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Obvious (Westlife song)

Summary

"Obvious" is the third and final single released from Irish boy band Westlife's fourth studio album, Turnaround (2003). The track was written by Pilot, Savan Kotecha, and Andreas Carlsson and was produced by Jake Schulze, Kristian Lundin, and Karl Engström, with additional production from Quiz & Larossi. It is composed in the traditional verse–chorus form in E major, with the group's vocals ranging from the chords of C♯4 to A5.[1] This was the last Westlife single to be recorded with their full original lineup, as Brian McFadden left the month after its release.

"Obvious"
Single by Westlife
from the album Turnaround
B-side
  • "I'm Missing Loving You"
  • "Lost in You"
Released23 February 2004 (2004-02-23)
Studio
Length
  • 3:31 (LP version)
  • 3:34 (single remix)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Westlife singles chronology
"Mandy"
(2003) 		"Obvious"
(2004) 		"Ain't That a Kick in the Head?"
(2004)
Music video
"Obvious" on YouTube

"Obvious" peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart but marked the departure of Brian McFadden from the band. The band originally planned to write a farewell song for McFadden, as it was his choice to leave; however, due to tour rehearsals and TV appearances, it was decided that "Obvious" would be released as a single instead. As a tribute, CD2 features a medley of McFadden's favourite Westlife songs.

Track listings edit

UK CD1[2]

  1. "Obvious" (single remix)
  2. "I'm Missing Loving You"
  3. "To Be with You" (live from the Greatest Hits tour)
  4. "Obvious" (video)
  5. "Obvious" (making of the video)

UK CD2[3]

  1. "Obvious" (single remix)
  2. "Westlife Hits Medley" (Flying Without Wings/My Love/Mandy)

European CD single[4]

  1. "Obvious" (single remix)
  2. "Lost in You"

Charts edit

Release history edit

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 23 February 2004 CD
[18]
Denmark 1 March 2004 [19]
Sweden 3 March 2004 [20]

References edit

  1. ^ "Obvious BY WESTLIFE - DIGITAL SHEET MUSIC". Musicnotes.
  2. ^ Obvious (UK CD1 liner notes). Westlife. RCA Records, BMG, S Records. 2004. 82876 596322.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Obvious (UK CD2 liner notes). Westlife. RCA Records, BMG, S Records. 2004. 82876 596312.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Obvious (European CD single liner notes). Westlife. RCA Records, BMG, S Records. 2004. 82876 593192.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ "Westlife – Obvious" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Westlife – Obvious" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  7. ^ Westlife — Obvious. TopHit. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Westlife – Obvious". Tracklisten. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Hits of the World – Eurocharts". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 11. 13 March 2004. p. 67.
  10. ^ "Westlife – Obvious" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  11. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Obvious". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Westlife – Obvious" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  14. ^ "Westlife – Obvious". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  15. ^ "Westlife – Obvious". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  16. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  17. ^ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2004" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  18. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 21 February 2004. p. 33.
  19. ^ "Westlife: Single". click2music.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 29 June 2004. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  20. ^ "Westlife: Obvious". click2music.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 23 February 2005. Retrieved 30 November 2023.

External links edit

  • Official Westlife website