If I Should Go Before You

2015 studio album by City and Colour

Studio album by

City and Colour

Released

October 9, 2015

Genre

Alternative rock
indie rock
blues rock
country rock
folk rock

Length

50:54

Label

Dine Alone

Producer

Dallas Green

City and Colour chronology

The Hurry and the Harm
(2013)

If I Should Go Before You
(2015)

A Pill for Loneliness
(2019)

Singles from If I Should Go Before You

"Woman"
Released: July 14, 2015
"Wasted Love"
Released: August 2015
"Lover Come Back"
Released: September 2015
"Runaway"

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	75/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Exclaim!	8/10^[3]
Kerrang!	^[4]
Mojo	^[5]

If I Should Go Before You is the fifth studio album by City and Colour. It was released on October 9, 2015, through Dine Alone Records. The release was City and Colour's third consecutive studio album to reach No. 1 on the Canadian Albums Chart.^[6]

Reception

The album received very positive reviews upon release, with some believing it may be Green's best album to date.^[7] The album also did well commercially, becoming the band's first number one album on the Canadian iTunes Store.^[8] The album was nominated for several Juno Awards, including an Artist of the Year nomination for Green, as well as nominations for the songwriting on "Blood", "Lover Come Back", and "Wasted Love".^[9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dallas Green

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Woman"	9:16
2.	"Northern Blues"	4:50
3.	"Mizzy C"	3:59
4.	"If I Should Go Before You"	4:16
5.	"Killing Time"	4:21
6.	"Wasted Love"	2:58
7.	"Runaway"	4:14
8.	"Lover Come Back"	3:54
9.	"Map of the World"	2:52
10.	"Friends"	4:58
11.	"Blood"	5:16

Personnel

Dallas Green – vocals, guitar, producer, congas on "Northern Blues"^[10]
Dante Schwebel – guitar
Doug MacGregor – drums, percussion
Jack Lawrence – bass guitar
Matt Kelly – pedal steel, keys, trumpet

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[11]	5
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[12]	1
UK Albums (OCC)^[13]	47
US Billboard 200^[14]	29

References

^ "If I Should Go Before You by City and Colour". metacric.com. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
^ "City and Coliur - If I Should Go Before You". allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
^ "City and Coliur - If I Should Go Before You". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
^ "More Atmospheric Pressure From Ontario's Quietest Rocker". archive.org. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
^ "City and Coliur - If I Should Go Before You" (PDF). Mojo. November 2015. p. 96. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
^ "City and Colour Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
^ "Rolling Stone Australia - Album Review: City and Colour - if I Should Go Before You". Rolling Stone Australia. Archived from the original on August 25, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
^ "thestar.com - The Star - Canada's largest daily". metronews.ca.
^ "Juno Nominations 2016: Drake, The Weeknd, Bieber In The Spotlight". HuffPost. February 2, 2016.
^ "If I Should Go Before You". metacritic. October 9, 2015.
^ "Australiancharts.com – City and Colour – If I Should Go Before You". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
^ "City and Colour Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
^ "City and Colour Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 20, 2015.