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"If Only"
Single by Hanson
from the album This Time Around
ReleasedApril 2, 2000
Recorded1999
GenrePop rock
Length
  • 4:30 (album version)
  • 4:01 (international radio edit)
LabelIsland Def Jam
Songwriter(s)Isaac Hanson, Taylor Hanson, Zac Hanson
Hanson singles chronology
"Thinking of You"
(1998) 		"If Only"
(2000) 		"This Time Around"
(2000)
CD 2
Music video
"If Only" on YouTube

"If Only" is a song written and performed by American pop rock band Hanson. It was released outside the United States on April 2, 2000 as the lead single from the band's second studio album, This Time Around (2000). Featuring John Popper of the band Blues Traveler on harmonica, the song reached the top 10 in Australia, Finland, Italy and Spain.

Music video

The music video features the group traveling in a desert on their tour bus, unloading their equipment to shoot the video.

Track listings

All songs written by Isaac Hanson, Taylor Hanson, and Zac Hanson.

CD 1

  1. "If Only" (radio edit)
  2. "MMMBop" (Live from Albertane) – 4:11
  3. "Lonely Again" (non-LP bonus track)

CD 2

  1. "Thinking of You" (Middle of Nowhere version) – 3:13
  2. "MMMBop" (long version) (3 Car Garage version) – 5:16
  3. "Thinking of You" (Dust Brothers Remix) – 3:17
  4. "With You In Your Dreams" (3 Car Garage version) – 4:12

CD maxi single

  1. "If Only" (album version) – 4:30
  2. "If Only" (radio edit) – 4:01
  3. "If Only" (UK radio edit) – 4:01
  4. "If Only" (JPF Club Mix)

Charts

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 9
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] 47
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[3] 8
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[4] 64
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5] 34
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] 8
France (SNEP)[7] 87
Invalid chart entered Germany2 68
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[8] 21
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 30
Italy (FIMI)[10] 9
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] 23
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 38
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 27
Norway (VG-lista)[14] 17
Scotland (OCC)[15] 11
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[16] 3
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 13
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 47
UK Singles (OCC)[19] 15

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[20] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Hanson – If Only". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  2. ^ "Hanson – If Only" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  3. ^ "Hanson – If Only" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  4. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 7187." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  5. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 19. May 6, 2000. p. 9. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  6. ^ "Hanson: If Only" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  7. ^ "Hanson – If Only" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  8. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Sætin 21 til 40 (8.6–15.6 2000)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). June 9, 2000. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  9. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – If Only". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  10. ^ "Hanson – If Only". Top Digital Download. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  11. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 18, 2000" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  12. ^ "Hanson – If Only" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  13. ^ "Hanson – If Only". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  14. ^ "Hanson – If Only". VG-lista. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  15. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  16. ^ "Hanson – If Only" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  17. ^ "Hanson – If Only". Singles Top 100. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  18. ^ "Hanson – If Only". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  19. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  20. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved September 10, 2019.

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