Au cœur du stade (English: "in the heart of the stadium") is the fifth home video by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released on 30 August 1999.[1] This 90-minute concert was recorded live in June 1999 at the Stade de France in Paris, France, during the Let's Talk About Love World Tour. During these two sold-out performances Dion sang in front of over 90,000 spectators at a single show for a total of over 180,000 in only two nights.[2] The home video was certified Diamond in France.
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| Released | 30 August 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 19–20 June 1999 | |||
| Venue | Stade de France (Paris, France) | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 117:00 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Director | Gérard Pullicino | |||
| Producer | Vito Luprano | |||
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Background
editJean-Jacques Goldman joined Dion on "J'irai où tu iras," "To Love You More" features Taro Hakase on violin, and Diana King can be seen on a screen during "Treat Her Like a Lady". Dion paid also tribute to the Bee Gees singing "Stayin' Alive" and dancing during "You Should Be Dancing". However, the performance of "Tell Him" with Barbra Streisand on a big screen was cut from the DVD.
The Au cœur du stade DVD also includes exclusive footage from the making of S'il suffisait d'aimer and Let's Talk About Love. It features an appearance by guest star Sir George Martin, and rarely seen footage of Dion, Barbra Streisand, David Foster, and the "Tell Him" lyricists Linda Thompson chatting around the piano. The entire "Tell Him" video is also included on this disk.
Au cœur du stade was certified Diamond in France in 2001 for selling over 100,000 copies.
Au cœur du stade CD is also available.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" | ||
| 2. | "Let's Talk About Love" | 7:38 | |
| 3. | "Dans un autre monde" | Goldman | 4:14 |
| 4. | "Je sais pas" |
| 4:23 |
| 5. | "The Reason" | 5:00 | |
| 6. | "Je crois toi" | Goldman | 4:35 |
| 7. | "To Love You More" (featuring Taro Hakase) |
| 4:54 |
| 8. | "Treat Her Like a Lady" (featuring Diana King) | 4:05 | |
| 9. | "Terre" | Erick Benzi | 4:12 |
| 10. | "J'irai où tu iras" (duet with Jean-Jacques Goldman) | Goldman | 3:48 |
| 11. | "S'il suffisait d'aimer" | Goldman | 3:54 |
| 12. | "On ne change pas" | Goldman | 4:21 |
| 13. | "I'm Your Angel" (duet with Barnev Valsaint) | R. Kelly | 4:54 |
| 14. | "The Power of Love" | 4:21 | |
| 15. | "Acoustic medley" |
| 10:43 |
| 16. | "Love Can Move Mountains" | Diane Warren | 5:26 |
| 17. | "Stayin' Alive/You Should Be Dancing" | 4:25 | |
| 18. | "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" | Goldman | 4:13 |
| 19. | "My Heart Will Go On" | 4:37 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Behind the scenes: recording of S'il suffisait d'aimer" | 25:00 |
| 2. | "Behind the scenes: recording of Let's Talk About Love" | 56:00 |
| 3. | "Construction of the scene" | 0:56 |
| 4. | "acoustic medley" (karaoke) | 11:07 |
Charts
edit| Chart (1999–2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Music DVD (MegaCharts)[3] | 6 |
| French Music DVD (SNEP)[4] | 5 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| France (SNEP)[5] | Diamond | 100,000* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | 30 August 1999 | Columbia | VHS | 200939 3 + 200939 2 |
| DVD | 2009399 | |||
| Asia | 1999 | 2 VCD | M2VCD200939 | |
| Canada | 31 September 1999 | VHS | 2009393 | |
| 20 November 2001[6] | DVD | 2009399 |
References
edit- ^ Au coeur du stade - DVD Archived 20 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Au coeur du stade Archived 23 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Céline Dion – Au cœur du stade [DVD]" (in Dutch). Dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ "Celine Dion – Au cœur du stade" (in French). Classement Officiel des ventes de DVD Musicaux. Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ "French video certifications – Celine Dion – Au c?ur du stade" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ "Celine Dion". Sony Music Canada. Archived from the original on 12 May 2003. Retrieved 5 August 2022.