How Long Will I Love You?

"How Long Will I Love You?" is a song by folk-rock band The Waterboys from their fifth studio album, Room to Roam (1990). Written by Mike Scott, it was released as the album's lead single. The song was subsequently covered by English singer Ellie Goulding and released as the second single from her album Halcyon Days (2013). Goulding's version is included on the soundtrack to the 2013 film About Time, which also features a different cover by Jon Boden, Sam Sweeney and Ben Coleman.[1]

For the 1975 song written by D. Belcher, see Lyn Paul. For the Chinese film, see How Long Will I Love U.

"How Long Will I Love You?"
Single by The Waterboys
from the album Room to Roam
Released1990 (1990)
RecordedSpiddal House (Spiddal, Ireland)
GenreFolk rock
Length2:48
LabelEnsign
Songwriter(s)Mike Scott
Producer(s)
The Waterboys singles chronology
"World Party"
(1989)		 "How Long Will I Love You?"
(1990)		 "A Life of Sundays"
(1990)

Track listings
  • UK 12" single and German CD single
  1. "How Long Will I Love You?" – 2:49
  2. "When Will We Be Married?" – 2:57
    • Traditional. Arranged by Mike Scott and Steve Wickham. Produced by Mike Scott and John Dunford.
  3. "Come Live with Me" – 7:23
  • French and German 7" single
  1. "How Long Will I Love You?" – 2:49
  2. "Come Live with Me" – 7:23
    • Composed by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant. Produced by Mike Scott.

Charts
Chart (1990) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[2] 28

Ellie Goulding version
"How Long Will I Love You"
Single by Ellie Goulding
from the album Halcyon Days
Released10 November 2013 (2013-11-10)
GenrePop
Length2:34
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)Mike Scott
Producer(s)John Fortis
Ellie Goulding singles chronology
"Burn"
(2013)		 "How Long Will I Love You"
(2013)		 "Goodness Gracious"
(2014)

"How Long Will I Love You" was covered by English singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding for Halcyon Days (2013), the reissue of her second studio album, Halcyon (2012). Released on 10 November 2013 as the second single from the reissue, it also served as the official song for the BBC's 2013 Children in Need appeal.[3][4] It is also on the soundtrack to the 2013 Richard Curtis film About Time, although her version is not featured in the film itself.[5] Goulding performed "How Long Will I Love You" live in the BBC Children in Need appeal show on BBC One on 15 November 2013.[3]

"She changed a couple of the lines", Mike Scott said of Goulding's version. "I'm not sure if she did it deliberately. I don't think they're as good as the original lines, but good for her. I do the same thing myself. I've changed Dylan's words, so I can't really complain if somebody changes mine."[6]

Commercial performance

"How Long Will I Love You" debuted at number 192 on the UK Singles Chart for the week ending 7 September 2013.[7] On the chart dated 23 November 2013, the song jumped from number 117 to its peak position of number three, selling 82,872 copies.[8]

Music videos

The music video for "How Long Will I Love You" was directed by Mike Sharpe and released on 9 September 2013.[5][9] The video shows Goulding walking along a beach,[10] intercut with footage from About Time.[9]

A second music video premiered on Goulding's official Vevo channel on 28 October 2013, and contains scenes from the short film Tom & Issy, directed by Roger Michell and starring Goulding and Dylan Edwards.[11][12] The video was shot entirely on a Nokia Lumia 1020.[12][13]

Track listing
  • UK CD single and digital download[14][15]
  1. "How Long Will I Love You" – 2:34

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Halcyon Days.[16]

  • Ellie Goulding – vocals
  • Nick Cornu – guitar
  • John Fortis – bass, keyboards, production
  • Richard Kayvan – engineering, mixing
  • Joe Kearns – engineering
  • Chris Ketley – piano
  • Ashley Krajewski – engineering, percussion
  • Rachael Lander – cello
  • Kirsty Mangan – viola, violin

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[37] Gold 35,000^
Belgium (BEA)[38] Gold 15,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[39] Gold 7,500*
United Kingdom (BPI)[40] 2× Platinum 1,200,000
United States (RIAA)[41] Gold 500,000

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref.
United Kingdom 30 October 2013 Contemporary hit radio Polydor [42]
10 November 2013 Digital download [15]
11 November 2013 CD single [14]

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