My Heart Will Go On

Iceberg movie ballad

"My Heart Will Go On" is a 1997 power ballad performed by Celine Dion, written for the film *Titanic*.

The song became one of the best-selling singles of all time and is now inseparable from the film's imagery of doomed romance.

Its dramatic crescendos and declarations of eternal love make it a staple at weddings, karaoke nights, and ironic tributes alike: Every time someone plays "My Heart Will Go On," I think of that scene with the door.

Titanic

ship

Seagoing transport vessel

Atlantic · voyage · Carpathia · lifeboats · deck · ocean liner · 1912 · maritime · steerage · bow

ballad

Celine Dion

  • melodyPleasing sequence of notes
  • lyricsWritten words for music
  • vocalExpressing views freely

power ballad · chorus · crescendo · refrain · piano · orchestral · Grammy · Academy Award · love theme · sweeping

romance

love

Intense fond attachment

soulmate · forever · embrace · loss · separation · promise · undying · destiny · tragic love · reunion

nostalgia

90s

Final twentieth-century decade

wistfulness · yearning · sentimental · karaoke · wedding song · prom · bittersweet · timeless · classic · enduring

tragedy

sinking

Falling through water

  • drowningDeath by water inhalation
  • lossBeing without something
  • griefIntense sorrow from loss

death · farewell · sacrifice · disaster · survivors · memorial · frozen · rescue · aftermath · mourning

Categories
Opposites
emotional tone and sentimentality

My Heart Will Go OnI Will Always Love You

Parting promise of devotion

The End · Smells Like Teen Spirit · Nothing Else Matters · Black

cultural reception and sincerity

My Heart Will Go OnSmells Like Teen Spirit

1991 alternative rock landmark

God Save the Queen · Friday · WAP

emotional tone/sentimentality

My Heart Will Go OnSmells Like Teen Spirit

1991 alternative rock landmark

understated · restrained · ironic · detached · sardonic

Family

heart, will, hearts, hearted, heartless, hearty, heartily, heartfelt, sweetheart

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G