If Only I Could

About If Only I Could

"If Only I Could" is a 1989 song by American-German singer Sydney Youngblood. It is his debut single and it also became his biggest hit. Released as the lead single from his album, Feeling Free, the song was composed by Claus Zundel, a producer of multi-million selling projects Sacred Spirit and B-Tribe. It was released on vinyl, audio cassette and compact disc, and is now considered Youngblood's signature song, still popular with many of his fans. The song reached number-one in Belgium and was a top 3 hit in many countries, including UK, Ireland, Switzerland, Austria and Germany. In the UK, it was the 11th best-selling single of 1989. On the Eurochart Hot 100, "If Only I Could" reached number 4. Outside Europe, it peaked at number 28 in New Zealand and number 122 in Australia. In the song, Youngblood evokes "the world of brotherhood and love that he would like to create 'if only he could'". This utopian humanism is "very uncommon in the songs devoted to nightclubs". "If Only I Could" used the bassline and drumbeat from the Raze house track "Break 4 Love". The music video for the single features Youngblood bouncing around a ball that resembled the earth, while donning urban clothing and traditional African clothing. more »