"Be the Man," is the second single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 from Céline Dion

Celine Dion

Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to 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...

's album Let's Talk About Love

Let's Talk About Love

Let's Talk About Love is an album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released on November 18, 1997. It is her fifth English-language album and twenty-third in total. Let's Talk About Love remains one of the best-selling albums in history with over 31 million copies sold worldwide...

. It was released on November 13, 1997 in Japan only.

"Be the Man" was written specially for the Japanese TV drama entitled Eve - Santaclaus Dreaming and included on the EVE original soundtrack, released also on November 13, 1997 in Japan. There were two versions of this song recorded: English and Japanese.

No music video was made.

"Be the Man" reached number 24 on the Oricon Singles Chart

Oricon

, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...

 and was certified platinum (100,000).

The song became also a B-side to "The Reason

The Reason (Celine Dion song)

"The Reason" is a single from Céline Dion's album Let's Talk About Love. It was released on December 8, 1997 in selected European countries: United Kingdom, Ireland and Belgium. In France, it was issued as a double A-side single with "My Heart Will Go On."...

" single, released at the same time in parts of Europe.

"Be the Man" wasn't available on the North American version of Let's Talk About Love.

The English version of this song was included later on the Japanese edition of Céline Dion's 1999 greatest hits All the Way… A Decade of Song and the 2008 Japan only released Complete Best

Complete Best (Celine Dion album)

Complete Best is a greatest hits album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released on February 27, 2008 in Japan. It's her 14th English language album and 36th in total. On July 22, 2009 the album was reissued in Blu-spec CD format in Japan.-Background:...

. The Japanese version of "Be the Man" became available worldwide on The Collector's Series, Volume One in 2000.

Formats and track listings

Japanese 3" CD maxi single

1. "Be the Man" (album version) – 4:39
2. "Be the Man" (Japanese version) – 4:39
3. "Be the Man" (karaoke version) – 4:39

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Japanese Singles Chart Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...	24

Certifications

Country	Certification
Japan Recording Industry Association of Japan The Recording Industry Association of Japan is an industry trade group composed of Japanese corporations involved the music industry...	Platinum