Only If I (Kate Ryan song)
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"Only If I" is the sixth single of the female Belgian
dance
singer Kate Ryan
and was released in 2003 in Belgium. It was taken from her second studio album Stronger. It peaked #16 and was less successful there than the three former singles.
After the international success in 2002 and 2003 with the singles "Désenchantée" (#9 in European Top 200) and "Libertine" (#26) (originally by Mylène Farmer
), "Only If I" only peaked #74 in the European Top 200.
12" Single
Other chart runnings were also rather disappointing.
Belgium
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dance
Dance music
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singer Kate Ryan
Kate Ryan
Kate Ryan is a Belgian World Music Award winner. She began her singing career in 2001 and later found fame with a string of dance hits. These included covers, mostly of Mylène Farmer and France Gall, such as "Désenchantée", "Libertine" and "Ella, elle l'a" as well as new material...
and was released in 2003 in Belgium. It was taken from her second studio album Stronger. It peaked #16 and was less successful there than the three former singles.
After the international success in 2002 and 2003 with the singles "Désenchantée" (#9 in European Top 200) and "Libertine" (#26) (originally by Mylène Farmer
Mylène Farmer
Mylène Farmer, , born Marie-Hélène Jeanne Gautier, , , is a French singer, songwriter, occasional actress and author....
), "Only If I" only peaked #74 in the European Top 200.
Track listing
CD Single- "Only If I" (Radio version) - 3:50
- "Only If I" (Extended version) - 5:35
- "Only If I" (Peter Luts remix) - 7:37
- "Hurry Up" - 3:17
12" Single
- "Only If I" (Extended version) - 5:35
- "Only If I" (Peter Luts remix) - 7:37
Chart performances
In Belgium (Flanders), the single started at #34, before reaching #16, its peak position. Then it dropped slowly, staying only three weeks in the top 20 and 11 on the whole chart (top 50).Other chart runnings were also rather disappointing.
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
Weeks on chart |
|---|---|---|
| Austrian Singles Chart Top 75 | 25 | 8 |
| Belgian Singles Chart Top 50 | 16 | 11 |
| European Singles Chart Top 200 | 74 | ? |
| German Singles Top 100 | 27 | 9 |
| Spanish Singles Chart Top 20 | 8 | 4 |
| Swedish Singles Chart Top 60 | 37 | 2 |
| Swiss Singles Chart Top 100 | 34 | 14 |