If I Let You Go

"If I Let You Go"
Single by Westlife
from the album Westlife
Released	9 August 1999
Format	CD Single
Recorded	Cheiron Studios, Stockholm, Sweden
Genre	Pop
Length	3:40
Label	BMG, RCA
Writer(s)	Jörgen Elofsson, David Kreuger, Per Magnusson
Producer	David Kreuger, Per Magnusson
Certification	Silver (United Kingdom)
Westlife singles chronology
"Swear It Again" (1999) "If I Let You Go" (1999) "Flying Without Wings" (1999) "If I Let You Go CD2"

"If I Let You Go" is a song by Westlife, released in the United Kingdom on 9 August 1999, as the band's second single. It became the second of the band's fourteen UK number 1 hit singles, spending eleven weeks on charts. The song has received a Silver sales certification in the UK for over 315 000 copies sold so far.

Tracklisting

• United Kingdom

CD1

1. "If I Let You Go" (Radio Edit) - 3:40
2. "Try Again" - 3:35
3. "If I Let You Go" (Video) - 3:40

CD2

1. "If I Let You Go" (Radio Edit) - 3:40
2. "If I Let You Go" (Extended Version) - 6:09
3. "Interview With Andi Peters" - 7:24

Release history

Country	Release Date
United Kingdom	9 August 1999
Australia	26 September 1999

Chart performance

Country/Chart	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart	13
Belgian Flanders Singles Chart	7
Finnish Singles Chart	7
German Singles Chart	50
Irish Singles Chart	1
Netherlands Singles Chart	19
New Zealand Singles Chart	8
Norwegian Singles Chart	1
Swedish Singles Chart	6
Swiss Singles Chart	25
UK Singles Chart	1
UK Radio Airplay Chart	7

End-of-year charts

End of year chart (1999)	Position
Australian Singles Chart	95
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart	45

Chart successions

Preceded by "When You Say Nothing At All" by Ronan Keating	Irish IRMA number one single 14 August 1999 (2 weeks)	Succeeded by "Mambo No. 5" by Lou Bega
Preceded by "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" by The Eiffel 65	Norwegian Singles Chart Week 39 1999 to Week 42 1999 (3 weeks)	Succeeded by "Genie In A Bottle" by Christina Aguleria
Preceded by "When You Say Nothing At All" by Ronan Keating	UK Singles Chart 15 August 1999 (1 week)	Succeeded by "Mi Chico Latino" by Geri Halliwell

Personnel

Song credits

If I Let You Go
Written By	: Jörgen Elofsson, David Kreuger, Per Magnusson
Bass	: Tomas Lindberg
Recorded By (Strings)	: Bernard Löhr
Try Again
Written By	: Jorgen Elofsson, David Krueger, Per Magnusson
Fiddle	: Ulf Forsmark
Whistle (Tin Whistle)	: Jan Bengtsson
Whistle (Tin Whistle)	: Jan Bengtsson
Recorded By (Strings & Tin Whistle)	: Ronnie Lahti
Mastered By	: Björn Engelmann Cutting Room Studios

CD production

Arranged By (Strings)	: Desta Bareta, Ulf Janson
Arranged And Programmed By	: David Kreuger, Per Magnusson
Mixed By	: Bernard Löhr
Artwork By (Design)	: Root
Photography	: Nicole Nodland
Acoustic Guitar, Guitar (Electric)	: Mats Berntoft
Keyboards	: Per Magnusson
Backing Vocals (Additional)	: Anders von Hofsten (If I Let You Go), Andreas Carlsson (Try Again)
Other (Management)	: Louis Walsh, Ronan Keating

External links

• "If I Let You Go" Official Music video
• Official Westlife Website

Preceded by "When You Say Nothing at All" by Ronan Keating

UK Singles Chart number one single 8 August 1999 – 15 August 1999

Succeeded by "Mi Chico Latino" by Geri Halliwell