Be the Man

"Be the Man" (also titled "Be the Man (On This Night)") is a song by Canadian singer Celine Dion, recorded for her fifth English-language studio album, "Let's Talk About Love" (1997). It was written by Junior Miles and its producer David Foster, and released as the second single from the album in Japan on 13 November 1997 by Columbia Records. "Be the Man" also served as the theme song to the Japanese television drama, "Eve - Santa Claus Dreaming" and was included on its soundtrack in 1997. The song was recorded in two versions, English and Japanese.
Background and release.
No music video was made.
"Be the Man" reached number 24 on the Oricon Singles Chart and was certified platinum (100,000).
The song became also a B-side to "The Reason" single, released at the same time in parts of Europe.
"Be the Man" was not available on editions of "Let's Talk About Love" released in the Americas.
The English version of this song was included later on the Japanese edition of Dion's 1999 greatest hits "All the Way… A Decade of Song" and the 2008 Japan only released "Complete Best". The Japanese version of "Be the Man" became available worldwide on "The Collector's Series, Volume One" in 2000.
Formats and track listings.
Japanese 3" CD single