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's 2003 album, ''

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''. It was released on 6 October 2003 in selected countries. "Tout l'or des hommes" was written by

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, who wrote Dion's previous French hit "

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'' in 1995 and ''

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Background and release

The music video, directed by Yannick Saillet, was shot in May 2003 in the

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and released in October 2003. It was included on the "Tout l'or des hommes" DVD single and Dion's 2005 video compilation '' On ne change pas''. The making of "Tout l'or des hommes" video appeared on the ''1 fille & 4 types'' limited edition and the ''On ne change pas'' DVD as well. On 1 October 2003 Dion taped the ''1 fille & 4 types'' TV special at the

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, where she performed this song among others. "Tout l'or des hommes" became a hit spending eight weeks at number 1 on the Quebec Singles Chart and three weeks atop the

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. It reached the top 10 in the Francophone countries, including number 3 in France where it was certified gold for selling 250,000 copies. "Tout l'or des hommes" became the highest-charting French-language single on the Canadian Singles Chart, peaking at number 2, but

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's "Même les anges" matched this peak a month later, allowing the two songs to share the achievement. It was featured later on Dion's 2005 greatest hits album, '' On ne change pas''. "Tout l'or des hommes" was performed by Dion on 13 May 2008 in Belgium, during her Taking Chances World Tour as well as her concerts in the 2013 Sans attendre Tour. The latter performance was included as a bonus in her ''

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'' CD.

Critical reception

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highlighted this song. David Browne of EW said "she and her guys offer up reverby twang in Tout l'Or des Hommes (All the Men's Gold.)"1 Fille and 4 Types
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Track listing and formats

* Canadian CD single # "Tout l'or des hommes" – 2:58 # "Tu nages" – 3:09 * European CD single # "Tout l'or des hommes" – 2:58 # "Tu nages" – 3:09 # "Tout l'or des hommes" (Instrumantal Version) – 2:58 * French DVD single # "Tout l'or des hommes" (Music Video) – 4:07 # "Tout l'or des hommes" (Karaoke) – 4:07 * German 3" CD single # "Tout l'or des hommes" – 2:58 # "

" – 3:30

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

Release history

References

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