If You Only Let Me In

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"If You Only Let Me In"
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Single by MN8
from the album To the Next Level
B-side "I'll Be Gone"
Released17 April 1995 (1995-04-17) [1]
Length4:03
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Dennis Charles
  • Ronnie Wilson
MN8 singles chronology
"I've Got a Little Something for You"
(1995)
"If You Only Let Me In"
(1995)
"Happy"
(1995)

"If You Only Let Me In" is a song by British R&B group MN8, released in April 1995 as the second single from their debut album, To the Next Level (1995). It peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart and number three in New Zealand.

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Critical reception

In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton wrote, "Their second hit single is if anything even better than the first, more of a proper pop song and an instant radio smash. It crashes in one place higher than its predecessor and certainly deserves to at least match its peak." [2]

Track listings

  1. "If You Only Let Me In" (radio mix) – 4:03
  2. "I'll Be Gone" – 4:30
  1. "If You Only Let Me In" (12-inch mix)
  2. "If You Only Let Me In" (album mix)
  3. "If You Only Let Me In" (drum dub)
  1. "If You Only Let Me In" (radio mix) – 3:43
  2. "If You Only Let Me In" (Absolute 12-inch mix) – 5:07
  3. "If You Only Let Me In" (club mix) – 7:49
  4. "I'll Be Gone" – 4:30

Charts

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