D'amour ou d'amitié

"D'amour ou d'amitié" (meaning "Of Love or Friendship", [damuːʁ u damitje]) is the second single from Celine Dion's album, Tellement j'ai d'amour.... It was released in France in December 1982 and in Canada in May 1983.

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• Formats and track listings
• Cover versions
• References

On 24 January 1983, Dion was chosen to represent Canada with "D'amour ou d'amitié," as revelation of the year at the MIDEM in Cannes.

The song became a hit in Quebec where it entered the chart on 7 May 1983 and topped it for four weeks, spending forty weeks on the chart in total. "D'amour ou d'amitié" was certified Gold in April 1985 for selling over 50,000 copies in Canada. Dion received also 4 Félix Awards at that time.

"D'amour ou d'amitié" was also released as a single in France. It was Dion's second single in this country after "Ce n'était qu'un rêve" in 1982. The song became a hit there too, reaching number 5 on the Singles Chart. On 1 September 1983 Dion became the first Canadian to receive a Gold certification in France with her song "D'amour ou d'amitié," which has sold more than 700,000 copies. Following this success, Dion released her first album in France, named Du soleil au cœur.

A music video was made from a TV special when the single came out in 1983.

Dion recorded a German version called "Was bedeute ich dir." It was released as a single in that country in 1984, backed with "Mon ami, geh nicht fort," German version of "Mon ami m'a quittée," as a B-side.

"D'amour ou d'amitié" is included on Dion's 2005 French greatest hits album On ne change pas.