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{{Short description|1997 single by Enya}}
{{For|the 2014 video game|Only If (video game)}}
{{Infobox song
| name       = Only If...
| cover      = File:Only If (single)- Enya.jpg
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Enya]]
| album      = [[Paint the Sky with Stars]]
| B-side     =
* "Willows on the Water"
* "[[Silent Night|Oíche Chiún (Silent Night)]]"
| released   = {{start date|1997|11|10|df=y}}
| recorded   =
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = <!-- Do not add unsourced genres -->
| length     = 3:18
| label      =
* [[Warner Music Group|WEA]]
* [[Reprise Records|Reprise]]
| writer     =
* Enya
* [[Roma Ryan]]
| producer   = [[Nicky Ryan]]
| prev_title = [[On My Way Home (song)|On My Way Home]]
| prev_year  = 1996
| next_title = [[Only Time]]
| next_year  = 2000
| misc       = {{External music video|
{{YouTube|2C68nicab4s|"Only If"}}
}}
}}
"'''Only If...'''" is a song by Irish singer-songwriter [[Enya]], released on 10 November 1997, by [[Warner Music Group|WEA]] and [[Reprise Records]], as the first single from her first greatest hits compilation, ''[[Paint the Sky with Stars]]'' (1997). The song charted in several countries, and its accompanying music video was noted for its creative direction. Enya promoted the song with interviews and performances on ''[[The Rosie O'Donnell Show]]'', ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'' and [[Royal Variety Performance]].

==Critical reception==
[[Larry Flick]] from ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine wrote, "[[Enya]] delivers yet another great single. 'Only If' is as peaceful and memorably melodic as any other of her inspirational, soul-purifying songs, which traditionally are etched with a unique combination of background voices with drums and violin lines. It's a combination that makes all her songs seem antique, almost, if not angelic. Enya can many times take her listeners into another dimension altogether, and this single is a fine example of that."<ref>{{cite magazine|author= Flick, Larry|author-link= Larry Flick|title= Reviews & Previews: Singles |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1997/Billboard-1997-12-06.pdf |magazine= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date= 6 December 1997 |page= 85 |access-date= 4 December 2020}}</ref> British magazine ''[[Music Week]]'' gave the song three out of five, noting that it "is the closest Enya has come to a traditional pop arrangement, though the trademark orchestral layers and oceanic sonics are still in place."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1997/Music-Week-1997-11-08.pdf|title=Reviews: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|date=8 November 1997|page=14|accessdate=20 September 2022}}</ref>

==Track listings==
{{Track listing
| headline = UK and US CD single, US cassette single<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Only If...|year=1997|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=[[Warner Music Group|WEA]]|id=WEA143CD, 3984 21009 2}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Only If...|year=1997|type=US CD single liner notes|publisher=[[Reprise Records]]|id=9 17266-2}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Only If...|year=1997|type=US cassette single sleeve|publisher=Reprise Records|id=9 17266-4}}</ref>
| title1 = Only If...
| length1 = 3:18
| title2 = Willows on the Water
| length2 = 3:02
| title3 = Oíche Chiún (Silent Night)
| length3 = 3:45
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = UK cassette single and US 7-inch single<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Only If...|year=1997|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=WEA|id=WEA143C, 3984 21010 4}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Only If...|year=1997|type=US 7-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=Reprise Records|id=7-17266}}</ref>
| title1 = Only If...
| length1 = 3:18
| title2 = Oíche Chiún (Silent Night)
| length2 = 3:45
}}

==Charts==
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Weekly chart performance for "Only If..."
!scope="col"|Chart (1997–1998)
!scope="col"|Peak<br/>position
|-
!scope="row"|Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia}}</ref>
|94
|-
{{single chart|Flanders Tip|16|artist=Enya|song=Only If...|rowheader=true|access-date=7 October 2020}}
|-
!scope="row"|Finland ([[Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref>{{cite book |url=https://musiikkiarkisto.fi/oa/_tiedostot/julkaisut/sisaltaa-hitin.pdf#page=74|first=Timo |last=Pennanen |year=2021 |title=Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 |section=Enya|page=74|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava |location=Helsinki|access-date=17 May 2022}}</ref>
|23
|-
{{single chart|Germany|68|artist=Enya|song=Only If...|songid=38655|rowheader=true|access-date=7 October 2020|refname="ger"}}
|-
!scope="row"|Iceland ([[Íslenski listinn|Íslenski Listinn Topp 40]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2962609?iabr=on#page/n7/mode/2up|title=Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (4.12.–11.12.1997)|newspaper=[[DV (newspaper)|Dagblaðið Vísir]]|language=is|page=30|date=5 December 1997|access-date=7 October 2020}}</ref>
|30
|-
!scope="row"|Italy Airplay (''[[Music & Media]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1998/MM-1998-01-24.pdf|title=Major Market Airplay: Italy|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=15|issue=4|page=43|date=24 January 1998}}</ref>
|6
|-
!scope="row"|Netherlands ([[:nl:Tipparade|Dutch Tipparade 40]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/enya/enya-only-if-16861|title=Enya - Only If...|language=nl|website=[[Dutch Top 40]]|access-date=5 May 2022}}</ref>
|19
|-
{{single chart|Dutch100|78|artist=Enya|song=Only If...|rowheader=true}}
|-
!scope="row"|Poland (''[[Music & Media]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1997/MM-1997-11-29.pdf|title=Major Market Airplay – Week 48/1997|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=14|issue=48|page=27|date=29 November 1997|access-date=30 January 2021}}</ref>
|4
|-
{{single chart|Scotland|44|date=19971213|rowheader=true|access-date=7 October 2020}}
|-
{{single chart|UK|43|date=19971213|rowheader=true|access-date=7 October 2020}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|88|artist=Enya|rowheader=true|access-date=7 October 2020}}
|}

==Release history==
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Release dates and formats for "Only If..."
!scope="col"|Region
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Format(s)
!scope="col"|Label(s)
!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!scope="row"|Europe
|10 November 1997
|rowspan="2"|CD
|rowspan="2"|[[Warner Music Group|WEA]]
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|-
!scope="row"|Japan
|25 November 1997
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/50256/products/307130/1/|title=オンリー・イフ {{!}} エンヤ|trans-title=Only If {{!}} Enya|publisher=[[Oricon]]|language=ja|access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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[[Category:Enya songs]]
[[Category:1997 singles]]
[[Category:1997 songs]]
[[Category:Reprise Records singles]]
[[Category:Songs with music by Enya]]
[[Category:Warner Music Group singles]]