# Only If... > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Only_If... > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Only_If....md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Only_If... > Source revision: 1345712653 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|1997 single by Enya}} {{For|the 2014 video game|Only If (video game)}} {{Infobox song | name = Only If... | cover = File:Only If (single)- Enya.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = [Enya](/source/Enya) | album = [Paint the Sky with Stars](/source/Paint_the_Sky_with_Stars) | B-side = * "Willows on the Water" * "[Oíche Chiún (Silent Night)](/source/Silent_Night)" | released = {{start date|1997|11|10|df=y}} | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = | length = 3:18 | label = * [WEA](/source/Warner_Music_Group) * [Reprise](/source/Reprise_Records) | writer = * Enya * [Roma Ryan](/source/Roma_Ryan) | producer = [Nicky Ryan](/source/Nicky_Ryan) | prev_title = [On My Way Home](/source/On_My_Way_Home_(song)) | prev_year = 1996 | next_title = [Only Time](/source/Only_Time) | next_year = 2000 | misc = {{External music video| {{YouTube|2C68nicab4s|"Only If"}} }} }} "'''Only If...'''" is a song by Irish singer-songwriter [Enya](/source/Enya), released on 10 November 1997, by [WEA](/source/Warner_Music_Group) and [Reprise Records](/source/Reprise_Records), as the first single from her first greatest hits compilation, ''[Paint the Sky with Stars](/source/Paint_the_Sky_with_Stars)'' (1997). The song charted in several countries, and its accompanying music video was noted for its creative direction. Enya promoted the song with interviews and performances on ''[The Rosie O'Donnell Show](/source/The_Rosie_O'Donnell_Show)'', ''[Late Show with David Letterman](/source/Late_Show_with_David_Letterman)'' and [Royal Variety Performance](/source/Royal_Variety_Performance). ==Critical reception== [Larry Flick](/source/Larry_Flick) from ''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'' magazine wrote, "[Enya](/source/Enya) delivers yet another great single. 'Only If' is as peaceful and memorably melodic as any other of her inspirational, soul-purifying songs, which traditionally are etched with a unique combination of background voices with drums and violin lines. It's a combination that makes all her songs seem antique, almost, if not angelic. Enya can many times take her listeners into another dimension altogether, and this single is a fine example of that."{{cite magazine|author= Flick, Larry|author-link= Larry Flick|title= Reviews & Previews: Singles |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1997/Billboard-1997-12-06.pdf |magazine= [Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine)) |date= 6 December 1997 |page= 85 |access-date= 4 December 2020}} British magazine ''[Music Week](/source/Music_Week)'' gave the song three out of five, noting that it "is the closest Enya has come to a traditional pop arrangement, though the trademark orchestral layers and oceanic sonics are still in place."{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1997/Music-Week-1997-11-08.pdf|title=Reviews: Singles|magazine=[Music Week](/source/Music_Week)|date=8 November 1997|page=14|accessdate=20 September 2022}} ==Track listings== {{Track listing | headline = UK and US CD single, US cassette single{{cite AV media notes|title=Only If...|year=1997|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=[WEA](/source/Warner_Music_Group)|id=WEA143CD, 3984 21009 2}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Only If...|year=1997|type=US CD single liner notes|publisher=[Reprise Records](/source/Reprise_Records)|id=9 17266-2}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Only If...|year=1997|type=US cassette single sleeve|publisher=Reprise Records|id=9 17266-4}} | title1 = Only If... | length1 = 3:18 | title2 = Willows on the Water | length2 = 3:02 | title3 = Oíche Chiún (Silent Night) | length3 = 3:45 }} {{Track listing | headline = UK cassette single and US 7-inch single{{cite AV media notes|title=Only If...|year=1997|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=WEA|id=WEA143C, 3984 21010 4}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Only If...|year=1997|type=US 7-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=Reprise Records|id=7-17266}} | title1 = Only If... | length1 = 3:18 | title2 = Oíche Chiún (Silent Night) | length2 = 3:45 }} ==Charts== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+Weekly chart performance for "Only If..." !scope="col"|Chart (1997–1998) !scope="col"|Peak
position |- !scope="row"|Australia ([ARIA](/source/ARIA_Charts)){{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia}} |94 |- {{single chart|Flanders Tip|16|artist=Enya|song=Only If...|rowheader=true|access-date=7 October 2020}} |- !scope="row"|Finland ([Suomen virallinen lista](/source/Suomen_virallinen_lista)){{cite book |url=https://musiikkiarkisto.fi/oa/_tiedostot/julkaisut/sisaltaa-hitin.pdf#page=74|first=Timo |last=Pennanen |year=2021 |title=Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 |section=Enya|page=74|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava |location=Helsinki|access-date=17 May 2022}} |23 |- {{single chart|Germany|68|artist=Enya|song=Only If...|songid=38655|rowheader=true|access-date=7 October 2020|refname="ger"}} |- !scope="row"|Iceland ([Íslenski Listinn Topp 40](/source/%C3%8Dslenski_listinn)){{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2962609?iabr=on#page/n7/mode/2up|title=Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (4.12.–11.12.1997)|newspaper=[Dagblaðið Vísir](/source/DV_(newspaper))|language=is|page=30|date=5 December 1997|access-date=7 October 2020}} |30 |- !scope="row"|Italy Airplay (''[Music & Media](/source/Music_%26_Media)''){{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1998/MM-1998-01-24.pdf|title=Major Market Airplay: Italy|magazine=[Music & Media](/source/Music_%26_Media)|volume=15|issue=4|page=43|date=24 January 1998}} |6 |- !scope="row"|Netherlands ([Dutch Tipparade 40](/source/%3Anl%3ATipparade)){{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/enya/enya-only-if-16861|title=Enya - Only If...|language=nl|website=[Dutch Top 40](/source/Dutch_Top_40)|access-date=5 May 2022}} |19 |- {{single chart|Dutch100|78|artist=Enya|song=Only If...|rowheader=true}} |- !scope="row"|Poland (''[Music & Media](/source/Music_%26_Media)''){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1997/MM-1997-11-29.pdf|title=Major Market Airplay – Week 48/1997|magazine=[Music & Media](/source/Music_%26_Media)|volume=14|issue=48|page=27|date=29 November 1997|access-date=30 January 2021}} |4 |- {{single chart|Scotland|44|date=19971213|rowheader=true|access-date=7 October 2020}} |- {{single chart|UK|43|date=19971213|rowheader=true|access-date=7 October 2020}} |- {{single chart|Billboardhot100|88|artist=Enya|rowheader=true|access-date=7 October 2020}} |} ==Release history== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+Release dates and formats for "Only If..." !scope="col"|Region !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Format(s) !scope="col"|Label(s) !scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- !scope="row"|Europe |10 November 1997 |rowspan="2"|CD |rowspan="2"|[WEA](/source/Warner_Music_Group) | |- !scope="row"|Japan |25 November 1997 |{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/50256/products/307130/1/|title=オンリー・イフ {{!}} エンヤ|trans-title=Only If {{!}} Enya|publisher=[Oricon](/source/Oricon)|language=ja|access-date=24 February 2024}} |} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Enya}} {{Authority control}} Category:Enya songs Category:1997 singles Category:1997 songs Category:Reprise Records singles Category:Songs with music by Enya Category:Warner Music Group singles --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Only If...](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Only_If...) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Only_If...?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.