If I Had You (Adam Lambert song)

"If I Had You"
Single by Adam Lambert
from the album For Your Entertainment
Released	May 11, 2010
Format	CD single digital download
Recorded	September–October 2009; Maratone Studios (Stockholm, Sweden) Westlake Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Electronic rock dance-pop
Length	3:52 (radio edit)
Label	RCA Jive
Writer(s)	Max Martin Shellback Savan Kotecha
Producer(s)	Max Martin Shellback Kristian Lundin
Adam Lambert singles chronology
"Whataya Want From Me" (2009) "If I Had You" (2010) "Fever" (2010)

"If I Had You" is a song by American recording artist and American Idol season eight runner-up Adam Lambert. The song was written by Max Martin, Shellback, and Savan Kotecha and produced by Martin, Shellback and Kristian Lundin for Lambert's debut album, For Your Entertainment. It was released as the third and final international single from the album on May 11, 2010. The song reached number 30 in the United States and reached the top ten in Australia, Canada, Finland, Hungary and New Zealand. The song was performed on Lambert's first concert tour, the 2010 Glam Nation Tour where it was the show's finale.

Critical reception

Huffington Post noted that this is one of songs that is a "full-display" of album that "operates from a disco/glam aesthetic of escapism and liberation via dance, dress-up, and desire" and added that it "fully accomplish what the singer had in mind for the album: songs that make you want to let loose, dance, work out, have fun."^[1] Detroit News thought that this song was "potential single" when reviewing the album.^[2] It was listed, at 57th spot, by Billboard on "Top 100 'American Idol' Hits of All Time" list.^[3]

Promotion

Following the release of the single on May 11, 2010, Lambert performed the song on a series of talk-shows, including The Ellen DeGeneres Show on May 19,^[4] and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on May 21.^[5]

Music video

The video premiered June 14, 2010 on VH1 and "takes the late-night wilderness party motif of Jennifer Lopez's classic "Waiting for Tonight" clip and adds more lasers, guyliner, thrashy dance moves, silver top hats and outrageously spiky shoulder pads."^[6] Bryan Barber directed the video, which was inspired by Lambert's self-proclaimed "psychedelic" experience at Burning Man.^[6]

Lambert, wearing a black coat, black boots and gloves while walking in the forest by daylight in the music video for "If I Had You".

James Montgomery from MTV describes the video as having "a clearing in the forest, one packed with party people — of all races, colors, creeds and proclivities, naturally — who are all in the midst of a totally excellent celebration. The video begins with Lambert walking into his living room where he checks on his Twitter page and tells everyone on the page there will be a party tonight. The second scene then shows Lambert walking through the forest during daylight where he is wearing a black coat, black boots and gloves. Then the next scene transitions to Lambert in a neon lit forest where he is having a party and wearing a black fur coat. Through the rest of the video screen shots of Lambert in many different outrageous outfits and him and his friends dancing are shown. Shots of him performing with his band are also shown. The video ends with Lambert staring at the camera with a smile and then walks away with a floating light following as the video fades out. Note: Kesha made a cameo appearance in the video. (Most of said party people are actually Lambert's friends, from his days performing with L.A.'s "Zodiac Show.")"^[7] Montgomery states the message of the video is "Humanity can, in fact, put their differences aside and just dance."^[7]

Making a cameo in the video are Lambert's friends: Allison Iraheta,^[8] Cheeks, Scarlett Cherry, Alisan Porter, Brooke Wendle, Terrence Spencer, Sasha Mallory, Kesha and Cassidy Haley.

Track listing

Australian digital EP

1. "If I Had You" (radio mix) – 3:46
2. "If I Had You" (Jason Nevins Radio Mix) – 3:45
3. "If I Had You" (instrumental version) – 3:43

Australian CD single

1. "If I Had You" – 3:47
2. "If I Had You" (instrumental version) – 3:46

US/AUS digital EP The Remixes

1. "If I Had You" (radio mix) – 3:47
2. "If I Had You" (Jason Nevins Extended Mix) – 6:44
3. "If I Had You" (Jason Nevins Robotronic Extended Mix) – 6:17
4. "If I Had You" (Dangerous Muse Remix) – 5:51
5. "If I Had You" (Morgan Page Extended Remix) – 7:53

Personnel

• Songwriting – Max Martin, Shellback, Savan Kotecha
• Production – Max Martin, Shellback, Kristian Lundin
• Keyboards – Max Martin, Shellback
• Guitar and bass – Shellback
• Recording – Max Martin, Shellback, Brian Warwick
• Mixing – Serban Ghenea
• Mix engineer – John Hanes
• Mixing assistant – Tim Roberts

Source:^[9]

Chart performance

As of August 5, 2011, "If I Had You" has sold 835,000 downloads^[10] in the United States and charted at number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100. "If I Had You" has reached number-one in Hungary and the top 10 in Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Finland and Poland.

Weekly charts

Chart (2010) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[11] 4 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[12] 50 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[13] 50 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[14] 8 Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[15] 48 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[16] 9 Germany (Official German Charts)[17] 36 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[18] 1 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[19] 7 US Billboard Hot 100[20] 30 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[21] 14 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[22] 16

Year-end charts Chart (2010) Position Australian Singles Chart[23] 36 Canadian Hot 100[24] 34 Hungarian Airplay Chart[25] 50 Chart (2011) Position Hungarian Airplay Chart[26] 98 Certifications Country Certifications Australia 2× Platinum[27] New Zealand Gold[28]

Chart procession and succession

Release history

Country	Date	Format
United States	May 11, 2010	Mainstream radio
Belgium[29]	June 28, 2010	Digital download
Spain[30]
Finland[31]
Switzerland[32]
France[33]
Ireland[34]
Italy[35]
Luxembourg[36]
Netherlands[36]
Norway[37]
Sweden[38]
Canada[39]
Portugal[40]
Austria[41]
Germany[42]	October 29, 2010
Germany[43]	October 29, 2010	CD single

References

1. Huffington Post review Retrieved 25 December 2014
2. Review by Detroit News Retrieved 25 December 2014
3. Top 100 'American Idol' Hits of All Time by Billboard Retrieved 1 January 2015
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6. "Adam Lambert Goes Wild in 'If I Had You'".
7. "Adam Lambert's 'If I Had You' Video Frolics In Politics".
8. atlanta journal constitution. "Adam Lambert's new video for 'If I Had You,' Seacrest's stalker gets two years".
9. For Your Entertainment (liner notes). Adam Lambert. RCA Records, Jive Records. 2009.
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External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics