My Love (Westlife song)

"My Love"
Single by Westlife
from the album Coast to Coast
Released	30 October 2000
Format	CD Single
Recorded	Cheiron Studios, Stockholm, Sweden
Genre	Pop
Length	3:52
Label	BMG
Writer(s)	Jörgen Elofsson, Per Magnusson, David Kreuger, Pelle Nylén
Producer	Per Magnusson, David Kreuger
Westlife singles chronology
"Against All Odds" (2000) "My Love" (2000) "What Makes a Man" (2000)
"My Love CD2"

"My Love" is the second single from Westlife's second studio album, Coast to Coast. The single became the band's seventh UK number #1. The song was the 35th best-selling single of 2000 in the UK. It has sold 300,000 copies in UK so far.^[1]

Tracklisting

UK CD1

1. My Love (Radio Edit) - 3:52
2. If I Let You Go (USA Mix) - 3:40
3. If I Let You Go (USA Video) - 3:40

UK CD2

1. My Love (Radio Edit) - 3:52
2. My Love (Instrumental) - 3:52
3. My Love (Video) - 3:52

Music video

The opening scene of the music video features the band members waiting at Shannon airport, where Nicky Byrne informs the band members that the last flight out has just been cancelled. The band members become upset by the news and Bryan exclaims that he is going home. The others follow and the song begins. The first stanza takes place inside the airport and during the chorus, the scene shifts to Limerick (Catherine st) a town in Ireland.Harstonge house on Harstonge st (or Oznam house as its also known) can clearly be seen in the video as they walk down the street. After the end of the first chorus, the scene shifts to Colbert train station in Limerick. Then again during the second chorus, the scene changes to Lahinch Beach, Co. Clare and in Kilkee, (Co. Clare) During the final chorus, the band members sing atop the Cliffs of Moher, Co. Clare. The song itself, combined with the video is portraying the band missing their native Ireland and, in particular, a love interest that was left behind.^{[citation needed]}

Chart performance

Charts	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[2]	36
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3]	6
Germany (Media Control AG)[4]	57
Ireland (IRMA)[5]	1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6]	10
New Zealand (RIANZ)[7]	3
Norway (VG-lista)[8]	3
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9]	1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10]	38
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[11]	1

End of year charts

End of year chart (2000)	Position
UK Singles Chart	35

Chart successions

Preceded by "Beautiful Day" by U2	Irish IRMA number one single 9 November 2000 (3 weeks)	Succeeded by "Can't Fight the Moonlight" by LeAnn Rimes
Preceded by "Shape of My Heart" by Backstreet Boys	Swedish Singles Chart number one single 11 September 2000 (2 weeks)	Succeeded by "She Bangs" by Ricky Martin
Preceded by "Holler" by Spice Girls	UK Singles Chart number-one single 4 November 2000 (1 week)	Succeeded by "Same Old Brand New You" by a1

Lyrics

An empty street
An empty house
A hole inside my heart
I’m all alone
The rooms are getting smaller
I wonder how
I wonder why
I wonder where they are
The days we had
The songs we sang together
Oh yeah
And all my love
I’m holding on forever
Reaching for the love that seems so far

[Chorus]
So I say a little prayer
Hope my dreams will take me there
Where the skies are blue
To see you once again, my love
All the seas go coast to coast
Find the place I love the most
Where the fields are green
To see you once again, my love

I tried to read
I go to work
I’m laughing with my friends
But I can’t stop
To keep myself from thinking
Oh no
I wonder how
I wonder why
I wonder where they are
The days we had
The songs we sang together
Oh yeah
And all my love
I’m holding on forever
Reaching for the love that seems so far

[Chorus]
So I say a little prayer
Hope my dreams will take me there
Where the skies are blue
To see you once again, my love
All the seas go coast to coast
Find the place I love the most
Where the fields are green
To see you once again

[Bridge]
To hold you in my arms
To promise you my love
To tell you from the heart
You’re all I’m thinking of
I'm reaching for the love that seems so far

[Chorus]
So... So I say a little prayer
Hope my dreams will take me there
Where the skies are blue
To see you once again, my love
All the seas go coast to coast
Find the place I love the most
Where the fields are green
To see you once again
(Say a little prayer)
(Dreams will take me there)
Where the skies are blue
To see you once again
All the seas go coast to coast
Find the place I love the most
Where the fields are green
To see you once again, my love

References

1. ^ http://www.mtv.co.uk/music/charts/official-uk-countdowns/westlife-official-top-20#37363
2. ^ "Australian-charts.com – Westlife – My Love". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
3. ^ "Ultratop.be – Westlife – My Love" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
4. ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Westlife/single. Retrieved 30 May 2011. 
5. ^ "Chart Track". Irish Singles Chart. Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
6. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 49, 2000" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
7. ^ "Charts.org.nz – Westlife – My Love". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
8. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Westlife – My Love". VG-lista. Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
9. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Westlife – My Love". Singles Top 60. Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
10. ^ "Westlife – My Love – swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
11. ^ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 May 2011.

External links

• "My Love" Official Music video
• Official Westlife Website