Something I Need Faustini would record Whitney Houston's "I Didn't Know My Own Strength". On December 14, Haenow and eventual runner-up East both performed the song live on "The X Factor" final. This version of the song substitutes the words "die" and "killing" in the pre-chorus and chorus in favor of the words "here", "live" and "loving", presumably to make it more palatable for "The X Factor" audience, particularly younger viewers. Haenow performed "Something I Need" on "The X Factor" live final results show, just after being announced as the winner. He also sang it on "Text Santa" on December 19. On January
If I Was a River the UK, it failed to reach the Top 40 and peaked at #43, while concurrent single "I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You" was a success in France, bringing Tina the opportunity to record songs in French and focus on French-speaking Europe as a primary audience. Her first French single "Aller plus haut" was released in July 1999, becoming a success later in the year, peaking at #2 and being certified Platinum by SNEP in France, while reaching number one in Belgium. In 2000, "If I was a River" was released as a single in Japan, alongside 4 remixes