Que Sera Mi Vida (If You Should Go)

"Que Sera Mi Vida (If You Should Go)"
Single by Gibson Brothers
from the album Cuba
Released1979
GenreDisco
Length5:55
LabelIsland Records, Mango Records, Zagora Records
Songwriter(s)Nelly Byl, Jean Kluger
Producer(s)Daniel Vangarde
Gibson Brothers singles chronology
"Ooh, What a Life"
(1979) 		"Que Sera Mi Vida (If You Should Go)"
(1979) 		"Cuba/Better Do It Salsa"
(1980)

"Que Sera Mi Vida (If You Should Go)" is a 1979 song by French musical group Gibson Brothers, released as the third single from their fourth album, Cuba (1979). It is their highest charting single in the UK, reaching number five on the UK Singles Chart. It did not chart in the US pop charts, but made it to number eight on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.[1]

Track listing

  • 7" single
A. "Que Sera Mi Vida (If You Should Go)" – 3:57
B. "Heaven" – 3:56
  • 12" single
A. "Que Sera Mi Vida (If You Should Go)" – 6:51
B. "You" – 4:23

Critical reception

David Hepworth from Smash Hits said, "Their usual exuberant sound, but the bassline that made "Cuba" such a classic is getting a little exhausted."[2]

Charts

Sales and certifications

Certifications for Que Sera Mi Vida (If You Should Go)
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Netherlands (NVPI)[21] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Dance Club Songs Chart".
  2. ^ David Hepworth (14 November 1979). "Singles". Smash Hits. No. 25.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 124. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ a b "National Top 100 Singles for 1981". Kent Music Report. 4 January 1982. p. 7. Retrieved 11 January 2022 – via Imgur.
  5. ^ "Gibson Brothers – Que sera mi vida (If You Should Go)" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  6. ^ "Gibson Brothers – Que sera mi vida (If You Should Go)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  7. ^ "Danish Chart Archive - Singles 1979 - ____ (B.T./IFPI DK)".
  8. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Gibson Brothers". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 89. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Israel Singles Charts 1987-1995".
  10. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 9, 1980" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Gibson Brothers – Que sera mi vida (If You Should Go)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  12. ^ "Gibson Brothers – Que sera mi vida (If You Should Go)". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  13. ^ "Gibson Brothers – Que sera mi vida (If You Should Go)". Swiss Singles Chart.
  14. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  15. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Joel Whitburn's Hot Dance/Disco 1974-2003. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0-89820-156-X.
  16. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Gibson Brothers – Que sera mi vida (If You Should Go)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  17. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1980". Ultratop. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  18. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1980". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  19. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1980". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  20. ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  21. ^ "Dutch single certifications – Gibson Brothers – Que Sera Mi Vida" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved July 16, 2022. Enter Que Sera Mi Vida in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1980 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".

External links

  • Gibson Brothers - Que Sera Mi Vida on Discogs
  • Music Video on YouTube
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