"From This Moment On" is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was released as the fourth single from her third studio album, Come On Over (1997). The song was written by Twain, with additional production and songwriting by Robert John "Mutt" Lange. Twain has performed "From This Moment On" on every one of her tours. Both a duet with backup singer Bryan White as well as a solo version were released.
"From This Moment On" is a country pop track that received generally favourable reviews from music critics, who deemed the song as one of the highlights on the album. The song achieved commercial success, reaching number two in Australia, number seven in New Zealand, number four in Canada and the United States, and number nine in the United Kingdom. The song also charted in France, Netherlands, and Sweden, as well on several US Billboard charts.
An accompanying music video, directed by Paul Boyd, depicts Twain walking down a hallway alone in a dress, and then toward the end of the video, she appears with a symphony orchestra to perform the remainder of the song.
I'd never actually collaborated, as far as a duet, with anybody before, so it became a lot of fun. They let me do exactly what I wanted to do, and I think we blended real well together. I got to work out all kinds of different arrangement things with them.
"From This Moment On" was written during a soccer game in Italy. Shania Twain once explained, "We were in Italy at a soccer game. My husband loves sports. I don't know the game that well, so my mind drifted and I started writing." Initially, Twain thought that "From This Moment On" would be perfect for singer Celine Dion; however, as Twain and her husband at the time, Robert John "Mutt" Lange developed the song, they concluded that it would work best as a duet. While their first choice for the duet was Elton John, they chose country singer Bryan White.[3] Twain later described White as "the best male voice in country music. Beyond country music! He's an excellent singer. So he needed to be on this record, because the song soars. It demands that. It demands dynamics."[2] White explained that, by the time he went to the recording, the song was mostly finalized, and described it as 'extremely challenging' vocally.[2] Twain also considered giving the song to fellow Canadian singer, Celine Dion, but Lange convinced her to keep it for herself.
Initial first-run pressings of the international version of the Come On Over album during March 1998 featured White on the song, while subsequent pressings began featuring the song as a solo recording. In early 1998, Mercury executives were informed that White would be unable to promote the song alongside Twain; therefore, Twain had to return to the studio to re-record White's parts on her own. According to White's spokesman at Asylum Records, "We've certainly heard knocking on our door about "From This Moment On" being too contemporary for Bryan's sake; therefore, it is fine if they want to go to the Top 40 without him." White later claimed that he had no hard feelings towards Twain for him being excluded from the international version of the song, stating, "They're releasing this song as a pop record, and I'm not a pop artist, so my feelings aren't hurt."[4]
"From This Moment On" was released as the fourth single from Come On Over on May 4, 1998, in the United States while being released in Australia on August 10, 1998, and in the United Kingdom on November 16, 1998.[1][5][6][7] Musically, "From This Moment On" is a country pop ballad set in common time with a free tempo.[8][9] The song is written in the key of G major with Twain's vocal range spanning from the low note of D3 to the high note of C5.[9] Nick Reynolds of BBC Music described the song as a power new countryballad with "a beautiful melody".[8]
Reception
Music reviews
"From This Moment On" received generally favourable reviews from music critics. Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote that Twain sounded "something like a cross between the Corrs and Celine Dion".[10] Matt Bjorke of About.com deemed the song as one of the album's highlights,[11] while Elizabeth Kessler of Yahoo! commented that "hardly any song can compare to this love anthem! ... Everyone feels their insides tug as they listen to this heart wrenching song."[12] Country Universe writer Kevin John Coyne did separate reviews for "From This Moment On". While reviewing the duet, Coyne graded it a B and commented that it was mostly a showcase of White's vocals, "who turns in some signature licks and makes Twain seem a bit bland in comparison. However, it also gives the song a bit of a mid-eighties Peter Cetera vibe, which hasn't held up well over time."[13] Coyne concluded, however, that the single release turned the track "into a potent solo number," and noted that "the addition of a Spanish-flavored guitar that borrowed heavily from 'Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman' gave the ballad added oomph." He graded the single release at an A−.[13] At the 1999 Canadian Country Music Awards, "From This Moment On" won the award for Vocal/Instrumental Collaboration of the Year.[14]
Chart performance
"From This Moment On" achieved considerable commercial success. In the United States, the song reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100, number one on the Adult Contemporary, and number six on the Hot Country Songs component chart.[15] The song also peaked at number 16 on the Pop Songs chart and at number 22 Adult Pop Songs chart.[15] On the chart compiled by Nielsen Soundscan, "From This Moment On" reached number four on the Canadian Singles Chart while going to number one on RPM's Country Songs and Adult Contemporary charts.[16][17] In Australia, the track debuted at number 32, and climbed to a new peak of number two on its 11th week on the chart.[5] The song stayed on the chart for a total of 32 weeks, and was the 10th best-selling single of 1998 in the country.[5] "From This Moment On" peaked inside the Top 10 in New Zealand, where it reached number seven.[18] The song failed to chart inside the top 10 of a few European countries, such as France, Netherlands, and Sweden.[19] In the United Kingdom, the song debuted and peaked at number nine on the chart issue of November 18, 1998,[20] and has sold more than 295,000 copies in the nation as of June 2019.[21]
Music video and live performances
The song's accompanying music video was directed by Paul Boyd.[22] It depicts Twain wearing a long dress and a bindi. She is walking down a hallway, attempting to go through several doors; however, they are all locked. Finally she finds an unlocked door, proceeds through it and finds an orchestra being led by a conductor. She stands in front and finishes singing the song. The video uses 'The Right Mix' of the song. This re-recorded solo version features slightly more contemporized instrumentation and removes White's vocals. The version shown on Twain's video compilations Come On Over: Video Collection (1999) and The Platinum Collection (2001) adds a short outtake during filming, in which Twain accidentally broke off a doorknob, to the end of the video.
Twain has performed "From This Moment On" on every one of her tours and on one occasion with the Backstreet Boys.[2]
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From This Moment On is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain It was released as the fourth single from her third studio album Come On Over 1997 The song was written by Twain with additional production and songwriting by Robert John Mutt Lange Twain has performed From This Moment On on every one of her tours Both a duet with backup singer Bryan White as well as a solo version were released From This Moment On Single by Shania Twainfrom the album Come On OverB side You re Still the One Don t Be Stupid You Know I Love You ReleasedMay 4 1998 1998 05 04 1 StudioMasterfonics Nashville Tennessee GenreCountry popLength4 01LabelMercurySongwriter s Shania Twain Robert John Mutt LangeProducer s Robert John Mutt LangeShania Twain singles chronology You re Still the One 1998 From This Moment On 1998 When 1998 Music video From This Moment On on YouTube From This Moment On is a country pop track that received generally favourable reviews from music critics who deemed the song as one of the highlights on the album The song achieved commercial success reaching number two in Australia number seven in New Zealand number four in Canada and the United States and number nine in the United Kingdom The song also charted in France Netherlands and Sweden as well on several US Billboard charts An accompanying music video directed by Paul Boyd depicts Twain walking down a hallway alone in a dress and then toward the end of the video she appears with a symphony orchestra to perform the remainder of the song Contents 1 Background and composition 2 Reception 2 1 Music reviews 2 2 Chart performance 3 Music video and live performances 4 Track listings 5 Credits and personnel 6 Charts 6 1 Weekly charts 6 2 Year end charts 7 Certifications 8 Release history 9 See also 10 ReferencesBackground and composition EditI d never actually collaborated as far as a duet with anybody before so it became a lot of fun They let me do exactly what I wanted to do and I think we blended real well together I got to work out all kinds of different arrangement things with them Bryan White reflects on the duet 2 From This Moment On was written during a soccer game in Italy Shania Twain once explained We were in Italy at a soccer game My husband loves sports I don t know the game that well so my mind drifted and I started writing Initially Twain thought that From This Moment On would be perfect for singer Celine Dion however as Twain and her husband at the time Robert John Mutt Lange developed the song they concluded that it would work best as a duet While their first choice for the duet was Elton John they chose country singer Bryan White 3 Twain later described White as the best male voice in country music Beyond country music He s an excellent singer So he needed to be on this record because the song soars It demands that It demands dynamics 2 White explained that by the time he went to the recording the song was mostly finalized and described it as extremely challenging vocally 2 Twain also considered giving the song to fellow Canadian singer Celine Dion but Lange convinced her to keep it for herself Initial first run pressings of the international version of the Come On Over album during March 1998 featured White on the song while subsequent pressings began featuring the song as a solo recording In early 1998 Mercury executives were informed that White would be unable to promote the song alongside Twain therefore Twain had to return to the studio to re record White s parts on her own According to White s spokesman at Asylum Records We ve certainly heard knocking on our door about From This Moment On being too contemporary for Bryan s sake therefore it is fine if they want to go to the Top 40 without him White later claimed that he had no hard feelings towards Twain for him being excluded from the international version of the song stating They re releasing this song as a pop record and I m not a pop artist so my feelings aren t hurt 4 From This Moment On was released as the fourth single from Come On Over on May 4 1998 in the United States while being released in Australia on August 10 1998 and in the United Kingdom on November 16 1998 1 5 6 7 Musically From This Moment On is a country pop ballad set in common time with a free tempo 8 9 The song is written in the key of G major with Twain s vocal range spanning from the low note of D3 to the high note of C5 9 Nick Reynolds of BBC Music described the song as a power new country ballad with a beautiful melody 8 Reception EditMusic reviews Edit From This Moment On received generally favourable reviews from music critics Pan European magazine Music amp Media wrote that Twain sounded something like a cross between the Corrs and Celine Dion 10 Matt Bjorke of About com deemed the song as one of the album s highlights 11 while Elizabeth Kessler of Yahoo commented that hardly any song can compare to this love anthem Everyone feels their insides tug as they listen to this heart wrenching song 12 Country Universe writer Kevin John Coyne did separate reviews for From This Moment On While reviewing the duet Coyne graded it a B and commented that it was mostly a showcase of White s vocals who turns in some signature licks and makes Twain seem a bit bland in comparison However it also gives the song a bit of a mid eighties Peter Cetera vibe which hasn t held up well over time 13 Coyne concluded however that the single release turned the track into a potent solo number and noted that the addition of a Spanish flavored guitar that borrowed heavily from Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman gave the ballad added oomph He graded the single release at an A 13 At the 1999 Canadian Country Music Awards From This Moment On won the award for Vocal Instrumental Collaboration of the Year 14 Chart performance Edit From This Moment On achieved considerable commercial success In the United States the song reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100 number one on the Adult Contemporary and number six on the Hot Country Songs component chart 15 The song also peaked at number 16 on the Pop Songs chart and at number 22 Adult Pop Songs chart 15 On the chart compiled by Nielsen Soundscan From This Moment On reached number four on the Canadian Singles Chart while going to number one on RPM s Country Songs and Adult Contemporary charts 16 17 In Australia the track debuted at number 32 and climbed to a new peak of number two on its 11th week on the chart 5 The song stayed on the chart for a total of 32 weeks and was the 10th best selling single of 1998 in the country 5 From This Moment On peaked inside the Top 10 in New Zealand where it reached number seven 18 The song failed to chart inside the top 10 of a few European countries such as France Netherlands and Sweden 19 In the United Kingdom the song debuted and peaked at number nine on the chart issue of November 18 1998 20 and has sold more than 295 000 copies in the nation as of June 2019 21 Music video and live performances EditThe song s accompanying music video was directed by Paul Boyd 22 It depicts Twain wearing a long dress and a bindi She is walking down a hallway attempting to go through several doors however they are all locked Finally she finds an unlocked door proceeds through it and finds an orchestra being led by a conductor She stands in front and finishes singing the song The video uses The Right Mix of the song This re recorded solo version features slightly more contemporized instrumentation and removes White s vocals The version shown on Twain s video compilations Come On Over Video Collection 1999 and The Platinum Collection 2001 adds a short outtake during filming in which Twain accidentally broke off a doorknob to the end of the video Twain has performed From This Moment On on every one of her tours and on one occasion with the Backstreet Boys 2 Track listings EditCD single 19 From This Moment On Pop Radio Mix 4 01 From This Moment On The I V Mix 5 00Part I CD single 19 From This Moment On The Right Mix 4 01 You re Still the One Single Mix 3 18 You re Still the One Soul Solution Dance Radio Edit 4 03Part II CD single 19 From This Moment On The Right Version 4 01 You re Still the One Soul Solution Dance Instrumental 8 41 Don t Be Stupid You Know I Love You 3 34 Australian CD maxi 19 From This Moment On Solo Vocal Remix 3 42 From This Moment On International Mix feat Bryan White 4 44 You re Still the One Soul Solution Dance Radio Edit 4 03 You re Still the One Soul Solution Extended Club Mix 8 42 You re Still the One Doug Beck Pleasure Dub 6 09 You re Still the One Kano Dub 7 46Credits and personnel EditCredits are taken from the Come On Over album booklet 23 Studio Recorded and mastered at Masterfonics Nashville Tennessee Personnel Shania Twain writing vocals background vocals Robert John Mutt Lange writing background vocals production Bryan White guest vocals Biff Watson guitars Dann Huff guitars guitar solo guitar textures six string bass talk box John Hughey pedal steel guitar Joe Chemay electric and fretless bass Michael Omartian acoustic piano Arthur Stead synthesizer Paul Leim drums Carl Marsh string arrangement and performance David Hamilton string arrangement and performance Mike Shipley mixing Olle Romo programming Pro Tools sequencing editing Glenn Meadows masteringCharts EditWeekly charts Edit Weekly chart performance for From This Moment On Chart 1998 2000 Peak positionAustralia ARIA 5 2Canada Canadian Singles Chart 24 4Canada Top Singles RPM 25 13Canada Adult Contemporary RPM 26 1Canada Country Tracks RPM 27 1Europe European Hot 100 Singles 28 43France SNEP 29 35Netherlands Dutch Top 40 Tipparade 30 2Netherlands Single Top 100 19 53New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 18 7Scotland OCC 31 12Sweden Sverigetopplistan 32 15UK Singles OCC 33 9US Billboard Hot 100 34 4US Adult Contemporary Billboard 35 1US Adult Top 40 Billboard 36 22US Hot Country Songs Billboard 37 6US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 38 16US Top 40 Tracks Billboard 39 16 Year end charts Edit 1998 year end chart performance for From This Moment On Chart 1998 PositionAustralia ARIA 40 10Canada Adult Contemporary RPM 41 7Sweden Sverigetopplistan 42 79UK Singles OCC 43 199US Hot Country Songs Billboard 44 581999 year end chart performance for From This Moment On Chart 1999 PositionCanada Adult Contemporary RPM 45 58US Billboard Hot 100 46 57US Adult Contemporary Billboard 46 2Certifications EditCertifications and sales for From This Moment On Region Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 47 2 Platinum 140 000 New Zealand RMNZ 48 Platinum 10 000 United Kingdom BPI 49 Gold 400 000 United States RIAA 50 Platinum 1 000 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Release history EditRelease dates and formats for From This Moment On Region Date Format s Label s Ref United States May 4 1998 Country radio Mercury 1 Australia August 10 1998 CD 19 United States August 25 1998 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