I Lay My Love on You

"I Lay My Love on You"
Single by Westlife
from the album Coast to Coast
Released29 January 2001 (2001-01-29)
StudioCheiron (Stockholm)
Length3:29
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Per Magnusson
  • David Kreuger
Westlife singles chronology
"What Makes a Man"
(2000) 		"I Lay My Love on You"
(2001) 		"Uptown Girl"
(2001)
Music video
"I Lay My Love on You" on YouTube

"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

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

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Sweden 29 January 2001 CD
[24]
Australia 19 February 2001 [25]
Japan 21 February 2001 BMG Japan [26]

References

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  2. ^ Released (South African CD compilation liner notes). Westlife. Sony BMG Music Entertainment. 2005. CDRCA 7119.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Copsey, Rob (12 January 2019). "Westlife's Top 20 biggest songs on the Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Westlife - I Lay My Love on You (Unbreakable '02)". YouTube. 11 November 2016. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Westlife interview: On Singapore, working with Ed Sheeran and doing a duet with BTS | CNA Lifestyle". 4 February 2019. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2019 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ "Westlife - "I Lay My Love on You (Official Video)"". 3 October 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2018 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ "I Lay My Love on You – Westlife". Discogs. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  8. ^ a b I Lay My Love on You (liner notes). Westlife. BMG. 2001. 74321826262.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  10. ^ "Westlife – I Lay My Love on You" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
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  12. ^ "Westlife – I Lay My Love on You" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Westlife – I Lay My Love on You". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  14. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 11, 2001" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
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  18. ^ "Major Market Airplay – Week 12/2001" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 18, no. 12. 17 March 2001. p. 27. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  19. ^ "Polish Airplay Charts – Lista krajowa 11/2001" (in Polish). PiF PaF Production. Archived from the original on 8 January 2002. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  20. ^ "Westlife – I Lay My Love on You" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  21. ^ "Westlife – I Lay My Love on You". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  22. ^ "Westlife – I Lay My Love on You". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  23. ^ "Årslista Singlar, 2001" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  24. ^ "Westlife: I Lay My Love on You". click2music.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 22 February 2005. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  25. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 19th February 2001" (PDF). ARIA. 19 February 2001. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2008. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  26. ^ "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] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 31 August 2023.