If You Go (song)

"If You Go" is a song written by 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.

"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)

The song was released as a single on April 26, 1994, 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]

Track listings

Charts

Release history
Region Version Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref(s).
United States "If You Go" April 25–26, 1994
SBK [35][36]
Both April 26, 1994 CD [37]
United Kingdom "If You Go" May 2, 1994
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 [38]
United States "Si te vas" May 10, 1994 Latino radio [35]
Both May 24, 1994 CD [39]
Japan June 17, 1994 Mini-CD [40]

See also

References
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