If I Let You Go


"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. The song has received a Gold sales certification in the UK for selling over 400,000 in combined sales of purchased and streaming-equivalent sales. It is the band's eighth most streamed song, tenth best selling single in paid-for sales category and in combined sales category in the United Kingdom as of January 2019. While it is their sixth most streamed song of all time from their home country, the Republic of Ireland as of 2 April 2019.
It was composed in the traditional verse–chorus form in Bb major, with McFadden, Filan and Feehily's vocal ranging from the chords of D4 to A5.

Music video

The music video was directed by Sven Harding and was filmed in Tenerife, Spain. The video on YouTube has 110 million views as of June 2019.

Tours performed at

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

Track listing

; CD1
  1. "If I Let You Go" - 3:40
  2. "Try Again" - 3:35
  3. "If I Let You Go" - 3:40
; CD2
  1. "If I Let You Go" - 3:40
  2. "If I Let You Go" - 6:09
  3. "Interview with Andi Peters" - 7:24

    Release history

Charts

Weekly charts

Charts Peak
position
UK Singles 158

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

Personnel

Song credits

CD production