"The Power of the Dream" is a song by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released as a single in Japan on 20 August 1996 by Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Written and produced by David Foster, Linda Thompson, and Babyface, it was created for the opening ceremony of the 1996 Summer Olympics. Dion performed the song before more than 100,000 attendees and over three and a half billion television viewers, donating her earnings to support Canadian athletes. USA Today later ranked it as the second best Olympics theme song of all time.