美国亚特兰大成功地申办了1996年的奥运会，这令美国人由衷地感到自豪。他们要向世界证明，美国是最好的。亚特兰大奥运会主题歌的创作交给了当时全球流行音乐界最出色的音乐制作人David Foster，歌曲的演唱者定为当时乐坛最具实力和人气、唱片全球销量超过一亿、曾获得奥斯卡和格莱美等多项音乐大奖的加拿大籍流行歌后Celine Dion（席琳·狄翁）。David Foster很清楚Celine的高亢、激昂的嗓音正适合于演唱像奥运会这样题材的歌曲，于是他为Celine量身定做了这首《梦想的力量》。这对黄金组合确实给全世界带来了惊喜，歌曲凭借自身的魅力和Dion优异的演唱技巧和表达，获得了极大的成功。它告诉人们，梦想是成功开始的地方！

　　歌曲打破了以往奥运主题歌合唱的形式，由此使Celine Dion成了奥运会史上第一位独自演唱奥运会主题歌的歌手；同时，这也是Celine Dion（席琳·狄翁）演艺事业的一大飞跃！

The Power Of The Dream

Celine Dion

Deep within each heart there lies a magic spark
That lights the fire of our imagination
And since the dawn of man. The strength of just I can
Has brought together people of all nations

There's nothing ordinary in the living of each day
There's a special part that everyone of us will play

Feel the flame forever burn teaching lessons we must learn
To bring us closer to the power of the dream
As the world gives us its best to stand apart from all the rest
It is the power of the dream that brings us here

Your mind will take you far. The rest is just pure heart
You'll find your fate is all your own creation
And every boy and girl as they come into this world
They bring the gift of hope and inspiration

Feel the flame forever burn teaching lessons we must learn
To bring us closer to the power of the dream
The world unites in hope and peace. We pray that it will always be
It is the power of the dream that brings us here

There's so much strength in all of us, every woman, child and man
It's the moment that you think you can't. You'll discover that you can

Feel the flame forever burn teaching lessons we must learn
To bring us closer to the power of the dream
The world unites in hope and peace. We pray that it will always be
It is the power of the dream that brings us here

Feel the flame forever burn teaching lessons we must learn
To bring us closer to the power of the dream
The world unites in hope and peace. We pray that it will always be
It is the power of the dream that brings us here (Repeat)
To realize the power of the dream (Repeat)