If I Lose Myself

"If I Lose Myself"
Single by OneRepublic
from the album Native
Released	January 8, 2013
Length	4:01
Label	Mosley Interscope
Writer(s)	Ryan Tedder Brent Kutzle Zach Filkins Benny Blanco
Producer(s)	Ryan Tedder Benny Blanco Brent Kutzle
OneRepublic singles chronology
"Feel Again" (2012) "If I Lose Myself" (2013) "Counting Stars" (2013)

"If I Lose Myself" is a song recorded by American pop 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] 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. In early 2014, the single was re-released in the UK after the huge success of "Counting Stars".

Writing and inspiration

OneRepublic 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."^[2]

Composition

	"If I Lose Myself" (2013) A 24 second sample of "If I Lose Myself".
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"If I Lose Myself" runs for 4:01 minutes and has a tempo of 140 beats per minute.^[3][4][5]

Live performances

On March 28, 2013, OneRepublic performed "If I Lose Myself" on American Idol with former Idol contestant and NBC Smash star Katharine McPhee.^[6] They also performed on Good Morning America, The Ellen Degeneres Show and Rachael Ray, as well as several other concerts and festivals.

Music video

The music video was released on January 24, 2013.^[7] 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^[8]

1. "If I Lose Myself" – 4:01

• Digital download – remix^[9]

1. "If I Lose Myself" (OneRepublic vs Alesso) – 3:34

• CD single^[10]

1. "If I Lose Myself" (Album version) – 4:01
2. "If I Lose Myself" (Love Thy Brother remix) – 4:03

Credits and personnel

Recording^[11]

• Recorded at Black Rock Studios, Santorini, Greece; The Warehouse Studio, Vancouver, British Columbia; Lotzah Matzah Studios, New York City, New York; Patriot Studios, Denver, Colorado; Downtown Studios, New York City, New York; Orion Studio, Orange County, California
• Mixed at MixStar Studios, Virginia Beach, Virginia
• Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York

Personnel^[11]

Songwriting – Ryan Tedder, Benny Blanco, Brent Kutzle, Zach Filkins Production – Benny Blanco, Ryan Tedder Co-production – Brent Kutzle Mixing – Serban Ghenea Engineering – Smith Carlson, Ryan Tedder Assistant engineering – Scott "Yarmov" Yarmovsky, Chris Sclafani, Matthew Tryba

Backing vocals - Zach Filkins, Drew Brown, Eddie Fisher, Brent Kutzle, David McGlohon Instrumentation and programming - Benny Blanco, Ryan Tedder, Brent Kutzle, OneRepublic Mix engineering - John Hanes Assistant mix engineering - Phil Seaford Mastering – Chris Gehringer, Will Quinnell

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2013–14) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[12] 14 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[13] 5 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[14] 46 Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[15] 10 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[16] 41 Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[17] 57 France (SNEP)[18] 186 Germany (Media Control Charts)[19] 6 Italy (FIMI)[20] 41 Luxembourg (Billboard)[21] 9 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[22] 18 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 20)[23] 5 Poland (Dance Top 50)[24] 29 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[25] 3 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[26] 95 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[27] 44 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[28] 4 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[29] 9 US Billboard Hot 100[30] 74 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[31] 23 US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[32] 10 US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[33] 49 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[34] 34

Year-end charts Chart (2013) Position Germany (Media Control AG)[35] 56 Certifications Region Certification Sales/shipments Australia (ARIA)[36] Platinum 70,000^ Canada (Music Canada)[37] Gold 40,000^ Germany (BVMI)[38] Gold 150,000^ Italy (FIMI)[39] Gold 15,000* New Zealand (RMNZ)[40] Gold 7,500* Sweden (GLF)[41] 4× Platinum 160,000x Streaming Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[42] Gold 900,000^ *sales figures based on certification alone ^shipments figures based on certification alone xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Alesso vs. OneRepublic version

"If I Lose Myself"
Single by Alesso vs. OneRepublic
from the album Native (re-release) and FOREVER
Released	March 30, 2013
Genre	Progressive house electro house
Length	3:34 (album version) 5:54 (original Alesso remix) 6:52 (extended Alesso remix)
Label	Mosley Interscope
Writer(s)	Ryan Tedder Brent Kutzle Zach Filkins Benny Blanco
Producer(s)	Benny Blanco Ryan Tedder Brent Kutzle Alesso (remixer)
Alesso singles chronology
"Years" (2013) "If I Lose Myself" (2013) "City of Dreams" (2013)

A more progressive house version of the song remixed by Swedish producer Alesso ,which was made for DJs to play at their shows,clubs or festivals,was released in certain countries on March 30, 2013, notably Netherlands and Sweden, charting with a version credited to OneRepublic vs. Alesso.^[43] "If I Lose Myself" was promoted and released in the United Kingdom and Australia in February 2014.^[44]

The remix was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical.^[45] Alesso explained:

“

I haven’t been this happy about a remix I’ve done since "Pressure". I feel like I’ve got everything I want in this record, all what I could wish for musically. I do like the original and I wanted a kick that would preserve the ‘live’ feeling energy you get when you listen to it. I worked on it for like a month, going to the studio everyday, wondering what I was going to do, going backward, forward, trying different beats and drums and basslines, everything. I had an idea but didn’t really know how to make it sound the way I wanted. Then I thought, I’m not going to mess around for ages, I want to give it to them straight away. Sometimes people give just a preview, and you never know when it’s coming out. This time I wanted to hear their thoughts immediately because I felt so excited by the record.[46]

”

Track listing

• Digital download^[43]

1. "If I Lose Myself" (OneRepublic vs. Alesso) – 3:34

• Digital download — extended remix^[47]

1. "If I Lose Myself" (OneRepublic vs. Alesso) (extended remix) – 7:08

Charts and certifications

Charts Chart (2013–14) Peak position Netherlands (Single Top 100)[48] 89 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[49] 6 UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[50] 4 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[51] 8

Certifications Region Certification Sales/shipments United Kingdom (BPI)[52] Silver 200,000 *sales figures based on certification alone ^shipments figures based on certification alone xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

External links

• Full lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

OneRepublic Ryan Tedder Zach Filkins Drew Brown Eddie Fisher Brent Kutzle Jerrod Bettis Tim Myers Studio albums and singles Dreaming Out Loud (2007) "Apologize" "Stop and Stare" "Say (All I Need)" "Come Home" Waking Up (2009) "All the Right Moves" "Secrets" "Marchin On" "Good Life" Native (2013) "Feel Again" "If I Lose Myself" "Counting Stars" "Something I Need" "Love Runs Out" "I Lived" Related Discography Mosley Music Group Native Tour List of awards and nominations