I Lay My Love on You explained

I Lay My Love on You
Cover:	Westlife - I Lay My Love On You.jpeg
Type:	single
Artist:	Westlife
Album:	Coast to Coast
Studio:	Cheiron (Stockholm)
Length:	3:29
Label:	RCA BMG
Producer:	Per Magnusson David Kreuger
Prev Title:	What Makes a Man
Prev Year:	2000
Next Title:	Uptown Girl
Next Year:	2001

"I Lay My Love on You" is a song by Irish boy band Westlife. It was released as the fourth single from their second studio album, Coast to Coast (2000), in January 2001 outside the United Kingdom and Ireland. A Spanish version of the song, "En ti deje mi amor", was also recorded and can be found on their South African-only release, Released.^{[1] [2]} It is the band's 19th-most streamed song in the United Kingdom as of January 2019.^[3]

Background

"I Lay My Love on You", along with "When You're Looking Like That", were not released in the UK. In an interview with Westlife, Mark Feehily said that the main reason behind it was because they had not had as much exposure in Asia and Australia.^[4]

Music video

The music video features Westlife's activities in Asia, including South Korea, Japan, and Singapore. Many parts of the video was also shot in Singapore.^[5] It also features the band promoting their latest studio album at the time, Coast to Coast. The video also interspersed with the band singing.^[6]

Track listings

CD1

1. "I Lay My Love on You" (Single Remix) – 3:29
2. "Dreams Come True" – 3:07

• CD1 is cased within a digipak and comes with four limited edition photocards.^[7]

CD2

1. "I Lay My Love on You" (Single Remix) – 3:29
2. "Dreams Come True" – 3:07
3. "My Love" – 3:52
4. "Nothing Is Impossible" – 3:15

Credits and personnel

Recording^[8]

• Recorded at Cheiron Studios, Stockholm, Sweden
• Strings recorded at Roam Studios, Stockholm, Sweden

Personnel^[8]

• Per Magnusson – songwriter, producer, arranger, keyboards, programming
• David Kreuger – songwriter, producer, arranger, programming
• Jörgen Elofsson – songwriter
• Björn Norén – strings recording
• Bernard Löhr – mixing
• Esbjörn Öhrwall – acoustic, electric and slide guitars
• Tomas Lindberg – bass
• Gustave Lund – percussion
• Anders von Hofsten – additional backing vocals
• Björn Engelmann – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Poland (Music & Media)^[9]	14
Poland (Polish Airplay Charts)^[10]	13

Year-end charts

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
Sweden	29 January 2001	CD		^[12]
Australia	19 February 2001			^[13]
Japan	21 February 2001		BMG Japan	^[14]

External links

• Official Website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Westlife - "En Ti Deje Mi Amor". . 12 July 2011. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/QX_RuF1zZqE. 21 December 2021. live. 16 August 2017.
2. Released. Westlife. 2005. South African CD compilation liner notes. Sony BMG Music Entertainment. CDRCA 7119.
3. Web site: Westlife's Top 20 biggest songs on the Official Charts. Copsey. Rob. Official Charts Company. 12 January 2019. 12 January 2019.
4. Web site: Westlife - I Lay My Love on You (Unbreakable '02). . 11 November 2016. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/v9xFEkBADx0. 21 December 2021. live. 15 June 2018.
5. Web site: Westlife interview: On Singapore, working with Ed Sheeran and doing a duet with BTS | CNA Lifestyle. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/EAtiilyUlLo. 21 December 2021. live. 4 February 2019. YouTube. 13 February 2019.
6. Web site: Westlife - "I Lay My Love on You (Official Video)". 3 October 2009. YouTube. 23 April 2018.
7. Web site: I Lay My Love on You – Westlife. Discogs. 25 June 2017.
8. I Lay My Love on You . . 2001 . liner notes . . 74321826262.
9. Major Market Airplay – Week 12/2001. Music & Media. 18. 12. 27. 17 March 2001. 21 January 2024.
10. Web site: Polish Airplay Charts – Lista krajowa 11/2001. PiF PaF Production. pl. 21 January 2024. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20020108001946/http://pifpaf.com.pl/airplay/lista_11_2001.html. 8 January 2002.
11. Web site: Årslista Singlar, 2001. Sverigetopplistan. sv. 4 September 2018.
12. Web site: Westlife: I Lay My Love on You. click2music.se. sv. https://web.archive.org/web/20050222181439/http://click2music.se/product.asp?prd=1002&art=32. 22 February 2005. 30 November 2023.
13. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 19th February 2001. ARIA. 23. 19 February 2001. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222432/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/issue573.PDF. 23 February 2008. 22 February 2023.
14. Web site: アイ・レイ・マイ・ラヴ・オン・ユー ウエストライフ. I Lay My Love on You Westlife. Oricon. ja. 31 August 2023.