Une colombe

"Une colombe" (English: "a dove") is the first single from Celine Dion's album Mélanie. It was released in June 1984 in Quebec, Canada.^[1] It was written by Marcel Lefebvre and Paul Baillargeon.^[2] The song speaks of a world full of peace, love and friendship. On 10 September 1984, Dion sang it for the Pope John Paul II and 65,000 of people at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Quebec. "Une colombe" also won two Félix Awards for Best Selling Single of the Year and the Pop Song of the Year. It was featured on Dion's 2005 greatest hits album, On ne change pas.

"Une colombe"
Single by Celine Dion
from the album Mélanie
B-side	"Une colombe" (instrumental version)
Released	June 1984 (1984-06)
Studio	St-Charles (Quebec)
Genre	Pop
Length	3:10
Label	Triangle
Songwriters	Marcel Lefebvre Paul Baillargeon
Producers	Paul Baillargeon Marcel Lefebvre René Angélil
Celine Dion singles chronology
"Ne me plaignez pas" (1984) "Une colombe" (1984) "Mon rêve de toujours" (1984)
Audio
"Une colombe" on YouTube

Commercial performance

The single was a hit. On 30 June 1984 it entered the Quebec Singles Chart and reached number 2, spending forty four weeks on chart in total. It has sold over 50,000 copies in Canada and received Gold certification in November 1984.^[3]

Track listing and formats

• Canadian 7-inch single^[4]

1. "Une colombe" – 3:10
2. "Une colombe" (instrumental version) – 3:10

Charts

Chart (1984)	Peak position
Quebec (ADISQ)[5]	2

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[3]	Gold	50,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

• Félix Award