If Ya Gettin' Down

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"If Ya Gettin' Down"
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Single by Five
from the album Invincible
B-side
  • "When I Remember When"
  • "Everyday"
Released19 July 1999 (1999-07-19)
Studio Windmill Lane (Dublin, Ireland)
Length2:59
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Richard Stannard
  • Julian Gallagher
Five singles chronology
"Until the Time Is Through"
(1998)		"If Ya Gettin' Down"
(1999)		"Keep On Movin'"
(1999)
Music video
"If Ya Gettin' Down" on YouTube

"If Ya Gettin' Down" is a single by English boy band Five. It was released on 19 July 1999 as the lead single from their second studio album, Invincible (1999). It was co-written by Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher, and band members J Brown, Sean Conlon and Abs Breen, while Stannard and Gallagher produced it. Michael Cleveland is also credited as a writer since the track samples Indeep's 1982 song "Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life". [1] [2] "If Ya Gettin' Down" charted at number two in the United Kingdom and Australia and reached number one in New Zealand.

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Chart performance

The song reached number two in the United Kingdom, where it was certified gold for sales and streams of over 400,000 units. It was also certified platinum in Australia, where it reached number two. The song topped the charts in New Zealand and Scotland; it was their second number-one single in the former country.

Track listings

UK, Irish and Australian CD1 [3]

  1. "If Ya Gettin' Down"
  2. "When I Remember When"
  3. Enhanced CD

UK, Irish and Australian CD2 [4]

  1. "If Ya Gettin' Down"
  2. "Everyday"
  3. Five fans' interview request line

UK cassette single and European CD single [5] [6]

  1. "If Ya Gettin' Down" – 2:59
  2. "When I Remember When" – 3:58

Japanese CD single [7]

  1. "If Ya Gettin' Down"
  2. "When I Remember When"
  3. "Everyday"

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the UK CD1 liner notes and the Invincible album booklet. [1] [3]

Studio

Personnel

Charts

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [36] Platinum70,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [37] Gold5,000*
Sweden (GLF) [38] Gold15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [39] Gold400,000‡

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

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
Sweden19 July 1999CD [40]
United Kingdom
  • CD
  • cassette
 [41]
Japan8 January 2000CD [42]

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