"On ne change pas" (meaning "we do not change") is a song by Canadian singer

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from her sixteenth studio album, ''

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'' (1998). It was written by

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and produced by Goldman and

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. The song was released as the album's third single on 1 March 1999. "On ne change pas" topped the chart in Quebec for six weeks. Elsewhere, it peaked at numbers 11 in Poland, 16 in Belgium Wallonia and 17 in France.

Background and release

After ''

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'' became the best-selling French-language album of all time, Dion reunited with

to record another album together. ''

'' was recorded between September 1997 and July 1998, and produced by Goldman and

. "On ne change pas", written by Goldman, was chosen as the third single. Commercially, it was released on 1 March 1999 in France and 15 March 1999 in Belgium. The song talks about childhood and adolescence, with lyrics saying that we do not change. Dion admitted that she still feels like a little girl from

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. She often performed the song during her concerts. In 2005, it was included on her greatest hits album, ''

On ne change pas ''On ne change pas'' (meaning ''We do not change'' or ''One does not change'') is the first comprehensive French-language greatest hits album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released by Columbia Records on 30 September 2005. It features songs rec ...

''.

Commercial performance

In Quebec, "On ne change pas" entered the chart on 27 February 1999, topped it for six weeks and spent 51 weeks there in total. In Europe, it reached numbers 11 in Poland, 16 in Belgium Wallonia and 17 in France. On the airplay charts in the last two countries, "On ne change pas" peaked at numbers 3 in Belgium Wallonia and 5 in France.

Music video

"On ne change pas" music video was directed by Gilbert Namiand and released in March 1999. Dion's only appearance in the video is in the form of a photograph taken of her with her grade-school class at age eight. A second version of the video was later released, containing similar footage, but also featuring several scenes of Dion in the recording studio, as well as fragments from her previous music videos and concerts. In 2005, the original version of the video was included on Dion's greatest hits DVD collection, ''

''.

Track listing and formats

* French CD single # "On ne change pas" – 4:08 # "Sur le même bateau" – 4:25

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

External links

* * * {{Celine Dion French singles 1998 songs 1999 singles Celine Dion songs Columbia Records singles French-language songs Songs written by Jean-Jacques Goldman