If I Let You Go

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"If I Let You Go"
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One of European artworks
Single by Westlife
from the album Westlife
B-side "Try Again"
Released9 August 1999 (1999-08-09)
Studio Cheiron (Stockholm, Sweden)
Length3:40
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Per Magnusson
  • David Kreuger
Westlife singles chronology
"Swear It Again"
(1999)		"If I Let You Go"
(1999)		"Flying Without Wings"
(1999)
Music video
"If I Let You Go" on YouTube

"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 Platinum sales certification in the UK for selling over 600,000 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]

Contents

Composition

"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]

Music video

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]

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the UK CD1 and Westlife liner notes. [5] [10]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [39] Gold35,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [40] Gold15,000‡
Sweden (GLF) [41] Gold15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [42] Platinum600,000‡

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

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
Sweden9 August 1999CD [43]
United Kingdom
  • CD
  • cassette
 [44]

References

  1. ↑ Copsey, Rob (12 January 2019). "Westlife's Top 20 biggest songs on the Official Charts". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "If I Let You Go by Westlife – Digital Sheet Music". Musicnotes. 12 April 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Westlife: Our Story". HarperCollins Publishers. p. 98. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  4. ↑ westlifeVEVO (3 October 2009), Westlife – "If I Let You Go" (Official Music Video) , retrieved 15 June 2017
  5. 1 2 If I Let You Go (UK CD1 liner notes). Westlife. RCA Records, BMG. 1999. 74321 692322.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ↑ If I Let You Go (UK CD2 liner notes). Westlife. RCA Records, BMG. 1999. 74321 692352.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ↑ If I Let You Go (UK cassette single sleeve). Westlife. RCA Records, BMG. 1999. 74321 692324.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ↑ If I Let You Go (European CD single liner notes). Westlife. RCA Records, BMG. 1999. 74321 694592.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ↑ If I Let You Go (Australian CD single liner notes). Westlife. RCA Records, BMG. 1999. 74321 694582.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ↑ Westlife (US CD album liner notes). Westlife. Arista Records, BMG. 2000. 07822-14642-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ↑ "Westlife – If I Let You Go". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  12. ↑ "Westlife – If I Let You Go" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  13. ↑ "Los temas más vendidos". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). 25 December 2000. p. 48. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  14. ↑ "MUUSIKAEDETABELID: EESTI TOP 20". Sõnumileht (in Estonian). 30 October 1999. p. 18. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  15. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 16, no. 35. 28 August 1999. p. 8. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  16. ↑ "EHR Top 40" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 16, no. 22. 4 September 1999. p. 16. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  17. ↑ "Westlife: If I Let You Go" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  18. ↑ "Westlife – If I Let You Go" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  19. ↑ "Los Discos Más Vendicos En Iberoamérica y Estados Unidos". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). 2000. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  20. ↑ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 20 (23.9 – 30.9 2000)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 24 September 1999. p. 10. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  21. ↑ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Westlife". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  22. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 44, 1999" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  23. ↑ "Westlife – If I Let You Go" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  24. ↑ "Westlife – If I Let You Go". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  25. ↑ "Westlife – If I Let You Go". VG-lista. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  26. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  27. ↑ "Westlife – If I Let You Go" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  28. ↑ "Westlife – If I Let You Go". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  29. ↑ "Westlife – If I Let You Go". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  30. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  31. ↑ "Top 50 Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week . 28 August 1999. p. 25. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  32. ↑ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 1999". Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  33. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 1999" (in Dutch). Ultratop . Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  34. ↑ "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1999". Dutch Top 40 . Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  35. ↑ "End of Year Charts 1999". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  36. ↑ "Årslista Singlar, 1999" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  37. ↑ "Best Sellers of 1999: Singles Top 100". Music Week . 22 January 2000. p. 27.
  38. ↑ "Brazilian Top 100 Year-End 2000". Crowley Broadcast Analysis. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  39. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  40. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Westlife – If I Let You Go". Radioscope. Retrieved 7 March 2025.Type If I Let You Go in the "Search:" field.
  41. ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1999" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  42. ↑ "British single certifications – Westlife – If I Let You Go". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  43. ↑ "Westlife: If I Let You Go". click2music.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 23 February 2005. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  44. ↑ "New Releases – For Week Starting 9 August, 1999: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 7 August 1999. p. 25. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
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