Who won the Song of the Year Grammy in 1999 for "My Heart Will Go On"?

Who won the Song of the Year Grammy in 1999 for “My Heart Will Go On”? Celine Dion won it for her iconic performance of the song from Titanic.

The 41st Annual Grammy Awards recognized “My Heart Will Go On” after its worldwide success as Titanic’s signature love theme. The song was written by composer James Horner and lyricist Will Jennings, while Dion’s recording became the definitive version and brought the song its enormous international reach.

A common mix-up is the distinction between Song of the Year and Record of the Year. Song of the Year honors the songwriters, so Horner and Jennings were the credited winners in that category; Record of the Year recognized the recording and Celine Dion. In ordinary trivia usage, however, Celine Dion is the accepted answer because she performed the winning hit and is inseparably associated with it.

The song also won Grammys for Record of the Year, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, and Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television. It was released in connection with the 1997 film Titanic and became one of Dion’s defining songs.