Que Sera Mi Vida (If You Should Go) Explained

Que Sera Mi Vida (If You Should Go)
Cover:	Gibson Brothers-Que Sera Mi Vida (If You Should Go).jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Gibson Brothers
Album:	Cuba
Released:	1979
Genre:	Disco
Length:	5:55
Label:	Island Records, Mango Records, Zagora Records
Producer:	Daniel Vangarde
Prev Title:	Ooh, What a Life
Prev Year:	1979
Next Title:	Cuba/Better Do It Salsa
Next Year:	1980

"Que Sera Mi Vida (If You Should Go)" is a 1979 song by French musical group Gibson Brothers, released as the third single from their fourth album, Cuba (1979). It is their highest charting single in the UK, reaching number five on the UK Singles Chart. It did not chart in the US pop charts, but made it to number eight on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.^[1]

Track listing

• 7" single

A. "Que Sera Mi Vida (If You Should Go)" – 3:57

B. "Heaven" – 3:56

• 12" single

A. "Que Sera Mi Vida (If You Should Go)" – 6:51

B. "You" – 4:23

Critical reception

David Hepworth from Smash Hits said, "Their usual exuberant sound, but the bassline that made "Cuba" such a classic is getting a little exhausted."^[2]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1979-1981)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[3] ^[4]	9
Denmark (Hitlisten)^[5]	1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[6]	30
Israel (IBA)^[7]	10
US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard)^[8]	8

Year-end charts

Chart (1980)	Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)^[9]	11
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[10]	37
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[11]	14
West Germany (Official German Charts)^[12]	15
Chart (1981)	Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)	61

External links

• Gibson Brothers - Que Sera Mi Vida on Discogs
• Music Video on YouTube

Notes and References

1. Dance Club Songs Chart. .
2. Smash Hits . Singles. David Hepworth. 25. 14 November 1979.
3. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 124.
4. Web site: National Top 100 Singles for 1981 . . 393 . 7 . . 4 January 1982 . 11 January 2022 .
5. Web site: Danish Chart Archive - Singles 1979 - ____ (B.T./IFPI DK).
6. Book: Pennanen, Timo. Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021. 2021. Gibson Brothers. 89. Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. Helsinki. 25 June 2022. fi.
7. Web site: Israel Singles Charts 1987-1995.
8. Book: Whitburn, Joel. 2004. Joel Whitburn's Hot Dance/Disco 1974-2003. Record Research, Inc.. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. 0-89820-156-X.
9. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 1980. Ultratop. 1 February 2022.
10. Web site: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1980. Dutch Top 40. 1 February 2022.
11. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 1980. dutchcharts.nl. 1 February 2022.
12. Web site: Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts. German. GfK Entertainment. offiziellecharts.de. 1 February 2022.