<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Jennifer Rush - "The Power of Love" <Ul> <Li> file </Li> <Li> help </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> file </Li> <Li> help </Li> </Ul> <P> "The Power of Love" is a song co-written and originally recorded by Jennifer Rush in 1984 . It has been covered by several artists, most notably by Celine Dion, Laura Branigan and Air Supply . </P> <P> Rush's original version, released in her native United States at the end of 1984 and in Europe during 1985, went to number one in the United Kingdom in October 1985 and became the biggest - selling single of the year in that country . It was also a number one single in several other European countries, as well as Canada, Australia and New Zealand . Dion's version went to number one in the United States, Canada and Australia in 1994 . The song has been translated into several languages, becoming a pop standard . </P>

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