"I Lay My Love on You" is a song by Irish boy band Westlife. It was released as the fourth single from their second studio album, Coast to Coast (2000), in January 2001 outside the United Kingdom and Ireland. A Spanish version of the song, "En ti deje mi amor", was also recorded and can be found on their South African-only release, Released. It is the band's 19th-most streamed song in the United Kingdom as of January 2019.
Background "I Lay My Love on You", along with "When You're Looking Like That", were not released in the UK. In an interview with Westlife, Mark Feehily said that the main reason behind it was because they had not had as much exposure in Asia and Australia.
Music video The music video features Westlife's activities in Asia, including South Korea, Japan, and Singapore. Many parts of the video was also shot in Singapore. It also features the band promoting their latest studio album at the time, Coast to Coast. The video also interspersed with the band singing.
Track listings CD1 "I Lay My Love on You" (Single Remix) – 3:29 "Dreams Come True" – 3:07 CD1 is cased within a digipak and comes with four limited edition photocards.
CD2 "I Lay My Love on You" (Single Remix) – 3:29 "Dreams Come True" – 3:07 "My Love" – 3:52 "Nothing Is Impossible" – 3:15
Credits and personnel Recording Recorded at Cheiron Studios, Stockholm, Sweden Strings recorded at Roam Studios, Stockholm, Sweden
Personnel Per Magnusson – songwriter, producer, arranger, keyboards, programming David Kreuger – songwriter, producer, arranger, programming Jörgen Elofsson – songwriter Björn Norén – strings recording Bernard Löhr – mixing Esbjörn Öhrwall – acoustic, electric and slide guitars Tomas Lindberg – bass Gustave Lund – percussion Anders von Hofsten – additional backing vocals Björn Engelmann – mastering
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2001)PeakpositionEurope (Eurochart Hot 100)55Europe (European Hit Radio)19 Airplay (Music & Media) 20Italy (Musica e dischi) Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Westlife".22Italy Airplay (Music & Media)18Netherlands Airplay (Music & Media)7Poland (Music & Media)14Poland (Polish Airplay Charts)13Spain Airplay (Top 40 Radio)31
Year-end charts Chart (2001)RankSweden (Hitlistan)91
Release history RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Denmark29 January 2001CDSwedenAustralia19 February 2001Japan21 February 2001BMG Japan
References
External links Official Website