B-side "Spooky" Format 7" single, CD maxi Genre Dance | Released 1989 Recorded 1989 Length 3:30 | |
"If Only I Could" is the debut single from artist Sydney Youngblood and became his biggest hit. Released as a single from his album Feeling Free in 1989, the song was composed by Claus Zundel, a producer of multi-million selling projects Sacred Spirit and B-Tribe. It is now considered Youngblood's signature song and is still popular with many of his fans. The song was a top three hit in many countries, including UK, Ireland, Switzerland, Austria and Germany. In the UK, it was the 11th best-selling single of 1989.
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It was followed by the Top 20 UK hit "Sit and Wait".
Lyrics, music and video
In the song, Youngblood evokes "the world of brotherhood and love that he would like to create 'if only he could'". This utopian humanism is "very uncommon in the songs devoted to nightclubs".
"If Only I Could" used the bassline and drumbeat from the Raze house track "Break 4 Love", and reached number three on the UK Singles Chart.
The video for the single featured Youngblood bouncing around a ball that resembled the earth, while donning urban clothing and traditional African clothing.
Track listings
- "If Only I Could" — 3:30
- "Spooky" — 3:54
- "If Only I Could" (radio edit) — 3:30
- "If Only I Could" (extended version) — 6:30
- "Spooky" — 3:54