Summary
"Unbreakable" is a song by Irish boy band Westlife. It was released on 4 November 2002 by RCA Records and Syco Music as the first and only single from their first greatest hits album, Unbreakable – The Greatest Hits Volume 1 (2002). The song was written by Jörgen Elofsson and John Reid, and produced by Steve Mac. It was composed in the traditional verse–chorus form in G major, with the group's vocals ranging from the chords of D4 to C♯6.[2]
| "Unbreakable" | ||||
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| Single by Westlife | ||||
| from the album Unbreakable – The Greatest Hits Volume 1 | ||||
| B-side | "Never Knew I Was Losing You" | |||
| Released | 4 November 2002[1] | |||
| Studio | Rokstone (London, England) | |||
| Length | 4:33 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Steve Mac | |||
| Westlife singles chronology | ||||
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| "Unbreakable" CD2 | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Unbreakable" on YouTube | ||||
"Unbreakable" became the band's 11th UK number-one single and also reached number one in their native Ireland. The song has received a silver sales certification in the UK for over 200,000 copies sold. It is the band's 13th-best-selling single in paid-for and combined sales in the UK as of January 2019.[3]
Music video edit
The music video was filmed on the same beach as the video for the song "If I Let You Go" and the band members are standing on a sign that reads UNBREAKABLE. The video begins with a young woman crying in a graveyard and then it goes into a flashback, in which it shows her and her boyfriend in a Jeep out for a romantic date on the beach. Later, the woman dresses herself for appears to be either a wedding or a prom and waits for her boyfriend to arrive. The man is driving to his girlfriend's home in the Jeep as he holds a rose to give to her. But as he drives, he takes his eyes off the road as he puts the rose on the passenger's seat and crashes on his way home and is killed. At the girlfriend's home, there's a knock on the door and, believing it is her boyfriend, she rushes to answer, but finds that it's a police officer, who regretfully takes off his hat as he tells her about the accident and she falls to her knees as she breaks down in tears. The video ends with the girlfriend at her boyfriend's grave, on which she puts the rose as she cries. Parts of the video was shot in Hotel Rosslyn Annex as well.
Track listings edit
UK CD1[4]
- "Unbreakable" (single remix)
- "Never Knew I Was Losing You"
- "World of Our Own" (US video)
- Exclusive footage
UK CD2[5]
- "Unbreakable (single remix)
- "Evergreen"
- "World of Our Own" (US mix)
- Westlife fans roll of honour
UK cassette single[6]
- "Unbreakable" (single remix)
- "Never Knew I Was Losing You"
Credits and personnel edit
Credits are lifted from the Unbreakable – The Greatest Hits Volume 1 album booklet.[7]
Studios
- Engineered at Rokstone Studios (London, England)
- Mastered at 360 Mastering (London, England)
Personnel
- Jörgen Elofsson – writing
- John Reid – writing, additional backing vocals
- Andy Caine – additional backing vocals
- Friðrik "Frizzy" Karlsson – guitars
- Steve Pearce – bass
- Steve Mac – keyboards, production, arrangement, mixing
- Chris Laws – drums, engineering
- Daniel Pursey – percussion, assistant engineering
- Dave Arch – string arrangement
- Matt Howe – engineering
- Robin Sellars – engineering
- Dick Beetham – mastering
Charts edit
Weekly charts edit
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Year-end charts edit
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Certifications edit
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[29] | Silver | 200,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References edit
- ^ "Reviews – For Records Released on 4 November 2002" (PDF). Music Week. 26 October 2002. p. 27. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Unbreakable BY WESTLIFE – DIGITAL SHEET MUSIC". Musicnotes.
- ^ Copsey, Rob (12 January 2019). "Westlife's Top 20 biggest songs on the Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ Unbreakable (UK CD1 liner notes). Westlife. RCA Records, BMG, S Records. 2002. 74321 975182.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Unbreakable (UK CD2 liner notes). Westlife. RCA Records, BMG, S Records. 2002. 74321 975222.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Unbreakable (UK cassette single sleeve). Westlife. RCA Records, BMG, S Records. 2002. 74321 975184.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Unbreakable – The Greatest Hits Volume 1 (UK CD album booklet). Westlife. RCA Records, BMG UK & Ireland, S Records. 2002. 74321 970672.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Westlife – Unbreakable" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ^ "Westlife – Unbreakable" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Westlife – Unbreakable" (in French). Ultratip.
- ^ "Westlife – Unbreakable". Tracklisten.
- ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 20, no. 48. 23 November 2002. p. 13 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "Westlife – Unbreakable" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Unbreakable". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 48, 2002" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Westlife – Unbreakable" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Westlife – Unbreakable". Top 40 Singles.
- ^ "Christina y Jennifer López dominan lista de popularidad" (in Spanish). El Siglo de Torreón. 17 February 2003. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Westlife – Unbreakable". VG-lista.
- ^ "Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 3, saptamina 27.01–2.02, 2003" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 17 February 2005. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Westlife – Unbreakable". Singles Top 100.
- ^ "Westlife – Unbreakable". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Top 100 Songs of 2002". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 2002. Archived from the original on 2 June 2004. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Årslista Singlar, 2002" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2002" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Topul anului 2003" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 22 January 2005. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "British single certifications – Westlife – Unbreakable". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 November 2021.