If You Go (song)

"If You Go"
Single by Jon Secada
from the album Heart, Soul & a Voice
B-side"Si te vas"
ReleasedApril 26, 1994 (1994-04-26)
Length4:33
LabelSBK
Songwriter(s)
  • Jon Secada
  • Miguel Morejon
Producer(s)
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

Charts

Release history

Region Version Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref(s).
United States "If You Go" April 25–26, 1994
SBK [42][43]
Both April 26, 1994 CD [44]
United Kingdom "If You Go" May 2, 1994
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 [45]
United States "Si te vas" May 10, 1994 Latino radio [42]
Both May 24, 1994 CD [46]
Japan "If You Go" June 17, 1994 Mini-CD [47]

See also

References

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  2. ^ Jon Secada at the opening ceremony
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  5. ^ If You Go (Australian CD single liner notes). Jon Secada. SBK Records. 1994. 881 4512.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ If You Go (US & Canadian cassette single sleeve). Jon Secada. SBK Records. 1994. 4KM-58156.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ If You Go (Japanese mini-CD single liner notes). Jon Secada. SBK Records. 1994. TODP-2448.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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