“It's All Coming Back to Me Now” is a cover version of the original Pandora… Read Full Bio ↴“It's All Coming Back to Me Now” is a cover version of the original Pandora's box song, 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. 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.
Celine Dion released the song on her "Falling into You" album on July 29, 1996.
The song was the first on Dion's album "Falling into You". Steinman produced the track, with Steven Rinkoff and Roy Bittan as co-producers. Bat out of Hell and Meat Loaf collaborators Todd Rundgren, Eric Troyer, Rory Dodd, Glen Burtnick and Kasim Sulton provided backing vocals. The single version of "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" was included also on Dion's greatest hits: "All the Way… A Decade of Song" (1999) and "My Love: Essential Collection" (2008), while the song itself was a smash hit around the world, reaching No. 1 in Belgium (5 weeks at the top), No. 2 in the United States, Canada and Ireland, No. 3 in the United Kingdom, No. 5 in the Netherlands, and so on. It has sold 1,180,000 copies in the U.S. and was certified platinum, as well as being certified gold in Australia (35,000) and New Zealand (5,000), and silver in the UK (350,000). The track reached No. 1 in some other American charts, such as Billboard Hot 100 Airplay (2 weeks), Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks (5 weeks) or Top 40 Mainstream (1 week). It also peaked at No. 3 on the Hot 100 Singles Sales. "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" topped the Canadian Adult Contemporary Chart as well.
Finally, it was also recorded as a duet by Meat Loaf and Marion Raven for the album "Bat out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose", produced by Desmond Child. Raven had been working on her solo album with Child, and was chosen because the timbre of her voice starkly contrasts to Meat Loaf's. In promotional interviews, Meat Loaf said that "I believe that the version that Marion Raven and myself did on this album is the definitive version."
Celine Dion released the song on her "Falling into You" album on July 29, 1996.
The song was the first on Dion's album "Falling into You". Steinman produced the track, with Steven Rinkoff and Roy Bittan as co-producers. Bat out of Hell and Meat Loaf collaborators Todd Rundgren, Eric Troyer, Rory Dodd, Glen Burtnick and Kasim Sulton provided backing vocals. The single version of "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" was included also on Dion's greatest hits: "All the Way… A Decade of Song" (1999) and "My Love: Essential Collection" (2008), while the song itself was a smash hit around the world, reaching No. 1 in Belgium (5 weeks at the top), No. 2 in the United States, Canada and Ireland, No. 3 in the United Kingdom, No. 5 in the Netherlands, and so on. It has sold 1,180,000 copies in the U.S. and was certified platinum, as well as being certified gold in Australia (35,000) and New Zealand (5,000), and silver in the UK (350,000). The track reached No. 1 in some other American charts, such as Billboard Hot 100 Airplay (2 weeks), Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks (5 weeks) or Top 40 Mainstream (1 week). It also peaked at No. 3 on the Hot 100 Singles Sales. "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" topped the Canadian Adult Contemporary Chart as well.
Finally, it was also recorded as a duet by Meat Loaf and Marion Raven for the album "Bat out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose", produced by Desmond Child. Raven had been working on her solo album with Child, and was chosen because the timbre of her voice starkly contrasts to Meat Loaf's. In promotional interviews, Meat Loaf said that "I believe that the version that Marion Raven and myself did on this album is the definitive version."
It's All Coming Back to Me Now
Céline Dion Lyrics
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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 try 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
When 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)
And if you do it like this
(It's all coming back to me now)
And if we
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)
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 try 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
When 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)
And if you do it like this
(It's all coming back to me now)
And if we
fall in love tonight
(It's all coming back to me now)
The above lyrics tell a story of a relationship that has gone through its ups and downs, ending in a painful goodbye. The opening lines paint a picture of the cold and cruel outside world, while inside the singer's heart is breaking as they think of the past. They resolve to banish every memory of the relationship but find that when reunited with their former partner, all those memories come flooding back.
The chorus is an admission that the feelings they once had for each other are resurfacing, even though it has been a long time since they were together. The singer recalls the moments of gold and flashes of light, the things they'd never do again, the nights of endless pleasure, and how it was all more than any laws allow. They try to resist, but the flesh and fantasies keep drawing them back in.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Jim Steinman
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