If I Was

"If I Was"
Single by Midge Ure
from the album The Gift
B-side
Released2 September 1985 (1985-09-02)[1]
StudioMusic Fest (London)
GenreNew wave[2]
Length
  • 5:20 (album version)
  • 4:46 (single version)
LabelChrysalis
Songwriter(s)
  • Danny Mitchell
  • Midge Ure
Producer(s)Midge Ure
Midge Ure singles chronology
"After a Fashion"
(1983)
"If I Was"
(1985)
"That Certain Smile"
(1985)
Music video
Midge Ure - If I Was (Official Music Video) on YouTube

"If I Was" is a song by Scottish musician Midge Ure. It was co-written by Ure and Danny Mitchell (of Ultravox's tour opening band Messengers) and released as the first single from Ure's debut solo studio album, The Gift (1985). The song reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart for one week in September 1985. The track also reached number one in Ireland and peaked within the top 20 in eight other countries.

  1. ^ "New Singles". Music Week. 31 August 1985. p. 14.
  2. ^ "MUSICBIRD ACQUIRES THE CATALOGUE OF MIDGE URE". MusicBird.