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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox song "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 (1999). It became the band's 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-flat major|BШаблон:Music 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.[4]

Track listings

Шаблон:Col-begin Шаблон:Col-2 UK CD1[5]

  1. "If I Let You Go" (radio edit)
  2. "Try Again"
  3. Enhanced CD

UK CD2[6]

  1. "If I Let You Go" (radio edit)
  2. "If I Let You Go" (extended version)
  3. Interview with Andi Peters

Шаблон:Col-2 UK cassette single and European CD single[7][8]

  1. "If I Let You Go" (radio edit)
  2. "Try Again"

Australian CD single[9]

  1. "If I Let You Go" (radio edit) – 3:38
  2. "Try Again" – 3:34
  3. "If I Let You Go" (extended version) – 6:07
  4. Enhanced CD

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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)

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  • 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

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Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1999) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[11] 8
Guatemala (El Siglo de Torreón)[12] 4
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[13] 9

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Year-end charts

Chart (1999) Position
Australia (ARIA)[14] 95
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[15] 45
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[16] 100
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[17] 28
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 35
UK Singles (OCC)[19] 59

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Certifications and sales

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Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Шаблон:Abbr
Sweden 9 August 1999 CD Шаблон:Hlist [20]
United Kingdom Шаблон:Hlist [21]

References

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External links

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