''If It Was You'' is the third

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by Canadian

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duo

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, 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

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Track listing

Personnel

* Tegan Quin – main performer,

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* Sara Quin – main performer, album design and layout * Gabe Cipes –

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* Rob Chursinoff –

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* David Carswell – multi instruments, producer, mixing,

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* Michael Ledwidge –

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, keyboards,

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* Ezra Cipes –

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* Sheldon Zaharko –

* Pascal Leclair – assistant engineer * Steve Hall – mastering * John Collins – multi instruments, mixing, producer,

* Melanie –

* Demoe – album design and layout *

– cover photography and original ideas

Song placement and cover versions

* "Time Running" would later be featured during a chase sequence of an episode from '' What's New Scooby Doo?''. * In 2004,

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and

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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

External links

Album info at fansite
{{Authority control 2002 albums Tegan and Sara albums Sanctuary Records albums Vapor Records albums Albums produced by John Collins (Canadian musician) Albums produced by David Carswell