Obvious (Westlife song)

B-side

• "I'm Missing Loving You"
• "To Be with You" (live)
• "Westlife Hits Medley"

Released23 February 2004 (2004-02-23)

Studio

• Olympic (London, UK)
• The Location, QuizLarossi (Stockholm, Sweden)

Length

• 3:31 (LP version)
• 3:34 (single remix)

"Obvious"
Single by Westlife
from the album Turnaround
B-side	"I'm Missing Loving You" "To Be with You" (live) "Westlife Hits Medley"
Released	23 February 2004 (2004-02-23)
Studio	Olympic (London, UK) The Location, QuizLarossi (Stockholm, Sweden)
Length	3:31 (LP version) 3:34 (single remix)
Label	RCA BMG S
Songwriters	Pilot Savan Kotecha Andreas Carlsson
Producers	Jake Schulze Kristian Lundin Karl Engström
Westlife singles chronology
"Mandy" (2003) "Obvious" (2004) "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?" (2004)
Music video
"Obvious" on YouTube

"Obvious" is the third and final single released from Irish boy band Westlife's fourth studio album, Turnaround (2003). The track was written by Pilot, Savan Kotecha, and Andreas Carlsson and was produced by Jake Schulze, Kristian Lundin, and Karl Engström, with additional production from Quiz & Larossi. It is composed in the traditional verse–chorus form in E major, with the group's vocals ranging from the chords of C♯₄ to A₅.^[1] This was the last Westlife single to be recorded with their full original lineup, as Brian McFadden left just over three weeks after its release.

"Obvious" peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart becoming the group's 17th consecutive top-five hit. This made Westlife the first act in the history of the chart to reach the top five with their first 17 singles, beating the record previous held by their Irish counterparts Boyzone, who had 16 consecutive top-five hits.^{[citation needed]} The band originally planned to write a farewell song for McFadden, as it was his choice to leave; however, due to tour rehearsals and TV appearances, it was decided that "Obvious" would be released as a single instead. As a tribute, CD2 features a medley of McFadden's favourite Westlife songs.