BECAUSE YOU LOVED ME
CELINE DION
SONGWRITER: Diane Warren
COUNTRY: CANADA
ALBUM: FALLING INTO YOU
LABEL: SONY MUSIC ENTRETAINEMENT
GENRE: POP
YEAR: 1996
"Because
You Loved Me" is a song recorded by Canadian Singer Celine Dion for her fourth English-language studio album, Falling into You (1996). It was released on 20 February 1996, as the first single in North
America, South America and Asia. It was released as the second single from the
album in Australia, on 29 April 1996, and in May 1996 in Europe. "Because
You Loved Me" was written by Diane
Warren and produced by David Foster,
and served as the theme song from the 1996 film Up
Close & Personal, starring Robert Redford and Michelle Pfeiffer.
"Because You Loved Me" received critical
acclaim and became a worldwide hit, reaching number one in the United States,
Canada and Australia, and reaching top ten in many other countries. In the
United States alone, it has sold over two million copies. "Because
You Loved Me" won the Grammy Award for Best Song Written Specifically
for a Motion Picture or Television, and was
nominated for the Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
It was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song and Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song.
For
all those times you stood by me
For all the truth that you made me see
For all the joy you brought to my life
For all the wrong that you made right
For every dream you made come true
For all the love I found in you
I'll be forever thankful baby
You're the one who held me up
Never let me fall
You're the one who saw me through, through it all
You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'cause you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me
You gave me wings and made me fly
You touched my hand I could touch the sky
I lost my faith, you gave it back to me
You said no star was out of reach
You stood by me and I stood tall
I had your love I had it all
I'm grateful for each day you gave me
Maybe I don't know that much
But I know this much is true
I was blessed because I was loved by you
You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith cause you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me
You were always there for me
The tender wind that carried me
A light in the dark shining your love into my life
You've been my inspiration
Through the lies you were the truth
My world is a better place because of you
You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'cause you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me