ReceptionĪccording to Chuck Taylor from Billboard, "Dion does not disappoint with ballads like the rafter-shaking 'I Surrender' where she sings of forbidden love amid a firestorm of utterly volcanic instrumentation". The song was produced and arranged by Grammy award winner and Golden Globe nominee Simon Franglen. The song was described as a "bombastic, heart-pounding" ballad, which has become a popular song choice for contestants on reality television singing competitions like American Idol. It uses a Neapolitan chord of Ab major before a suspended chord at the end of the verses.
The chorus uses the common chord progression of vi–IV–I–V, with Dion's vocal range spanning from note D 3 to D 5. Having a tempo of 57 beats per minute with syncopation, the song is written in the key of G minor and it would feature piano, string ensemble, drums and a synthesizer. A lushly orchestrated love song that has been covered numerously, it is about an enamoured individual who would surrender everything just to be with their lover. "I Surrender" is a power ballad written by Louis Biancaniello and Sam Watters, and recorded by Canadian singer Celine Dion from her seventh English-language studio album, A New Day Has Come (2002).
Celine Dion performing 'I Surrender' in Las Vegas, 2007