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Never Let You Go (New Kids on the Block song)

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"Never Let You Go"
Single by NKOTB
from the album Face the Music
ReleasedMarch 14, 1994 (1994-03-14)[1]
Genre
Length5:28
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Teddy Riley
  • Leon F. Sylvers III
NKOTB singles chronology
"Dirty Dawg"
(1993) 		"Never Let You Go"
(1994) 		"Summertime"
(2008)
Music video
"Never Let You Go" on YouTube

"Never Let You Go" is a song performed by American boyband New Kids on the Block (as "NKOTB"), released in March 1994 by Columbia Records as the second single from their fifth album, Face the Music (1994). The song is co-written and produced by Teddy Riley and Leon F. Sylvers III, and features Jordan Knight singing lead vocals and Donnie Wahlberg rapping. It reached number 42 on the UK Singles Chart and number 18 on Canada's The Record chart. The video for the song shows Knight and a young woman disputing during the majority of it as he walks aimlessly through the city reminiscing before Wahlberg reunites them. "Never Let You Go" was the last single New Kids on the Block released before their 2008 reunion.

Critical reception

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Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "If people can get over their preconceived notions of NKOTB, they will discover this richly textured, wonderfully sung pop/R&B ballad—the likes of which would add sparkle to any station it graces. Jordan Knight has developed a worldly falsetto, and he is well-served by Teddy Riley's astute production. Donnie Wahlberg's rap injection is fine window dressing. Programmers should listen without prejudice—and then add it."[2] Pan-European magazine Music & Media said, "The kids change the scene drastically. Just used to the hard street lingo of 'Dirty Dawg', we have to adjust our minds to this syrupy soul ballad with a Philly touch."[3]

Track listings

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  • CD 1
  1. "Never Let You Go" (radio version)
  2. "Never Let You Go" (LP version)
  • CD 2
  1. "Never Let You Go" (radio version)
  2. "Never Let You Go" (LP version)
  3. "Keepin' My Fingers Crossed"

Charts

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Chart (1994) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 120
Canada (The Record)[5] 18
Scotland (OCC)[6] 50
Spain Top 40 Radio (AFYVE)[7] 30
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 42

References

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  1. ^ "Single Releases". Music Week. March 12, 1994. p. 21.
  2. ^ a b c Flick, Larry (March 26, 1994). "Single Reviews: Pop" (PDF). Billboard. p. N55. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 13. March 26, 1994. p. 7. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
  4. ^ "INew Kids on the Block ARIA Albums chart history 1988 to 2022, received from ARIA in 2022 page 6". ARIA. Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Imgur.com.
  5. ^ "Hits of the World: Canada". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 34. August 20, 1994. p. 70.
  6. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  7. ^ Fernando Salaverri (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  8. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
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