Did You Give Enough Love Explained

Did You Give Enough Love
Cover:	Did You Give Enough Love.jpg
Type:	promo
Artist:	Celine Dion
Album:	Celine Dion
Studio:	Cove City Sound (New York)
Genre:	Dance-pop
Length:	4:21
Label:	Columbia
Producer:	Ric Wake

"Did You Give Enough Love" is a song by Canadian singer Celine Dion from her eleventh studio album, Celine Dion (1992). It was written by Seth Swirsky and Arnie Roman, and produced by Ric Wake. In July 1993, "Did You Give Enough Love" was released as the last, but promotional only single in Canada. It entered the Canadian airplay charts, reaching numbers 17 on the RPMs Top Singles, 19 on The Records Contemporary Hit Radio, 23 on the RPMs Adult Contemporary and 25 in Quebec.

Background and release

"Did You Give Enough Love" was written by Seth Swirsky and Arnie Roman, and produced by Ric Wake. It was chosen as the last, but promotional only single in Canada from Celine Dion.^[1] The promotional CD single was released in July 1993 and included two remixes created by Jean-Pierre Isaac: remix 45" and 12" club mix.^[2]

Critical reception

Billboard described the song as a "beat-laden" pop tune.^[3] Parry Gettelman from Orlando Sentinel felt that Dion "really excels" on the dance track "in the Lisa Stansfield mold".^[4]

Commercial performance

In Canada, "Did You Give Enough Love" debuted on the RPM Top Singles chart on 17 July 1993 and peaked at number 17 on 14 August 1993. The song also entered the RPM Adult Contemporary chart on 24 July 1993 and reached number 23 on 31 July 1993. On The Records Contemporary Hit Radio chart, it peaked at number 19 on 6 September 1993. "Did You Give Enough Love" also entered the airplay chart in Quebec on 7 August 1993.^[5] It reached number 25, spending 15 weeks on the chart in total.^[5]

Music video

The black-and-white music video for "Did You Give Enough Love" was filmed in Montreal and directed by Alain DesRochers.^[6] It was released in July 1993.^[6] In July 2019, the video was uploaded to Dion's YouTube channel.^[7]

Track listing and formats

• Canadian promotional CD single

1. "Did You Give Enough Love" (remix 45") – 4:22
2. "Did You Give Enough Love" (12" club mix) – 6:44
3. "Did You Give Enough Love" (album version) – 4:21

Charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Canada Contemporary Hit Radio (The Record)^[8]	19
Quebec Airplay (ADISQ)^[9]	25

Notes and References

1. Web site: Céline Dion by Céline Dion . . 8 June 2023 .
2. Web site: Celine Dion - Did You Give Enough Love (1993, CD) . . 8 June 2023 .
3. Album Reviews . . 11 April 1992 . 43 . 24 October 2020 .
4. Gettelman, Parry (10 April 1992). "Celine Dion". Orlando Sentinel.
5. Web site: Palmarès de la chanson anglophone et allophone au Québec. Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. fr. 17 March 2019. 9 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180809215510/http://www.banq.qc.ca/collections/collections_patrimoniales/musique/collection_numerique/bd_specialisee/palmares/. dead.
6. Web site: Céline Dion: Did You Give Enough Love (Music Video 1993). IMDb. 8 June 2023.
7. Web site: Céline Dion - Did You Give Enough Love (Official Video) . . 8 June 2023 .
8. Book: Nanda Lwin. Nanda Lwin. Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide. Music Data Canada. 1999. 1-896594-13-1.
9. Web site: Compilation des succès par ordre alphabétique d'interprètes . Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec . fr . 17 March 2019 .