"If Ya Gettin' Down" is a single by English boy band Five. It was released on 19 July 1999 as the lead single from their second studio album, Invincible (1999). It was co-written by Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher, and band members J Brown, Sean Conlon and Abs Breen, while Stannard and Gallagher produced it. Michael Cleveland is also credited as a writer since the track samples Indeep's 1982 song "Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life".[1][2] "If Ya Gettin' Down" charted at number two in the United Kingdom and Australia and reached number one in New Zealand.

"If Ya Gettin' Down"
Single by Five
from the album Invincible
B-side
  • "When I Remember When"
  • "Everyday"
Released19 July 1999 (1999-07-19)
StudioWindmill Lane (Dublin, Ireland)
Length2:59
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Richard Stannard
  • Julian Gallagher
Five singles chronology
"Until the Time Is Through"
(1998)
"If Ya Gettin' Down"
(1999)
"Keep On Movin'"
(1999)
Music video
"If Ya Gettin' Down" on YouTube

Chart performance

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The song reached number two in the United Kingdom, where it was certified gold for sales and streams of over 400,000 units. It was also certified platinum in Australia, where it reached number two. The song topped the charts in New Zealand and Scotland; it was their second number-one single in the former country.

Track listings

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UK, Irish and Australian CD1[3]

  1. "If Ya Gettin' Down"
  2. "When I Remember When"
  3. Enhanced CD

UK, Irish and Australian CD2[4]

  1. "If Ya Gettin' Down"
  2. "Everyday"
  3. Five fans' interview request line

UK cassette single and European CD single[5][6]

  1. "If Ya Gettin' Down" – 2:59
  2. "When I Remember When" – 3:58

Japanese CD single[7]

  1. "If Ya Gettin' Down"
  2. "When I Remember When"
  3. "Everyday"

Credits and personnel

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Credits are lifted from the UK CD1 liner notes and the Invincible album booklet.[1][3]

Studio

Personnel

Charts

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Certifications and sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[36] Platinum 70,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[37] Gold 5,000*
Sweden (GLF)[38] Gold 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[39] Gold 400,000

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Sweden 19 July 1999 CD [40]
United Kingdom
  • CD
  • cassette
[41]
Japan 8 January 2000 CD [42]

References

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  2. ^ Masterton, James (25 July 1999). "Week Ending July 31st 1999". Chart Watch UK. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  3. ^ a b If Ya Gettin' Down (UK, Irish & Australian CD1 liner notes). Five. RCA Records, BMG. 1999. 74321689692.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ If Ya Gettin' Down (UK, Irish & Australian CD2 liner notes). Five. RCA Records, BMG. 1999. 74321689662.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ If Ya Gettin' Down (UK cassette single sleeve). Five. RCA Records, BMG. 1999. 743216896943.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ If Ya Gettin' Down (European CD single liner notes). Five. RCA Records, BMG. 1999. 74321686182.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ If Ya Gettin' Down (Japanese CD single liner notes). Five. RCA Records, BMG. 2000. BVCP-29023.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  33. ^ "Romanian Top 100: Top of the Year 1999" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 22 January 2005. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
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