If You Go (song)

"If You Go"
Single by Jon Secada
from the album Heart, Soul & a Voice
B-side	"Si te vas"
Released	April 26, 1994 (1994-04-26)
Length	4:33
Label	SBK
Songwriter(s)	Jon Secada Miguel Morejon
Producer(s)	Emilio Estefan Lawrence Dermer Jon Secada
Jon Secada singles chronology
"I'm Free" (1993) "If You Go" (1994) "Whipped" (1994)
Music video
"If You Go" on YouTube

"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 Record 's 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. ^[1] Secada sung "If You Go" at the 1994 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony. ^[2]

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." ^[3]

Track listings

US and Australian CD single [4] [5] "If You Go" – 3:45 "Si te vas" – 3:45 "If You Go / Si te vas" (Spanglish) – 3:45 "If You Go" (West End mix) – 6:28 "If You Go" (Clapapella mix) – 3:17 US and Canadian cassette single [6] "If You Go" – 3:45 "Si te vas" – 3:45 Japanese mini-CD single [7] "If You Go" "If You Go" (Spanish version) "If You Go / Si te vas" (Spanglish version)

UK CD single [8] "If You Go" "If You Go" (Spanish version) "If You Go / Si te vas" (Spanglish version) "If You Go" (dance mix) UK 7-inch and cassette single; European CD single [9] [10] [11] "If You Go" (radio edit) "If You Go" (Spanish version) European maxi-CD single [12] "If You Go" (radio edit) "If You Go" (Spanish version) "If You Go" (dance mix) "La La La" (album version)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1994–1995) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [13] 47 Canada ( The Record ) [14] 1 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [15] 3 Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [16] 1 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [17] 78 Germany (GfK) [18] 41 Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40) [19] 11 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [20] 35 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [21] 39 Scotland (OCC) [22] 56 UK Singles (OCC) [23] 39 UK Airplay ( Music Week ) [24] 26 US Billboard Hot 100 [25] 10 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [26] 2 US Adult Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [27] 36 US Hot Latin Songs ( Billboard ) [28] "Si te vas" 1 US Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [29] 5 US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [30] 25

Year-end charts Chart (1994) Position Canada Top Singles (RPM) [31] 18 Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM) [32] 5 Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40) [33] 87 US Billboard Hot 100 [34] 23 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) [35] 6 US Hot Latin Tracks (Billboard) [36] "Si te vas" 5 US Cash Box Top 100 [37] 12 Chart (1995) Position US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) [38] 32 Decade-end charts Chart (1990–1999) Position Canada (Nielsen SoundScan) [39] 37

Release history

Region	Version	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref(s).
United States	"If You Go"	April 25–26, 1994	Top 40 adult contemporary urban radio	SBK	[40] [41]
	Both	April 26, 1994	CD		[42]
United Kingdom	"If You Go"	May 2, 1994	7-inch vinyl CD cassette		[43]
United States	"Si te vas"	May 10, 1994	Latino radio		[40]
	Both	May 24, 1994	CD		[44]
Japan	"If You Go"	June 17, 1994	Mini-CD		[45]

See also

• Lo Nuestro Award for Video of the Year

References

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