"If I Lose Myself" is a song recorded by American rock band OneRepublic for their third studio
album, Native.
It was released as the album's first official single on January 8, 2013.
The song was written by Ryan Tedder, Benny Blanco, Brent Kutzle and Zach Filkins.
It was produced by Tedder and Blanco and Kutzle served as the co-producer.
The song peaked at number 74 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 6 on the Media Control
Charts in Germany.
In early 2014, the single was re-released in the UK after the huge success of Counting
Stars.
It used for as the theme song for Epic .
Writing and inspiration Frontman Ryan Tedder told Billboard about
the song's lyrics: "It's actually about my buried, latent fear of flying and going down
in an airplane, having that moment of sheer panic, looking out the window, seeing your
life pass before you and somehow finding comfort in the fact that the person next to you is
experiencing the same traumatic event."
Composition "If I Lose Myself" is an electropop and pop
rock song that runs for 4:01.
It has a tempo of 140 beats per minute.
Live performances On March 28, 2013, OneRepublic performed "If
I Lose Myself" on American Idol with former Idol contestant and NBC Smash star Katharine
McPhee.
They also performed on Good Morning America, The Ellen Degeneres Show and Rachael Ray,
as well as several other concerts and festivals.
Music video The music video was released on January 24,
2013.
In the video, a group of people are sent a text from Ryan Tedder, of a picture of a wolf
and the numbers 11.11.11 at the bottom.
The camera follows the group around the city chasing clues that are spray painted on fire
hydrants and street signs around the town that will help them guide their way to a secret
concert that OneRepublic is holding.
The video cuts to scenes of the band performing the song in a dark, smokey room with colored
lights surrounding the room with a bunch of fans dancing.
There are pictures of owls and foxes being projected around the room which are allusions
to the album cover for Native.
At the end of the video, there is a fox being projected on Tedder's face.
The video was inspired by the movies 12 Monkeys and The Matrix.
Track listing
Digital download
"If I Lose Myself" – 4:01
Digital download – remix
"If I Lose Myself" – 3:34
CD single
"If I Lose Myself" – 4:01 "If I Lose Myself" – 4:03
Credits and personnel Recording
Recorded at Black Rock Studios, Santorini, Greece; The Warehouse Studio, Vancouver, British
Columbia; Lotzah Matzah Studios, New York City, New York; Patriot Studios, Denver, Colorado;
Downtown Studios, New York City, New York; Orion Studio, Orange County, California
Mixed at MixStar Studios, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York Personnel
Charts and certifications Alesso vs. OneRepublic version
A dance version of the song remixed by Swedish producer Alesso was released in certain countries
on March 30, 2013 notably Netherlands and Sweden charting with a version credited to
OneRepublic vs. Alesso.
"If I Lose Myself" was promoted and released in the United Kingdom and Australia in February
2014.
The version was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical.
Alesso explained: Track listing
Digital download
"If I Lose Myself" – 3:34
Digital download — remix
"If I Lose Myself" – 7:08 Chart performance
The song reached number 89 in the Dutch Singles Chart.
References
External links Full lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics