The Tracks — Evita, 1996
You Must Love Me
Why are you at my side?
At a Glance
Title
You Must Love Me
Record
Evita (1996)
Single
Lead single | 21 October 1996
Writers
Andrew Lloyd Webber | Tim Rice
Producers
Alan Parker | Andrew Lloyd Webber | Nigel Wright | David Caddick
Video
Directed by Alan Parker
Chart peaks
US No. 18 | UK No. 10
The one new song written for the film: a fragile ballad that won both the Golden Globe and the Academy Award.
The Song
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice wrote “You Must Love Me” especially for Alan Parker’s film. A dying Eva sings it to Perón, wondering whether his love was ever real.
Alan Parker’s film of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s musical cast Madonna as Eva Perón, opposite Antonio Banderas as Che and Jonathan Pryce as Juan Perón. She won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy.
The Awards
It won the Golden Globe and the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Madonna performed it at the 1997 Academy Awards.
The Charts
Released as the lead single, it reached No. 10 in the UK and No. 18 in the US.
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