"Ma Nouvelle-France" (meaning "my New France") is a song by Canadian singer Celine Dion for the soundtrack of the 2004 historical drama film, Nouvelle-France. It was written by Luc Plamondon and Patrick Doyle, and produced by Christopher Neil. The song was released as a promotional single in Quebec in November 2004 and peaked at number seven on the airplay chart.
| "Ma Nouvelle-France" | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Promotional single by Celine Dion | |
| from the album Nouvelle-France | |
| Released | 19 November 2004 |
| Recorded | 3 October 2004 |
| Genre | Pop |
| Length | 3:11 |
| Label | Columbia |
| Songwriter(s) | |
| Producer(s) | Christopher Neil |
| Music video | |
| "Ma Nouvelle-France" on YouTube | |
Background and release
editJean Beaudin directed Nouvelle-France, a historical drama film, which takes place in the middle of the 18th century, as England and France battle over the control of Canada. It was released in Canada on 19 November 2004 and in France on 20 July 2005. The soundtrack was composed Patrick Doyle. Dion agreed to record a theme song for the movie, titled "Ma Nouvelle-France". It was written by Luc Plamondon and Doyle, and produced by Christopher Neil. Dion recorded her vocals on 3 October 2004 at the Digital Insights Studios in Las Vegas. The music was recorded earlier at the Studio Vale House in Bucks, England. In 2005, "Ma Nouvelle-France" was included on Dion's greatest hits album, On ne change pas.[1]
Commercial performance
edit"Ma Nouvelle-France" entered the airplay chart in Quebec on 13 November 2004, peaking at number seven.[2][3] It stayed on the chart for 28 weeks.[2]
Music video
editThe music video was directed by Jean Beaudin.[4] It shows Dion singing the song in the rerecording studio while scenes from the film are inter-cut in between.[4] In 2005, the video was included as a bonus on Dion's greatest hits DVD collection, On ne change pas.
Charts
edit| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Quebec (ADISQ Radio)[3] | 7 |
| Quebec (BDS Radio)[2] | 9 |
References
edit- ^ "On ne change pas (l'intégrale edition) by Céline Dion". Apple Music. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "Compilation des succès par ordre alphabétique d'interprètes" (PDF) (in French). Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Le Palmarès". ADISQ. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Céline Dion: Ma Nouvelle-France (Music Video 2004)". IMDb. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
External links
edit- "Ma Nouvelle-France" at Discogs (list of releases)