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"'''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 [[Westlife (album)|self-titled debut album]]. It became the second of the band's fourteen UK number 1 hit singles, spending eleven weeks on charts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/WESTLIFE/ |title=WESTLIFE &#124; Artist |publisher=Official Charts |date= |accessdate=2014-02-01 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/69B4B2AiF?url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/WESTLIFE/ |archivedate=15 July 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The song has received a Silver sales certification in the UK for selling over 315,000 copies so far.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/music/charts/official-uk-countdowns/westlife-official-top-20#37363 |title=Westlife &#124; Official Top 20 &#124; MTV UK |publisher=Mtv.co.uk |date=2009-10-28 |accessdate=2014-02-01}}</ref>
"'''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 [[Westlife (album)|self-titled debut album]]. It became the second of the band's fourteen UK number 1 hit singles, spending eleven weeks on charts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/WESTLIFE/ |title=WESTLIFE &#124; Artist |publisher=Official Charts |date= |accessdate=2014-02-01 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/69B4B2AiF?url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/WESTLIFE/ |archivedate=15 July 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The song has received a [[Silver sales certification]] in the UK for selling over 315,000 copies so far.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/music/charts/official-uk-countdowns/westlife-official-top-20#37363 |title=Westlife &#124; Official Top 20 &#124; MTV UK |publisher=Mtv.co.uk |date=2009-10-28 |accessdate=2014-02-01}}</ref>


The music video on YouTube has 55 million views as of June 2017.<ref>{{Citation|last=westlifeVEVO|title=Westlife - "If I Let You Go"|date=2009-10-03|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NrQei36fJk|accessdate=2017-06-15}}</ref>
The music video on YouTube has 55 million views as of June 2017.<ref>{{Citation|last=westlifeVEVO|title=Westlife - "If I Let You Go"|date=2009-10-03|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NrQei36fJk|accessdate=2017-06-15}}</ref>

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"If I Let You Go"
Song
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. It became the second of the band's fourteen UK number 1 hit singles, spending eleven weeks on charts.[1] The song has received a Silver sales certification in the UK for selling over 315,000 copies so far.[2]

The music video on YouTube has 55 million views as of June 2017.[3]

Tours performed at

Lead vocals

Lead vocals are done by Shane Filan as the lead singer, Mark Feehily, and Brian McFadden on this single.

Track listing

  • United Kingdom
CD1
  1. "If I Let You Go" (Radio Edit) - 3:40
  2. "Try Again" - 3:35
  3. "If I Let You Go" (Video) - 3:40
CD2
  1. "If I Let You Go" (Radio Edit) - 3:40
  2. "If I Let You Go" (Extended Version) - 6:09
  3. "Interview with Andi Peters" - 7:24

Release history

Country Release Date
United Kingdom 9 August 1999
Australia 26 September 1999
Southeast Asia 1 October 1999

Chart performance

Country/Chart Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart 13
Belgian Flanders Singles Chart 7
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[4] 8
Finnish Singles Chart 7
German Singles Chart 50
Irish Singles Chart 1
Netherlands Singles Chart 19
New Zealand Singles Chart 8
Norwegian Singles Chart 1
Scottish Singles Chart[5] 3
Spanish Singles Chart 18
Swedish Singles Chart 6
Swiss Singles Chart 25
UK Singles Chart 1
UK Radio Airplay Chart 7

End-of-year charts

Chart (1999) Position
Australian Singles Chart 95
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart 45
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] 28

Chart successions

Preceded by Irish IRMA number one single
13 August 1999 - 26 August 1999 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Norwegian Singles Chart
Week 39 1999 to Week 42 1999 (3 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by UK Singles Chart
15 August 1999 - 21 August 1999 		Succeeded by

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "WESTLIFE | Artist". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Westlife | Official Top 20 | MTV UK". Mtv.co.uk. 28 October 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  3. ^ westlifeVEVO (3 October 2009), Westlife - "If I Let You Go", retrieved 15 June 2017
  4. ^ "Billboard - Google Books". Books.google.ca. 4 September 1999. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  5. ^ http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/19990815/41/
  6. ^ "End of Year Charts 1999". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 4 December 2017.


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