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{{Short description|1997 single by Celine Dion}}
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{{Infobox song
| name         = My Heart Will Go On
| cover        = Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On (single cover).png
| alt          =
| caption      = Standard cover art
| type         = single
| artist       = [[Celine Dion]]
| album        = [[Let's Talk About Love]] {{noitalic|and}} [[Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture]]
| B-side       = {{ubl|"Southampton" (France)|"[[Beauty and the Beast (Disney song)|Beauty and the Beast]]" (Japan)|"I Love You" (UK)|"Rose" (US)}}
| released     = November 24, 1997
| recorded     = 1997
| studio       = *WallyWorld, [[San Rafael, California]]
*[[Hit Factory]], New York City
| genre        = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| length       = * {{duration|m=4|s=40}} (album/single version)
* {{duration|m=5|s=11}} (soundtrack version)
| label        = {{hlist|[[Columbia Records|Columbia]]|[[Epic Records|Epic]]}}
| composer     = [[James Horner]]
| lyricist     = [[Will Jennings]]
| producer     = [[Walter Afanasieff]] (album/single version)<br />
{{hlist|[[James Horner]]|[[Simon Franglen]]}} (soundtrack version)
| prev_title   = [[The Reason (Celine Dion song)|The Reason]]
| prev_year    = 1997
| next_title   = [[Immortality (Celine Dion song)|Immortality]]
| next_year    = 1998
| misc         = {{Extra chronology
 | artist      = [[James Horner]]
 | type        = single
 | prev_title  = [[An Ocean of Memories]]
 | title       = My Heart Will Go On
 | year        = 1997
 | next_title  = [[Hymn to the Sea]]}}
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 | file        = Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On.ogg
 | description = Celine Dion – "My Heart Will Go On"}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|9bFHsd3o1w0|"My Heart Will Go On"}}}}
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"'''My Heart Will Go On'''" is a song  performed by Canadian singer [[Celine Dion]], used as the [[theme music|theme]] for the 1997 film ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]''. It was composed by [[James Horner]], with lyrics by [[Will Jennings]]. It was released as a single internationally by [[Columbia Records|Columbia]] and [[Epic Records|Epic]] on November 24, 1997, and included on Dion's album ''[[Let's Talk About Love]]'' (1997) and the [[Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture|''Titanic'' soundtrack]].

Horner composed the basis of "My Heart Will Go On" as a motif for the ''Titanic'' soundtrack, and suggested developing it into a song. The director, [[James Cameron]], felt a pop song would be inappropriate for the film, but agreed after hearing the demo. Horner and [[Simon Franglen]] produced the version used in ''Titanic'', while [[Walter Afanasieff]] produced a new version for ''Let's Talk About Love'' and the single.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.grammy.com/videos/41st-annual-grammy-awards-record-of-the-year|title=41st Annual Grammy Awards – Record Of The Year|newspaper=Grammy.com|date=February 9, 2010|publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences|access-date=November 15, 2012|archive-date=November 22, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111122215803/http://www.grammy.com/videos/41st-annual-grammy-awards-record-of-the-year|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book|first=David|last=Roberts|year=2006|title=British Hit Singles & Albums|edition=19th|publisher=Guinness World Records Limited|location=London|isbn=1-904994-10-5|page=137}}</ref> The music video was directed by [[Bille Woodruff]].

"My Heart Will Go On" topped the charts in more than 25 countries and was the best-selling single of 1998.<ref name="Schulman">{{cite web |last=Schulman |first=Alissa |title=20 Years Ago, Titanic Was The King Of The World At The Oscars |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3066614/titanic-oscars-look-back/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227172956/http://www.mtv.com/news/3066614/titanic-oscars-look-back/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 27, 2018 |access-date=August 7, 2021 |website=MTV News |language=en}}</ref> With worldwide sales estimated at more than 18 million, it is the second-best-selling single by a woman in music history and one of the [[List of best-selling singles#Best-selling physical singles|best-selling singles of all time]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Eg8EAAAAMBAJ&dq=my+heart+will+go+on+february+1998+billboard&pg=PA73|title=Billboard|date=February 28, 1998|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/best-pop-songs-written-movies/39-heart-will-go-celine-dion/|title=The 50 best pop songs written for movies|work=The Telegraph|access-date=January 12, 2018|language=en-GB|archive-date=December 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171220142025/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/best-pop-songs-written-movies/39-heart-will-go-celine-dion/|url-status=live}}</ref> It is [[Music recording certification|certified]] gold or higher in 18 countries, including diamond in France.

"My Heart Will Go On" is considered Dion's [[signature song]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Caramanica |first=Jon |date=September 17, 2008 |title=Emotions With Exclamation Points |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/17/arts/music/17celi.html?ref=arts |access-date=January 10, 2010 |work=[[The New York Times]] |archive-date=May 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511035731/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/17/arts/music/17celi.html?ref=arts |url-status=live }}</ref> It was included in the list of ''[[Songs of the Century]]'' by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] and the [[National Endowment for the Arts]]. It won the [[Grammy Award]] for [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]], [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]], [[Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance|Best Female Pop Vocal Performance]], [[Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media|Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television]] and the [[Academy Award for Best Original Song]]. In 2025, the [[Library of Congress]] inducted it into the [[National Recording Registry]] for preservation as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

==Writing and recording==
Before the release of the film [[Titanic (1997 film)|''Titanic'']], studio executives worried that it would be a commercial failure.<ref name="BillboardHistory">{{cite magazine|title=The Oral History of Celine Dion's 'My Heart Will Go On': Controversies, Doubts & 'Belly Pains' In the Studio|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/magazine-feature/7800213/celine-dion-my-heart-will-go-on-oral-history-interview|last=Rapkin|first=Mickey|date=May 18, 2017|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=March 22, 2018|archive-date=November 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103205423/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/magazine-feature/7800213/celine-dion-my-heart-will-go-on-oral-history-interview|url-status=live}}</ref> Sony had paid $800,000 for the rights to [[Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture|''Titanic'' soundtrack album]] and hoped it would include a theme song.<ref name="BillboardHistory" /> However, the director, [[James Cameron]], felt that ending ''Titanic'' with a pop song would be inappropriate.<ref name="BillboardHistory" />

[[James Horner]], the composer of the ''Titanic'' score, initially composed "My Heart Will Go On" as an instrumental motif for the film.<ref name="BillboardHistory" /> Wanting to prepare a vocal version for the end credits, he enlisted the lyricist [[Will Jennings]], who wrote the lyrics "from the point of view of a person of a great age looking back so many years".<ref name="yahoo.com">{{cite web|title=How Audiences Fell for James Horner's Hit Titanic Ballad 'My Heart Will Go On'|url=https://www.yahoo.com/movies/s/james-horner-titanic-my-heart-will-go-on-122268238692.html|date=June 24, 2015|access-date=January 27, 2016|archive-date=May 17, 2016|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160517124729/https://www.yahoo.com/movies/s/james-horner-titanic-my-heart-will-go-on-122268238692.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Simon Franglen]], who was working with Horner on electronic textures and synthesizers for the score, suggested [[Celine Dion|Céline Dion]], with whom he had worked on many hits.<ref>{{cite web|last=Franglen|first=Simon|title=Simon Franglen – Credits|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/simon-franglen-p77428/credits|access-date=November 15, 2012|website=AllMusic|archive-date=December 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216180949/https://www.allmusic.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> Dion initially did not want to record it, as she had already recorded the film songs "[[Beauty and the Beast (Disney song)|Beauty and the Beast]]" and "[[Because You Loved Me]]".<ref name="yahoo.com" /> However, her husband and producer, [[René Angélil]], convinced her to record a demo.<ref name="BillboardHistory" />

Horner waited until Cameron was in an appropriate mood before presenting him with the demo.<ref name="BillboardHistory" /> After listening several times, Cameron approved it, but worried he would be criticized for "going commercial at the end of the movie". Cameron also wanted to appease the anxious studio executives and understood that a hit song would improve his chances of completing the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/resources/educational/teachable_moments/deconstructing_titanic_6.cfm|title=James Cameron's Titanic|work=[[Media Awareness Network]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609180647/http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/resources/educational/teachable_moments/deconstructing_titanic_6.cfm|archive-date=June 9, 2011|access-date=May 5, 2011}}</ref>

The music producer [[Walter Afanasieff]] was not impressed with the demo, finding it meandering and dreary, but agreed to arrange and produce the studio version.<ref name="BillboardHistory" /> He replaced every part of Horner's demo, and was upset that Horner was given a co-producer credit.<ref name="BillboardHistory" /> According to the music executive [[Tommy Mottola]], Dion recorded her vocal in one take, and her demo was used in the film. Dion re-recorded the song for her 1997 album ''[[Let's Talk About Love]]''.<ref name="BillboardHistory" />

==Composition==
"My Heart Will Go On" is in the key of [[E major]]. The verses follow the [[chord progression]] of E–B[[Suspended chord|sus]]4–A[[Added tone chord|add]]9–E–B, while the choruses follow C{{music|sharp}}m–B–A–B. The song [[Modulation (music)|modulates]] to [[A-flat major]] at the end.<ref>{{cite web|author=Sony/ATV Music Publishing|url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdFPE.asp?ppn=MN0067060&ref=google|title=My Heart Will Go On By Celine Dion – Digital Sheet Music|date=August 5, 2008|publisher=MusicNotes|access-date=November 13, 2014|archive-date=December 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216180951/https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0067060&ref=google|url-status=live}}</ref> It contains emphasis on the instrumental arranging. Usage of [[Tin Whistle]] is prominent, backed by melodic use of [[string (music)|strings]] and [[rhythm guitar]]s. The song features both [[acoustic music|acoustic]] and [[electronic music|electronic]] instrumentation. Dion's vocal performance is described as "emotional" and "demanding" by [[Pandora Radio]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pandora.com/celine-dion/lets-talk-about-love/my-heart-will-go-on|title=My Heart Will Go On|publisher=Pandora|url-status=dead|access-date=November 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113054356/http://www.pandora.com/celine-dion/lets-talk-about-love/my-heart-will-go-on|archive-date=November 13, 2014}}</ref>

The Horner-Franglen "demo" version of the ballad runs a little over five minutes and has an extended ending with longer, segmented vocalizations by Dion. Franglen mixed the final film and soundtrack version, expanding on the demo and adding orchestra to the final chorus. It is this version which appears on the ''Titanic'' soundtrack album and is also played over the [[Closing credits|ending credits]] of the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/leona-lewis-will-sing-avatar-theme-song|title=Leona Lewis Will Sing 'Avatar' Theme Song...|work=Ropes of Silicon|access-date=May 12, 2010|archive-date=September 16, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916061039/http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/leona-lewis-will-sing-avatar-theme-song|url-status=live}}</ref>

When the single was to be released to radio, it was produced further by [[Walter Afanasieff]] who added string and electric guitar, as well as rearranged portions of the song. This version, which runs a little over four and a half minutes, appears on both the 4-track maxi single and Dion's album ''Let's Talk About Love''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sonyatv.com/index.php/articles/artist_writer/59|title=Sony/ATV Music Publishing : Walter Afanasieff|publisher=Sonyatv.com|date=September 11, 2001|access-date=April 24, 2010|archive-date=January 10, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110110164336/http://sonyatv.com/index.php/articles/artist_writer/59|url-status=live}}</ref> At the height of the song's popularity, some radio stations in the US and the UK played an edited version of the song, that had dramatic moments of dialogue from Jack and Rose, the lead characters in the film, inserted in between Dion's vocal lines.

===Sissel Kyrkjebø===
{{external media
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| video1 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh7Pq5U2AQw Sissel performing "My Heart Will Go On" on world premiere of ''Titanic 3D'' at Royal Albert Hall, March 27, 2012], YouTube video
| video2 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vio4E9YQHq4 Sissel performing "My Heart Will Go On" on world premiere of ''Titanic Live'' at Royal Albert Hall, April 27, 2015], YouTube video
}}

The Norwegian singer [[Sissel Kyrkjebø]] was scheduled to record the song for the film in 1997, but Dion's vocals were preferred due to Horner's decision to support Dion's career.<ref name="OpkTit">{{cite web|url=http://www.vg.no/rampelys/musikk/titanic-oppklaring-for-sissel/a/1352/|title=Titanic-oppklaring for Sissel|date=January 29, 1998|access-date=July 22, 2016|archive-date=April 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421081842/http://www.vg.no/rampelys/musikk/titanic-oppklaring-for-sissel/a/1352/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Tit3D">{{cite web|url=http://www.dagbladet.no/2012/03/28/kjendis/sissel_kyrkjebo/titanic_3d/kate_winslet/james_cameron/20887143/|title=Her synger Sissel Kyrkjebø for verdensstjernene|date=March 28, 2012|access-date=July 22, 2016|archive-date=September 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911030115/http://www.dagbladet.no/2012/03/28/kjendis/sissel_kyrkjebo/titanic_3d/kate_winslet/james_cameron/20887143/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seher.no/kjendis/det-var-det-verste-%C3%B8yeblikket-i-mitt-liv-38691|title=- Det var det verste øyeblikket i mitt liv|date=May 16, 2009|access-date=July 22, 2016|archive-date=September 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921221341/http://www.seher.no/kjendis/det-var-det-verste-%C3%B8yeblikket-i-mitt-liv-38691|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mic.no/nmi.nsf/doc/art2006051810455823297779|title=Kyrkjebø, Sissel|newspaper=Ballade.no|archive-date=March 15, 2016|access-date=July 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315025047/http://www.mic.no/nmi.nsf/doc/art2006051810455823297779|url-status=live}}</ref> In a December 2014 interview, Horner said: "When I had completed the ''Titanic'' [film], I had to decide for Celine Dion or Sissel['s] [vocals]. Sissel I am very close, while Celine I had known since she was 18, and I had already written three film songs for [her]. But that was before Celine was known and filmmakers and marketing people had not done what they should have done for Celine and [her] songs. So I felt I owed her a ''Titanic'' chance, but I could [still] have used Sissel there".<ref name="Horner">{{cite news|url=http://www.side2.no/underholdning/sissel-kyrkjeb-kunne-ha-sunget-my-heart-will-go-on/3422779940.html|title=Sissel Kyrkjebø kunne ha sunget "My heart will go on"|first=Ole|last=Eikeland|newspaper=Side2|archive-date=December 20, 2017|access-date=July 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171220174504/http://www.side2.no/underholdning/sissel-kyrkjeb-kunne-ha-sunget-my-heart-will-go-on/3422779940.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Instead, Kyrkjebø completed much of the score for the soundtrack album, ''Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture''.<ref name="OpkTit" /> Dion accepted to sing a demo for the film, despite being initially hesitant to record as she had already done three film songs earlier.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z82y9DtJHMk|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211104/Z82y9DtJHMk|archive-date=November 4, 2021|url-status=live|title=Céline Dion didn't want to record "My Heart Will Go On"!|date=May 6, 2017 |via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrwjaKa0YGE|title=Celine Dion on 'Titanic'|date=February 16, 2010|via=YouTube|access-date=January 8, 2019|archive-date=February 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202055914/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrwjaKa0YGE&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref> Years later, Horner chose Kyrkjebø to perform "My Heart Will Go On" on both world premieres of ''Titanic 3D'' (2012) and ''Titanic Live'' (2015).<ref name="Tit3D" />

==Critical reception==
The song was generally well received by music critics. [[AllMusic]] senior editor [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] wrote that the song "shines the most brilliantly" and marked it as a standout track from the ''Let's Talk About Love'' album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/lets-talk-about-love-mw0000030974|title=Let's Talk About Love – Celine Dion &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|date=November 18, 1997|access-date=March 31, 2014|archive-date=October 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016012156/http://www.allmusic.com/album/lets-talk-about-love-mw0000030974|url-status=live}}</ref> Another AllMusic reviewer, single editor Heather Phares, who rated the single 4 out of 5 stars, wrote, "Indeed, her performances of it on [[VH1 Divas]], the [[70th Academy Awards|1998 Academy Awards]] (wearing the film's 'Heart of the Ocean' pendant, no less), and on her 1997 album ''Let's Talk About Love'' have cemented 'My Heart Will Go On' as the quintessence of Dion's sweeping, romantic style".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/my-heart-will-go-on-mt0009230548|title=Celine Dion : My Heart Will Go on : Composed by James Horner and Will Jennings|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=March 31, 2014|archive-date=November 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211109113056/https://www.allmusic.com/song/my-heart-will-go-on-mt0009230548|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Larry Flick]] from ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' called it a "stately [[ballad]]", noting that the song "woos with romantic lyrics and a melancholy melody that is fleshed out with a weeping flute solo". He added, "There's no denying that Dion can hit notes that shatter glass—and she does so here—but it's a pleasure to hear her build slowly and remind listeners of her ability to pack volumes of emotion in a whisper. A fine single that will add a much-needed touch of class to every station it graces".<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Flick|first=Larry|author-link=Larry Flick|title=Reviews & Previews: Singles|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1997/Billboard-1997-12-06.pdf|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=December 6, 1997|page=85|access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref>

''[[Music Week]]'' named it "Single of the Week" and gave it five out of five, writing that "Dion delivers another stunning vocal on an Irish-style production".<ref>{{cite magazine|first=|last=|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1998/Music-Week-1998-01-31.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709185017/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1998/Music-Week-1998-01-31.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 9, 2021|title=Reviews: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|date=January 31, 1998|page=10|access-date=September 1, 2023}}</ref> The magazine's Alan Jones felt the Celtic stylings "help the record build from quiet beginnings into a most powerful, stirring ballad, with Dion's voice adapting to whatever is required, from gentle breathiness to full throttle".<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Alan|last=Jones|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1998/Music-Week-1998-02-14.pdf|title=Talking Music|magazine=[[Music Week]]|date=February 14, 1998|page=16|access-date=September 10, 2023|archive-date=January 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131122912/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1998/Music-Week-1998-02-14.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[People (magazine)|People Magazine]]'' stated that "the dramatics are fitting when she sings "My Heart Will Go On" as a survivor mourning the lover she lost when the big ship went down".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-lets-talk-about-love-vol-48-no-23/|title=Picks and Pans Review: Let's Talk About Love|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=December 8, 1997|access-date=November 15, 2020|archive-date=February 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227190240/https://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-lets-talk-about-love-vol-48-no-23/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Yahoo.com]] described it as an "emotional [[power ballad]] that perfectly captured [''Titanic''{{'}}s] romantic yearning".<ref name="yahoo.com" /> ''[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]'' said that it is a powerful song and has "one of the most glorious key changes in recorded music history", and that "its legacy is eclipsed only by [[Whitney Houston]]'s (admittedly far superior) song "[[I Will Always Love You]]"".<ref name="vulture.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.vulture.com/2012/04/defense-of-my-heart-will-go-on.html|title=In Defense of 'My Heart Will Go On'|work=Vulture|date=April 4, 2012|access-date=January 27, 2016|archive-date=December 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210141112/https://www.vulture.com/2012/04/defense-of-my-heart-will-go-on.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The ''[[Washington Post]]'' appreciated how the song was not just tagged on the end of the three-hour film, but has a lyrical motif that was already placed throughout the key moments of the film's love story in order to create a musical narrative.<ref name="jessicagoldstein">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/my-heart-will-go-on-and-titanic-they-were-meant-for-each-other/2012/04/05/gIQAiHx1zS_story.html|title="My Heart Will Go On" and "Titanic": They were meant for each other|last=Goldstein|first=Jessica|date=April 6, 2012|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=January 27, 2016|archive-date=February 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203133520/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/my-heart-will-go-on-and-titanic-they-were-meant-for-each-other/2012/04/05/gIQAiHx1zS_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

The song has also received some criticism. In 2011, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' readers ranked it the seventh worst song of the 1990s, with the magazine writing, "Celine Dion's song and the movie have aged very poorly...Now [the song] probably just makes you cringe".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/readers-poll-the-worst-songs-of-the-nineties-20110831/7-celine-dion-my-heart-will-go-on-0419664|title=7. Celine Dion, 'My Heart Will Go On'|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=January 27, 2016|date=August 31, 2011|archive-date=January 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104013639/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/readers-poll-the-worst-songs-of-the-nineties-20110831/7-celine-dion-my-heart-will-go-on-0419664|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The Atlantic]]'' attributed the song's decline in popularity to its overexposure and added that over the years there have been many jokes that parody the song's lyrics by claiming "My Heart Will Go On" goes "on and on and on".<ref name="carlwilson">{{cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/04/can-my-heart-will-go-on-be-resuscitated/255613/|title=Can 'My Heart Will Go On' Be Resuscitated?|last=Wilson|first=Carl|work=The Atlantic|date=April 9, 2012|access-date=January 27, 2016|archive-date=May 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511035731/https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/04/can-my-heart-will-go-on-be-resuscitated/255613/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Vulture'' reasoned that it has become fashionable to dislike the song because it "encapsulates most everything that once-enthusiastic moviegoers now dislike about ''Titanic'': it's outdated, cheesy, and overly dramatic".<ref name="vulture.com" /> ''[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]'' deemed it "the second most tragic event ever to result from that fabled ocean liner".<ref name="carlwilson" /> ''Titanic'' star [[Kate Winslet]] revealed in 2012 that she dislikes the song, and hearing it makes her "[feel] like throwing up".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Prinzivalli |first1=Fallon |title='Titanic' Theme Song Makes Kate Winslet 'Feel Like Throwing Up' |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1682085/kate-winslet-titanic-theme-song.jhtml |publisher=[[MTV News]] |access-date=September 1, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331132137/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1682085/kate-winslet-titanic-theme-song.jhtml |archive-date=March 31, 2012 |date=March 29, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Accolades==
"My Heart Will Go On" accumulated multiple awards from prestigious award-giving bodies across the world. It won the [[70th Academy Awards|1998]] [[Academy Award for Best Original Song]].<ref name="Oscars">{{cite web|url=http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas_awards/DisplayMain.jsp;jsessionid=F9D8FE57D6E5EC3F690CE48E506E444D?curTime=1263117201248|title=Academy Awards Database|work=Oscars.org|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029194626/http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas_awards/DisplayMain.jsp|archive-date=October 29, 2013|access-date=January 10, 2010}}</ref> It dominated the [[1999 Grammy Awards]], winning [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]] — marking the first time to be won by a Canadian — [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]], [[Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance|Best Female Pop Vocal Performance]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media|Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television]].<ref>[http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=&field_nominee_work_value=My+Heart+Will+Go+On&year=1998&genre=All Past Winners Search with Query: Title: My Heart Will Go On; Year: 1998 – 41st Annual Grammy Awards] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414222204/http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=&field_nominee_work_value=my+heart+will+go+on&year=1998&genre=All |date=April 14, 2015 }} National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved April 22, 2014.</ref> The song also won the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song]] in [[55th Golden Globe Awards|1998]].<ref name="Golden Globes">{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/member/29146|title=James Horner|work=HFPA|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919221454/http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/member/29146|archive-date=September 19, 2012|access-date=January 10, 2010}}</ref> it was also nominated for Best Song for A Movie at the [[1998 MTV Movie Awards]], but lost the award to "[[Men in Black (song)|Men in Black]]" by [[Will Smith]].

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!scope="row" rowspan="7" | 1998
|[[70th Academy Awards|Academy Awards]]
|[[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]]
|{{won}}
|<ref name="Oscars" />
|-
|[[55th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]
|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]]
|{{won}}
|<ref name="Golden Globes" />
|-
|[[Billboard Music Awards|''Billboard'' Music Awards]]
|Soundtrack Single of the Year
|{{won}}
|<ref name="1998 Billboard Music Awards" />
|-
|Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
|Best Song
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards|publisher=IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000392/1998-1|access-date=February 22, 2014|archive-date=December 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121216175012/http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000392/1998-1|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[MuchMusic Video Awards]]
|[[List of MuchMusic Video Awards for Peoples Choice: Favourite Artist|Peoples Choice: Favourite Artist]]
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Celine Dion: Timeline|publisher=Rock On The Net|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/artists-d/celinedion_main.htm|access-date=January 10, 2014|archive-date=January 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110160118/http://www.rockonthenet.com/artists-d/celinedion_main.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Satellite Awards]]
|[[Best Original Song]]
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.anlimara.com/dreampage/titanic/titanicawards.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528010500/http://www.anlimara.com/dreampage/titanic/titanicawards.html | archive-date=May 28, 2016 | title=Titanic Awards }}</ref>
|-
|[[Japan Record Awards]]
|Special Achievement Award
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web | title=Awards {{!}} CelineDion.com | url=https://www.celinedion.com/about/awards/ | access-date=July 18, 2025 | website=www.celinedion.com | archive-date=June 4, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604035609/https://www.celinedion.com/about/awards/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
!scope="row" rowspan="7" | 1999
|rowspan="4"|[[41st Grammy Awards|Grammy Awards]]
|[[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]]
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{cite web|title=GRAMMY Rewind: Watch Celine Dion Win Record Of The Year For "My Heart Will Go On"|url=https://www.grammy.com/|access-date=March 18, 2022|website=grammy.com|archive-date=March 7, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307172823/http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/50th_Show/list.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]]
|{{won}}
|<ref name="Dion Grammy history" />
|-
|[[Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance|Best Female Pop Vocal Performance]]
|{{won}}
|<ref name="Dion Grammy history">{{cite web|title=Celine Dion — Grammy Awards history|url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/celine-dion/1762|access-date=March 18, 2022|website=grammy.com|archive-date=March 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318041905/https://www.grammy.com/artists/celine-dion/1762|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media|Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television]]
|{{won}}
|<ref name="Dion Grammy history" />
|-
|[[Blockbuster Entertainment Awards]]
|Favourite song from a movie
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Blockbuster Entertainment Awards|publisher=[[Internet Movie Database|IMDb]]|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000104/1999|access-date=January 29, 2014|archive-date=March 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330204424/http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000104/1999?|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[MTV Asia Awards]]
|International Song of the Year
|{{won}}
|<ref name="Billboard 1999-05-22">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ig0EAAAAMBAJ&dq=celine+dion+southeast+asia+1999+hong+kong&pg=PA94|title=Billboard|date=May 22, 1999|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[Japan Gold Disc Award]]
|Song of the Year
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{cite web|title=The Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ)|url=https://www.riaj.or.jp/f/e/data/index.html|access-date=March 18, 2022|website=riaj.or.jp|archive-date=November 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121065706/http://www.riaj.or.jp/e/data/gdisc/2007.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|2002
|[[Billboard Latin Music Awards|''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards]]
|Special Award
|{{won}}
|<ref name="awards">{{cite web|title=Awards|url=https://www.celinedion.com/about/awards/|access-date=April 4, 2022|website=CelineDion.com|archive-date=June 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604035609/https://www.celinedion.com/about/awards/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|2012
|[[VH1]]'s Definitive list
|100 Greatest Songs from the 90s
|{{included}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.vh1.com/2007-12-13/top-100-songs-of-the-90s|title=Top 100 Songs of the '90s|work=H1 Blog|date=February 14, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214035830/http://blog.vh1.com/2007-12-13/top-100-songs-of-the-90s|archive-date=February 14, 2012|access-date=March 18, 2022}}</ref>
|}

The song won a Japanese Gold Disc Award, for Song of the Year,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.golddisc.jp/award/012/index.html|title=Music Event Gold Disc Hall of Fame|work=The Japan Gold Disc Award|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090414131642/http://golddisc.jp/award/012/index.html|archive-date=April 14, 2009|access-date=January 10, 2010}}</ref> as well as a [[Billboard Music Award|''Billboard'' Music Award]] for Soundtrack Single of the Year.<ref name="1998 Billboard Music Awards">{{cite web|title=1998 Billboard Music Awards|work=infoplease.com online almanac|publisher=Pearson Education, publishing as Infoplease|year=2007|url=http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0771101.html|access-date=January 12, 2010|archive-date=May 22, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522112916/http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0771101.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Brevet|first=Brad|title=Leona Lewis Will Sing 'Avatar' Theme Song...|publisher=RopeofSilicon.com|date=November 16, 2009|url=http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/leona-lewis-will-sing-avatar-theme-song|access-date=January 12, 2010|archive-date=September 16, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916061039/http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/leona-lewis-will-sing-avatar-theme-song|url-status=live}}</ref> Moreover, it also won at [[MTV Asia Awards]] for International Song of the Year in 1999.<ref name="Billboard 1999-05-22" />

It has been named one of the [[Songs of the Century]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archives.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/Music/03/07/list.top.365.songs/index.html|title=Songs of the Century|work=[[CNN]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024142756/http://archives.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/Music/03/07/list.top.365.songs/index.html|archive-date=October 24, 2008|access-date=January 10, 2010}}</ref> It is one of the [[1998 in British music|best-selling singles ever in the United Kingdom]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/stats-million_sellers.php|title=Million Sellers|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080416145908/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/stats-million_sellers.php|archive-date=April 16, 2008|work=Official Charts Company|access-date=January 10, 2010}}</ref> the second single released by Dion to sell over a million copies there. This made Dion one of only two female artists to date to have released two million-selling singles in Britain.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/CELINE%20DION/|title=CELINE DION &#124; Artist &#124; Official Charts|access-date=May 14, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215085735/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/CELINE%20DION|archive-date=February 15, 2012}}</ref> In December 2007, the song was placed on number 21 on [[VH1]]'s "100 Greatest Songs of the 90's".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.vh1.com/2007-12-13/top-100-songs-of-the-90s/|title=Latest Music News|work=VH1 News|access-date=January 27, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214035830/http://blog.vh1.com/2007-12-13/top-100-songs-of-the-90s|archive-date=February 14, 2012}}</ref> In April 2010, the UK radio station [[Magic 105.4 FM|Magic 105.4]] voted the single the "top movie song of all time" after listeners's votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5ii6ZXNmu_sUsAvdNsoK6DRmmF_aQ|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100501151916/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5ii6ZXNmu_sUsAvdNsoK6DRmmF_aQ|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 1, 2010|title=Titanic theme tune is top film song|work=The press Association|access-date=April 28, 2010}}</ref> It was ranked at number 14 on [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs]], celebrating the 100 greatest songs in American film history.<ref>{{cite web|title=AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs|website=AFI.com|publisher=[[American Film Institute]]|url=http://www.afi.com/100Years/songs.aspx|access-date=September 29, 2010|archive-date=March 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306073718/http://afi.com/100Years/songs.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Cultural impact==
The song became "imprinted on the movie's legacy", and every listen prompts a reminder of the blockbuster and the hype surrounding it.<ref name="carlwilson" /> ''[[USA Today]]'' agreed that the song will be forever tied to ''Titanic''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/music/story/2012-04-08/titanic-celine-dion-my-heart-will-go-on/54084628/1|title='My Heart Will Go On' grew as big as 'Titanic' itself|first=Brian|last=Truitt|work=[[USA Today]]|access-date=January 27, 2016|date=April 9, 2012|archive-date=April 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423181323/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/music/story/2012-04-08/titanic-celine-dion-my-heart-will-go-on/54084628/1|url-status=live}}</ref> ''The Washington Post'' has argued that it is the marriage of music and image that make both the song and film greater than the sum of their parts.<ref name="jessicagoldstein" />

The ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' stated that "''My Heart Will Go On'' helped make 1998 an amazing year for big pop ballads".<ref>{{cite web|last=Wood|first=Mikael|date=June 23, 2015|title=James Horner: How 'My Heart Will Go On' set pop's tempo in 1998|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-james-horner-my-heart-will-go-on-pop-1998-20150623-story.html|access-date=July 7, 2021|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709185753/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-james-horner-my-heart-will-go-on-pop-1998-20150623-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ''The Atlantic'' stated that its popularity did not stem from being played at events such as high school proms, weddings, and funerals, but by being indelibly placed into pop culture through numerous plays on the radio station, speakers, and passing cars.<ref name="carlwilson" /> Anne T. Donahue from ''TrackRecord'' called it "The Greatest Movie Ballad Of All Time" stating: "It changed the game for movie ballads altogether, and the impact was felt immediately".<ref>{{cite web|title=Inside Titanic's "My Heart Will Go On," The Greatest Movie Ballad Of All Time|url=https://trackrecord.net/inside-titanics-my-heart-will-go-on-the-greatest-mov-1822150768|access-date=September 27, 2020|website=TrackRecord|language=en-us|archive-date=August 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819223128/https://trackrecord.net/inside-titanics-my-heart-will-go-on-the-greatest-mov-1822150768|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[MTV]] listed "My Heart Will Go On" as the sixth biggest song of the '90s.<ref>{{citation|title=The Official Top 100 Singles of The 90's|url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/music/charts/the-official-top-100-singles-of-the-90s|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140216212858/http://www.mtv.co.uk/music/charts/the-official-top-100-singles-of-the-90s|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 16, 2014|language=en|access-date=July 7, 2021}}</ref>

In New Zealand, "My Heart Will Go On", along with Dion's rendition of "[[The Power of Love (Jennifer Rush song)|The Power of Love]]", are favorites of [[siren kings]], a [[Pasifika New Zealanders|Pasifika]] youth subculture originating in [[South Auckland]] who stage modified vehicle [[public address system]] loudspeaker competitions. The song is a staple of the competitions, due to the purity and clarity of Dion's voice suiting the audio range for public address systems.<ref name="Hockley">{{cite web|date=August 14, 2021|title='A way to be heard': the New Zealand Pasifika youth subculture devoted to emergency sirens|first1=Joe|last1=Hockley|first2=Tess|last2=McClure|url=http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/aug/15/a-way-to-be-heard-the-new-zealand-pasifika-youth-subculture-devoted-to-emergency-sirens|access-date=September 29, 2021|website=[[The Guardian]]|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Tokalau4">{{cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/119881274/celine-dion-music-lover-on-the-move-torturing-auckland-residents-with-loud-hits|title=Celine Dion music lover on the move, torturing Auckland residents with loud hits|first1=Torika|last1=Tokalau|date=February 28, 2020|website=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]]|access-date=October 17, 2021|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017041500/https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/119881274/celine-dion-music-lover-on-the-move-torturing-auckland-residents-with-loud-hits|url-status=live}}</ref> The song is played at full volume through speakers attached to cars in the small hours of the morning, in a contest by siren kings to produce the loudest sound.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Siren kings: New Zealand city plagued by Céline Dion 'speaker battles' {{!}} New Zealand {{!}} The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/24/porirua-siren-kings-new-zealand-city-speaker-battles |access-date=March 4, 2024 |website=amp.theguardian.com|date=October 24, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Celine Dion siren battlers return to West Auckland, locals at 'breaking point' |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/127665492/celine-dion-siren-battlers-return-to-west-auckland-locals-at-breaking-point |access-date=March 4, 2024 |website=www.stuff.co.nz |archive-date=March 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304213555/https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/127665492/celine-dion-siren-battlers-return-to-west-auckland-locals-at-breaking-point |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the late 2010s, a pop culture trend emerged on platforms such as YouTube in which the song's iconic key change would be edited in as the soundtrack to a dramatic moment from a sporting match, such as a winning shot.<ref>{{cite web|date=July 28, 2016|title=Phil Kessel lifts Stanley Cup to 'My Heart Will Go On' (Video)|url=https://fansided.com/2016/07/28/phil-kessel-lifts-stanley-cup-heart-will-go-video/|access-date=September 28, 2022|website=FanSided|language=en-US|archive-date=September 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928142326/https://fansided.com/2016/07/28/phil-kessel-lifts-stanley-cup-heart-will-go-video/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Dobbsnail Boot commemorated with Titanic song|url=https://247sports.com/college/tennessee/Article/Tennessee-Vols-footballs-Hail-Mary-to-beat-Georgia-commemorated-with-that-song-from-Titanic-47967927/|access-date=September 28, 2022|website=GoVols247|language=en-US|archive-date=March 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326024720/https://247sports.com/college/tennessee/Article/Tennessee-Vols-footballs-Hail-Mary-to-beat-Georgia-commemorated-with-that-song-from-Titanic-47967927/|url-status=live}}</ref> During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], [[Barcelona]] pianist Alberto Gestoso performed "My Heart Will Go On" for his quarantined neighbors.<ref>{{cite web|date=March 18, 2020|title=Barcelona Pianist Performs 'Titanic' Theme for Quarantined Neighbors|url=https://www.pride.com/music/2020/3/18/barcelona-pianist-performs-titanic-theme-quarantined-neighbors|access-date=July 7, 2021|website=www.pride.com|language=en|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709185159/https://www.pride.com/music/2020/3/18/barcelona-pianist-performs-titanic-theme-quarantined-neighbors|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2021, the DJ at the [[January 6 Trump rally]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] played "My Heart Will Go On" to the crowd.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://uproxx.com/viral/save-america-rally-music-donald-trump-trolling/ |title=The DJ At Trump's MAGA Coup Rally Appears To Be Trolling Attendees With Some Wild Music Choices, Including 'My Heart Will Go On' From 'Titanic' |first=Josh |last=Kurp |work=[[Uproxx]] |date=January 6, 2021 |access-date=December 19, 2023 |archive-date=July 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240701182005/https://uproxx.com/viral/save-america-rally-music-donald-trump-trolling/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The film ''[[Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar]]'' (2021) featured a remix of the song.<ref>{{cite web|last=McHenry|first=Jackson|date=February 18, 2021|title=In Praise of Barb & Star's Club Remix of 'My Heart Will Go On'|url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/02/in-praise-of-barb-and-stars-my-heart-will-go-on-remix.html|access-date=July 7, 2021|website=Vulture|language=en-us|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184501/https://www.vulture.com/2021/02/in-praise-of-barb-and-stars-my-heart-will-go-on-remix.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Bruno Mars]] opened his first show since early 2020 at [[MGM Grand Las Vegas|MGM]], in continuation of his Las Vegas residency and did a rendition of the song.<ref>{{cite web|date=July 4, 2021|title='I took your phones!' and some Celine in Bruno Mars' return|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/i-took-your-phones-and-some-celine-in-bruno-mars-return-2393144/|access-date=July 7, 2021|website=Las Vegas Review-Journal|language=en-US|archive-date=July 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705040150/https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/i-took-your-phones-and-some-celine-in-bruno-mars-return-2393144/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Ariana Grande]] sang the song with [[James Corden]] on a segment at ''[[The Late Late Show with James Corden]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|date=August 14, 2018|title=Ariana Grande Busts Out Her Flawless Celine Dion Impression to Recap Titanic|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/08/ariana-grande-celine-dion-titanic-james-corden-late-late-show|access-date=July 18, 2021|magazine=Vanity Fair|language=en-US|archive-date=May 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517002533/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/08/ariana-grande-celine-dion-titanic-james-corden-late-late-show|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2024, then-presidential candidate [[Donald Trump]] used "My Heart Will Go On" at rallies. Dion released a statement saying she did not endorse its use and expressed surprise at the choice. ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' said that the song "evokes the tragedy of the ''Titanic'' and, in the film, Leonardo DiCaprio’s dying character sinking to the bottom of the sea".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aswad |first=Jem |date=August 10, 2024 |title=Celine Dion Disavows Donald Trump's Use of 'My Heart Will Go On' at Campaign Rally: 'Really, That Song?' |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/celine-dion-disavows-donald-trump-my-heart-will-go-on-campaign-rally-really-that-song-1236102825/ |access-date=August 10, 2024 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US |archive-date=August 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240810192527/https://variety.com/2024/music/news/celine-dion-disavows-donald-trump-my-heart-will-go-on-campaign-rally-really-that-song-1236102825/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Music video==
The accompanying music video for "My Heart Will Go On" was directed by [[Bille Woodruff]] and shows Dion singing at the bow of the ship while scenes from the film are inter-cut in between.<ref>{{citation|title=Celine Dion – My Heart Will Go On (HD)| date=March 2, 2009 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3QAqZQYLIQ|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211104/A3QAqZQYLIQ|archive-date=November 4, 2021|url-status=live|language=en|access-date=August 24, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> It was filmed in front of a green screen in [[Los Angeles]]. Titanic computer artists filled in the background. On set, Celine provided one special effect, it required her to sing a high speed version of the signature song.<ref>{{citation|title=Behind the Scenes of the My Heart Will Go On Music Video [Titanic´s Theme Song] (Part 1)| date=April 10, 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4KhaRaWte8|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211104/W4KhaRaWte8|archive-date=November 4, 2021|url-status=live|language=en|access-date=August 24, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In January 2018 the director's cut of the music video appeared on YouTube.<ref>{{citation|title=Celine Dion – My Heart Will Go On (Director's Cut)| date=January 27, 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le9OaSYfvk8|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211104/Le9OaSYfvk8|archive-date=November 4, 2021|url-status=live|language=en|access-date=August 24, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> It contains unseen footage of Celine including her walking to the bow and a segment which puts her right into the movie.<ref>{{citation|title=My Heart Will Go On (In Set with Celine) special 20 years (updated)| date=October 28, 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kq6y1Xhe3QM|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211104/kq6y1Xhe3QM|archive-date=November 4, 2021|url-status=live|language=en|access-date=August 24, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

On March 23, 2023, a new music video was released to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Dion's performance of the song at the [[70th Academy Awards]]. The video features alternate never-before-seen footage from the video shoot and was restored from its original [[35 mm movie film|35mm]] elements to [[4K resolution]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Céline Dion – My Heart Will Go On (Official 25th Anniversary Alternate Music Video) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bFHsd3o1w0 |website=[[YouTube]] |date=March 23, 2023 |access-date=March 23, 2023 |archive-date=March 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323204054/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bFHsd3o1w0 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Celine Dion on Twitter: "Today marks the 25th anniversary of Celine's performance of My Heart Will Go On at the Oscars! To celebrate Celine's biggest hit, the music video has been upgraded and reimagined, featuring remastered footage in stunning clarity". |url=https://twitter.com/celinedion/status/1638901604316332036 |website=Twitter |access-date=March 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323141027/https://twitter.com/celinedion/status/1638901604316332036 |archive-date=March 23, 2023 |language=en |date=March 23, 2023}}</ref>

==Live performances==
[[MTV]] called Dion's performance at the [[70th Academy Awards]] in 1998 "true perfection ... she sounds flawless".<ref name="Schulman" /> "My Heart Will Go On" was performed by Dion in concert during her [[Let's Talk About Love World Tour|''Let's Talk About Love'' World Tour]] (1998–1999), her Las Vegas residency show [[A New Day...]] (2003–2007), her [[Taking Chances World Tour]] (2008–2009) and her second Las Vegas residency show [[Celine (concert residency)|Celine]] (2011–2019). It was also performed during her show "Une seule fois" at Sur les plaines d'Abraham in [[Quebec City]] July 27, 2013, during her [[Tournée Européenne 2013]], her [[Summer Tour 2016]], [[Celine Dion Live 2017|Live 2017]] and [[Celine Dion Live 2018|Live 2018]] tours and most recently her [[Courage World Tour]]. Dion also performed the song during her BST Hyde Park concert in London on July 5, 2019. Dion performed the song for the 20th anniversary of ''Titanic'' at the [[2017 Billboard Music Awards|2017 ''Billboard'' Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |date=May 8, 2017 |title=Celine Dion to Sing 'My Heart Will Go On' at Billboard Music Awards |url=http://www.newsweek.com/celine-dion-billboard-music-awards-my-heart-will-go-titanic-596524 |access-date=May 20, 2017 |work=[[Newsweek]] |archive-date=December 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210120301/https://www.newsweek.com/celine-dion-billboard-music-awards-my-heart-will-go-titanic-596524 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Commercial performance==
"My Heart Will Go On" is one of the biggest radio hits and [[List of best-selling singles|best-selling singles in history]], having sold more than 18 million copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mylifetime.com/blog/she-did-that/february-28-1998-celine-dions-my-heart-will-go-on-soared-to-no-1-on-the-billboard-hot-100-chart|title=February 28, 1998: Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" Soared to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart|work=Lifetime|access-date=March 8, 2018|archive-date=March 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302082910/http://www.mylifetime.com/blog/she-did-that/february-28-1998-celine-dions-my-heart-will-go-on-soared-to-no-1-on-the-billboard-hot-100-chart|url-status=live}}</ref> It was also the best selling single of 1998 worldwide.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Eg8EAAAAMBAJ&dq=my+heart+will+go+on+18+million&pg=PA73|title=Billboard|date=February 28, 1998|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|language=en}}</ref> As of March 2023, "My Heart Will Go On" has drawn 5 billion in cumulative [[airplay]] [[audience]] and over 728 million official streams in the [[United States]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=February 28, 2023 |title=Chart Rewind: In 1998, Celine Dion's 'My Heart Will Go On' Hit No. 1 on the Hot 100 (See Full Top 10) |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/celine-dion-my-heart-will-go-on-hot-100-chart-rewind-1998/ |access-date=March 1, 2023 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=March 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301015038/https://www.billboard.com/lists/celine-dion-my-heart-will-go-on-hot-100-chart-rewind-1998/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Streams increased following the [[Titan submersible implosion|''Titan'' submersible implosion]], which renewed interest in ''Titanic''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Celine Dion's 'My Heart Will Go On' Streams Spike After Titanic Sub Tragedy |url=https://www.tmz.com/2023/06/23/celine-dion-titanic-theme-song-my-heart-will-go-on-stream-spikes-spotify-oceangate-sub-tragedy/ |access-date=June 25, 2023 |website=TMZ |date=June 23, 2023 |language=en |archive-date=June 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230624203527/https://www.tmz.com/2023/06/23/celine-dion-titanic-theme-song-my-heart-will-go-on-stream-spikes-spotify-oceangate-sub-tragedy/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=June 23, 2023 |title=Celine Dion's Titanic Song Gets Huge Streaming Bump After Titan Sub Tragedy |url=https://movieweb.com/celine-dion-titanic-spike-streams/ |access-date=June 25, 2023 |website=MovieWeb |language=en |archive-date=June 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230625080543/https://movieweb.com/celine-dion-titanic-spike-streams/ |url-status=live }}</ref> TMZ suggested that the song was streamed 500,000 more times, though this is disputed by other sources.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bloch |first=Emily |title=Fact check: Are people streaming 'Titanic' and 'My Heart Will Go On' as submarine tragedy unfolds? |url=https://www.inquirer.com/news/nation-world/titanic-movie-streams-my-heart-will-go-on-amazon-spotify-titan-submarine-20230623.html |access-date=June 25, 2023 |website=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=June 23, 2023 |language=en | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230625014706/https://www.inquirer.com/news/nation-world/titanic-movie-streams-my-heart-will-go-on-amazon-spotify-titan-submarine-20230623.html | archive-date=June 25, 2023 | url-access=subscription | url-status=live}}</ref>

===United States===
In the United States, the song was given a limited number of copies&nbsp;– 658,000. Regardless, it debuted at number one on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], with sales of 360,000 copies,<ref name="Billboard">{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Eg8EAAAAMBAJ&dq=my+heart+will+go+on+february+1998+billboard&pg=PA73|title=Tales of 'Heart's' Voyage to the Top, Fate of Dion Smash Wasn't Always Certain]|magazine=Billboard|date=February 28, 1998 |access-date=June 28, 2010}}</ref> where it stayed for two weeks. In addition, the song spent ten weeks at number-one on the [[Hot 100 Airplay (Radio Songs)|''Billboard'' Hot 100 Airplay]], and was number one for two weeks on the [[Hot 100 Singles Sales]]. As a testament to the popularity of the song on the radio, the song broke the record for the then-largest radio audience ever, garnering 117 million listeners in February 1998.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IQ4W5F5UocEC&dq=my+heart+will+go+on+10+million+copies&pg=PA22|title=Passion Celine Dion the Book: The Ultimate Guide for the Fan|isbn=978-1-55369-212-6 |via=Google Books|access-date=June 28, 2010|last1=Beauregard |first1=Sylvain |year=2002 |publisher=Trafford }}</ref> The single was eventually certified gold in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.riaa.org/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS|title=Gold and Platinum|work=RIAA|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820142502/http://riaa.org//goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS|archive-date=August 20, 2010|access-date=June 28, 2010}}</ref> ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' reported that the digital copy of the single has sold 1,133,000 units since being available bringing total sales to 1,791,000 copies sold in the US.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/chartbeat/497047/ask-billboard-does-lionel-richie-make-billboard-chart-history|title=Ask Billboard: Does Lionel Richie Make Billboard Chart History?|magazine=Billboard|date=April 8, 2012|access-date=March 31, 2014|archive-date=January 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101093016/http://www.billboard.com/articles/chartbeat/497047/ask-billboard-does-lionel-richie-make-billboard-chart-history|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2011 alone, Dion has sold 956,000 digital tracks in the US, with "My Heart Will Go On" being her biggest digital tracks (163,000 downloads).<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Music's Top 40 Money Makers 2012|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/list/502623/musics-top-40-money-makers-2012|access-date=August 18, 2021|magazine=Billboard|date=March 9, 2012|language=en|archive-date=September 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920234227/http://www.billboard.com/articles/list/502623/musics-top-40-money-makers-2012|url-status=live}}</ref> In an article published by ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' in November 2019, "My Heart Will Go On" has 588.2 million on-demand streams in the US, making it her most streamed song in the country.<ref>{{cite magazine|date=November 26, 2019|title=Celine Dion's Best-Selling Albums & Most-Streamed Songs: Ask Billboard Mailbag|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/celine-dion-best-selling-albums-most-streamed-songs-ask-billboard/|access-date=July 9, 2020|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|archive-date=March 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302171219/https://www.billboard.com/pro/celine-dion-best-selling-albums-most-streamed-songs-ask-billboard/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In addition "My Heart Will Go On" reached number one in several other US charts, including, ''Billboard''{{'}}s [[Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks]],<ref name="Billboard" /> [[Top 40 Mainstream]],<ref name="Billboard" /> Hot Latin Pop Airplay, and [[Hot Latin Tracks]]. For the latter, the single became the first English-language song to top the Hot Latin Tracks chart,<ref name="Billboard" /> to which Dion was given a [[Billboard Latin Music Awards|''Billboard'' Latin Music Award]] for that achievement.

===United Kingdom===
In the United Kingdom, the song debuted at number one with first week sales of 234,000 copies.<ref>{{cite web|title=Flashback 1998: Celine Dion – My Heart Will Go On|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/official-chart-flashback-1998-celine-dions-my-heart-will-go-on-becomes-a-titanic-sized-hit__35234/|access-date=February 17, 2022|website=Official Charts Company|language=en|archive-date=February 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217150622/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/official-chart-flashback-1998-celine-dions-my-heart-will-go-on-becomes-a-titanic-sized-hit__35234/|url-status=live}}</ref> As of February 2022, the song has already sold in excess of 2,100,000 units,<ref>{{cite web|title=Flashback 1998: Celine Dion – My Heart Will Go On|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/official-chart-flashback-1998-celine-dions-my-heart-will-go-on-becomes-a-titanic-sized-hit__35234/|access-date=February 17, 2022|website=Official Charts Company|language=en|archive-date=February 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217150622/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/official-chart-flashback-1998-celine-dions-my-heart-will-go-on-becomes-a-titanic-sized-hit__35234/|url-status=live}}</ref> becoming Dion's second million-selling single in Britain, following "[[Think Twice (Celine Dion song)|Think Twice]]" in 1995, and Britain's second-best-selling single of 1998, behind [[Cher]]'s "[[Believe (Cher song)|Believe]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/get-lucky-becomes-one-of-the-uk-s-biggest-selling-singles-of-all-time-__3163/|title=Daft Punk's Get Lucky becomes one of the UK's biggest selling singles of all-time!|website=[[OfficialCharts.com]]|access-date=January 27, 2016|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402145655/http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/get-lucky-becomes-one-of-the-uk-s-biggest-selling-singles-of-all-time-__3163/|url-status=live}}</ref> This made her the first solo female artist to have multiple million-selling singles in Britain.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/CELINE%20DION/|title=Celine Dion|access-date=January 27, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215085735/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/CELINE%20DION|archive-date=February 15, 2012}}</ref>

===Rest of the world===
In Germany, "My Heart Will Go On" was certified 4× platinum for selling over two million copies,{{Certification Cite Ref|region=Germany|title=My Heart Will Go On|artist=Céline Dion|type=single}} and was ranked as one of the most popular singles ever released there.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicline.de/de/charts_alltimefav|title=Musicline.de Die beliebtesten Hits! Gemessen von KW 27/1959 bis KW 2/2010. Chartposition und -wochen werden miteinander verrechnet|work=Musicline.de|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040831123424/http://www.musicline.de/de/charts_alltimefav|archive-date=August 31, 2004|access-date=January 11, 2010}}</ref> It sold over 1.2 million copies in France, being certified Diamond. Additionally, the song was certified 3× Platinum in Belgium, 2× Platinum in Australia, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland, Platinum in Greece, and Gold in Austria. "My Heart Will Go On" was released twice in Japan. The regular edition from January 1998 sold 205,300 and was certified 2× Platinum, for 200,000 copies sold. The remixed edition released in June 1998 sold 111,920 copies and was certified Gold for 100,000 copies sold, because maxi-singles are treated as an album.

Internationally, the song was phenomenally successful, spending many weeks at the top position in various countries, including 17 weeks on the [[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100 Singles]], 15 weeks in Switzerland, 13 weeks in France and Germany, 11 weeks in the Netherlands and Sweden, 10 weeks in Wallonia, Denmark, Italy, and Norway, seven weeks in Flanders, six weeks in Ireland and Canada, four weeks in Australia and Austria, two weeks in Spain and the United Kingdom, and one week in Finland.

==Album appearances==
The music video was included on the ''[[All the Way... A Decade of Song & Video]]'' DVD and on the Titanic (Three-Disc Special Collector's Edition) DVD release on October 25, 2005. In addition to Dion's ''[[Let's Talk About Love]]'' and the ''[[Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture|Titanic]]'' soundtrack, "My Heart Will Go On" appears on several other albums, including ''[[VH1 Divas#VH1 Divas Live|VH1 Divas Live]]'', ''[[Au cœur du stade]]'', ''[[All the Way... A Decade of Song]]'', ''[[A New Day... Live in Las Vegas]]'', ''[[Complete Best (Celine Dion album)|Complete Best]]'', ''[[My Love: Essential Collection]]'', ''[[Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert]]'', and ''[[Céline... une seule fois / Live 2013]]''. It was also included on the DVDs for ''[[Au cœur du stade (video)|Au cœur du stade]]'', ''[[All the Way... A Decade of Song & Video]]'', ''[[Live in Las Vegas: A New Day...]]'', and ''[[Celine: Through the Eyes of the World]]''.

It was included later on the ''[[Back to Titanic]]'' second soundtrack album, but it does not appear on the 20th anniversary edition. In France, "My Heart Will Go On" was released as a double A-side single with "[[The Reason (Celine Dion song)|The Reason]]". In the ''Let's Talk about Love'' album booklet, the lyrics of the song contain an additional line between a second chorus and the final verse. The words "There is some love that will not go away" are not performed by Dion in any available version of the song, however, they are still included on Dion's official site.

==Track listing==
===Singles===
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* '''European CD single'''
# "My Heart Will Go On"&nbsp; – 4:40
# "[[Because You Loved Me]]"&nbsp; – 4:33

* '''European CD single (remix)'''
# "My Heart Will Go On"&nbsp; – 4:40
# "My Heart Will Go On" ([[Tony Moran (DJ)|Tony Moran]] mix)&nbsp; – 4:21

* '''French CD single (double A-side)'''
# "[[The Reason (Celine Dion song)|The Reason]]"&nbsp; – 5:01
# "My Heart Will Go On"&nbsp; – 4:40

* '''French CD single'''
# "My Heart Will Go On"&nbsp; – 4:40
# "Southampton"&nbsp; – 4:02
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* '''Japanese CD single'''
# "My Heart Will Go On"&nbsp; – 4:40
# "[[Beauty and the Beast (Disney song)|Beauty and the Beast]]"&nbsp; – 4:04

* '''UK cassette single'''
# "My Heart Will Go On"&nbsp; – 4:40
# "I Love You"&nbsp; – 5:30

* '''US CD and cassette single'''
# "My Heart Will Go On"&nbsp; – 4:40
# "Rose"&nbsp; – 2:52
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===Maxi-singles===
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* '''Australian/Brazilian/European/UK CD maxi-single'''
# "My Heart Will Go On"&nbsp; – 4:40
# "Because You Loved Me"&nbsp; – 4:33
# "[[When I Fall in Love#Celine Dion and Clive Griffin version|When I Fall in Love]]"&nbsp; – 4:19
# "Beauty and the Beast"&nbsp; – 4:04

* '''Australian CD maxi-single (remixes)'''
# "My Heart Will Go On" (Tony Moran mix)&nbsp; – 4:21
# "My Heart Will Go On" (Richie Jones mix)&nbsp; – 4:15
# "My Heart Will Go On" ([[Soul Solution]] mix)&nbsp; – 4:18
# "[[Misled (Celine Dion song)|Misled]]" (the serious mix)&nbsp; – 7:22
# "[[Love Can Move Mountains]]" (underground vocal mix)&nbsp; – 7:14

* '''Brazilian CD maxi-single (remixes)'''
# "My Heart Will Go On" (Cuca's radio edit)&nbsp; – 4:22
# "My Heart Will Go On" (Tony Moran's anthem edit)&nbsp; – 4:21
# "My Heart Will Go On" (Richie Jones "unsinkable" edit)&nbsp; – 4:15
# "My Heart Will Go On" (Tony Moran's anthem vocal)&nbsp; – 9:41
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* '''European CD and 12-inch maxi-single (remixes)'''
# "My Heart Will Go On"&nbsp; – 4:40
# "My Heart Will Go On" (Tony Moran mix)&nbsp; – 4:21
# "My Heart Will Go On" (Richie Jones mix)&nbsp; – 4:15
# "My Heart Will Go On" (Soul Solution)&nbsp; – 4:18

* '''Japanese CD maxi-single (remixes)'''
# "My Heart Will Go On" (Tony Moran mix)&nbsp; – 4:21
# "My Heart Will Go On" (Richie Jones mix)&nbsp; – 4:16
# "My Heart Will Go On" (Soul Solution mix)&nbsp; – 4:19
# "My Heart Will Go On" (Richie Jones "unsinkable" club mix)&nbsp; – 10:03
# "My Heart Will Go On" (Matt & Vito's "unsinkable" epic mix)&nbsp; – 9:52

* '''UK CD maxi-single ("Heart")'''
# "My Heart Will Go On" (soundtrack version)&nbsp; – 5:07
# "[[Just Have a Heart|Have a Heart]]"&nbsp; – 4:12
# "[[Nothing Broken but My Heart]]"&nbsp; – 5:55
# "[[Where Does My Heart Beat Now]]"&nbsp; – 4:32
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==Remixes==
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# "My Heart Will Go On" ([[Tony Moran (DJ)|Tony Moran]] Mix)&nbsp; – 4:21
# "My Heart Will Go On" (Tony Moran's Anthem Vocal)&nbsp; – 9:41
# "My Heart Will Go On" (Richie Jones Mix)&nbsp; – 4:15
# "My Heart Will Go On" (Richie Jones "Go On" Beats)&nbsp; – 5:12
# "My Heart Will Go On" (Richie Jones "Unsinkable" Club Mix)&nbsp; – 10:03
# "My Heart Will Go On" ([[Soul Solution]] Mix)&nbsp; – 4:18
# "My Heart Will Go On" (Soul Solution Percappella)&nbsp; – 4:16
# "My Heart Will Go On" (Soul Solution Bonus Beats)&nbsp; – 3:32
# "My Heart Will Go On" (Soul Solution Drama at Sea Mix)&nbsp; – 9:10
# "My Heart Will Go On" (Matt & Vito's "Unsinkable" Epic Mix)&nbsp; – 9:52
# "My Heart Will Go On" (Matt & Vito's Penny Whistle Dub)&nbsp; – 3:21
# "My Heart Will Go On" (Cuca's Radio Edit)&nbsp; – 4:22
{{div col end}}

==Personnel==
* [[Celine Dion]] – vocals
* [[Walter Afanasieff]] – arrangements, keyboards, drum programmer, [[Hammond B-3 organ|Hammond B-3 Organ]], synth bass, producer
* [[Skyler Jett]], Leslie Ellis, [[Jeanie Tracy]], Konesha Owens and [[Claytoven Richardson]] – background vocals
* [[William Ross (composer)|William Ross]] – composer
* Tony Hinnigan – [[pennywhistle]]
* Paul Peabody – [[Irish fiddle]]
* [[Dan Shea (producer)|Dan Shea]] – keyboards, drum and computer programmer, sound designer
* [[Dann Huff]] – guitar
* David Gleeson, [[Humberto Gatica]] – recording engineering
* Chris Brooke, Ethan Schofer, Glen Marchese, Greg Thompson, Tony Gonzalez and Tyson Leeper – assistant engineer
* Emile Charlap – contractor
* [[James Horner]] – music, producer
* [[Will Jennings]] – lyrics
* [[Simon Franglen]] – producer

==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
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{{single chart|Austria|1|artist=Céline Dion|song=My Heart Will Go On|rowheader=true|access-date=September 29, 2014|refname="austria"}}
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{{single chart|Flanders|1|artist=Céline Dion|song=My Heart Will Go On|rowheader=true|access-date=September 29, 2014}}
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{{single chart|Wallonia|1|artist=Céline Dion|song=My Heart Will Go On|rowheader=true|access-date=September 29, 2014}}
|-
{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|1|chartid=3476|rowheader=true|access-date=September 3, 2014}}
|-
{{single chart|Canadaadultcontemporary|1|chartid=3433|rowheader=true|access-date=September 3, 2014}}
|-
! scope="row"| Canada Contemporary Hit Radio ([[Broadcast Data Systems|BDS]])<ref name="record">{{cite book|last=Lwin|first=Nanda|author-link=Nanda Lwin|title=Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide|publisher=Music Data Canada|year=1999|page=87|isbn=1-896594-13-1}}</ref>
| 1
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! scope="row"| Canada [[Canadian Singles Chart|Singles]] ([[SoundScan]])<ref name="record" /><br /><small>''Import-only single''</small>
| 33
|-
! scope="row"| Canada [[Canadian Singles Chart|Singles]] ([[SoundScan]])<ref name="record" /><br /><small>''Import-only single (Remixes)''</small>
| 14
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! scope="row"| Costa Rica ([[Notimex]])<ref name="El Siglo de Torreón">{{cite news|title=Celine Dion y Ricky Martin comparten su popularidad|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1998/03/25&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar03800&PageLabel=38|access-date=August 8, 2021|work=El Siglo de Torreón|date=March 25, 1998|page=38|language=es|archive-date=June 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610025224/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT%2F1998%2F03%2F25&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar03800&PageLabel=38|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 1
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! scope="row"| Denmark ([[Hitlisten|Tracklisten]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1998/BB-1998-05-02.pdf|title=Hits of the World|magazine=Billboard|page=63|date=May 2, 1998|access-date=September 29, 2014}}</ref>
| 1
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! scope="row"| El Salvador ([[Notimex]])<ref name="h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx">{{cite web|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=EDT/1998/04/16/36/Ar03608.xml&CollName=EDT_1990_1999&DOCID=2039596&PageLabelPrint=36&skin=%45%6c%53%69%67%6c%6f&AppName=%32&sLanguage=%45%6e%67%6c%69%73%68&Content=%41%4c%4c&selLanguage=&sPublication=%45%44%54&sDateFrom=%30%31%25%32%46%30%31%25%32%46%31%39%39%38&sDateTo=%31%32%25%32%46%33%31%25%32%46%31%39%39%38&dummy=%31%39%39%38&sQuery=%74%65%6d%61%2b%69%6e%74%65%72%70%72%65%74%65%2b%70%61%6e%61%6d%61&x=%31%35&y=%33&ViewMode=HTML|title=Celine Dion sigue en la cima de la popularidad|publisher=El Siglo de Torreón|date=April 16, 1998|access-date=September 30, 2022|archive-date=September 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930161829/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=EDT/1998/04/16/36/Ar03608.xml&CollName=EDT_1990_1999&DOCID=2039596&PageLabelPrint=36&skin=ElSiglo&AppName=2&sLanguage=English&Content=ALL&selLanguage=&sPublication=EDT&sDateFrom=01%252F01%252F1998&sDateTo=12%252F31%252F1998&dummy=1998&sQuery=tema%2Binterprete%2Bpanama&x=15&y=3&ViewMode=HTML|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 1
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! scope="row"| Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1998/MM-1998-02-21.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|work=[[Music & Media]]|page=14|date=February 21, 1998|access-date=May 4, 2019}}</ref>
| 1
|-
{{single chart|Finland|1|artist=Celine Dion|song=My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme from Titanic)|rowheader=true|access-date=September 29, 2014}}
|-
{{single chart|France|1|artist=Céline Dion|song=My Heart Will Go On|rowheader=true|access-date=September 29, 2014}}
|-
{{single chart|Germany|1|songid=3595|artist=Céline Dion|song=My Heart Will Go On|rowheader=true|access-date=September 4, 2016}}
|-
! scope="row"| Greece ([[IFPI Greece|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1998/MM-1998-04-04.pdf|title=Top National Sellers: Greece|work=Music & Media|page=12|date=April 4, 1998|access-date=May 4, 2019|archive-date=November 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110053710/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1998/MM-1998-04-04.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 1
|-
! scope="row"| Guatemala ([[Notimex]])<ref name="h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx" />
| 1
|-
! scope="row"| Honduras ([[Notimex]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=EDT/1998/05/04/40/Ar04000.xml&CollName=EDT_1990_1999&DOCID=2050027&PageLabelPrint=40&skin=%45%6c%53%69%67%6c%6f&sLanguage=%45%6e%67%6c%69%73%68&Content=%41%4c%4c&selLanguage=&sPublication=%45%44%54&sDateFrom=%30%31%25%32%46%30%31%25%32%46%31%39%39%38&sDateTo=%31%32%25%32%46%33%31%25%32%46%31%39%39%38&dummy=%31%39%39%38&sQuery=%74%65%6d%61%2b%69%6e%74%65%72%70%72%65%74%65%2b%70%61%6e%61%6d%61&x=%31%35&y=%33&RefineQueryView=&StartFrom=%31%30&ViewMode=HTML|title=Alejandro Sanz acapara la atención en Centroamérica|publisher=El Siglo de Torreón|date=May 4, 1998|access-date=September 30, 2022|archive-date=September 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930163924/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=EDT/1998/05/04/40/Ar04000.xml&CollName=EDT_1990_1999&DOCID=2050027&PageLabelPrint=40&skin=ElSiglo&sLanguage=English&Content=ALL&selLanguage=&sPublication=EDT&sDateFrom=01%252F01%252F1998&sDateTo=12%252F31%252F1998&dummy=1998&sQuery=tema%2Binterprete%2Bpanama&x=15&y=3&RefineQueryView=&StartFrom=10&ViewMode=HTML|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 1
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! scope="row"| Hungary ([[Association of Hungarian Record Companies|Single Top 40]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1998/MM-1998-04-11.pdf|title=Top National Sellers: Hungary|work=Music & Media|page=12|date=April 11, 1998|access-date=May 4, 2019}}</ref>
| 1
|-
! scope="row"| Hungary ([[Association of Hungarian Record Companies|Rádiós Top 40]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1998/MM-1998-05-16.pdf|title=Major Market Airplay: Hungary|work=Music & Media|page=23|date=May 16, 1998|access-date=May 4, 2019}}</ref>
| 1
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! scope="row"| Iceland ([[Íslenski listinn|Íslenski Listinn Topp 40]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timarit.is/files/12687018.pdf#navpanes=1&view=FitH|title=Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (January 29, 1998 – February 5, 1998)|publisher=Dagblaðið Vísir – Tónlist|access-date=February 6, 2018|language=is}}</ref>
| 1
|-
{{single chart|Ireland2|1|song=My Heart Will Go On|rowheader=true|access-date=September 29, 2014}}
|-
! scope="row"| Italy ([[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|FIMI]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1998/BB-1998-02-28.pdf|title=Hits of the World|magazine=Billboard|page=54|date=February 28, 1998|access-date=September 29, 2014}}</ref>
| 1
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! scope="row"| Italy Airplay (''[[Music & Media]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1998/MM-1998-03-21.pdf|title=Major Market Airplay: Italy|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=15|issue=12|page=23|date=March 21, 1998|access-date=May 26, 2025|archive-date=January 15, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115011559/https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1998/MM-1998-03-21.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 3
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! scope="row"| Japan ([[Oricon Singles Chart|Oricon]])<ref name="jap">{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/98172/ranking/cd_single|script-title=ja:セリーヌ・ディオンのシングル売り上げランキング|language=ja|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=September 29, 2014|url-status=unfit|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025163629/http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/98172/ranking/cd_single|archive-date=October 25, 2014}}</ref><br /><small>''2-track single''</small>
| 34
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! scope="row"| Japan ([[Oricon Singles Chart|Oricon]])<ref name="jap" /><br /><small>''5-track Dance Mixes''</small>
| 49
|-
! scope="row"| Mexico ([[AMPROFON]])<ref name="El Siglo de Torreón" />
| 1
|-
{{single chart|Dutch40|1|year=1998|week=8|rowheader=true|access-date=September 4, 2014}}
|-
{{single chart|Dutch100|1|artist=Céline Dion|song=My Heart Will Go On|rowheader=true|access-date=September 29, 2014}}
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{{single chart|New Zealand|34|artist=Céline Dion|song=My Heart Will Go On|rowheader=true|access-date=September 29, 2014}}
|-
{{single chart|Norway|1|artist=Céline Dion|song=My Heart Will Go On|rowheader=true|access-date=September 29, 2014|refname="nor"}}
|-
! scope="row"| Peru ([[Notimex]])<ref>{{cite news|title=Ricky Martin desplaza a Celine Dion en Perú|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1998/04/07&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar03021&PageLabel=30|access-date=August 8, 2021|work=El Siglo de Torreón|date=April 7, 1998|page=30|language=es|archive-date=June 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610025224/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT%2F1998%2F04%2F07&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar03021&PageLabel=30|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 1
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! scope="row"| Poland (''[[Music & Media]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1998/MM-1998-02-28.pdf|title=Major Market Airplay: Poland|work=Music & Media|page=23|date=February 28, 1998|access-date=May 4, 2019|archive-date=April 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420124237/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1998/MM-1998-02-28.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 4
|-
! scope="row"| Puerto Rico ([[Notimex]])<ref name="El Siglo de Torreón" />
| 3
|-
! scope="row"| Quebec ([[ADISQ]])<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427231304/http://bibnum2.banq.qc.ca/bna/palmares/2010-Anglo-Allophone/Anglo-Compilation_succes_ordre_alpha_interpretes.pdf|url=http://bibnum2.banq.qc.ca/bna/palmares/2010-Anglo-Allophone/Anglo-Compilation_succes_ordre_alpha_interpretes.pdf|archive-date=April 27, 2014|title=Palmarès de la chanson anglophone et allophone au Québec|publisher=[[Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec|BAnQ]]|language=fr|access-date=March 17, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 1
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{{single chart|Scotland|1|date=19980215|rowheader=true|access-date=May 19, 2015}}
|-
! scope="row"| Spain ([[Productores de Música de España|PROMUSICAE]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1998/BB-1998-05-09.pdf|title=Hits of the World|magazine=Billboard|page=59|date=May 9, 1998|access-date=September 29, 2014}}</ref>
| 1
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{{single chart|Sweden|1|artist=Céline Dion|song=My Heart Will Go On|rowheader=true|access-date=September 29, 2014}}
|-
{{single chart|Switzerland|1|artist=Céline Dion|song=My Heart Will Go On|rowheader=true|access-date=September 29, 2014}}
|-
! scope="row"| Taiwan ([[Music of Taiwan|IFPI]])<ref name="taiwan">{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.org.tw/chart/1998/single03.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980530082119/http://www.ifpi.org.tw/chart/1998/single03.htm|title=IFPI Taiwan Single Top 10|publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI Taiwan]]|date=January 11, 1998|archive-date=May 30, 1998|language=zh-hant|access-date=February 16, 2021}}</ref>
| 1
|-
{{single chart|UK|1|date=19980215|rowheader=true|access-date=September 29, 2014}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|1|artist=Celine Dion|rowheader=true|access-date=September 29, 2014}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|1|artist=Celine Dion|rowheader=true|access-date=September 29, 2014}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardadultpopsongs|3|artist=Celine Dion|rowheader=true|access-date=September 29, 2014}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardlatinsongs|1|artist=Celine Dion|rowheader=true|access-date=September 29, 2014}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|1|artist=Celine Dion|rowheader=true|access-date=September 29, 2014}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|3|artist=Celine Dion|rowheader=true|access-date=September 29, 2014}}
|}
{{col-2}}

===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col"| Chart (1998)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1998/singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Singles for 1998|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|access-date=April 16, 2025|archive-date=September 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929011110/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1998/singles-chart|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 14
|-
! scope="row"| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/1998_single.asp|title=Jahreshitparade 1998|publisher=Hung Medien|language=de|access-date=September 29, 2014|archive-date=October 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010135000/http://austriancharts.at/1998_single.asp|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2
|-
! scope="row"| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1998|title=Jaaroverzichten 1998|publisher=[[Ultratop]]|language=nl|access-date=September 29, 2014|archive-date=April 10, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080410215344/http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1998|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 1
|-
! scope="row"| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=1998|title=Rapports annuels 1998|publisher=Ultratop|language=fr|access-date=September 29, 2014|archive-date=April 17, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080417014755/http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=1998|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2
|-
! scope="row"| Canada Top Singles (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://rpmimages.3345.ca/pdfs/Volume+68-No.+12-December+14%2C+1998.pdf|title=RPM's Top 100 Hit Tracks of '98|magazine=RPM|volume=63|issue=12|page=20|date=December 14, 1998|access-date=March 23, 2019|archive-date=March 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091139/http://rpmimages.3345.ca/pdfs/Volume+68-No.+12-December+14%2C+1998.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 3
|-
! scope="row"| Canada Adult Contemporary (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.6979&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.6979.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.6979|title=RMP's Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks of '98|magazine=RPM|via=Library and Archives Canada|date=December 14, 1998|access-date=September 29, 2014|archive-date=February 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205100627/https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.6979&URLjpg=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2Fobj%2F028020%2Ff4%2Fnlc008388.6979.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.6979|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 1
|-
! scope="row"| Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1998/MM-1998-12-19.pdf|title=Year in Focus|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=15|issue=51|page=8|date=December 19, 1998|access-date=May 2, 2019|archive-date=June 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609002242/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1998/MM-1998-12-19.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 1
|-
! scope="row"| France (SNEP)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-singles-annee/?annee=1998|title=Tops de l'année – Top Singles 1998|publisher=[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique]]|language=fr|access-date=December 9, 2019|archive-date=July 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704140217/http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-singles-annee/?annee=1998|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 3
|-
! scope="row"| Germany (Media Control)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1998|title=Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts|language=de|publisher=GfK Entertainment Charts|access-date=June 5, 2015|archive-date=May 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509002431/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1998|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 1
|-
! scope="row"| Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2978871?iabr=on#page/n29/mode/2up|title=Íslenski Listinn Topp 100 – Vinsælustu lögin '98|newspaper=Dagblaðið Vísir|language=is|page=34|date=January 2, 1999|access-date=February 7, 2019|archive-date=June 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603151603/https://timarit.is/page/2978871?iabr=on#page/n29/mode/2up|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2
|-
! scope="row"| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.top40.nl/pdf/top100/top100-1998.pdf|title=Single Top 100 Van 1998|language=nl|publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=September 29, 2014|archive-date=October 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003040002/http://www.top40.nl/pdf/top100/top100-1998.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 1
|-
! scope="row"| Netherlands (Single Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1998&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – single 1998|publisher=Single Top 100|access-date=September 28, 2014|archive-date=July 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140704150354/http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1998&cat=s|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 1
|-
! scope="row"| Norway Spring Period (VG-lista)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lista.vg.no/liste/topp-20-single/1/dato/1998/periode/vår|title=Topp 20 Single Vår 1998|publisher=VG-lista|access-date=September 29, 2014|language=no|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084121/http://lista.vg.no/liste/topp-20-single/1/dato/1998/periode/v%C3%A5r|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 1
|-
! scope="row"| Spain (AFYVE)<ref>{{cite book|author=Fernando Salaverri|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|edition=1st|date=September 2005|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE|location=Spain|isbn=84-8048-639-2}}</ref>
| 7
|-
! scope="row"| Sweden (Hitlistan)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hitlistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=43&dfom=19980001|title=Årslista Singlar – År 1998|publisher=[[Swedish Recording Industry Association]]|access-date=September 29, 2014|language=sv|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111214045/http://www.hitlistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=43&dfom=19980001|archive-date=January 11, 2016}}</ref>
| 1
|-
! scope="row"| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/1998|title=Swiss Year-end Charts 1998|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=September 29, 2014|archive-date=October 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006125529/http://swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/1998|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 1
|-
! scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/official-top-40-best-selling-singles-of-1998__33595/|title=Official Top 40 best-selling singles of 1998|publisher=Official Charts Company|date=July 16, 2021|access-date=September 12, 2021|archive-date=February 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227191326/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/official-top-40-best-selling-singles-of-1998__33595/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2
|-
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref name="usend">{{cite magazine|title=The Year in Music|magazine=Billboard|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1998/BB-1998-12-26.pdf|date=December 26, 1998|access-date=September 29, 2014|archive-date=February 28, 2015|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20150228005356/http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1998/BB-1998-12-26.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 13
|-
! scope="row"| US Adult Contemporary (''Billboard'')<ref name="usend" />
| 5
|-
! scope="row"| US Adult Top 40 (''Billboard'')<ref name="usend" />
| 26
|-
! scope="row"| US Hot Latin Tracks (''Billboard'')<ref name="usend" />
| 12
|-
! scope="row"| US Hot Soundtrack Singles (''Billboard'')<ref name="usend" />
| 1
|-
! scope="row"| US Mainstream Top 40 (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/Billboard-Airplay/1998/BBAM-1998-12-25.pdf|title=Most Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs of 1998|magazine=Billboard|volume=6|issue=52|page=45|date=December 25, 1998|access-date=June 19, 2020}}</ref>
| 10
|-
! scope="row"| US Rhythmic Top 40 (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/Billboard-Airplay/1998/BBAM-1998-12-25.pdf|title=Most Played Rhythmic Top 40 Songs of 1998|magazine=Billboard|volume=6|issue=52|page=46|date=December 25, 1998|access-date=June 19, 2020}}</ref>
|18
|}

===Decade-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col"| Chart (1990–1999)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/90er_single.asp|title=Zeitraum für die Auswertung: January 7, 1990 – December 26, 1999|publisher=Hung Medien|language=de|access-date=September 29, 2014|archive-date=May 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523082121/http://www.austriancharts.at/90er_single.asp|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 18
|-
! scope="row"| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/ultratop_nineties_500.asp?page=1|title=Ultratop Nineties 500: 1–50|publisher=Ultratop|language=nl|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612145841/https://www.ultratop.be/nl/ultratop_nineties_500.asp?page=1|archive-date=June 12, 2018|access-date=May 5, 2022}}</ref>
| 21
|-
! scope="row"| Canada (Canadian Artists Digital Songs)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7849410/canada-150-celine-dion-shania-twain-nielsen-charts|title=Canada 150: Celine Dion & Shania Twain Lead Nielsen Music Canada's Top Canadian Artists Chart|last=Bliss|first=Karen|magazine=Billboard|date=June 29, 2017|access-date=July 2, 2017|archive-date=November 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125211022/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7849410/canada-150-celine-dion-shania-twain-nielsen-charts|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 3
|-
! scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite journal|title=Top 20 Singles of the Nineties|periodical=Music Week 1959–2009: Anniversary Special|publisher=[[UBM plc|United Business Media]]|location=London, England|date=September 7, 2009|url=http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/music-week-celebrates-landmark-birthday-with-50-years-of-coverage/040699|archive-date=February 1, 2022|access-date=July 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201074743/https://www.musicweek.com/news/read/music-week-celebrates-landmark-birthday-with-50-years-of-coverage/040699|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 11
|}

===All-time charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col"| Chart
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/charts/ultratop-1001-de-best-verkochte-hits-aller-tijden|title=Ultratop 1001, De Best Verkochte Hits Aller Tijden|language=nl|publisher=Ultratop & Hung Medien|access-date=August 30, 2017|archive-date=January 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119071212/https://www.ultratop.be/nl/charts/ultratop-1001-de-best-verkochte-hits-aller-tijden|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 95
|-
! scope="row"| Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{cite web|last=Lwin|first=Nanda|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040812023426/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/100cds.html|archivedate=August 12, 2004|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/100cds.html|title=Top 100 Cdn. Singles of all time|website=[[Jam!]]|date=July 1, 2000|access-date=March 31, 2022}}</ref>
| 8
|-
! scope="row"| Ireland (IRMA)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/top_twenty/toptwenty.htm|title=Top 20 of All Time|publisher=[[Irish Recorded Music Association]]|access-date=October 9, 2022|archive-date=June 2, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090602203810/http://irishcharts.ie/top_twenty/toptwenty.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 13
|-
! scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|author=Justin Myers|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-best-selling-singles-of-all-time-on-the-official-uk-chart__21298/|title=The best-selling singles of all time on the Official UK Chart|publisher=Official Charts Company|date=December 14, 2018|access-date=November 1, 2019|archive-date=May 31, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531213809/http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-million-sellers-the-uks-biggest-ever-selling-singles-revealed-1685/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 32
|}
{{col-end}}

==Certifications and sales==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|title=My Heart Will Go On|artist=Celine Dion|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=1998|relyear=1997|access-date=March 20, 2015}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|type=single|title=My Heart Will Go On|artist=Celine Dion|award=Gold|certyear=1998|relyear=1998|access-date=March 20, 2015}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|type=single|title=My Heart Will Go On|artist=Celine Dion|award=Platinum|number=3|certyear=1998|relyear=1998|access-date=March 20, 2015}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|title=My Heart Will Go On|artist=Celine Dion|award=Platinum|number=4|certyear=2024|relyear=1998|access-date=December 27, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|artist=Celine Dion|title=My Heart Will Go On|award=Platinum|relyear=1997|certyear=2020|certmonth=9|type=single|id=5175|access-date=September 30, 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|type=single|title=The Reason My Heart Will Go|artist=Celine Dion|award=Diamond|certyear=1998|relyear=1998|access-date=February 6, 2004}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=single|title=My Heart Will Go On|artist=Celine Dion|award=Platinum|number=4|certyear=1998|relyear=1997|access-date=March 20, 2015}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|type=single|title=My Heart Will Go On|artist=Celine Dion|award=Gold|certyear=2000|relyear=1997|access-date=April 11, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|title=My Heart Will Go On|artist=Celine Dion|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2|note=Single version|relyear=1998|certyear=1998|access-date=March 20, 2015|certref=<ref name="j1">{{cite web|url=http://www.riaj.or.jp/issue/record/1999/199904.pdf|script-title=ja:マイ・ハート・ウィル・ゴー・オン 1998.01.13 (SME)|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of Japan]]|language=ja|access-date=September 29, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140123043927/http://www.riaj.or.jp/issue/record/1999/199904.pdf|archive-date=January 23, 2014}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|title=My Heart Will Go On|artist=Celine Dion|type=album|award=Gold|note=Dance mixes|relyear=1998|certyear=1998|access-date=March 20, 2015|certref=<ref name="j2">{{cite web|url=http://www.riaj.or.jp/issue/record/1999/199902.pdf|script-title=ja:マイ・ハート・ウィル・ゴー・オン 98.6.20 (SME)|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Japan|language=ja|access-date=September 29, 2014|archive-date=December 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228153329/http://www.riaj.or.jp/issue/record/1999/199902.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|title=My Heart Will Go On|artist=Celine Dion|type=single|award=Platinum|note=Ringtone|relyear=1998|certyear=2013|certmonth=5|digital=true|access-date=March 20, 2015|refname="j3"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Mexico|type=single|title=My Heart Will Go On|artist=Celine Dion|award=Gold|certyear=2015|relyear=1997|access-date=January 12, 2016}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Netherlands|type=single|title=My Heart Will Go On|artist=Celine Dion|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=1998|relyear=1998|access-date=March 20, 2015}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|title=My Heart Will Go On|artist=Celine Dion|award=Platinum|relyear=1998|certyear=2020|source=radioscope|access-date=December 21, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Norway|type=single|title=My Heart Will Go On|artist=Celine Dion|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=1999|relyear=1998|nosales=true|access-date=March 20, 2015}}
{{Certification Table Entry |region=Spain|type=single|award=Gold|title=My Heart Will Go On (B.S.O. Titanic)|artist=Celine Dion|certyear=2024|accessdate=February 3, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|type=single|title=My Heart Will Go On|artist=Celine Dion|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=1998|relyear=1998|access-date=March 20, 2015}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|type=single|title=My Heart Will Go On|artist=Celine Dion|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=1998|relyear=1998|access-date=March 20, 2015}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|title=My Heart Will Go On|artist=Celine Dion|award=Platinum|number=4|relyear=1998|certyear=2025|id=4464-1392-1|access-date=September 6, 2025}}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|title=My Heart Will Go On|artist=Celine Dion|award=Platinum|number=4|certyear=2022|relyear=1998|salesamount=4,000,000|salesref=<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/chartbeat/497047/ask-billboard-does-lionel-richie-make-billboard-chart-history?page=0%2C3|title=Ask Billboard: Does Lionel Richie Make Billboard Chart History?|date=April 8, 2012|magazine=Billboard|last=Trust|first=Gary|access-date=April 8, 2012|archive-date=May 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502145419/https://www.billboard.com/articles/chartbeat/497047/ask-billboard-does-lionel-richie-make-billboard-chart-history?page=0%2C3|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7800150/dions-iconic-my-heart-will-go-on-turns-20|title=Dion's Iconic 'My Heart Will Go On' Turns 20|date=May 18, 2017|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 18, 2017|archive-date=May 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501132642/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7800150/dions-iconic-my-heart-will-go-on-turns-20|url-status=live}}</ref>|access-date=November 4, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true}}

==Release history==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
!scope="col"| Region
!scope="col"| Date
!scope="col"| Format(s)
!scope="col"| Label
!scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
! scope="row"| [[DACH]]
| November 24, 1997
| CD
| [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| <ref>{{cite magazine|date=November 22, 1997|title=Dion's ''Titanic'' release sets sail for new shores|last=Lorenz|first=Christian|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|page=8}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| United States
| December 1997
| [[Radio airplay]]
| [[Sony 550 Music]]
| <ref name="fitzpatrick">{{cite magazine|title='Titanic' Makes Big Splash for Sony Classical|last=Fitzpatrick|first=Eileen|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|volume=110|issue=4|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=nA0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA92 92]|date=January 24, 1998}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| Belgium
| January 5, 1998
| CD
| Sony
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sonymusic.be/Releases/1205.htm|title=New Releases This Week|publisher=Sony Music Belgium|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990202122630/http://www.sonymusic.be/Releases/1205.htm|archive-date=February 2, 1999|access-date=December 5, 2022}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| Japan
| January 14, 1998
| Mini CD
|rowspan="2"| Epic
| <ref name="releasejp1">{{cite web|url=http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/CelineDion/discography/ESDA-7177|title=Celine Dion – My Heart Will Go On|access-date=March 3, 2017|publisher=[[Sony Music Entertainment Japan]]|language=ja|archive-date=March 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304035310/http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/CelineDion/discography/ESDA-7177|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| United Kingdom
| February 9, 1998
|rowspan="2"| {{hlist|CD|cassette}}
|
|-
!scope="row"| United States
| February 10, 1998
| Sony 550 Music
|
|-
!scope="row"| Japan
| June 20, 1998
| CD
| Epic
| <ref name="releasejp2">{{cite web|url=http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/CelineDion/discography/ESCA-7299|title=Celine Dion – My Heart Will Go On (Dance Mixes)|access-date=March 3, 2017|publisher=Sony Music Entertainment Japan|language=ja|archive-date=March 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303202220/http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/CelineDion/discography/ESCA-7299|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

==See also==
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* [[List of best-selling singles]]
* [[Academy Award for Best Original Song]]
* [[French Top 100 singles of the 1990s]]
* [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song]]
* [[Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance]]
* [[Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media]]
* [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year]]
* [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year]]
* [[List of artists who have achieved simultaneous UK and US number-one hits]]
* [[List of Australian chart achievements and milestones]]
* [[List of best-selling singles in France]]
* [[List of best-selling singles in Germany]]
* [[List of best-selling singles in the United Kingdom]]
* [[List of best-selling singles of the 1990s in the United Kingdom]]
* [[List of best-selling singles of the 20th century in the United Kingdom]]
* [[List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones|List of ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones]]
* [[List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of the 1990s|List of ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-one singles of the 1990s]]
* [[List of Billboard Mainstream Top 40 number-one songs of the 1990s|List of ''Billboard'' Mainstream Top 40 number-one songs of the 1990s]]
* [[List of million-selling singles in the United Kingdom]]
* [[List of number-one hits (Germany)]]
* [[List of number-one singles and albums in Sweden]]
* [[List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1990s]]
* [[List of number-one singles of the 1990s (Switzerland)]]
* [[List of number-one songs in Norway]]
* [[List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1990s]]
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==References==
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==Works cited==
* {{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/magazine-feature/7800213/celine-dion-my-heart-will-go-on-oral-history-interview|title=The Oral History of Celine Dion's 'My Heart Will Go On': Controversies, Doubts & 'Belly Pains' in the Studio|date=May 18, 2017|access-date=May 22, 2017|author-first=Mickey|author-last=Rapkin|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Billboard}}

== External links ==
* {{YouTube|bf-HGyke89Y|"My Heart Will Go On (1998 "These are Special Times" TV special) (Official HD Video)"}}
* {{YouTube|WNIPqafd4As|"Céline Dion – My Heart Will Go On (from the 2007 DVD "Live In Las Vegas – A New Day...")"}}
* {{YouTube|IAuRoAUV19o|"Céline Dion – My Heart Will Go On (Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert)"}}
* {{YouTube|mNsm2P0l_7Y|"Céline Dion – My Heart Will Go On (Official Audio)"}}
* {{YouTube|Siz-xBfIqpg|"My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme from "Titanic")"}}

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