"Miles to Go (Before I Sleep)" is a song by Canadian singer Celine Dion from her fifteenth studio album, Let's Talk About Love (1997). It was written and produced by Canadian singer-songwriter Corey Hart. Despite not being released as a single, "Miles to Go (Before I Sleep)" became popular on the Adult Contemporary radio in Canada, reaching number 17 on the AC chart in November 1998.

Background and release

"Miles to Go (Before I Sleep)" and "Where Is the Love" were both written and produced by Corey Hart for Dion's 1997 album, Let's Talk About Love. The "Miles to Go (Before I Sleep)" title is also the closing phrase of the 1923 poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost. In the given phrase the term "sleep" denotes death. Hence, the poem's phrase "miles to go before I sleep" means that the there is a lot to achieve in life before death. However Hart's lyrics are applied methaporically to love: "every breath I take for love, I could never be wrong, the journey is long, with miles to go before I sleep". Thanks to "Miles to Go (Before I Sleep)" and "Where Is the Love", Hart was nominated for the Juno Award for Producer of the Year in 1998. In 1999, Hart was the opening act for Dion during her Let's Talk About Love World Tour in North America. He also wrote "Prayer" for Dion's 2002 album, A New Day Has Come.

Commercial performance

Despite not being officially released as a single, "Miles to Go (Before I Sleep)" entered the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart on 28 September 1998, and peaked at number 17 in November 1998. It also reached number 81 on the 1998 Year-end Adult Contemporary chart.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts