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If You Go (song)

"If You Go" is a song written by Cuban-born American singer-songwriter Jon Secada and Miguel Morejon, recorded for Secada's second English-language album, Heart, Soul & a Voice (1994). The song's lyrics detail a desire that a female subject not leave the singer, for, if she does, "there'll be something missing in [his] life." A Spanish version, "Si te vas", was also released for the Spanish-language market.

The song was released as a single on April 26, 1994, by SBK Records, peaking at number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and becoming Secada's last top-10 single on the chart. In Canada, it topped The Records singles chart and the RPM Adult Contemporary chart. The music video for the Spanish version was nominated for a Lo Nuestro Award for Video of the Year at the 7th Lo Nuestro Awards. Secada sung "If You Go" at the 1994 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony.

Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard magazine wrote, "Any similarity between this first offering from Secada's new Heart, Soul & a Voice and his first top 40 hit, 'Just Another Day', is probably anything but a coincidence. From the swelling choir of inspirational backing vocals to the shuffling pop beat, this song oozes with familiarity. That is not likely to stop radio programmers or consumers from gobbling this up in a flash. Secada's flexing vocal has a degree of sincerity that contributes to making this a guilty pleasure."

Track listings

  • US and Australian CD single
  1. "If You Go" – 3:45
  2. "Si te vas" – 3:45
  3. "If You Go / Si te vas" (Spanglish) – 3:45
  4. "If You Go" (West End mix) – 6:28
  5. "If You Go" (Clapapella mix) – 3:17
  • US and Canadian cassette single
  1. "If You Go" – 3:45
  2. "Si te vas" – 3:45
  • Japanese mini-CD single
  1. "If You Go"
  2. "If You Go" (Spanish version)
  3. "If You Go / Si te vas" (Spanglish version)
  • UK CD single
  1. "If You Go"
  2. "If You Go" (Spanish version)
  3. "If You Go / Si te vas" (Spanglish version)
  4. "If You Go" (dance mix)
  • UK 7-inch and cassette single; European CD single
  1. "If You Go" (radio edit)
  2. "If You Go" (Spanish version)
  • European maxi-CD single
  1. "If You Go" (radio edit)
  2. "If You Go" (Spanish version)
  3. "If You Go" (dance mix)
  4. "La La La" (album version)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Decade-end charts

Release history

See also

References