"If Only" is a song performed by American recording artist Dove Cameron from Disney Channel's 2015 television film Descendants, whose music and lyrics were composed by Adam Anders, Nikki Hassman and Peer Astrom. The song debuted at number 99 in the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at 94. The song was included in the film soundtrack with the same title.

A midtempo slow-jam pop song, "If Only" exhibits elements of ballad and bubblegum pop. Multi-tracked harmonies, the song's instrumentation includes slow-bouncing piano tones and keyboard. The song was written by Adam Anders, Nikki Hassman and Peer Astrom and produced by the duo Twin. The critics of Fictively noted that part of the song is an internal monologue, meant to be fluid in the story. Lyrically, the song talks about an internal conflict over a love interest ("Should I let my heart keep listenin'? / Which way should I go?").

On August 11, 2015, "If Only" debuted at number 99 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was peaked at number 94 in the second season. On August 22, the song peaked at number two on the Billboard Kid Digital Songs. Internationally, the song reached number 186 in France.

On August 17, 2015, Cameron performed the song at D23 Expo. On August 28, she and Ryan McCartan released an acoustic live video of the song as The Girl and the Dreamcatcher, their band. On October 19, she also performed the song at Downtown Disney during the Descendants Fan Event.

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