What If (Kate Winslet song)

November 2001

What If is a song that was recorded by the British actress Kate Winslet. In November 2001, it was released as a single and used Christmas Carol in the animated film, based on the classic novel A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Written and produced by Steve Mac follows the ballad What If the subject of the film. The song is the first and only published musical work of the official soundtrack.

Background

The Daily Mirror reported that Winslet had added the single to reach number one in the British charts for Christmas 2001. The song debuted at number 6 in the charts and was struck by Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman with their version of the song Somethin 'Stupid. In the Irish Charts What If rose on 7 December 2001 at No. 1 and repressed by the Irish television puppet Dustin with his version of Sweet Caroline. There it remained for another four weeks. In Austria and Belgium ( Flanders) made ​​it the song at No. 1 in Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands, it was among the top 10 in 2002, it won the OGAE Song Contest (French: Organisation Générale des Amaterus de l ' euro Vision).

Music Video

The accompanying music video with Paul Donnellon as director and Chris Horton as a producer, in addition to shows clips from the film, as Winslet walking around an old Victorian house. In Winslet's request, the proceeds of the single to the NSPCC were (eng: National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children ) and the Sargent Cancer Care for Children donated.

Charts

More artists

2004 by Ronny V feat. Nanda a Tanzneuauflage released. In 2008, supplemented Rhydian Roberts, the finalist of The X Factor in 2007, his first album Rhydian with a duet together with the American singer and Broadway actress Idina Menzel. Olivia Archbold, the semi-finalist of 2010, the talent show Britain's Got Talent, sang this song. Thanks to her performance What If rose 6 June 2010 back to number 76 in the UK singles charts in.