Song of the day for March 23, 2024

Because You Loved Me by Celine Dion is today’s featured song. This is also the theme from the movie Up Close and Personal, starring Robert Redford and Michelle Pfeiffer.
In 1996, Celine Dion scored her second No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Because You Loved Me.” The Grammy-winning song was plucked from the French-Canadian artist’s fourth English language album, Falling Into You.
“Because You Loved Me” received critical acclaim and became a worldwide hit, reaching number one in the United States, Canada, and Australia, and reaching the 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 for Visual Media 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. The single sold more than five million copies in its first six months of availability worldwide.