If I Let You Go

"If I Let You Go"
One of European artworks
Single by Westlife
from the album Westlife
Released 9 August 1999
Format CD single, cassette
Recorded Cheiron Studios, Stockholm, Sweden
Genre Teen pop
Length 3:40
Label BMG, 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)

"Swear It Again"
(1999)		 "If I Let You Go"
(1999)		 "Flying Without Wings"
(1999)
Music video
"If I Let You Go" on YouTube
Westlife track listing
17 tracks
  1. "Swear It Again"
  2. "If I Let You Go"
  3. "Flying Without Wings"
  4. "Fool Again"
  5. "No No"
  6. "I Don't Wanna Fight"
  7. "Change the World"
  8. "Moments"
  9. "Seasons in the Sun"
  10. "I Need You"
  11. "Miss You"
  12. "More Than Words"
  13. "Open Your Heart"
  14. "Try Again"
  15. "What I Want is What I've Got"
  16. "We Are One"
  17. "Can't Lose What You Never Had"

"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 Silver sales certification in the UK for selling over 315,000 copies so far.[2] 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.[3]

The music video on YouTube has 80 million views as of August 2018.[4]

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

Country/Chart (1999) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart 13
Belgian Flanders Singles Chart 7
Danish Airplay Chart 35
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5] 8
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
Scottish Singles Chart[6] 3
Spanish Singles Chart 18
Swedish Singles Chart 6
Swiss Singles Chart 25
UK Singles Chart 1
UK Radio Airplay Chart 7
Charts (2000) Peak
position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) 158

Certifications and sales

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Silver 200,000^

Year-end charts

Chart (1999) Position
Australian Singles Chart 95
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart 45
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] 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 UK". Mtv.co.uk. 2009-10-28. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  3. ↑ "If I Let You Go BY WESTLIFE - DIGITAL SHEET MUSIC".
  4. ↑ westlifeVEVO (2009-10-03), Westlife - "If I Let You Go", retrieved 2017-06-15
  5. ↑ "Billboard - Google Books". Books.google.ca. 1999-09-04. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  6. ↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/19990815/41/
  7. ↑ "British single certifications – Westlife – If I Let You Go". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 October 2016. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type If I Let You Go in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  8. ↑ "End of Year Charts 1999". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
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