008). In fact, the live version was released as the lead single from the compilation, going to radio on 22 September 2008 and became available as a music download on the next day. The physical two-track single was released on 20 October 2008 in the United Kingdom and 31 October 2008 in Germany.
The song received mixed to favorable reviews from music critics. Sarah Rodman from The Boston Globe named it a "sky-scraping ballad," while Chuck Taylor from Billboard called it a "radio triumph" and "empowering." In the same vein, Ashante Infantry of Toronto Star wrote that the song is a "cringe-worthy diva track."Edna Gundersen of USA Today enjoyed the song, writing that Dion "shows admirable restraint and grace on My Love."