Ma Nouvelle-France

"Ma Nouvelle-France"
"Ma Nouvelle-France"
Single by Celine Dion
from the album Nouvelle-France and On Ne Change Pas
Released	1 November 2004
Recorded	Digital Insights Recording
Genre	Pop
Length	3:11
Label	Columbia; Epic;
Songwriter(s)	Luc Plamondon; Patrick Doyle;
Producer(s)	Christopher Neil
Celine Dion singles chronology

"Ma Nouvelle-France" (meaning "My New France") is a theme song from the French-Canadian film Battle of the Brave (Nouvelle-France), performed by Celine Dion. The pop ballad was released as a promotional single on 1 November 2004, in Canada.^[1] "Ma Nouvelle-France" was written by Dion's longtime collaborator Luc Plamondon and produced by Christopher Neil ("Think Twice," "Where Does My Heart Beat Now"). Patrick Doyle composed the music.

Background and release[]

The historic drama Nouvelle-France takes place in the middle of the 18th century, as France leaves Canada. The film was directed by Jean Beaudin and features Gérard Depardieu among others.

Contacted five months earlier by the producer Richard Goudreau, Dion's husband and manager René Angélil was impressed by the film. Then he gave his green light so that the singer could perform the song "Ma Nouvelle-France."^[2]

Dion recorded this song on 3 October 2004, in Las Vegas. It was featured on the Nouvelle-France soundtrack (19 November 2004) and Céline Dion's later album On ne change pas (3 October 2005).

The music video, directed by Jean Beaudin, features dialogues from the film. It was included as a bonus on the On ne change pas DVD in 2005.

"Ma Nouvelle-France" peaked at number 7 in Quebec.

Formats and track listings[]

Canadian promotional CD single

"Ma Nouvelle-France" – 3:11

Charts[]

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Quebec (ADISQ)^[3]	7

References[]

^ "Ma Nouvelle France". encorerecords.com (in French). Retrieved 30 September 2010.
^ Glatzer, Jenna (2005). Céline Dion: For Keeps. Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 0-7407-5559-5.
^ "Le Palmarès". ADISQ. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.

[1] "Ma Nouvelle France". encorerecords.com (in French). Retrieved 30 September 2010.

[2] Glatzer, Jenna (2005). Céline Dion: For Keeps. Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 0-7407-5559-5.

[3] "Le Palmarès". ADISQ. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.

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1980s	"Ce n'était qu'un rêve" "La voix du bon Dieu" "L'amour viendra" "Tellement j'ai d'amour pour toi" "D'amour ou d'amitié" "Mon ami m'a quittée" "Un enfant" "Ne me plaignez pas" "Une colombe" "Mon rêve de toujours" "Un amour pour moi" "Les Yeux de la faim" "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"
1990s	"Des mots qui sonnent" "L'amour existe encore" "Je danse dans ma tête" "Quelqu'un que j'aime, quelqu'un qui m'aime" "Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)" "Plus haut que moi" "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" "Je sais pas" "Destin" "Le ballet" "J'irai où tu iras" "Les derniers seront les premiers" "J'attendais" "Zora sourit" "S'il suffisait d'aimer" "On ne change pas" "En attendant ses pas" "Je crois toi" "Dans un autre monde"
2000s	"Sous le vent" "Tout l'or des hommes" "Et je t'aime encore" "Contre nature" "Je lui dirai" "Ma Nouvelle-France" "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" "On s'est aimé à cause"
2010s	"Voler" "Parler à mon père" "Le miracle" "Qui peut vivre sans amour?" "Celle qui m'a tout appris" "L'hymne" "Encore un soir" "L'étoile" "Si c'était à refaire" "Je nous veux" "Les yeux au ciel"
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