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| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]] · [[Sentimental ballad|ballad]]
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Revision as of 04:18, 22 November 2022

"If I Let You Go"
One of European artworks
Single by Westlife
from the album Westlife
B-side"Try Again"
ReleasedAugust 9, 1999 (1999-08-09)
Recorded1999
Studio
GenrePop · ballad
Length3:40
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Per Magnusson
  • David Kreuger
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 perfomed by Irish boy band Westlife. It was released in the United Kingdom on August 9, 1999, as the second single from their eponymous debut studio album Westlife (1999). It became the second number-one hit, spending 11 weeks on the UK Singles Chart. 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 10th-best-selling single in paid-for sales and combined sales in the UK as of January 2019.[1]

Composition

"If I Let You Go" composed in the traditional verse–chorus form in B♭ major, with Brian McFadden, Shane Filan, and Mark Feehily's vocals ranging from the chords of D4 to A5.[2]

Music video

The music video was directed by Sven Harding and was filmed in Tenerife, Spain.[3] It depicts the band walking along a beach and singing by a hillside surrounded by red and yellow flags. The video on YouTube has 157 million views as of May 2021.[4]

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the UK CD1 and Westlife liner notes.[5][10]

Studios

  • Recorded at Cheiron Studios (Stockholm, Sweden)
  • Strings recorded at Soundtrade Studios (Stockholm, Sweden)
  • Mixed at Mono Music Studios (Stockholm, Sweden)

Personnel

  • Jörgen Elofsson – writing
  • Per Magnusson – writing, keyboards, production, arrangement, programming
  • David Kreuger – writing, arrangement, programming
  • Andreas Carlsson – additional backing vocals
  • Mats Berntoft – acoustic and electric guitars
  • Tomas Lindberg – bass
  • Ulf & Henrik Janson – string arrangement
  • David Kreuger – production
  • Bernard Lohr – recording (strings), mixing

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[33] Gold 35,000^
Sweden (GLF)[34] Gold 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[35] Gold 400,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 9 August 1999
  • CD
  • cassette
[36]

References

  1. ^ Copsey, Rob (12 January 2019). "Westlife's Top 20 biggest songs on the Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  2. ^ "If I Let You Go by Westlife – Digital Sheet Music". Musicnotes. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Westlife: Our Story". HarperCollins Publishers. p. 98. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  4. ^ westlifeVEVO (3 October 2009), Westlife - "If I Let You Go" (Official Music Video), retrieved 15 June 2017
  5. ^ a b If I Let You Go (UK CD1 liner notes). Westlife. RCA Records, BMG. 1999. 74321 692322.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ If I Let You Go (UK CD2 liner notes). Westlife. RCA Records, BMG. 1999. 74321 692352.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ If I Let You Go (UK cassette single sleeve). Westlife. RCA Records, BMG. 1999. 74321 692324.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ If I Let You Go (European CD single liner notes). Westlife. RCA Records, BMG. 1999. 74321 694592.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ If I Let You Go (Australian CD single liner notes). Westlife. RCA Records, BMG. 1999. 74321 694582.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ Westlife (US CD album liner notes). Westlife. Arista Records, BMG. 2000. 07822-14642-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ "Westlife – If I Let You Go". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Westlife – If I Let You Go" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  13. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 35. 28 August 1999. p. 8. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  14. ^ "Westlife: If I Let You Go" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  15. ^ "Westlife – If I Let You Go" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  16. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 20 (23.9 – 30.9 2000)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 24 September 1999. p. 10. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  17. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Westlife". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  18. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 44, 1999" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  19. ^ "Westlife – If I Let You Go" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  20. ^ "Westlife – If I Let You Go". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  21. ^ "Westlife – If I Let You Go". VG-lista. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  22. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  23. ^ "Westlife – If I Let You Go" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  24. ^ "Westlife – If I Let You Go". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  25. ^ "Westlife – If I Let You Go". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  26. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  27. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 1999". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  28. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1999" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  29. ^ "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1999". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  30. ^ "End of Year Charts 1999". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  31. ^ "Årslista Singlar, 1999" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  32. ^ "Best Sellers of 1999: Singles Top 100". Music Week. 22 January 2000. p. 27.
  33. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  34. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1999" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  35. ^ "British single certifications – Westlife – If I Let You Go". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  36. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 9 August, 1999: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 7 August 1999. p. 25. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
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