How Long Will I Love You?

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"How Long Will I Love You?"
The Waterboys - How Long Will I Love You.png
Single by the Waterboys
from the album Room to Roam
Released1990 (1990)
RecordedSpiddal House (Spiddal, Ireland)
Genre Folk rock
Length2:48
Label Ensign
Songwriter(s) Mike Scott
Producer(s)
The Waterboys singles chronology
"And a Bang on the Ear"
(1989)		"How Long Will I Love You?"
(1990)		"A Man Is in Love"
(1991)

"How Long Will I Love You?" is a song by folk rock band the Waterboys from their fifth studio album, Room to Roam (1990). Written by Mike Scott, it was released as the album's lead single. The song was subsequently covered by English singer Ellie Goulding and released as the second single from her album Halcyon Days (2013). Goulding's version is included on the soundtrack to the 2013 film About Time , which also features a different cover by Jon Boden, Sam Sweeney and Ben Coleman. [1]

Contents

The Waterboys' version is immediately followed by She's All That I Need, a short song which has not been included separately on the tracklist of Room to Roam. [2]

Release

"How Long Will I Love You?" was given a single release in Ireland and certain European countries, but not the UK or US. A special sleeve was designed for the single's release in Ireland. [3] The B-side, "Come Live with Me", is a cover of the Felice and Boudleaux Bryant-penned song. The Waterboys recorded the song after Anthony Thistlethwaite attended a Ray Charles concert and fell in love with the song. It was recorded during the sessions for Fisherman's Blues , but it was not released at the time. After appearing on a UK bootleg, it received its first official release on the "How Long Will I Love You?" single. [3]

Track listings

  1. "How Long Will I Love You?" – 2:49
  2. "When Will We Be Married?" – 2:57
    • Traditional. Arranged by Mike Scott and Steve Wickham. Produced by Mike Scott and John Dunford.
  1. "How Long Will I Love You?" – 2:49
  2. "Come Live with Me" – 7:23
    • Composed by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant. Produced by Mike Scott.

Charts

Chart performance for "How Long Will I Love You?"
Chart (1990)Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA) [4] 28

Ellie Goulding version

"How Long Will I Love You"
Ellie Goulding - How Long Will I Love You.png
Single by Ellie Goulding
from the album Halcyon Days
Released10 November 2013 (2013-11-10)
Genre Pop
Length2:34
Label Polydor
Songwriter(s) Mike Scott
Producer(s) John Fortis
Ellie Goulding singles chronology
"Burn"
(2013)		"How Long Will I Love You"
(2013)		"Goodness Gracious"
(2014)

"How Long Will I Love You" was covered by English singer Ellie Goulding for Halcyon Days (2013), the reissue of her second studio album, Halcyon (2012). Released on 10 November 2013 as the second single from the reissue, it also served as the official song for the BBC's 2013 Children in Need appeal. [5] [6] It is also on the soundtrack to the 2013 Richard Curtis film About Time , although her version is not featured in the film itself. [7] Goulding performed "How Long Will I Love You" live in the BBC Children in Need appeal show on BBC One on 15 November 2013. [5]

"She changed a couple of the lines", Mike Scott said of Goulding's version. "I'm not sure if she did it deliberately. I don't think they're as good as the original lines, but good for her. I do the same thing myself. I've changed Dylan's words, so I can't really complain if somebody changes mine." [8]

Commercial performance

"How Long Will I Love You" was a commercial success for Goulding and notably a bigger success than its original. It peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart, selling 82,872 copies. It reached the top ten in a total of 7 charts, and reached the top twenty in a total of 11 charts. Since its release it has appeared on 16 different charts. The song has appeared inside the top 50 and the UK year end list in both 2013 and 2014 respectively.

In Goulding's native United Kingdom it has been Certified 2x platinum for sales of 1,200,000 Unites and sales. It has been certified Gold in 6 countries, Australia, the United States, New Zealand, Denmark, Sweden and Belgium.

The music video for "How Long Will I Love You" was directed by Mike Sharpe and released on 9 September 2013. [7] [9] The video shows Goulding walking along a beach, [10] intercut with footage from About Time . [9]

A second music video premiered on Goulding's official Vevo channel on 28 October 2013, and contains scenes from the short film Tom & Issy, directed by Roger Michell and starring Goulding and Dylan Edwards. [11] [12] The video was shot entirely on a Nokia Lumia 1020. [12] [13]

Track listing

  1. "How Long Will I Love You" – 2:34

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Halcyon Days . [16]

Recording

Personnel

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications for "How Long Will I Love You"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [36] Gold35,000^
Belgium (BEA) [37] Gold15,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [38] 2× Platinum120,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [39] Gold45,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [40] Gold7,500*
South Korea (Gaon)—451,300 [41]
Sweden (GLF) [42] Gold20,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [43] 2× Platinum1,500,000 [44]
United States (RIAA) [45] Platinum1,000,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "How Long Will I Love You"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
United Kingdom10 November 2013 Digital download Polydor [15]
11 November 2013 CD single [14]

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