If You Love Someone

"If You Love Someone"
Single by The Veronicas
from the album The Veronicas
Released21 November 2014 (2014-11-21)
RecordedSony Music Studios, Sydney
GenrePop
Length3:00
LabelSony Music
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)DNA & Khaled Rohaim
The Veronicas singles chronology
"You Ruin Me"
(2014) 		"If You Love Someone"
(2014) 		"Cruel"
(2015)

"If You Love Someone" is the second single from Australian pop duo The Veronicas' self-titled third studio album. The track was released on November 21, 2014. The track was co-written by Anthony Egizii and David Musumeci along with The Veronicas' twins Lisa Origliasso and Jessica Origliasso and Josh Katz.

Background and recording

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The Veronicas released "You Ruin Me" as the lead single from their self-titled third studio album in September 2014. The song came two years after their last single, "Lolita", was released via their former label, Warner Bros. Records. "You Ruin Me" became their second Australian number-one hit and was certified triple platinum.[1][2] "If You Love Someone", along with "Teenage Millionaire", was written and recorded after the Origliasso twins parted ways with Warner Bros. Records and signed with Sony Music Australia. In an interview with Kathy McCabe of News.com.au, Jessica commented on this saying, "They were written when we had just signed with Sony, and because we were in such a positive space, we wrote a couple of genuinely happy songs."[3]

Release and reception

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Prior to the release of the song, a promotional track from The Veronicas titled "Line of Fire" was released with media outlets suggesting that it would be the follow-up single to "You Ruin Me".[4][5][6] However, on 5 November 2014, "If You Love Someone" debuted on Australian radio show Shazam Top 20, where it was revealed as the second single from The Veronicas.[6]

"If You Love Someone" received mixed to positive reviews. Popjustice referred to "If You Love Someone" as "a song that is obviously quite brilliant" and awarded it eight stars out of ten.[7] The Herald Sun's Cameron Adams named the track, along with "You Ruin Me", "the most promising thing about [The Veronicas]".[8] Similarly, Elizabeth Rushton of The Mancunoin called the "fist pumping single" a highlight from the album.[9] Digital Spy writer Lewis Corner awarded the track three stars out of five and commented that overall it, "rarely fails to put a spring in your step."[10] Tim Byron of The Guardian felt that the track "reeks of a tired formula that the Origliasso sisters have clearly outgrown."[11] The Music's James d'Apice opined that the recording lacked originality, and described the track as "watery, Pink-derived noughties power pop."[12] In his review of the track for Fortitude Magazine, Tom Jewitt wrote that "If You Love Someone" is "a piece of music which is vastly un-identical to the rest of their repertoire. 'If You Love Someone' is lukewarm at its best, and excruciatingly tawdry at its worst," and gave it three stars out of ten.[13]

"If You Love Someone" debuted and peaked at No. 5 in Australia, becoming The Veronicas' fifth top 5 single in Australia.[14] It was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association for shipments exceeding 70,000 copies.[15] In the UK, "If You Love Someone" debuted and peaked at number 98, spending one week on the UK Singles Chart.[16]

Live performances

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On 30 October, The Veronicas performed "If You Love Someone" live for the first time on Today Network's World Famous Rooftop.[17][18] The Veronicas performed an acoustic version of "If You Love Someone" live in the KIIS 106.5 studio on November 20, and a month later on Perth's Nova 93.7 for Nova's Red Room.[19][20] On television, the duo performed "If You Love Someone" for the first time on breakfast show Sunrise on 21 November 2014.[21] They also performed the recording on Today on 23 December.[22] The Veronicas also made an appearance at Westfield Southland in Victoria, where they performed "If You Love Someone" along with "You Ruin Me".[23]

Track listing

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Digital download[24]
  1. "If You Love Someone" – 3:00

Charts and certifications

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Release history

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Country Date Format Label
Australia[24] 21 November 2014 Digital download Sony Music Australia
United Kingdom[27] 1 March 2015 Contemporary hit radio RCA Records

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ryan, Gavin (27 September 2014). "The Veronicas Become Second Brisbane Act of '14 Top ARIA Singles". Noise11. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  2. ^ Ryan, Gavin (25 October 2014). "Ed Sheeran beats X-Factor winner Marlisa to claim No. 1 two weeks in a row!". ARIA Charts. Authentic Entertainment. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  3. ^ McCabe, Kathy (19 November 2014). "The Veronicas worked on broken hearts and being sisters while battling to get out of record deal". News.com.au (News Limited). Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Listen to The Veronicas new single 'Line Of Fire'". Take 40 Australia. Authentic Entertainment. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  5. ^ Wass, Mike (23 October 2014). "The Veronicas Unveil The Cover Of Their Self-Titled Third Album, Share Countdown Single "Line Of Fire": Listen". Idolator. Spin Media. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  6. ^ a b "The Veronicas debut 'You Ruin Me' follow-up single 'If You Love Someone'". www.take40.com. 6 November 2014. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  7. ^ "The Veronicas – 'If You Love Someone'". Popjustice. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  8. ^ Adams, Cameron (20 November 2014). "Best albums of the week: The Veronicas, Guy Sebastian and more". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  9. ^ Rushton, Elizabeth (6 April 2015). "Album: The Veronicas – The Veronicas". The Mancunion. University of Manchester Students' Union. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  10. ^ Corner, Lewis (1 March 2015). "This week's new singles reviewed: Years & Years, Take That, Veronicas". Digital Spy (Hearst Corporation UK). Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  11. ^ Byron, Tim (21 November 2014). "The Veronicas review – the twin sisters almost get with the times". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  12. ^ d'Apice, James (20 November 2014). "The Veronicas - The Veronicas - Music review". theMusic.com.au (Street Press Australia Pty Ltd). Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  13. ^ Jewitt, Tom (17 April 2015). "Single Review: The Veronicas – 'If You Love Someone'". Fortitude Magazine. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  14. ^ "THE VERONICAS - IF YOU LOVE SOMEONE (SONG)". www.australian-charts.com. 14 December 2014.
  15. ^ a b "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  16. ^ "Official Charts Company - Singles Search - If You Love Someone". Official Charts Company (OCC). Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  17. ^ "The Veronicas Live On The World Famous Rooftop". Hot FM (Southern Cross Austereo). 30 October 2014. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  18. ^ "World Famous Rooftop - The Veronicas Lve!". Southern Cross Austereo. Archived from the original on 2 February 2015.
  19. ^ "The Veronicas Perform Acoustic Version of "If You Love Someone"". YouTube. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  20. ^ "The Veronicas 'If You Love Someone' in Nova's Red Room". Nova 93.7 (NOVA Entertainment). 11 December 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  21. ^ "The Veronicas - If You Love Someone live on 7 Sunrise 21 November 2014". YouTube. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  22. ^ "Exclusive Clips The Veronicas perform new single". Mi9 (Nine Entertainment Co.). 23 December 2014. Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  23. ^ Cahill, Mikey (21 November 2014). "Best of what's on in Melbourne: November 21–27". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  24. ^ a b "'If You Love Someone' – Single by The Veronicas". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  25. ^ "The Veronicas – If You Love Someone". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  26. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  27. ^ "CD Pool - Radio - Pre-release pop R&B and dance radio misxes". The CD Pool (UK) Ltd. Archived from the original on 2 February 2015.
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