Courage (Celine Dion song)

"Courage" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Celine Dion for her twelfth English-language studio album, "Courage" (2019). It was written by Stephan Moccio, Erik Alcock and Liz Rodrigues, and produced by Moccio. "Courage" was released as a digital download on 18 September 2019. On the same day, Dion embarked on the Courage World Tour. The music video for the song premiered on 13 November 2019. "Courage" entered digital charts in Canada and France, and received positive reviews from music critics. Dion performed it during her Courage World Tour.
Background and release.
"Courage" was written by Stephan Moccio, Erik Alcock and Liz Rodrigues. It was produced by Moccio. Together with the songs "Imperfections" and "Lying Down", it was released as a digital download on 18 September 2019, the day Dion started her Courage World Tour, promoting upcoming album "Courage". "Courage" is an emotional piano ballad, dealing with the loss of a loved one. Previously, Moccio co-wrote for Dion her 2002 single, "A New Day Has Come".
Critical reception.
The song received positive critical reviews. According to A Bit of Pop Music, "Courage" has a very personal content. It is a piano and strings based emotional power ballad, dealing with the loss of a person close to you. With the death of her husband René Angélil in 2016, this song must be close to Dion's heart and she sings it with emotive vocals and a lot of passion. Mike Wass from Idolator described "Courage" as a simple piano ballad that lets Dion pull the vocal trigger as she shares important life lessons. It is raw and very emotional.
Music video.
The audio of "Courage" was uploaded on YouTube on 18 September 2019. The music video, directed by Se Oh and was filmed entirely in black and white and premiered on 13 November 2019. Kai Krause worked on it as a cinematographer and Marco Venditto as a lighting director. The video was produced by Mad Ruk and Telescope Films.
Credits and personnel.
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