"The Power of Love" is a pop song co-written and originally recorded by American singer-songwriter Jennifer Rush in 1984.

It was released in December 1984 by CBS Records as the fifth single from her debut album, Jennifer Rush (1984), and has since been covered by Air Supply, Laura Branigan, and Celine Dion.

Dion's version peaked at number one in the United States, Canada, and Australia, and hit the top ten in several more countries in 1994.

The song was performed by Rush on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in March 1986 and American Bandstand in April 1986.

A Spanish re-recording of the song titled "Si tú eres mi hombre y yo tu mujer" (meaning "If You Were My Man and I Your Lady") was released in 1986.

[8] "Si tú eres mi hombre y yo tu mujer" was added to the album on Spanish re-issues beginning in 1986.

[13] Stephen Holden from The New York Times remarked that Rush "has a distinctive alto that combines an almost folkish intonation with a declamatory, quasi-operatic delivery.

[16] In a retrospective review, Pop Rescue praised it as a "fantastically classic power ballad" and "flawless", noting that the singer's vocals are "rich, strong, and wonderfully spine tingling".

[19] Australian music channel Max included "The Power of Love" in their list of "1000 Greatest Songs of All Time" in 2011.

Some scenes show Rush wearing black sunglasses, standing on the dock by the sea, while she watches the guys meeting on a pier to plot something.

Air Supply's version was a moderate success in New Zealand and Canada, reaching the top 40 in both countries in late 1985.

Produced by David Kershenbaum, the track was released in October 1987 by Atlantic Records as the album's second single and reached number 26 on the US Billboard Hot 100 that December, becoming Branigan's seventh and final top-40 entry.

It was produced by David Foster and released as the first single in November 1993 by Columbia and Epic in North America, in December 1993 in Japan, and in early 1994 in the rest of the world.

In the rest of the world, "The Power of Love" reached the top ten in France, United Kingdom, Belgium, Sweden and New Zealand.

It was certified Platinum in the United States (selling 1.5 million copies) and Australia, Gold in the UK and New Zealand, and Silver in France.

[101] A reviewer from The Baltimore Sun wrote that the singer "sounds great" when she's working with "tunefully romantic stuff".

[102] Dave Sholin from the Gavin Report commented, "A song this powerful places extraordinary demands on those who sing it.

Only a rare few are up to the task... Add Celine's interpretation to producer David Foster's arrangement and the result is nothing short of superb".

[106] Dennis Hunt from LA Times compared Dion's vocals favorably to those of Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey.

[13] A reviewer from The Network Forty declared it "a reflective ballad brought to life by Celine's brilliantly distinctive vocals".

[110] Christopher Smith from Talk About Pop Music viewed the song as "powerful and faithful to the original version".

[111] Siren kings, members of a New Zealand street subculture devoted to the volume and clarity of music via public address system loudspeakers, value the Celine Dion version of "The Power of Love" as a perfect song for the medium.

The same version was later recorded by a number of Latin artists including Yolandita Monge, Amanda Miguel, and La India.

Italian dance act Fits of Gloom released their version in 1994 with vocals by British singer Lizzy Mack which reached No.