"Destin"
Song by Celine Dion
from the album D'eux
Released30 March 1995 (1995-03-30)
RecordedNovember–December 1994
StudioMéga (Paris)
GenrePop rock
Length4:15
Label
Songwriter(s)Jean-Jacques Goldman
Producer(s)
Audio video
"Destin" on YouTube

"Destin" (meaning "destiny") is a song by Canadian singer Celine Dion from her thirteenth studio album, D'eux (1995). It was written by Jean-Jacques Goldman and produced by Goldman and Erick Benzi. Despite not being released as a single, "Destin" was very popular on the radio in Quebec. It entered the chart in January 1996 and peaked at number three.

Background and release

Dion recorded D'eux in November and December 1994 in the Méga Studio in Paris, France.[1] Most songs were written by Jean-Jacques Goldman, while the production was handled by Goldman and Erick Benzi.[2] "Destin", written by Goldman, became very popular on the radio in Quebec in early 1996, despite not being released as a single. Dion also often performed it during her concerts.[3] In 2005, the song was included on her greatest hits album, On ne change pas.[4]

Commercial performance

"Destin" entered the airplay chart in Quebec on 20 January 1996 and peaked at number three.[5] It stayed 37 weeks on the chart in total.[6]

Charts

Chart performance for "Destin"
Chart (1996) Peak
position
Quebec Airplay (ADISQ)[7] 3

References

  1. ^ "Histoire de culte: comment l'album D'eux de Céline Dion est devenu le disque francophone le plus vendu de tous les temps". Elle (in French). 30 March 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  2. ^ "D'eux by Céline Dion". Apple Music. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Céline Dion - Destin (Live à Paris 1995)". YouTube. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  4. ^ "On ne change pas by Céline Dion". Apple Music. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Compilation des succès par ordre alphabétique d'interprètes" (PDF) (in French). Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Palmarès reconstitués de la chanson au Québec" (in French). Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Québec Info Musique: Céline Dion" (in French). Québec Info Musique. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
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