If I Had My Way (song)

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"If I Had My Way"
Big Sugar If I Had My Way.jpg
Single by Big Sugar
from the album Hemi-Vision
ReleasedDecember 1996
Genre Blues rock, alternative rock
Length5:13
4:30 (Radio edit)
Label A&M
Songwriter(s) Gordie Johnson, Patrick Ballantyne
Producer(s) Gordie Johnson
Big Sugar singles chronology
"Diggin' a Hole"
(1996)
"If I Had My Way"
(1996)
"Gone For Good"
(1997)
Music video
"If I Had My Way" on YouTube

"If I Had My Way" is the second single from Canadian rock band Big Sugar's 1996 album, Hemi-Vision .

Contents

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1997)Peak
position
Canadian RPM Singles Chart [1] 13
Canadian RPM Alternative 30 [2] 11

Year-end charts

Chart (1997)Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM) [3] 81

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References

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