Английская Википедия:If I Let You Go

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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.

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.

Music video

The music video was directed by Sven Harding and was filmed in Tenerife, Spain. It depicts the band walking along a beach and singing by a hillside surrounded by red and yellow flags.

Track listings

Шаблон:Col-begin Шаблон:Col-2 UK CD1

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

UK CD2

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

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

Australian CD single

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

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the UK CD1 and Westlife liner notes.

Studios

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

Personnel Шаблон:Div col

• 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

Weekly charts

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

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)	Position
Australia (ARIA)	95
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)	45
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)	100
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)	28
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)	35
UK Singles (OCC)	59

Release history

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

External links

• "If I Let You Go" Official Music video
• Official Westlife Website