If Only (Hanson song)

"If Only"
Single by Hanson
from the album This Time Around
ReleasedApril 3, 2000 (2000-04-03)
Length
  • 4:30 (album version)
  • 4:01 (international radio edit)
Label
Songwriters
Producers
  • Stephen Lironi
  • Hanson
Hanson singles chronology
"Thinking of You"
(1998) 		"If Only"
(2000) 		"This Time Around"
(2000)
Music video
"If Only" on YouTube

"If Only" is a song written and performed by American pop rock band Hanson. It was released outside the United States on April 3, 2000, as the lead single from the band's second studio album, This Time Around (2000). Featuring John Popper of Blues Traveler on harmonica, the song reached the top 10 in Australia, Finland, Italy, and Spain.

Music video

The music video features the group traveling in a desert on their tour bus, unloading their equipment to shoot the video.

Track listings

All songs were written by Isaac Hanson, Taylor Hanson, and Zac Hanson.

UK CD single[1]

  1. "If Only" (radio edit) – 4:04
  2. "If Only" (JFP club mix) – 5:58
  3. "Smile" – 3:16
  4. "If Only" (video) – 3:58

UK cassette single[2]

  1. "If Only" (radio edit) – 4:04
  2. "MMMBop" (live from Albertane) – 4:11

European CD single[3]

  1. "If Only" (radio edit) – 3:59
  2. "If Only" (JFP club mix) – 5:58

European digipak and Japanese CD single[4][5]

  1. "If Only" (radio edit) – 3:59
  2. "If Only" (LP version) – 4:30
  3. "Look at You" (live from Albertane) – 4:21
  4. "This Time Around" / "Runaway Run" / "In the City" (album snippets) – 2:40

Australian maxi-CD single[6]

  1. "If Only" (radio edit) – 3:59
  2. "If Only" (album version) – 4:30
  3. "I Don't Know" – 4:17
  4. "If Only" (UK radio mix) – 4:04
  5. "If Only" (video – enhanced)

Personnel

Personnel are adapted from the European CD single liner notes.[3]

  • Isaac Hanson – vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Taylor Hanson – vocals, piano, organ, percussion, harmonica
  • Zac Hanson – vocals, drums
  • John Popper – harmonica

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[36] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Europe April 3, 2000 CD Island [7]
United Kingdom April 17, 2000
  • CD
  • cassette
 Mercury [37]
Japan April 19, 2000 CD Island [38]

References

  1. ^ If Only (UK CD single liner notes). Mercury Records. 2000. 562 751-2.
  2. ^ If Only (UK cassette single cassette notes). Mercury Records. 2000. 562 750-4.
  3. ^ a b If Only (European CD single liner notes). Island Records. 2000. 562 728-2.
  4. ^ If Only (European digipak CD single liner notes). Island Records. 2000. 562 730-2.
  5. ^ If Only (Japanese CD single liner notes). Island Records. 2000. PHCR-8465.
  6. ^ If Only (Australian maxi-CD single liner notes). Island Records, Mercury Records. 2000. 562 694-2.
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  12. ^ "Eesti Top 20". Sõnumileht (in Estonian). May 13, 2000. p. 27. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  13. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 19. May 6, 2000. p. 9. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
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  17. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
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  38. ^ "イフ・オンリー | ハンソン" [If Only | Hanson] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
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