If You Go (song) explained

If You Go
Cover:	Jon Secada - If You Go.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Jon Secada
Album:	Heart, Soul & a Voice
B-Side:	Si te vas
Length:	4:33
Label:	SBK
Producer:	Emilio Estefan Lawrence Dermer Jon Secada
Prev Title:	I'm Free
Prev Year:	1993
Next Title:	Whipped
Next Year:	1994

"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.

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 Records 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]

Track listings

US and Australian CD single^{[3] [4]}

1. "If You Go" – 3:45
2. "Si te vas" – 3:45
3. "If You Go / Si te vas" (Spanglish) – 3:45
4. "If You Go" (West End mix) – 6:28
5. "If You Go" (Clapapella mix) – 3:17

US and Canadian cassette single^[5]

1. "If You Go" – 3:45
2. "Si te vas" – 3:45

Japanese mini-CD single^[6]

1. "If You Go"
2. "If You Go" (Spanish version)
3. "If You Go / Si te vas" (Spanglish version)

UK CD single^[7]

1. "If You Go"
2. "If You Go" (Spanish version)
3. "If You Go / Si te vas" (Spanglish version)
4. "If You Go" (dance mix)

UK 7-inch and cassette single, European CD single^{[8] [9] [10]}

1. "If You Go" (radio edit)
2. "If You Go" (Spanish version)

European maxi-CD single^[11]

1. "If You Go" (radio edit)
2. "If You Go" (Spanish version)
3. "If You Go" (dance mix)
4. "La La La" (album version)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Canada (The Record)^[12]	1
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[13]	78
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)^[14]	11

Year-end charts

Chart (1994)	Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[15]	18
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)^[16]	5
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)^[17]	87
US Billboard Hot 100^[18]	23
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[19]	6

Decade-end charts

Release history

Region	Version	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United States	"If You Go"	April 25–26, 1994		SBK	^[22] ^[23]
	Both	April 26, 1994	CD		^[24]
United Kingdom	"If You Go"	May 2, 1994			^[25]
United States	"Si te vas"	May 10, 1994	Latino radio
	Both	May 24, 1994	CD		^[26]
Japan	"If You Go"	June 17, 1994	Mini-CD		^[27]

See also

• Lo Nuestro Award for Video of the Year

Notes and References

1. News: Burr. Ramiro. Tejano artists in line for national honors. San Antonio Express-News. May 7, 1995. Hearst Corporation.
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiVECPPlXvo Jon Secada at the opening ceremony
3. If You Go. Jon Secada. 1994. US CD single liner notes. SBK Records. K2-58156, 7243-8-58156-2-1.
4. If You Go. Jon Secada. 1994. Australian CD single liner notes. SBK Records. 881 4512.
5. If You Go. Jon Secada. 1994. US & Canadian cassette single sleeve. SBK Records. 4KM-58156.
6. If You Go. Jon Secada. 1994. Japanese mini-CD single liner notes. SBK Records. TODP-2448.
7. If You Go. Jon Secada. 1994. UK CD single liner notes. SBK Records. CDSBK 51, 7243 8 81414 2 0.
8. If You Go. Jon Secada. 1994. UK 7-inch single sleeve. SBK Records. SBK 51.
9. If You Go. Jon Secada. 1994. UK cassette single sleeve. SBK Records. TCSBK 51, 7243 8 81414 4 4.
10. If You Go. Jon Secada. 1994. European CD single liner notes. SBK Records. 7243 8 81364 2 6.
11. If You Go. Jon Secada. 1994. European maxi-CD single liner notes. SBK Records. 7243 8 81365 2 5.
12. Hits of the World: Canada. Billboard. 106. 27. 64. July 2, 1994.
13. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 11. 22. 17. May 28, 1994. June 14, 2020.
14. News: Íslenski Listinn Topp 40. Dagblaðið Vísir. is. 16. July 7, 1994. October 1, 2019.
15. RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1994. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. April 30, 2019.
16. RPM Top 100 AC tracks of 1994. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. April 30, 2019.
17. News: Árslistinn 1994. Dagblaðið Vísir. is. 25. January 2, 1995. May 30, 2020.
18. Web site: Billboard Top 100 – 1994. August 27, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090301121519/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1994. March 1, 2009.
19. The Year in Music: Hot Adult Contemporary Singles & Tracks. Billboard. 106. 52. YE-68. December 24, 1994. January 20, 2024.
20. The Year in Music: Hot Adult Contemporary Singles & Tracks. Billboard. 107. 51. YE-80. December 23, 1995. August 26, 2021. June 28, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210628190958/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1995/BB-1995-12-23.pdf. live.
21. Web site: Top 100 singles of the 1990s. Lwin. Nanda. Jam!. https://web.archive.org/web/20000829070927/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/100_1990.html. August 29, 2000. March 26, 2022.
22. Secada Aims to Cross Language, Format Lines. Lannert. John. Billboard. 106. 16. 100. April 16, 1994.
23. Celine Dion, Beastie Boys Lead May's Charge for the Charts. Atwood. Brett. Brett Atwood. Horak, Terri; Cronin, Peter (assisted by). Billboard. 106. 19. 12. April 30, 1994.
24. Web site: If You Go / Si Te Vas. Amazon. July 29, 2021.
25. Single Releases. Music Week. 21. April 30, 1994. July 29, 2021.
26. Web site: If You Go / Si Te Vas. Amazon. July 29, 2021.
27. Web site: イフ・ユー・ゴー ジョン・セカダ. If You Go Jon Secada. Oricon. ja. September 2, 2023.