Pass You By

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"Pass You By"
Pass You By single.jpg
Single by Boyz II Men
from the album Nathan Michael Shawn Wanya
ReleasedJuly 11, 2000 (2000-07-11)
Length
  • 4:26 (main version)
  • 3:59 (radio version)
Label Universal
Songwriter(s) Shawn Stockman
Producer(s) Shawn Stockman
Boyz II Men singles chronology
"I Will Get There"
(1998)
"Pass You By"
(2000)
"Thank You in Advance"
(2000)

"Pass You By" is a song by American R&B quartet Boyz II Men, released from their fifth studio album, Nathan Michael Shawn Wanya (2000), on July 11, 2000. "Pass You By" was commercially unsuccessful, failing to appear on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number four on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100. "Pass You By" also peaked at number 13 in Australia, number 73 in France, and number 98 in the Netherlands. The song was nominated for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group at the 2001 Grammy Awards.

Contents

Track listing

European CD single [1]

  1. "Pass You By" (radio edit)
  2. "Darlin"
  3. "Rose and a Honeycomb"
  4. "Pass You By" (instrumental)

Charts

Chart (2000)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [2] 13
France (SNEP) [3] 73
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [4] 98
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [5] 4
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 27
US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) [7] 39

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref(s).
United StatesJuly 11, 2000 Rhythmic contemporary radio Universal [8] [9]
JapanAugust 23, 2000CD [10]
United StatesSeptember 11, 2000 [11] [12]
September 12, 2000 Contemporary hit radio

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