▁pop ▁bal ld ery ", ▁it ▁also ▁has ▁more ▁rh yth mic ▁depth ▁than ▁D ion ▁previous ▁projects , ▁including ▁jack - swing ing ▁" M is led " ▁and ▁the ▁" ha un ting ▁but ▁sp ine - c raw ling " ▁" Ref use ▁to ▁Dance ". ▁ ▁Com mer cial ▁performance ▁In ▁Canada , ▁The ▁Col our ▁of ▁My ▁Love ▁entered ▁the ▁R PM ▁Albums ▁Chart ▁at ▁number ▁five ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁in ▁the ▁fifth ▁week . ▁It ▁stayed ▁at ▁number ▁one ▁for ▁twelve ▁consecutive ▁weeks ▁and ▁spent ▁eight y ▁weeks ▁on ▁the ▁chart ▁in ▁total . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁cert ified ▁Diam ond ▁by ▁the ▁C RI A ▁for ▁s elling ▁one ▁million ▁copies . ▁It ▁became ▁the ▁second ▁best - s elling ▁album ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁in ▁Canada , ▁after ▁A ce ▁of ▁Base ' s ▁The ▁Sign . ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Billboard ▁wrote ▁that ▁the ▁sales ▁of ▁The ▁Col our ▁of ▁My ▁Love ▁have ▁reached ▁ 1 . 5 ▁million ▁units ▁in ▁Canada . ▁The ▁album ▁also ▁to pped ▁the ▁Quebec ▁chart ▁for ▁twenty ▁weeks . ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁The ▁Col our ▁of ▁My ▁Love ▁deb uted ▁at ▁number ▁eight y - e ight , ▁s elling ▁ 1 6 , 0 0 0 ▁copies . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁it ▁pe aked ▁at ▁number ▁four ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁ 2