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List Of Westlife Covers
Westlife songlist covers the band's original, remake, and remixed songs. Originals Westlife have recorded and released 148 original songs which were composed by either the band or external songwriters. A The song has a mastered version of a different artist but was not included and released on any of the said artist's album. Covers 13 songs among these have become official singles as the lead artist, two renditions as a featured artist, six as promotional singles, and seven are included on their other charted songs list. A The song has a mastered version of a different artist but was not included and released on any of the said artist's album. B Unreleased Remixes This is a list of Westlife song remixes. A The following remixes were not included and released on any album. Hence, it appeared and leaked on the internet at that time. B-sides Recorded concert live tracks All filmed concert tracks are uploaded on Westlife's official YouTube page or released in an offici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westlife
Westlife is an Irish pop vocal group formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1998. The group currently consists of members Shane Filan, Mark Feehily, Kian Egan, and Nicky Byrne. Brian McFadden was a member, until he left in 2004. The group temporarily disbanded in 2012 after 14 years of success and later reunited in 2018. The group has released twelve studio albums: four as a five-piece and eight as a four-piece. They rose to fame with their debut international self-titled studio album, '' Westlife'' (1999). It was followed by '' Coast to Coast'' (2000), ''World of Our Own'' (2001), '' Unbreakable – The Greatest Hits Vol. 1'' (2002), and '' Turnaround'' (2003), which continued the group's success worldwide. The group released their cover albums '' Allow Us to Be Frank'' (2004) and '' The Love Album'' (2006) and the studio albums '' Face to Face'' (2005) and '' Back Home'' (2007). After a hiatus of studio recording for almost one year in 2008, they released the studio albums ''Where We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicky Byrne
Nicholas Bernard James Adam Byrne Jr. (born 9 October 1978) is an Irish pop singer, songwriter and radio and television presenter, best known for being a member of the pop group Westlife; he is the band's oldest member. Westlife has since released twelve albums, embarked on thirteen world tours, and won several awards, becoming one of the most successful musical groups of all time. Before his music career, he played professional football, representing Republic of Ireland at several junior levels. Since then he has had a successful TV and radio presenting career. His wife Georgina is the daughter of former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, and they have twin sons and a daughter. In September 2012, it was announced that Byrne would be a contestant for the tenth series of '' Strictly Come Dancing''. He was the ninth contestant to be eliminated. He was ranked number two on Ireland's Sexiest Man of 2014. After RTÉ internally chose him to represent Ireland, he released the song " Sunlight" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandy (Westlife Song)
"Brandy", later called "Mandy", is a song written by Scott English and Richard Kerr. It was originally recorded by English in 1971 and reached the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart. "Brandy" was recorded by New Zealand singer Bunny Walters in 1972, but achieved greater success when released in the United States in 1974 by Barry Manilow. For Manilow's recording, the title changed from "Brandy" to "Mandy" to avoid confusion with Looking Glass's "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)". His version reached the top of the US Hot 100 Singles Chart. Later, it was recorded by many other artists. The song was a UK number-one hit in 2003 for Irish boyband Westlife. Scott English original recording Under the title ''Brandy'', the selection's original title, the song charted in 1971 for Scott English, one of its co-composers, whose version of it reached #12 in the UK Singles Charts. It was also released in the United States, where it was a minor hit, remaining in the lower portion of the Hot 100. The su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obvious (Westlife Song)
"Obvious" is the third and final single released from Irish boy band Westlife's fourth studio album, '' Turnaround'' (2003). The track was written by Pilot, Savan Kotecha, and Andreas Carlsson and was produced by Jake Schulze, Kristian Lundin, and Karl Engström, with additional production from Quiz & Larossi. It is composed in the traditional verse–chorus form in E major, with the group's vocals ranging from the chords of C♯4 to A5. This was the last Westlife single to be recorded with their full original lineup, as Brian McFadden left the month after its release. "Obvious" peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart but marked the departure of Brian McFadden Brian Nicholas McFadden (born 12 April 1980) is an Irish pop singer and television presenter who rose to fame in 1998 as a member of the Irish boy band Westlife. Following his departure from the group in 2004, McFadden released his debut solo ... from the band. The band originally planned to write a farewell s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turnaround (Westlife Album)
''Turnaround'' is the fourth studio album by Irish boy band Westlife, released on 24 November 2003 by BMG. The first single released was the upbeat track, "Hey Whatever". The next single was a cover of the Barry Manilow hit, "Mandy". The band's version earned them their 12th UK number one and an Irish record of the year award. " Obvious", an original song, was the third and final single released from the album. ''Turnaround'' was also the last album to be recorded with their full original lineup with member Brian McFadden, who left the band in March the following year. The album was the 23rd best selling album of 2003 in the UK. The album was re-released in a box set on 25 January 2005 with their debut album, ''Westlife''. The album received favourable reviews from music critics, while it attained commercial success, topping the UK and Ireland charts, while reaching the top-ten in many countries. Background and McFadden's departure After three successful albums, ''Westlife'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hey Whatever
"Hey Whatever" is a song by Irish boy band Westlife. It was released on 15 September 2003 as the lead single from their fourth studio album, ''Turnaround (Westlife album), Turnaround'' (2003). The song is a re-written version of "Rainbow Zephyr", a popular song by Irish rock band Relish (band), Relish. Released on 15 September 2003, the song peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart. In ''Westlife - Our Story'', the band said they pushed for "Hey Whatever" to be released as the lead single despite Simon Cowell telling them they did not have a hit. The song became one of Westlife's lowest-charting singles and was their first not to sell more than 100,000 copies at the time, selling just under 80,000. Track listings UK CD1 # "Hey Whatever" # "I Won't Let You Down" # "Hey Whatever" (video) UK CD2 # "Hey Whatever" # "Singing Forever" # "Tonight" (Metro Mix video) # "The Making of the Video" (video) UK cassette single and European CD single # "Hey Whatever" – 3:28 # "I Won't ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonight (Westlife Song)
"Tonight" is a song by Irish boy band Westlife. It was released together with "Miss You Nights" as a double A-side single on 24 March 2003 in the UK. It was the second and final single from their first compilation album, ''Unbreakable – The Greatest Hits Volume 1'' (2002). In other countries, "Tonight" was released without "Miss You Nights" as separately with an emphasis more on the "Tonight" release. The double A-side peaked at 1 in Ireland, becoming Westlife's 10th number-one single in their home country. In the United Kingdom, the single reached No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart. Background and content "Tonight" was written by Steve Mac, Wayne Hector and Jorgen Elofsson. It was composed in the traditional verse–chorus form in B major, with McFadden and Filan vocal ranging from the chords of F4 to B5. Track listings UK CD1 # "Tonight" (single remix) # "Miss You Nights "Miss You Nights" is a song written by Dave Townsend and made famous worldwide by Cliff Richard. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Greatest Hits Volume 1
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unbreakable (Westlife Song)
"Unbreakable" is a song by Irish boy band Westlife. It was released on 4 November 2002 as the first single from their first greatest hits album, ''Unbreakable – The Greatest Hits Volume 1'' (2002). The song was composed in the traditional verse–chorus form in G major, with the group's vocals ranging from the chords of D (musical note), D4 to C♯ (musical note), C6. "Unbreakable" became the band's 11th UK number-one single and also reached number one in their native Ireland. The song has received a silver sales certification in the UK for over 200,000 copies sold. It is the band's 13th-best-selling single in paid-for and combined sales in the UK as of January 2019. Music video The music video was filmed on the same beach as the video for the song "If I Let You Go" and the band members are standing on a sign that reads UNBREAKABLE. The video begins with a young woman crying in a graveyard and then it goes into a flashback, in which it shows her and her boyfriend in a Jeep out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Of Our Own (song)
"World of Our Own" is a song by Irish boy band Westlife. It was released on 18 February 2002 as the second single from their third studio album of the same name (2001). The song peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming their 10th number-one single. "World of Our Own" was the 40th-best-selling single of 2002 in the UK and received a platinum sales certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for over 600,000 sales and streams. It is the band's fourth-most-streamed song and 12th-best-selling single in both paid-for and combined sales in the United Kingdom as of January 2019. Critical reception Chuck Taylor from ''Billboard'' called it "a definitive pop song", praising its "joyfully catchy chorus, itchy train-track-clacking beat, velvet harmonies" and Shane Filan's "glossy, emotive vocals", concluding that "Westlife deserves its shot in America, and this is the perfect song with which to take aim." Music video The video of this song was directed by C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evergreen (Westlife Song)
"Evergreen" is a song co-written by Jörgen Elofsson, Per Magnusson and David Kreuger, and originally recorded by Irish boy band Westlife. The song appears on their album ''World of Our Own''. It was composed in the traditional verse–chorus form in C major, with Filan and McFadden's vocal ranging from the chords of F#3 to B4. Credits and personnel *Written by Jörgen Elofsson, Per Magnusson and David Kreuger *Published by BMG Music Publishing / Good Ear Music / Peer Music / Warner-Chappell Music *Produced and arranged by Per Magnusson and David Kreuger for A Side Productions *Co-produced by Jörgen Elofsson *Stockholm Session Orchestra arranged and conducted by Ulf and Henrik Janson *Recorded at Olympic Studios, London, and A Side Productions' Studios, Stockholm *Engineered by Peter Lewis *Assistant engineering by Tim Roe *Orchestra recorded at R.O.A.M. Studios, Stockholm *Orchestra engineered by Fredrik Andersson *Mixed by Bernard Löhr at Olympic Studios, London, and Mono ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bop Bop Baby
"Bop Bop Baby" is a song by Irish boy band Westlife and it was released on 20 May 2002 as the third and final single from their third studio album, ''World of Our Own'' (2001). The single peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart; during an interview, the band claimed this was due to the obscure choice of single, as they would have much preferred to release "Why Do I Love You", for which they had recorded a video. It is the band's 18th-best-selling single in paid-for sales and in combined sales in the United Kingdom as of January 2019. ''Billboard'' named the single one of the "Top 15 Underrated Boy Band Jams" in 2015. Background The song was written by band members Brian McFadden and Shane Filan alongside Graham Murphy and Chris O'Brien. This is their first song co-written by the band members that was released as a single. McFadden said that he got inspired to wrote the lyrics after watching a Beach Boys documentary. It was composed in the traditional verse–chorus form in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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