"S'il suffisait d'aimer" (meaning "if it were enough to love") is a song by Canadian singer Celine Dion from her sixteenth studio album, S'il suffisait d'aimer (1998). It was written by Jean-Jacques Goldman and produced by Goldman and Erick Benzi. The song was released as the album's second single on 23 November 1998. It peaked inside top 10 in France, Quebec and Belgium Wallonia, and was certified Gold in France and Belgium.
Background and release
After D'eux became the best-selling French-language album of all time, Dion reunited with Jean-Jacques Goldman to record another album together. S'il suffisait d'aimer was recorded between September 1997 and July 1998, and produced by Goldman and Erick Benzi. The title track "S'il suffisait d'aimer", written by Goldman, was chosen as the second single. Commercially, it was released on 23 November 1998 in France and 7 December 1998 in Belgium. The song became the most successful from the album and Dion often performed it during her concerts. In 2005, "S'il suffisait d'aimer" was included on her greatest hits album, On ne change pas.
Commercial performance
In Quebec, "S'il suffisait d'aimer" entered the chart on 7 November 1998, peaked at number five and spent 42 weeks on it. In Europe, the single reached numbers four in France, six in Belgium Wallonia, 72 in Belgium Flanders, and as a result number 19 on the European Hot 100 Singles chart. It was certified Gold in France and Belgium.
Music video
The official live music video for "S'il suffisait d'aimer" was recorded in September 1998 in Chicago, Illinois during the Let's Talk About Love World Tour. It was directed by Yannick Saillet. In 2005, the video was included on Dion's greatest hits DVD collection, On ne change pas.