1999 single by Westlife
"If I Let You Go " is a song by Irishboy band Westlife . It was released in the United Kingdom on 9 August 1999 as the second single from theirself-titled debut album (1999). It became the band's second number-one hit, spending 11 weeks on theUK Singles Chart . The song has received a Platinum sales certification in the UK for selling over 600,000 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]
"If I Let You Go" composed in the traditionalverse–chorus form inB♭ , withBrian McFadden ,Shane Filan , andMark Feehily 's vocals ranging from the chords ofD4 toA5 .[ 2]
The music video was directed by Sven Harding and was filmed inTenerife , Spain.[ 3] [ 4]
UK CD1 [ 5]
"If I Let You Go" (radio edit) "Try Again" Enhanced CD UK CD2 [ 6]
"If I Let You Go" (radio edit) "If I Let You Go" (extended version) Interview withAndi Peters UK cassette single and European CD single [ 7] [ 8]
"If I Let You Go" (radio edit) "Try Again" Australian CD single [ 9]
"If I Let You Go" (radio edit) – 3:38 "Try Again" – 3:34 "If I Let You Go" (extended version) – 6:07 Enhanced CD
Credits and personnel [ edit ] Credits are lifted from the UK CD1 andWestlife [ 5] [ 10]
Studios
Recorded atCheiron Studios (Stockholm, Sweden) Strings recorded at Soundtrade Studios (Stockholm, Sweden) Mixed atMono Music Studios (Stockholm, Sweden) Personnel
Jörgen Elofsson – writingPer Magnusson – writing, keyboards, production, arrangement, programmingDavid Kreuger – writing, arrangement, programmingAndreas Carlsson – additional backing vocalsMats Berntoft – acoustic and electric guitars Tomas Lindberg – bass Ulf & Henrik Janson – string arrangement David Kreuger – production Bernard Lohr – recording (strings), mixing Chart (1999) Position Australia (ARIA)[ 30] 95 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[ 31] 45 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[ 32] 100 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[ 33] 28 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[ 34] 35 UK Singles (OCC)[ 35] 59
Certifications and sales [ edit ] Region Certification Certified units /salesAustralia (ARIA )[ 37] Gold 35,000^ New Zealand (RMNZ )[ 38] Gold 15,000‡ Sweden (GLF )[ 39] Gold 15,000^ United Kingdom (BPI )[ 40] Platinum 600,000‡ ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref. Sweden 9 August 1999 CD [ 41] United Kingdom [ 42]
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