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==Music video==
==Music video==
The music video shows Melanie C on the top of a factory and around urban buildings while curling her arms around herself from the cold. There are also scenes of rain in alleyways. The video on the single includes scenes from [[Brandy Noorwood|Brandy]] and [[Ray J]]'s cover of [[Another Day in Paradise]].
The music video shows Melanie C on the top of a factory and around urban buildings while curling her arms around herself from the cold. There are also scenes of rain in alleyways. The video on the single includes scenes from [[Brandy Norwood|Brandy]] and [[Ray J]]'s cover of [[Another Day in Paradise]].


==Formats and track listings==
==Formats and track listings==

Revision as of 03:29, 17 March 2015

"If That Were Me"
Song
B-side"When You're Gone" (Live)

"If That Were Me" is a song by British singer-songwriter, Melanie C. It was released as the fifth and final single from Melanie C's debut studio album, Northern Star. The single charted at the UK Singles Chart at number eighteen. The song's lyrics address the issue of homelessness.

Music video

The music video shows Melanie C on the top of a factory and around urban buildings while curling her arms around herself from the cold. There are also scenes of rain in alleyways. The video on the single includes scenes from Brandy and Ray J's cover of Another Day in Paradise.

Formats and track listings

These are the format and track listing of major single releases of "If That Were Me".

  • European/UK CD
  1. "If That Were Me" - 4:34
  2. "If That Were Me" (Acoustic Version) - 4:29
  3. "When You're Gone" (Live with Bryan Adams) - 3:36
  4. "If That Were Me" (Video)
  • UK Cassette
  1. "If That Were Me" - 4:34
  2. "If That Were Me" (Acoustic Version) - 4:29
  3. "When You're Gone" (Live with Bryan Adams) - 3:36

Originally, there was to be a CD2 (UK) but this part of the single was later cancelled for an unknown reason. Featured CD2 cover is for a promotional version of the single.

Live performances

Melanie C performed the song on the following concert tours:

Reception

The song was very well-received by most fans and critics. Caroline Sullivan of The Guardian has compared the song unfavourably with Phil Collins's 1989 anti-homelessness single "Another Day in Paradise".[1]

Charts

Chart Position
Australia Singles Chart 29
Austria Singles Chart 45
Netherlands Singles Chart 14
Scottish Singles Chart[2] 23
Sweden Singles Chart 22
Switzerland Singles Chart 50
UK Singles Chart 18

Uk Sales: 53,600

References

  1. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (19 September 2007). "I wish I'd never heard of Phil Collins ..." The Guardian. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  2. ^ http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20001203/41
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