Courage (Celine Dion song)

2019 single by Celine Dion

"Courage"

Single by Celine Dion
from the album  Courage
Released| 18 September 2019 (2019-09-18)
Genre| Pop
Length| 4:14
Label| Columbia
Songwriter(s)|

* Stephan Moccio
* Erik Alcock
* Liz Rodrigues

Producer(s)| Stephan Moccio
Celine Dion singles chronology
| "Lying Down"
(2019)  | "Courage"
(2019)  | "Set My Heart on Fire"
(2024)

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Music video
"Courage" on YouTube

"Courage" is a song by Canadian singer Celine Dion from her twelfth English-language studio album, Courage (2019). It was written by Stephan Moccio, Erik Alcock and Liz Rodrigues, and produced by Moccio. "Courage" was released as a digital download on 18 September 2019. On the same day, Dion embarked on her Courage World Tour, where she performed the song. "Courage" entered the sales charts in Canada and France, and received positive reviews from music critics. The black and white music video premiered on 13 November 2019. In March 2020, the song was sent to radio in Quebec.

## Background and release

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"Courage" was written by Stephan Moccio, Erik Alcock and Liz Rodrigues. It was produced by Moccio, who previously co-wrote Dion's 2002 single, "A New Day Has Come".[1] "Courage" is an emotional piano ballad, dealing with the loss of a loved one.[2][3] Together with "Imperfections" and "Lying Down", the song was released as a digital download on 18 September 2019, the day Dion started her Courage World Tour, promoting the Courage album.[4]

## Critical reception

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The song received positive critical reviews. According to A Bit of Pop Music, "Courage" has a very personal content.[2] It is a piano and strings based emotional power ballad, dealing with the loss of a person close to you.[2] With the death of her husband René Angélil in 2016, "Courage" must be close to Dion's heart and she sings it with emotive vocals and a lot of passion.[2] Mike Wass from Idolator described "Courage" as a simple piano ballad that lets Dion pull the vocal trigger as she shares important life lessons.[3] It is raw and very emotional.[3]

## Commercial performance

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After being released as a digital download on 18 September 2019, "Courage" debuted on several sales charts and reached number two in Quebec[5] and number 20 in Canada.[6] In March 2021, it was serviced to the contemporary hit radio in Quebec, where it peaked at number three.[7]

## Music video

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The audio of "Courage" was uploaded on YouTube on 18 September 2019.[8] The music video, directed by Se Oh and filmed entirely in black and white, premiered on 13 November 2019.[9] Kai Krause worked on it as a cinematographer and Marco Venditto as a lighting director.[9] The video was produced by Mad Ruk Entertainment and Telescope Films.[9]

## Credits and personnel

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* Stephan Moccio – producer, composer, lyricist, piano, keyboards, background vocal
* Erik Alcock – composer, lyricist
* Liz Rodrigues – composer, lyricist
* TommyD – string session co-producer
* Jay Paul Bicknell – background vocal, engineer
* Kylen Deporter – background vocal, engineer
* Wired Strings – strings
* Rosie Danvers – string arranger
* Nick Taylor – engineer
* François Lalonde – recording engineer
* Serban Ghenea – mixing engineer
* John Hanes – assistant engineer
* Rob Katz – assistant engineer
* Vlado Meller – mastering engineer
* John McL. Doelp – executive producer

Source:[10]

## Charts

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Chart performance for "Courage"  Chart (2019–2020)  | Peak
position

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Canada Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[6] | 20
France Sales (SNEP)[11] | 46
Quebec Digital Sales (ADISQ)[5] | 2
Quebec Radio (ADISQ)[7] | 3

## Release history

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"Courage" release history  Region  | Date  | Format  | Label  | Ref.

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Various  | 18 September 2019  |

* Digital download
* streaming

| Columbia | [12]
Quebec  | 3 March 2020  | Contemporary hit radio | [7]

## References

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1. ^ "Courage". celinedion.com. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
2. ^ a b c d "Single Review: Céline Dion – Imperfections / Lying Down / Courage". abitofpopmusic.com. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
3. ^ a b c Mike Wass (18 September 2019). "New Music! Céline Dion Drops "Imperfections", "Lying Down" & "Courage"". Idolator. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
4. ^ Rania Aniftos (18 September 2019). "Celine Dion Triples Down With 'Courage' Title Track, Plus New Singles 'Lying Down' & 'Imperfections': Listen". Billboard. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
5. ^ a b "This week's top selling digital tracks based on the digital album sales in Quebec". ADISQ. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
6. ^ a b "Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
7. ^ a b c "This week's most popular songs across all radio from Quebec". ADISQ. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
8. ^ "Céline Dion - Courage (Official Audio)". 18 September 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019 - via YouTube.
9. ^ a b c "Céline Dion - Courage (Official Video)". 13 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019 - via YouTube.
10. ^ "Courage". YouTube. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
11. ^ "Classement officiel des ventes de singles & titres en France du 13 septembre 2019 au 19 septembre 2019" (in French). Webedia. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
12. ^ "Courage (Deluxe Edition)". Apple Music. Retrieved 13 November 2019.

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Celine Dion songs

* Singles discography

1980s singles|

* "Ce n'était qu'un rêve"
* "La voix du bon Dieu"
* "Tellement j'ai d'amour pour toi"
* "D'amour ou d'amitié"
* "Mon ami m'a quittée"
* "Ne me plaignez pas"
* "Une colombe"
* "Mon rêve de toujours"
* "Un amour pour moi"
* "Vois comme c'est beau"
* "C'est pour toi"
* "C'est pour vivre"
* "Dans la main d'un magicien"
* "La ballade de Michel"
* "L'univers a besoin d'amour"
* "Fais ce que tu voudras"
* "On traverse un miroir"
* "Incognito"
* "Je ne veux pas"
* "Lolita (trop jeune pour aimer)"
* "Comme un cœur froid"
* "La religieuse"
* "Ne partez pas sans moi"
* "Délivre-moi"
* "Jours de fièvre"
* "D'abord, c'est quoi l'amour"
* "Can't Live with You, Can't Live Without You"

1990s singles|

* "(If There Was) Any Other Way"
* "Unison"
* "Where Does My Heart Beat Now"
* "The Last to Know"
* "Beauty and the Beast"
* "Je danse dans ma tête"
* "If You Asked Me To"
* "Nothing Broken but My Heart"
* "Love Can Move Mountains"
* "Water from the Moon"
* "Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)"
* "When I Fall in Love"
* "The Power of Love"
* "L'amour existe encore"
* "Misled"
* "Think Twice"
* "Only One Road"
* "Calling You"
* "Pour que tu m'aimes encore"
* "Je sais pas"
* "Next Plane Out"
* "To Love You More"
* "Falling into You"
* "Because You Loved Me"
* "It's All Coming Back to Me Now"
* "The Power of the Dream"
* "All by Myself"
* "Call the Man"
* "J'attendais"
* "Tell Him"
* "Be the Man"
* "The Reason"
* "My Heart Will Go On"
* "Immortality"
* "Zora sourit"
* "I'm Your Angel"
* "S'il suffisait d'aimer"
* "On ne change pas"
* "Treat Her Like a Lady"
* "That's the Way It Is"

2000s singles|

* "Live (for the One I Love)"
* "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"
* "I Want You to Need Me"
* "Sous le vent"
* "A New Day Has Come"
* "I'm Alive"
* "Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)"
* "I Drove All Night"
* "One Heart"
* "Tout l'or des hommes"
* "Have You Ever Been in Love"
* "Et je t'aime encore"
* "Je ne vous oublie pas"
* "Tous les secrets"
* "Tout près du bonheur"
* "I Believe in You (Je crois en toi)"
* "Et s'il n'en restait qu'une (je serais celle-là)"
* "Immensité"
* "Taking Chances"
* "Eyes on Me"
* "A World to Believe In"
* "The Prayer"
* "Alone"
* "My Love"

2010s singles|

* "Parler à mon père"
* "Le miracle"
* "Qui peut vivre sans amour?"
* "Loved Me Back to Life"
* "Incredible"
* "The Show Must Go On"
* "Encore un soir"
* "Recovering"
* "L'étoile"
* "Si c'était à refaire"
* "Je nous veux"
* "Les yeux au ciel"
* "Ashes"
* "Imperfections"
* "Lying Down"
* "Courage"

2020s singles|

* "Set My Heart on Fire"

Promotional singles|

* "Have a Heart"
* "Des mots qui sonnent"
* "Quelqu'un que j'aime, quelqu'un qui m'aime"
* "Did You Give Enough Love"
* "Plus haut que moi"
* "(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman"
* "Le ballet"
* "Les derniers seront les premiers"
* "You've Got a Friend"
* "It's Hard to Say Goodbye"
* "En attendant ses pas"
* "God Bless America"
* "At Last"
* "Stand by Your Side"
* "Faith"
* "Contre nature"
* "You and I"
* "Beautiful Boy"
* "Je lui dirai"
* "Ma Nouvelle-France"
* "In Some Small Way"
* "Voler"
* "Breakaway"
* "Water and a Flame"
* "Celle qui m'a tout appris"
* "L'hymne"
* "Flying on My Own"
* "Love Again"
* "I'll Be"

Other songs|

* "Destin"
* "J'irai où tu iras"
* "Send Me a Lover"
* "Miles to Go (Before I Sleep)"
* "Dans un autre monde"
* "O Holy Night"
* "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"
* "On s'est aimé à cause"
* "How Does a Moment Last Forever"
* "The Gift"

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