How Long Will I Love You?

"How Long Will I Love You?"
"How Long Will I Love You?"
Song

"How Long Will I Love You?"
"How Long Will I Love You?"
Song

"How Long Will I Love You?" is a song by folk-rock band The Waterboys from their fifth studio album, Room to Roam (1990). Written by Mike Scott, it was released as the album's lead single. The song was subsequently covered by English singer Ellie Goulding and released as the second single from her album Halcyon Days (2013). Goulding's version is included on the soundtrack to the 2013 film About Time, which also features a different cover by Jon Boden, Sam Sweeney and Ben Coleman.^[1]

Track listings

UK 12" single and German CD single

"How Long Will I Love You?" – 2:49
"When Will We Be Married?" – 2:57
- Traditional. Arranged by Mike Scott and Steve Wickham. Produced by Mike Scott and John Dunford.
"Come Live with Me" – 7:23
- Composed by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant. Produced by Mike Scott.

French and German 7" single

"How Long Will I Love You?" – 2:49
"Come Live with Me" – 7:23
- Composed by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant. Produced by Mike Scott.

Charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Ireland (IRMA)^[2]	28

Ellie Goulding version

"How Long Will I Love You" was covered by English singer and songwriter Ellie Goulding for Halcyon Days (2013), the reissue of her second studio album, Halcyon (2012). The song was released on 10 November 2013 as the second single from the reissue, also serving as the official song for BBC Children in Need 2013 appeal.^[3]^[4] It is also included on the soundtrack to the 2013 Richard Curtis film About Time, although her version is not featured in the film itself.^[5]

Goulding performed "How Long Will I Love You" live in the BBC Children in Need Appeal Show on BBC One on 15 November 2013.^[3]

Commercial performance

"How Long Will I Love You" debuted at number 192 on the UK Singles Chart for the week ending 7 September 2013.^[6] On the chart dated 23 November 2013, the song jumped from number 117 to its peak position of number three, selling 82,872 copies.^[7]

Music videos

The music video for "How Long Will I Love You" was directed by Mike Sharpe and released on 9 September 2013.^[5]^[8] The video shows Goulding walking along a beach,^[9] intercut with footage from About Time.^[8]

A second music video premiered on Goulding's official Vevo channel on 28 October 2013, and contains scenes from the short film Tom & Issy, directed by Roger Michell and starring Goulding and Dylan Edwards.^[10]^[11] The video was shot entirely on a Nokia Lumia 1020.^[11]^[12]

Track listing

UK CD single and digital download^[13]^[14]

"How Long Will I Love You" – 2:34

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Halcyon Days.^[15]

Ellie Goulding – vocals
Nick Cornu – guitar
John Fortis – bass, keyboards, production
Richard Kayvan – engineering, mixing
Joe Kearns – engineering
Chris Ketley – piano
Ashley Krajewski – engineering, percussion
Rachael Lander – cello
Kirsty Mangan – viola, violin

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013–14)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[16]	46
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[17]	3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[18]	47
Brazil (Brasil Hot 100 Airplay)^[19]	72
Croatia (ARC 100)^[20]	18
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)^[21]	97
Euro Digital Song Sales (Billboard)^[22]	4
Ireland (IRMA)^[23]	3
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[24]	6
Scotland (OCC)^[25]	2
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)^[26]	12
South Korea International Singles (Gaon)^[27]	1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[28]	58
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[29]	16
UK Singles (OCC)^[30]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)	Position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[31]	48

Chart (2014)	Position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[32]	47

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[33]	Gold	35,000^{^}
Belgium (BEA)^[34]	Gold	15,000^*
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[35]	Gold	0^*
United Kingdom (BPI)^[36]	Platinum	600,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
United Kingdom	30 October 2013	Contemporary hit radio	Polydor	^[37]
	10 November 2013	Digital download		^[14]
	11 November 2013	CD single		^[13]

References

^ Monger, James Christopher. "About Time – Original Soundtrack". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
^ "Search charts". The Irish Charts. Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Ellie Goulding releases official single for BBC Children in Need". BBC. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
^ "'How Long Will I Love You' – Official BBC Children In Need Single". elliegoulding.com. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Watch 'How Long Will I Love You' Video". elliegoulding.com. 9 September 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
^ "The Official UK Singles Chart for the week ending 7 September 2013". UKChartsPlus (628). Milton Keynes: IQ Ware Ltd.
^ Jones, Alan (18 November 2013). "Official Charts Analysis: Lady Gaga hits No.1 with 65k sales". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 18 November 2013. (subscription required)
^ ^a ^b Brown, Jimmy (10 September 2013). "Ellie Goulding 'How Long Will I Love You' by Mike Sharpe". Promo News. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
^ Copsey, Robert (9 September 2013). "Ellie Goulding unveils 'About Time' movie song video". Digital Spy. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
^ "'How Long Will I Love You' Video". elliegoulding.com. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
^ ^a ^b McGovern, Kyle (31 October 2013). "Ellie Goulding Shills for Nokia in Charity Single Video 'How Long Will I Love You'". Spin. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
^ Willans, Joel (13 November 2013). "Ellie Goulding stars in amazing Nokia Lumia 1020 music video". Nokia Conversations. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
^ ^a ^b "How Long Will I Love You". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
^ ^a ^b "How Long Will I Love You (Official BBC Children In Need 2013) – Single by Ellie Goulding". iTunes Store (GB). Apple. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
^ Halcyon Days (CD liner notes). Ellie Goulding. Polydor Records. 2013. 3750660.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Ellie Goulding – How Long Will I Love You". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
^ "Ellie Goulding – How Long Will I Love You" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
^ "Ellie Goulding – How Long Will I Love You" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
^ "Top 100". Billboard Brasil (in Portuguese). BPP. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
^ Komerički, Goran (13 January 2014). "ARC 100 – datum izlaska: 13. siječnja 2014" (in Croatian). HRT. Archived from the original on 15 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100 and insert 201428 into search. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
^ "Ellie Goulding Chart History (Euro Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
^ "Chart Track: Week 51, 2013". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
^ "Ellie Goulding – How Long Will I Love You". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201412 into search. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
^ "2014년 02주차 Digital Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
^ "Ellie Goulding – How Long Will I Love You". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
^ "Ellie Goulding – How Long Will I Love You". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
^ "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2013". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
^ "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2014". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2014". Ultratop. Hung Medien. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
^ "New Zealand single certifications – Ellie Goulding – How Long Will I Love You". Recorded Music NZ. 30 December 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
^ "British single certifications – Ellie Goulding – How Long Will I Love You". British Phonographic Industry. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014. Select singles in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type How Long Will I Love You in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
^ "BBC Radio 1 Playlist". BBC Radio 1. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.

External links

[1] Monger, James Christopher. "About Time – Original Soundtrack". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 September 2014.

[2] "Search charts". The Irish Charts. Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 4 November 2013.

[BBC-3] "Ellie Goulding releases official single for BBC Children in Need". BBC. Retrieved 13 October 2013.

[4] "'How Long Will I Love You' – Official BBC Children In Need Single". elliegoulding.com. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.

[video-5] "Watch 'How Long Will I Love You' Video". elliegoulding.com. 9 September 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.

[6] "The Official UK Singles Chart for the week ending 7 September 2013". UKChartsPlus (628). Milton Keynes: IQ Ware Ltd.

[7] Jones, Alan (18 November 2013). "Official Charts Analysis: Lady Gaga hits No.1 with 65k sales". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 18 November 2013. (subscription required)

[promonews-8] Brown, Jimmy (10 September 2013). "Ellie Goulding 'How Long Will I Love You' by Mike Sharpe". Promo News. Retrieved 13 October 2013.

[9] Copsey, Robert (9 September 2013). "Ellie Goulding unveils 'About Time' movie song video". Digital Spy. Retrieved 4 November 2013.

[10] "'How Long Will I Love You' Video". elliegoulding.com. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.

[spin-11] McGovern, Kyle (31 October 2013). "Ellie Goulding Shills for Nokia in Charity Single Video 'How Long Will I Love You'". Spin. Retrieved 6 December 2013.

[12] Willans, Joel (13 November 2013). "Ellie Goulding stars in amazing Nokia Lumia 1020 music video". Nokia Conversations. Retrieved 21 November 2013.

[CDsingle-13] "How Long Will I Love You". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2014.

[itunesUK-14] "How Long Will I Love You (Official BBC Children In Need 2013) – Single by Ellie Goulding". iTunes Store (GB). Apple. Retrieved 4 November 2013.

[15] Halcyon Days (CD liner notes). Ellie Goulding. Polydor Records. 2013. 3750660.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[sc_Australia_Ellie_Goulding-16] "Ellie Goulding – How Long Will I Love You". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 4 November 2013.

[sc_Flanders_Ellie_Goulding-17] "Ellie Goulding – How Long Will I Love You" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 13 December 2013.

[sc_Wallonia_Ellie_Goulding-18] "Ellie Goulding – How Long Will I Love You" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 27 December 2013.

[19] "Top 100". Billboard Brasil (in Portuguese). BPP. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.

[20] Komerički, Goran (13 January 2014). "ARC 100 – datum izlaska: 13. siječnja 2014" (in Croatian). HRT. Archived from the original on 15 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2014.

[sc_Czechdigital_-21] "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100 and insert 201428 into search. Retrieved 15 July 2014.

[sc_Billboardeurodigital_Ellie_Goulding-22] "Ellie Goulding Chart History (Euro Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 November 2013.

[sc_Ireland_-23] "Chart Track: Week 51, 2013". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 December 2013.

[sc_New_Zealand_Ellie_Goulding-24] "Ellie Goulding – How Long Will I Love You". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 20 December 2013.

[sc_Scotland_-25] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 November 2013.

[sc_Slovakia_-26] "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201412 into search. Retrieved 24 March 2014.

[27] "2014년 02주차 Digital Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 10 September 2014.

[sc_Sweden_Ellie_Goulding-28] "Ellie Goulding – How Long Will I Love You". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 22 February 2014.

[sc_Switzerland_Ellie_Goulding-29] "Ellie Goulding – How Long Will I Love You". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 9 February 2014.

[sc_UK_-30] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 November 2013.

[31] "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2013". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 July 2015.

[32] "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2014". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 July 2015.

[AustraliaEllie_GouldingHow_Long_Will_I_Love_YousingleCertRef-33] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 22 March 2014.

[BelgiumEllie_GouldingHow_Long_Will_I_Love_YousingleCertRef-34] "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2014". Ultratop. Hung Medien. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.

[New_ZealandEllie_GouldingHow_Long_Will_I_Love_YousingleCertRef-35] "New Zealand single certifications – Ellie Goulding – How Long Will I Love You". Recorded Music NZ. 30 December 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.

[United_KingdomEllie_GouldingHow_Long_Will_I_Love_YousingleCertRef-36] "British single certifications – Ellie Goulding – How Long Will I Love You". British Phonographic Industry. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014. Select singles in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type How Long Will I Love You in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

[37] "BBC Radio 1 Playlist". BBC Radio 1. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.

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