"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]
"If I Let You Go" | ||||
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Single by Westlife | ||||
from the album Westlife | ||||
B-side | "Try Again" | |||
Released | 9 August 1999 | |||
Studio | Cheiron (Stockholm, Sweden) | |||
Length | 3:40 | |||
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"If I Let You Go" on YouTube |
"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]
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]
UK CD1[5]
UK CD2[6]
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UK cassette single and European CD single[7][8]
Australian CD single[9]
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Credits are lifted from the UK CD1 and Westlife liner notes.[5][10]
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Weekly charts edit
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Year-end charts edit
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[34] | Gold | 35,000^ |
Sweden (GLF)[35] | Gold | 15,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[36] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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Sweden | 9 August 1999 | CD | [37] | |
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