"Be the Man" (also titled "Be the Man (On This Night)") is a pop song by Canadian singer

Celine Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( ; born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Noted for her powerful and technically skilled vocals, Dion is the best-selling Canadian recording artist, and the best-selling French-language artist of all time. Her ...

, recorded for her fifth English-language studio album, ''

Let's Talk About Love ''Let's Talk About Love'' is the fifth English-language and fifteenth studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released on 14 November 1997, by Columbia and Epic Records. The follow-up to the commercially successful '' Falling into You'' ...

'' (1997). It was written by Junior Miles and its producer

David Foster David Walter Foster (born November 1, 1949) is a Canadian musician, composer, arranger, record producer and music executive who chaired Verve Records from 2012 to 2016. He has won 16 Grammy Awards from 47 nominations. His music career spans mor ...

, and released as the second single from the album in Japan on 13 November 1997 by

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. "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

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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 #"Be the Man" – 4:41 #"Be the Man" (Japanese Version) – 4:42 #"Be the Man" (Karaoke Version) – 4:41

Charts

Certifications and sales

Release history

References

{{authority control 1997 singles 1997 songs 1990s ballads Celine Dion songs Columbia Records singles Epic Records singles Pop ballads Songs written by David Foster Song recordings produced by David Foster