If I Had You (Adam Lambert song) explained

If I Had You
Cover:IIHY_Single_Cover.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Adam Lambert
Album:For Your Entertainment
Recorded:September–October 2009
Studio:
Length:3:47 (radio edit)
Prev Title:Whataya Want From Me
Prev Year:2009
Next Title:Fever
Next Year:2010

"If I Had You" is a song by American recording artist and American Idol season eight runner-up Adam Lambert. The song was written by Max Martin, Shellback, and Savan Kotecha and produced by Martin, Shellback and Kristian Lundin for Lambert's debut album, For Your Entertainment (2009). It was released as the third and final international single from the album on May 11, 2010. The song reached number 30 in the United States and reached the top ten in Australia, Canada, Finland, Hungary and New Zealand. The song was performed on Lambert's first concert tour, the 2010 Glam Nation Tour where it was the show's finale.

Critical reception

Huffington Post noted that this is one of songs that is a "full-display" of album that "operates from a disco/glam aesthetic of escapism and liberation via dance, dress-up, and desire" and added that it "fully accomplish what the singer had in mind for the album: songs that make you want to let loose, dance, work out, have fun."[1] Detroit News thought that this song was a "potential single" when reviewing the album.[2] It was listed, at 57th spot, by Billboard on "Top 100 'American Idol' Hits of All Time" list.[3]

Promotion

Following the release of the single on May 11, 2010, Lambert performed the song on a series of talk-shows, including The Ellen DeGeneres Show on May 19,[4] and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on May 21.[5]

Music video

The video premiered June 14, 2010 on VH1 and "takes the late-night wilderness party motif of Jennifer Lopez's classic "Waiting for Tonight" clip and adds more lasers, guyliner, thrashy dance moves, silver top hats and outrageously spiky shoulder pads."[6] Bryan Barber directed the video, which was inspired by Lambert's self-proclaimed "psychedelic" experience at Burning Man.[6]

James Montgomery from MTV describes the video as having Montgomery states the message of the video is "Humanity can, in fact, put their differences aside and just dance."[7]

Making a cameo in the video are Lambert's friends: Allison Iraheta,[8] Cheeks, Scarlett Cherry, Alisan Porter, Brooke Wendle, Terrence Spencer, Sasha Mallory, Kesha and Cassidy Haley.

Track listing

Australian digital EP
  1. "If I Had You" (radio mix) – 3:46
  2. "If I Had You" (Jason Nevins radio mix) – 3:45
  3. "If I Had You" (instrumental version) – 3:43
Australian CD single
  1. "If I Had You" – 3:47
  2. "If I Had You" (instrumental version) – 3:46
US/AUS digital EP The Remixes
  1. "If I Had You" (radio mix) – 3:47
  2. "If I Had You" (Jason Nevins extended mix) – 6:44
  3. "If I Had You" (Jason Nevins Robotronic extended mix) – 6:17
  4. "If I Had You" (Dangerous Muse remix) – 5:51
  5. "If I Had You" (Morgan Page extended remix) – 7:53

Personnel

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Chart performance

As of August 5, 2011, "If I Had You" has sold 835,000 downloads[10] in the United States and charted at number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100. "If I Had You" has reached number-one in Hungary and the top 10 in Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Finland and Poland.

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)Position
Australian Singles Chart[12] 36
Canadian Hot 100[13] 34
Hungarian Airplay Chart[14] 50
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[15] 129
Chart (2011)Position
Hungarian Airplay Chart[16] 98

Release history

CountryDateFormat
United StatesMay 11, 2010Mainstream radio
Belgium[17] June 28, 2010Digital download
Spain[18]
Finland[19]
Switzerland[20]
France[21]
Ireland[22]
Italy[23]
Luxembourg[24]
Netherlands
Norway[25]
Sweden[26]
Canada[27]
Portugal[28]
Austria[29]
Germany[30] October 29, 2010
Germany[31] October 29, 2010CD single

Notes and References

  1. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joe-vogel/review-lamberts-for-your_b_366296.html Huffington Post review
  2. http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20091113/ENT04/911130457/Review--Adam-Lambert-s--For-Your-Entertainment--glams-it-up-greatly Review by Detroit News
  3. http://www.billboard.com/articles/list/1550614/top-100-american-idol-hits-of-all-time?list_page=4 Top 100 'American Idol' Hits of All Time by Billboard
  4. News: American Idol': Adam Lambert performs 'If I Had You' on 'Ellen'. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120115024708/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/05/american-idol-adam-lambert-performs-if-i-had-you-on-ellen.html. 2012-01-15.
  5. News: Adam Lambert – 'If I Had You' – Tonight Show with Jay Leno – VIDEO .
  6. News: Adam Lambert Goes Wild in 'If I Had You'.
  7. Web site: Montgomery. James. Adam Lambert's 'If I Had You' Video Frolics In Politics. https://web.archive.org/web/20191231225048/http://www.mtv.com/news/1641489/adam-lamberts-if-i-had-you-video-frolics-in-politics/. dead. December 31, 2019. 2020-07-24. MTV News. en.
  8. Web site: Adam Lambert's new video for 'If I Had You,' Seacrest's stalker gets two years. atlanta journal constitution. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121012215815/http://blogs.ajc.com/american-idol-blog/2010/06/15/adam-lamberts-new-video-for-if-i-had-you-seacrests-stalker-gets-two-years/. 2012-10-12.
  9. . . 2009 . liner notes . RCA Records, Jive Records.
  10. News: Brad Paisley/Carrie Underwood duet surpasses half-million downloads . USA Today . August 5, 2011.
  11. Web site: Top Radio Hits Russia Weekly Chart: Sep 30, 2010. TopHit. 30 April 2024.
  12. Web site: ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 2010. Australian Recording Industry Association. 2011-01-08.
  13. Charts Year End: Canadian Hot 100. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2010-05-02.
  14. Web site: MAHASZ Rádiós TOP 100 2010. Mahasz . hu . 10 March 2011.
  15. Web site: Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart: 2010. TopHit. 30 April 2024. 28 April 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240428163200/https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/annual/2010. live.
  16. Web site: MAHASZ Rádiós TOP 100 2011. Mahasz . hu . 22 February 2012.
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  20. Web site: Adam Lambert - If I Had You - MP3 Single-Download bei 7digital.ch (de) . De-ch.7digital.com . 2012-01-08 . https://archive.today/20120710115606/http://de-ch.7digital.com/artists/adam-lambert/if-i-had-you/ . 2012-07-10 . dead .
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  22. Web site: Adam Lambert - If I Had You MP3 music downloads - 7digital . Ie.7digital.com . 2010-06-28 . 2012-01-08 . https://archive.today/20120710201225/http://ie.7digital.com/artists/adam-lambert/if-i-had-you/ . 2012-07-10 . dead .
  23. Web site: Download musica di Adam Lambert - If I Had You MP3 - 7digital . It.7digital.com . 2012-01-08 . https://archive.today/20120710095417/http://it.7digital.com/artists/adam-lambert/if-i-had-you/ . 2012-07-10 . dead .
  24. Web site: Adam Lambert - If I Had You Téléchargements MP3 - 7digital . Lu.7digital.com . 2012-01-08 . https://archive.today/20130116020227/http://lu.7digital.com/artists/adam-lambert/if-i-had-you/ . 2013-01-16 . dead .
  25. Web site: Adam Lambert - If I Had You MP3 music downloads - 7digital . No.7digital.com . 2010-06-28 . 2012-01-08 . https://archive.today/20120714130223/http://no.7digital.com/artists/adam-lambert/if-i-had-you/ . 2012-07-14 . dead .
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  27. Web site: iTunes - Music - If I Had You - Single by Adam Lambert . Itunes.apple.com . 2010-06-28 . 2012-01-08.
  28. Web site: iTunes - Music - If I Had You - Single by Adam Lambert . 28 June 2010 . Itunes.apple.com . 2012-01-08.
  29. Web site: iTunes - Musik – "If I Had You - Single" von Adam Lambert . Itunes.apple.com . 2010-06-28 . 2012-01-08.
  30. Web site: Adam Lambert - If I Had You - MP3 Single-Download bei 7digital.de . De.7digital.com . 2012-01-08 . https://archive.today/20120707105448/http://de.7digital.com/artists/adam-lambert/if-i-had-you-1/ . 2012-07-07 . dead .
  31. Web site: If I Had You: Adam Lambert: Amazon.de: Musik . Amazon.de . 2012-01-08.