Imperfections (song)

"Imperfections" was written by American singer-songwriter Lauv, American DJ-producer DallasK, Michael Pollack and Nicholas Perloff-Giles, and produced by DallasK.[2] Together with the songs "Lying Down" and "Courage", it was released as a digital download on 18 September 2019, the day Dion started her Courage World Tour, promoting her album Courage.[1] "Imperfections" is a mid-tempo dance track with an electronic beat, which focuses on self-criticism.[3][1] It impacted adult contemporary radio in the United States on 30 September 2019.[4] On 7 December 2019, "Imperfections" was added under the B-list on BBC Radio 2 airplay playlist in the United Kingdom.[5] On 26 February 2020, a new stripped-down version of "Imperfections" was released on Spotify, along with Dion's cover of "Wicked Game" with Chris Isaak.[6]

The song received positive critical reviews. According to A Bit of Pop Music, "Imperfections" is a good song with contemporary radio pop production.[7] It is very 2019 and very Celine Dion at the same time.[7] Lyrics are simple, same as Dion's vocals.[7] Mike Wass from Idolator described "Imperfections" as Dion's most contemporary-sounding song in years, with catchy chorus about self-reflection: "I've got my own imperfections, I got my own set of scars to hide".[8]

In Quebec, "Imperfections" topped the radio chart for 15 weeks[9] and the sales chart for five weeks.[10] In Canada, it reached number five on the Adult Contemporary chart,[11] number 40 on the Hot Adult Contemporary chart,[12] and number 69 on the Canadian Hot 100.[13] In the United States, "Imperfections" peaked at number 11 on the Adult Contemporary chart[14] and number 23 on Pop Digital Song Sales.[15] It also peaked at number 17 in Belgium Wallonia,[16] number 32 in Croatia,[17] number 43 on the sales chart in France[18] and number 97 in Scotland.[19]

The music video for "Imperfections" was directed by Gabriel Coutu-Dumont and produced by Sailor Productions/Silent Partners Studio.[20] It was shot entirely in black and white, with Dion taking over the screen in various gowns and high-end ensembles.[20] The music video was released on 26 September 2019.[21] Emily Zemler from Rolling Stone called it evocative, with glamorous, behind-the-scenes Hollywood aesthetic, which is juxtaposed with the lyrics as Dion reflects on self-criticism, noting, "I got my own imperfections".[20] At the end of the music video, Dion appears completely without makeup, which is in sync with the message of the song: "I got my own imperfections/I got my own set of scars to hide/I got my own imperfections/I can't hold your heart when I'm fixing mine".[22]

Nicholas Hautman from Us Weekly called it stunning in everything from a puffy black dress to a strapless white gown. "As the song continues to play, Dion heads back to her dressing room and takes a makeup wipe to her face, baring her natural beauty", he continued.[23] Rebecca Alter from Vulture.com said it was "perfect" continuing, "queen Celine does a frankly abysmal job convincing us that she's anything but perfect, singing in a perfect voice about her inadequacies while stunting in couture perfectly. The drama of her body language in billowing sleeves? Heaven. Her stripes and oversize polka dots and large hat wide-stanced Cirque du Soleil fashion narrative? Art. Her running, Bird Box blindfolded, toward the camera in black-and-white like a high-glamour human embodiment of that old-timey movie of the train driving toward the audience? The Lumière brothers wish! We know she's perfect." she said.[24]

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