It was released as a single in West Germany in December 1984. This was a year after the band Frankie Goes to Hollywood conceived a song with the same title. 'The Power of Love' was first recorded by Jennifer Rush for her 1984 eponymous album. The song has been translated into several languages, becoming a pop standard. It also topped the charts in several other European countries, as well as Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.ĭion's cover version peaked at number one in the United States, Canada and Australia in 1994. Recorded in Frankfurt, Germany (where Rush is based) and released in West Germany without much success in late 1984, Rush's original version reached number one on the UK Singles Chart in October 1985 and subsequently became the biggest-selling single of the year in the UK as Rush became the first female artist ever to have a million-selling single in the UK-it became the ninth best-selling single of the decade.
It has been covered by several artists, most notably by Air Supply, Laura Branigan and Celine Dion. ' The Power of Love' is a song co-written and originally recorded by American singer Jennifer Rush in 1984.
Cover art for the original UK 7-inch single
