If I Had You (Adam Lambert song)
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| Single by Adam Lambert | ||||
| from the album For Your Entertainment | ||||
| Released | May 11, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | September–October 2009 | |||
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| Length | 3:47 (radio edit) | |||
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| "If I Had You" on YouTube | ||||
"If I Had You" is a song by American recording artist Adam Lambert. It was written by Max Martin, Shellback, and Savan Kotecha for Lambert's debut album, For Your Entertainment (2009), while production was helmed by Martin, Shellback and Kristian Lundin. The song was released as the third and final international single from the album on May 11, 2010. It reached number 30 in the United States and reached the top ten in Australia, Canada, Finland, Hungary and New Zealand.
Directed by Bryan Barber and filmed in May 2010 at Griffith Park, the music video for "If I Had You" features psychedelic, festival-inspired visuals centered on friendship and creative community, using special effects and appearances. Following the release of the single on May 11, 2010, Lambert performed the song on a series of talk-shows, including The Ellen DeGeneres Show on May 19, and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on May 21. Lambert also peformed "If I Had You" on his first concert tour, the 2010 Glam Nation Tour where it was the show's finale.