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"If I Lose Myself"
Song

"If I Lose Myself" is a song recorded by American rock band OneRepublic for their third studio album Native (2013). It was released as the album's first official single on January 8, 2013.[1][2] The song was written by Ryan Tedder, Benny Blanco, Brent Kutzle and Zach Filkins. It was produced by Tedder and Blanco and Kutzle served as the co-producer. The song peaked at number 74 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 6 on the Media Control Charts in Germany.

Writing and inspiration

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."[3]

Composition

"If I Lose Myself" is a pop rock, dance-pop, and house song that runs for 4:01. It has a tempo of 140 beats per minute.[4]

Live performances

On March 28, 2013, OneRepublic performed "If I Lose Myself" on American Idol with former Idol contestant & NBC Smash star Katharine McPhee.[5]

Music video

The music video was released on January 24, 2013.[6] In the video, a group of people are sent a text from Ryan Tedder, of a picture of a wolf and the numbers 11.11.11 at the bottom. The camera follows the group around the city chasing clues that are spray painted on fire hydrants and street signs around the town that will help them guide their way to a secret concert that OneRepublic is holding. The video cuts to scenes of the band performing the song in a dark, smokey room with colored lights surrounding the room with a bunch of fans dancing. There are pictures of owls and foxes being projected around the room which are allusions to the album cover for Native. At the end of the video, there is a fox being projected on Tedder's face. The video was inspired by the movies 12 Monkeys and The Matrix.

Track listing

  • Digital download[7]
  1. "If I Lose Myself" – 4:01
  • Digital download – remix[8]
  1. "If I Lose Myself" (Alesso vs. OneRepublic) – 3:34
  1. "If I Lose Myself" - 4:01
  2. "If I Lose Myself" (Love Thy Brother Remix) - 4:03

Credits and personnel

Recording[10]
Personnel[10]

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[11] 5
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[12] 30
songid field is MANDATORY FOR GERMAN CHARTS 6
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[13] 41
Ireland (IRMA)[14] 38
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[15] 18
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[16] 4
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 4
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 9
US Billboard Hot 100[19] 74
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[20] 34
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[21] 25

References

  1. ^ http://www.amazon.com/If-I-Lose-Myself/dp/B00ANIRKPW
  2. ^ http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1484121/onerepublic-going-native-in-march-release-single
  3. ^ http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/1535799/onerepublics-if-i-lose-myself-video-go-behind-the-scenes
  4. ^ http://songbpm.com/onerepublic/if-i-lose-myself
  5. ^ http://idolator.com/7449219/american-idol-one-republic-katharine-mcphee-devin-velez
  6. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGx0rApSk6w
  7. ^ http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00B9TWBN0/ref=dm_sp_alb?ie=UTF8&qid=1366542091&sr=8-1
  8. ^ http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BYMTFXQ/ref=dm_sp_alb?ie=UTF8&qid=1366542071&sr=8-4
  9. ^ http://www.amazon.de/If-I-Lose-Myself-2-Track/dp/B00BCQA9L6/ref=pd_krex_shvl_6
  10. ^ a b Native (Media notes). United States: Mosley Music Group, Interscope Records. 2013. {{cite AV media notes}}: |format= requires |url= (help); Unknown parameter |albumlink= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |artist= ignored (|others= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "OneRepublic – If I Lose Myself" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  12. ^ "OneRepublic – If I Lose Myself" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  13. ^ "OneRepublic Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
  14. ^ "Chart Track: Week 17, 2013". Irish Singles Chart.
  15. ^ "OneRepublic – If I Lose Myself". Top 40 Singles.
  16. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201315 into search.
  17. ^ "OneRepublic – If I Lose Myself". Singles Top 100.
  18. ^ "OneRepublic – If I Lose Myself". Swiss Singles Chart.
  19. ^ "OneRepublic Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  20. ^ "OneRepublic Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  21. ^ "OneRepublic Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard.
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