When You're Looking Like That

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"When You're Looking Like That"
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Single by Westlife
from the album Coast to Coast and World of Our Own
Released3 September 2001 (2001-09-03)[1]
StudioCheiron (Stockholm)
Length
  • 3:52 (album version)
  • 3:54 (single remix)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Rami
Westlife singles chronology
"Uptown Girl"
(2001) 		"When You're Looking Like That"
(2001) 		"Queen of My Heart"
(2001)
Music video
"When You're Looking Like That" on YouTube

"When You're Looking Like That" is a song by Irish boy band Westlife from their second studio album, Coast to Coast (2000). It was released on 3 September 2001 as the sixth and final single from the album in Australia, Asia, Latin America, and mainland Europe. "When You're Looking Like That" peaked at number six in Denmark and was certified gold in Sweden by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) for shipments of 15,000 copies.

Although being one of the more popular tracks in the UK and a music video being played regularly on UK music channels, the single was cancelled[why?] and was not released in the UK or Ireland and charted outside of top 100 in UK Singles Chart due to leakage only. It was released as a double A-side single with "Queen of My Heart" which was their ninth UK number-one. It was re-released in 2001 with its single remix included on the group's third studio album World of Our Own (2001). In 2019, the single charted in Ireland and peaked at number 20, giving Westlife their 28th top-20 hit in Ireland.

A Spanish version of the song, titled "Con Lo Bien Que Te Ves" has also been recorded and can be found on their South African-only release, Released.[2] The Spanish lyrics was written by Rudy Pérez.

Background[]

The song was written by a team of Swedish songwriters, Rami Yacoub, Andreas Carlsson, and Max Martin, and it was produced by Yacoub. It was composed in the traditional verse–chorus form in B major, with Filan and Feehily's vocal ranging from the chords of E4 to A♭5.[3]

"When You're Looking Like That" along with "I Lay My Love on You" 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]

It's their 6th most streamed song in the United Kingdom, clocking up 11.4 million plays – and appears in 20th place overall with 126,000 units via streaming and downloads only (as physical sales aren't counted)[5] While it is their most streamed song from their home country, the Republic of Ireland, with 1.01 million streams as of 2 April 2019.

Music video[]

The music video featured montage of their concerts, fans, autograph and album signings. Miss South Africa 2000 and Miss World 2001 Top 10 semifinalist Jo-Ann Strauss was featured in the video. This is their second video in 2001 to feature their fans and fifth video throughout their band career.

Track listings[]

  • CD maxi-single[6]
  1. "When You're Looking Like That" (single remix) – 3:52
  2. "Con Lo Bien Que Te Ves" (single remix) (Spanish lyrics: Rudy Pérez) – 3:52
  3. "Don't Get Me Wrong" (Jake, Anders von Hofsten) – 3:43
  4. "I'll Be There" (Berry Gordy, Hal Davis, Willie Hutch, Bob West) – 3:54
  5. "When You're Looking Like That" (music video) – 4:00
  1. "When You're Looking Like That" (single remix) – 3:52
  2. "Don't Get Me Wrong" – 3:43

Credits and personnel[]

Recording[6]

Personnel[6]

  • Rami – songwriter, producer, engineer, mixing
  • Andreas Carlsson – songwriter, backing vocals
  • Max Martin – songwriter, backing vocals
  • John Amatiello – engineer assistant, mixing assistant, Pro Tools engineer
  • Esbjörn Öhrwall – guitar
  • Björn Engelmann – mastering

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[20] Gold 45,000double-dagger
Sweden (GLF)[21] Gold 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[22] Silver 200,000double-dagger

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ "The ARIA Report: ARIA New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 3rd September 2001" (PDF). ARIA. 3 September 2001. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  2. ^ Released (South African album liner notes). Westlife. Sony BMG. 2005. CDRCA 7119.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "When You're Looking Like That BY WESTLIFE - DIGITAL SHEET MUSIC".
  4. ^ westlifeVEVO (11 November 2016), Westlife - I Lay My Love on You (Unbreakable '02), archived from the original on 15 December 2021, retrieved 15 June 2018
  5. ^ Copsey, Rob (12 January 2019). "Westlife's Top 20 biggest songs on the Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  6. ^ a b c When You're Looking Like That (liner notes). Westlife. RCA Records, BMG. 2001. 74321873672.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ When You're Looking Like That (liner notes). Westlife. RCA Records, BMG. 2001. 74321873682.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ "Westlife – When You're Looking Like That". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  9. ^ "Westlife – When You're Looking Like That" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  10. ^ "Westlife – When You're Looking Like That". Tracklisten.
  11. ^ "Westlife – When You're Looking Like That" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  12. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 33, 2001" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Westlife – When You're Looking Like That" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  14. ^ "Westlife – When You're Looking Like That". Top 40 Singles.
  15. ^ a b "Top of the Year 2001" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 9 December 2002. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  16. ^ "Westlife – When You're Looking Like That". Singles Top 100.
  17. ^ "Westlife – When You're Looking Like That". Swiss Singles Chart.
  18. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Westlife". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  19. ^ "Årslista Singlar, 2001" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  20. ^ "Danish single certifications". IFPI Danmark.
  21. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2001" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011.
  22. ^ "British single certifications – Westlife – When You're Looking Like That". British Phonographic Industry.

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