It's All Coming Back to Me Now

Celine Dion

About It's All Coming Back to Me Now

"It's All Coming Back to Me Now" is a power ballad written by Jim Steinman. According to Steinman, the song was inspired by Wuthering Heights, and was an attempt to write "the most passionate, romantic song" he could ever create. The Sunday Times posits that "Steinman protects his songs as if they were his children". Meat Loaf had wanted to record the song for years, but Steinman saw it as a "woman's song". Steinman won a court movement preventing Meat Loaf from recording it. Girl group Pandora's Box went on to record it and it was subsequently made famous through a cover by Celine Dion, which upset Meat Loaf because he was going to use it for a planned album with the working title Bat Out of Hell III. Alternately, Meat Loaf has said the song was intended for Bat Out of Hell II and given to the singer in 1986, but that they both decided to use "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" for Bat II, and save this song for Bat III. The song has had three major releases. The first version appeared on the concept album Original Sin, recorded by Pandora's Box. It was then recorded by Celine Dion for her album Falling into You, and her version was a commercial hit, reaching No. 2 in the U. S. Billboard Hot 100 (behind Los del Río's "Macarena" and Blackstreet's "No Diggity") and No. 3 in the UK Singles Chart. Meat Loaf eventually recorded it as a duet with Norwegian singer Marion Raven for Bat III and released it as a single in 2006. This version reached No. 1 in Norway and No. 2 in Scotland. 


Year:
1996
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12,084 
#59

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There were nights when the wind was so cold 
That my body froze in bed if I just listened to it 
Right outside the window 

There were days when the sun was so cruel 
That all the tears turned to dust 
And I just knew my eyes were drying up forever (forever)

I finished crying in the instant that you left 
And I can't remember where or when or how 
And I banished every memory you and I had ever made 

But when you touch me like this 
And you hold me like that 
I just have to admit 
That it's all coming back to me 
When I touch you like this 
And I hold you like that 
It's so hard to believe but it's all coming back to me 
(It's all coming back, it's all coming back to me now) 

There were moments of gold and there were flashes of light 
There were things I'd never do again 
But then they'd always seemed right 
There were nights of endless pleasure 
It was more than any laws allow 
Baby, baby 

If I kiss you like this 
And if you whisper like that 
It was lost long ago but it's all coming back to me 
If you want me like this 
And if you need me like that 
It was dead long ago but it's all coming back to me 
It's so hard to resist and it's all coming back to me 
I can barely recall 
But it's all coming back to me now 
But it's all coming back 

There were those empty threats and hollow lies 
And whenever you tried to hurt me 
I just hurt you even worse and so much deeper 

There were hours that just went on for days 
When alone at last we'd count up all the chances 
That were lost to us forever (forever)

But you were history with the slamming of the door 
And I made myself so strong again somehow 
And I never wasted any of my time on you since then 

But if I touch you like this 
And if you kiss me like that 
It was so long ago but it's all coming back to me 
If you touch me like this 
And if I kiss you like that 
It was gone with the wind 
But it's all coming back to me 
(It's all coming back, it's all coming back to me now) 

There were moments of gold 
And there were flashes of light 
There were things we'd never do again 
But then they'd always seemed right 
There were nights of endless pleasure 
It was more than all your laws allow 
Baby, baby, baby 

If you touch me like this 
And when you hold me like that 
It was gone with the wind but it's all coming back to me 
When you see me like this 
And when I see you like that 
Then we see what we want to see all coming back to me 
The flesh and the fantasies all coming back to me 
I can barely recall but it's all coming back to me now 

If you forgive me all this 
If I forgive you all that 
We forgive and forget and it's all coming back to me 
When you see me like this 
And when I see you like that 
We see just what we want to see all coming back to me 
The flesh and the fantasies all coming back to me 
I can barely recall but it's all coming back to me now 

(It's all coming back to me now) 
And when you kiss me like this 
(It's all coming back to me now) 
And when I touch you like that 
(It's all coming back to me now) 
If you do it like this 
(It's all coming back to me now) 
And if we

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Celine Dion

Céline Marie Claudette Dion, CC OQ, (French pronunciation: [selin djɔ̃] ( listen); born March 30, 1968), is a popular Canadian singer. Born into a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record. In 1990, she released the English-language album Unison, establishing herself as a viable pop artist in North America and other English-speaking areas of the world. more »

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Written by: Jim Steinman

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4 facts about this song

Celine Dion's Version
"It's All Coming Back to Me Now" was released by Celine Dion in 1996 on her album "Falling into You." - This song reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. - The duration of Dion's version of the song exceeds seven minutes, making it one of her longest recordings. - The music video for this song was heavily inspired by the 1946 film "Wuthering Heights". - "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" won the Cherie Grimes Award for Songwriting at the 1998 BMI Pop Awards.
Meat Loaf's Version
Meat Loaf also recorded "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" in 2006 for his album "Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose." - Meat Loaf's version is a duet featuring Norwegian recording artist, Marion Raven. - In this version, the song tells a story of a couple's love, loss, and reunion. - The song peaked at No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart.
Pandora's Box Version
The band Pandora's Box first recorded "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" in 1989 for their album "Original Sin." - This version, however, was not commercially successful, unlike Dion's and Meat Loaf's. - The song was written by Jim Steinman, the founder of Pandora's Box, who later composed the track for Meat Loaf and Celine Dion. - Steinman said his inspiration for the song was Emily Bronte's "Wuthering Heights".
General Facts
The song has been described as a 'power ballad'. - It is one of the few songs to have achieved commercial success after being recorded by more than one artist. - The song is considered a signature song for Celine Dion. - "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" was ranked the 403rd greatest song of all time by NME.

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