Release Me (Wilson Phillips song) explained

Release Me
Cover:	Release Me (Wilson Phillips song - cover art).jpg
Border:	yes
Type:	single
Artist:	Wilson Phillips
Album:	Wilson Phillips
B-Side:	Eyes Like Twins
Released:	June 1990
Genre:	Pop^[1] easy listening
Length:	4:56 (album version) 3:50 (single edit)
Label:	SBK
Producer:	Glen Ballard
Prev Title:	Hold On
Prev Year:	1990
Next Title:	Impulsive
Next Year:	1990

"Release Me" is a song written and performed by American pop group Wilson Phillips, released as the second single from their debut album, Wilson Phillips (1990). The song reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 in September 1990 and spent two weeks at number one. It also topped the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary chart for one week and reached number one in Canada the same month.

Track listings

US cassette single and UK 7-inch single^{[2] [3]}

UK 12-inch single^[4]

UK CD single^[5]

European maxi-CD single^[6]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[7]	57
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[8]	84
Italy (Musica e dischi)^[9]	25

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[10]	6
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)^[11]	24
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[12]	96
US Billboard Hot 100^[13]	19
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[14]	13

Decade-end charts

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United States	June 1990	Cassette	SBK
United Kingdom	August 6, 1990			^[16]
Japan	September 12, 1990	Mini-CD single		^[17]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tom . Breihan . The Number Ones: Wilson Phillips’ "Release Me. . October 6, 2021 . December 2, 2023. In Ballard’s hands, “Release Me” works as effective soft-focus early-’90s easy-listening pop..
2. Release Me. Wilson Phillips. 1990. US cassette single sleeve. SBK Records. 4JM-07327.
3. Release Me. Wilson Phillips. 1990. UK 7-inch single vinyl disc. SBK Records. SBK11.
4. Release Me. Wilson Phillips. 1990. UK 12-inch single vinyl disc. SBK Records. 12SBK11.
5. Release Me. Wilson Phillips. 1990. UK CD single liner notes. SBK Records. CDSBK 11, 20 3986 2.
6. Release Me. Wilson Phillips. 1990. European maxi-CD single liner notes. SBK Records. 560-20 3942 2.
7. Web site: The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 02 Dec 1990 (61–100). ARIA. Imgur. September 23, 2016.
8. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 7. 38. IV. September 22, 1990. September 26, 2020.
9. Web site: Classifiche. Musica e dischi. it. June 8, 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Wilson Phillips".
10. Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1990. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. April 11, 2019.
11. Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks of 1990. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. April 11, 2019.
12. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 1990. MegaCharts. nl. April 11, 2019.
13. Web site: Billboard Top 100 – 1990. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090706053853/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1990. July 6, 2009. September 15, 2009.
14. Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 1990. Billboard. March 10, 2021.
15. 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.
16. New Singles. Music Week. 27. August 4, 1990.
17. Web site: リリース・ミー ウィルソン・フィリップス. Release Me Wilson Phillips. Oricon. ja. September 8, 2023.