Obvious (Westlife song)

"Obvious" is the third and final single released from Westlife's fourth studio album Turnaround (2003). It was written by Carl Björsell, Carl Falk, Didrik Thott, and Sebastian Thott under their stage name Pilot, Savan Kotecha, and Andreas Carlsson. It was produced by Jake Schulze, Kristian Lundin, and Karl Engström, with additional production by Quiz & Larossi. It was composed in the traditional verse–chorus form in E major, with Filan, McFadden and Feehily's vocal ranging from the chords of C♯4 to A5.[2] And this is also the last Westlife single to be recorded with their full original lineup as Brian McFadden leaves the band the next month after its release.

"Obvious"
Single by Westlife
from the album Turnaround
Released23 February 2004 (2004-02-23)[1]
Studio
Length
  • 3:31 (LP version)
  • 3:34 (single remix)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Westlife singles chronology
"Mandy"
(2003)		 "Obvious"
(2004)		 "You Raise Me Up"
(2005)
Second CD single cover
Music video
"Obvious" on YouTube

"Obvious" peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart but marked the departure of Brian McFadden from the band. The band originally planned to write a farewell song for Brian, as it was his choice to leave, however, due to tour rehearsals and TV appearances, it was decided "Obvious" would be released as a single instead. However, as a tribute, CD2 features a medley of Brian's favourite Westlife songs.

Track listings

UK CD1

  1. "Obvious" (single remix) – 3:33
  2. "I'm Missing Loving You" – 4:07
  3. "To Be with You" (live) – 3:18
  4. "Obvious" (video) – 3:33
  5. "Obvious" (making of the video) – 2:00

UK CD2

  1. "Obvious" (single remix) – 3:33
  2. "Westlife Hits Medley" (Flying Without Wings/My Love/Mandy) – 8:11

Australian single

  1. "Obvious" (single remix) – 3:33
  2. "Lost in You" – 4:23
  3. "Westlife Hits Medley" (Flying Without Wings/My Love/Mandy) – 8:11
  4. "Obvious" (video) – 3:33
  5. "Obvious" (making of the video) – 2:00

Charts

References
  1. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 21 February 2004. p. 33.
  2. "Obvious BY WESTLIFE - DIGITAL SHEET MUSIC".
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  8. "Westlife – Obvious" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
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  12. "Westlife – Obvious". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  13. "Westlife – Obvious". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  14. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  15. "The Official UK Singles Chart 2004" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 10 October 2018.

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