If I Lose Myself
"If I Lose Myself" | ||||
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Single by OneRepublic | ||||
from the album Native | ||||
Released | January 8, 2013 | |||
Recorded | 2012 | |||
Length | 4:01 | |||
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"If I Lose Myself" is a song recorded by American
Writing and inspiration
OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder told Billboard about the song's lyrics: "It's actually about my buried, latent fear of flying and going down in an airplane, having that moment of sheer panic, looking out the window, seeing your life pass before you and somehow finding comfort in the fact that the person next to you is experiencing the same traumatic event."[2]
Composition
"If I Lose Myself" runs for 4:01 minutes and has a tempo of 140 beats per minute.[3][4][5]
Live performances
On March 28, 2013, OneRepublic performed "If I Lose Myself" on
Music video
In an interview with fuse.tv, Tedder said, "The original concept [for the video] was borrowing from the opening scene of Garden State—the plane's going down and all the oxygen masks drop out and everyone's going crazy... We chased that for a minute but realized... It's one thing to watch that kind of video once, but you don't wanna sit there and hit repeat on watching a plane crash."[7]
The music video was released on January 24, 2013.
The video has over 90 million views as of January 2021. It is one of the top ten most viewed OneRepublic music videos[citation needed].
Track listing
- Digital download[9]
- "If I Lose Myself" – 4:01
- Digital download – remix[10]
- "If I Lose Myself" (OneRepublic vs Alesso) – 3:34
- CD single[11]
- "If I Lose Myself" (Album version) – 4:01
- "If I Lose Myself" (Love Thy Brother remix) – 4:03
Credits and personnel
Recording[12]
- Recorded at Black Rock Studios, Santorini, Greece; The Warehouse Studio, Vancouver, British Columbia; Lotzah Matzah Studios, New York City, New York; Patriot Studios, Denver, Colorado; Downtown Studios, New York City, New York; Orion Studio, Orange County, California
- Mixed at MixStar Studios, Virginia Beach, Virginia
- Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York
Personnel[12]
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Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[44] | 3× Platinum | 210,000‡ |
Austria (IFPI Austria)[45] | Gold | 15,000* |
Canada (Music Canada)[46] | Gold | 40,000* |
Germany (BVMI)[47] | 3× Gold | 450,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI)[48] | Platinum | 50,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[49] | Gold | 7,500* |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[50] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
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Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[51] | Gold | 900,000† |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Italy | February 8, 2013 | Radio impact | Universal | [52] |
Germany | February 28, 2013 | CD single | [53] |
Alesso vs. OneRepublic version
"If I Lose Myself" | ||||
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Single by Alesso vs. OneRepublic | ||||
from the album Forever | ||||
Released | March 30, 2013 | |||
Genre | Progressive house | |||
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Producer(s) | Alesso | |||
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A progressive house version of the song remixed by Swedish
The remix was nominated for a
I haven’t been this happy about a remix I’ve done since "Pressure". I feel like I’ve got everything I want in this record, all what I could wish for musically. I do like the original and I wanted a kick that would preserve the ‘live’ feeling energy you get when you listen to it. I worked on it for like a month, going to the studio everyday, wondering what I was going to do, going backward, forward, trying different beats and drums and basslines, everything. I had an idea but didn’t really know how to make it sound the way I wanted. Then I thought, I’m not going to mess around for ages, I want to give it to them straight away. Sometimes people give just a preview, and you never know when it's coming out. This time I wanted to hear their thoughts immediately because I felt so excited by the record.[57]
Track listing
- Digital download[54]
- "If I Lose Myself" (OneRepublic vs. Alesso) – 3:34
- Digital download — extended remix[58]
- "If I Lose Myself" (OneRepublic vs. Alesso) (extended remix) – 7:08
Charts
Chart (2013–2014) | Peak position |
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Netherlands (Single Top 100)[59] | 89 |
Ireland (IRMA)[60] | 14 |
Scotland (OCC)[61] | 6 |
UK Dance (OCC)[62] | 4 |
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Sweden (GLF)[64] | 4× Platinum | 160,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[65] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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