If I Let You Go

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"If I Let You Go"
One of European artworks
Single by Westlife
from the album Westlife
Released9 August 1999
RecordedCheiron Studios, Stockholm, Sweden
GenreTeen pop
Length3:40
LabelBMG, RCA
Songwriter(s)Jörgen Elofsson, David Kreuger, Per Magnusson
Producer(s)David Kreuger, Per Magnusson
Westlife singles chronology
"Swear It Again"
(1999) 		"If I Let You Go"
(1999) 		"Flying Without Wings"
(1999)
Music video
"If I Let You Go" on YouTube

"If I Let You Go" is a song by Irish boy band Westlife. It was released in the United Kingdom on 9 August 1999, as the second single from their self-titled debut album. It became the second of the band's fourteen UK number 1 hit singles, spending eleven weeks on charts.[1] The song has received a Gold sales certification in the UK for selling over 400,000 in combined sales of purchased and streaming-equivalent sales. It is the band's eighth most streamed song, tenth best selling single in paid-for sales category and in combined sales category in the United Kingdom as of January 2019.[2][3] While it is their sixth most streamed song of all time from their home country, the Republic of Ireland as of 2 April 2019.

It was composed in the traditional verse–chorus form in Bb major, with McFadden, Filan and Feehily's vocal ranging from the chords of D4 to A5.[4]

Music video

The music video was directed by Sven Harding and was filmed in Tenerife, Spain. The video on YouTube has 110 million views as of June 2019.[5]

Tours performed at

Lead vocals

Lead vocals are done by Shane Filan as the lead singer, Mark Feehily, and Brian McFadden on this single.

Track listing

  • 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
Southeast Asia 1 October 1999

Chart performance

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[23] Gold 400,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Year-end charts

Chart (1999) Position
Australian Singles Chart 95
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart 45
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[24] 28

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "WESTLIFE | Artist". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Westlife | Official Top 20". MTV. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  3. ^ Copsey, Rob (12 January 2019). "Westlife's Top 20 biggest songs on the Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  4. ^ "If I Let You Go BY WESTLIFE - DIGITAL SHEET MUSIC".
  5. ^ westlifeVEVO (3 October 2009), Westlife - "If I Let You Go" (Official Music Video), retrieved 15 June 2017
  6. ^ "Westlife – If I Let You Go". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Westlife – If I Let You Go" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  8. ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (19 November 2005). "Hits of the World". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. {{cite magazine}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  9. ^ "Westlife: If I Let You Go" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Westlife". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 44, 1999" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Westlife – If I Let You Go" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  13. ^ "Westlife – If I Let You Go". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  14. ^ "Westlife – If I Let You Go". VG-lista. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  15. ^ http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/19990815/41/
  16. ^ "Westlife – If I Let You Go" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  17. ^ "Westlife – If I Let You Go". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  18. ^ "Westlife – If I Let You Go". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  19. ^ "ARIA End of Year Singles Chart 1999". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  20. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1999". Ultratop. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  21. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1999". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  22. ^ "Årslista Singlar – År 1999" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  23. ^ "British single certifications – Westlife – If I Let You Go". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 17 May 2019. Select singles in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type If I Let You Go in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  24. ^ "End of Year Charts 1999". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 4 December 2017.

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