If (Glasvegas song)

"If"
Single by Glasvegas
from the album Later...When The TV Turns To Static
Released 8 July 2013
Format Download
Genre Indie rock
Length 4:29 (single version)
Label BMG
Writer(s) James Allan
Producer(s) James Allan
Glasvegas singles chronology
"I'd Rather Be Dead (Than Be With You)"
(2013)
"If"
(2013)

"If" is a 2013 single by Scottish Indie rock[1] band Glasvegas. It was released on 8 July 2013. It is the second single from their third studio album Later...When The TV Turns To Static. It was written and produced by lead singer James Allan.

Critical reception

On release, the single was met with good reviews. Nick Levine of NME says that "'If' is grand, ragged round the edges, and wiser than you’ll ever be." He goes on to say "Welcome back to ‘brilliant’."[2] Mickey McMonagle of the Daily Record says "this song has grown into a phenomenal piece of music." He then goes on to say "it’s destined to be a huge favourite live and MUST be a single." He concluded "Unmistakably Glasvegas at their very best."[3]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "If" was first released onto YouTube on 8 July 2013.[4] The video features William Shatner and is Glasvegas’ take on The Old Grey Whistle Test. "We played on the Late Show with Craig Ferguson in LA a couple of years ago and William Shatner introduced us as he is a fan of the band," Allan said. "We thought it would be a cool thing to add in for the new video since it also has a ‘late show’ theme.

"It’s a simple live performance by the band with an abstract part in the middle where it looks like the video has been taped over with random visuals. The video has a filter that we wanted to put on it just to make it look even more like you were watching a recording on VCR. Old school!"[5]

Songs

Track listing

All songs written by James Allan, except where noted.

Download

  1. "If" – 3:41
  2. "Press <PLAY>" - 4:54
  3. "The Words That Maketh Murder" (PJ Harvey cover, written by Polly Jean Harvey) - 3:41
  4. "Finished Sympathy" (Demo) - 4:58

Release history

Region Date Format Label
 United Kingdom 8 July 2013 Digital download BMG

References