"My Love" is a song by Irish

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. It was released on 30 October 2000 as the second single from their second studio album, '' Coast to Coast'' (2000). The song debuted at number one on the

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, giving the band their seventh UK number one. The song was the 35th best-selling single of 2000 in the UK. It also won

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in 2000. It has sold 400,000 copies in the UK. In

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, the single stayed in the top 75 of the Official International Karaoke Charts since the inception of the charts in December 2010 up to its recent chart released. On 12 May 2018, the song was performed on

n music programme '

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' by

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. Band member

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was the featured 'Legend' and judged the participants.

Background

The song was written by

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and

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, and it was produced by Magnusson and Kreuger. The song, "My Love" is written in the key of

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, and their vocals span from E₄ to A₅. The song is said to be inspired by the hit single "

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" by Wings. It is the band's eleventh best selling single of all-time on both paid-for and combined sales categories in the UK as of January 2019. It's also their fifth most-streamed single with 1.17 million across video and audio in the United Kingdom as of January 2019. While it is their seventh most streamed song of all time from their home country, the Republic of Ireland, as of 2 April 2019. As of January 2021, this is the most successful and popular single of the band on YouTube.

Music video

The music video was directed by Robert Brinkmann. The opening scene features the band members waiting at

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, where

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informs them that the last flight out has just been cancelled. The band members become upset by the news, then

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says that it would be "quicker walking" and that he's going. The others follow him and the song begins. The first stanza takes place inside the airport and during the chorus, the scene shifts to Catherine Street in

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City. Harstonge House (or Oznam House as it is also known) on Harstonge Street can clearly be seen in the video as the band members 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 in

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. During the final chorus, the band members sing atop the

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, Co. Clare. As of April 2017, the video has passed the 100 million views on

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, becoming Westlife's first official video ever to get the

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Certified. It has reached 311 million views, 1.6 million likes, and 50 thousand dislikes on YouTube (4 November 2022). The music video is, as such, by far the single most watched video on Westlife's YouTube channel.

Track listings

UK CD1 # "My Love" (radio edit) # "

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" (USA mix) # Enhanced section UK CD2 # "My Love" (radio edit) # "My Love" (instrumental) # Enhanced section UK cassette single and European CD single # "My Love" (radio edit) # "If I Let You Go" (USA mix) Australian CD single # "My Love" (radio edit) # "If I Let You Go" (USA mix) # "My Love" (instrumental) # Enhanced section

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the UK CD1 liner notes. Recording * Recorded at

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, Stockholm, Sweden * Orchestra recorded at Roam Studios, Stockholm, Sweden Personnel *

– songwriter, producer, arranger, keyboards, programming *

– songwriter, producer, arranger, programming *

– songwriter *

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– songwriter * Ulf and Erik Jansson – arranger and conductor of Stockholm Session Orchestra * Björn Norén – orchestra recording * Bernard Löhr – mixing * Esbjörn Öhrwall – acoustic & electric guitars * Thomas Lindberg – bass * Gustave Lund – percussion * Åke Sundqvist – percussion * Joakim Agnas – piccolo trumpet * Anders von Hofsten – additional backing vocals * Björn Engelmann – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

References

External links

Official Westlife Website
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