If It Was You

Studio album by Tegan and Sara

Released

August 20, 2002

Genre

Alternative rock, indie rock

Length

37:26

Label

Vapor, Sanctuary

Producer

John Collins, David Carswell

Tegan and Sara chronology

This Business of Art
(2000)

If It Was You
(2002)

So Jealous
(2004)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
PopMatters	(favorable) ^[2]

If It Was You is the third studio album by Canadian indie rock duo Tegan and Sara, released on August 20, 2002. Officially, it is their second release through Vapor Records, though they independently released Under Feet Like Ours in 1999.

If It Was You was recorded on Galiano Island and the Factory Studio, with the exception of the track "And Darling (This Thing That Breaks My Heart)", which was recorded at Tegan's house.

An enhanced version of If It Was You was released on June 3, 2003. This version includes one bonus track ("Come On Kids"), two music videos ("Monday Monday Monday" and "I Hear Noises"), and two tour videos ("Born in the Eighties Tour" and "The Never-Ending Tour").

The singles released from this album include "Time Running", "I Hear Noises", and "Monday Monday Monday". A video of "Living Room" was directed by Kaare Andrews.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Time Running"	Tegan Quin	2:11
2.	"You Went Away"	T. Quin	2:00
3.	"Monday Monday Monday"	Sara Quin	3:18
4.	"City Girl"	T. Quin	4:02
5.	"Not Tonight"	S. Quin	2:37
6.	"Underwater"	S. Quin	2:50
7.	"I Hear Noises"	T. Quin	3:35
8.	"Living Room"	T. Quin	2:50
9.	"Terrible Storm"	S. Quin	3:28
10.	"And Darling (This Thing That Breaks My Heart)¹"	T. Quin	1:42
11.	"Want to Be Bad"	S. Quin	3:55
12.	"Don't Confess"	T. Quin	4:32

2003 re-release bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Come On Kids"	T. Quin	2:52

Personnel

Tegan Quin – main performer, photography
Sara Quin – main performer, album design and layout
Gabe Cipes – bass guitar
Rob Chursinoff – drums, percussion
David Carswell – multi instruments, producer, mixing, engineer
Michael Ledwidge – organ, keyboards, slide guitar
Ezra Cipes – banjo
Sheldon Zaharko – engineer
Pascal Leclair – assistant engineer
Steve Hall – mastering
John Collins – multi instruments, mixing, producer, engineer
Melanie – photography
Demoe – album design and layout
Kaare Andrews – cover photography and original ideas

Song placement and cover versions

In 2004, Matt Sharp and Maya Rudolph of The Rentals recorded a cover version of Tegan and Sara's song "Not Tonight" and released it for free on the Internet.

Notes

1.^ The titles of the songs "And Darling (This Thing That Breaks My Heart)" and "Don't Confess" are often mixed up, in that the parenthesis stands next to "Don't Confess" instead of "And Darling". This can most likely be traced back to the track listing on the back of the CD, where the parenthesis is located under "And Darling", but next to "Don't Confess" (presumably for lack of space). The line "this thing that breaks my heart" can be found in the lyrics to "And Darling", however.

References

↑ If It Was You at AllMusic
↑ Begrand, Adrien (22 August 2002). "Tegan and Sara: If It Was You". PopMatters. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
↑ Schmitt, Gavin C. (3 November 2010). "Interview with Kaare Andrews". framingbusiness.net. Retrieved 14 December 2011.

External links

Album info at fansite

Tegan and Sara

Studio albums	Under Feet Like Ours This Business of Art If It Was You So Jealous The Con Sainthood Heartthrob Love You to Death

EPs	I'll Take the Blame

Singles	"Walking with a Ghost" "Alligator" "Closer" "I Was a Fool" "Everything Is Awesome" "Boyfriend"

Other songs	"I'm Not Your Hero" "Feel It in My Bones"

Related articles	Discography Get Along

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