I Won't Let You Go (Agnetha Fältskog song)

"I Won't Let You Go" is a song by Swedish singer Agnetha Fältskog, released as the lead single from her second English solo studio album, Eyes of a Woman (1985). The song was composed by Fältskog with lyrics by producer Eric Stewart, formerly of the group 10cc.[1]

"I Won't Let You Go"
Single by Agnetha Fältskog
from the album Eyes of a Woman
B-side"You're There"
Released1985
Recorded1985
GenreEuropop
Length3:40
LabelPolar Music
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Eric Stewart
Agnetha Fältskog singles chronology
"It's So Nice to Be Rich"
(1984)
"I Won't Let You Go"
(1985)
"One Way Love"
(1985)

The track reached number one in Denmark and the top 10 in Sweden and Belgium, while peaking at number 84 in the United Kingdom.

The B-side of the single, "You're There", was also written by Fältskog and was the last song written by her to be released until "I Keep Them On The Floor Beside My Bed", which was the closing track on her 2013 album, A.

In some countries, a 12-inch single was released that featured an extended remix instead of the album version.

Charts

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Weekly chart performance for "I Won't Let You Go"
Chart (1985) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] 7
Denmark (Tracklisten)[3] 1
Europe (European Top 100 Singles)[4] 55
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[5] 18
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] 17
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 6
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 84
West Germany (GfK)[9] 24

Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for "I Won't Let You Go"
Chart (1985) Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[10] 69

References

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  1. ^ Couri, Daniel Made in Suécia Página Nova Editorial. p.139 Retrieved January 6, 2016
  2. ^ "Agnetha Fältskog – I Won't Let You Go" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Top 3 in Europe" (PDF). Eurotipsheet. Vol. 2, no. 12. 25 March 1985. p. 8. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  4. ^ "European Top 100 Singles" (PDF). Eurotipsheet. Vol. 2, no. 17. 29 April 1985. p. 15. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  5. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Agnetha Faltskog" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Agnetha Fältskog – I Won't Let You Go" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Agnetha Fältskog – I Won't Let You Go". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  8. ^ "Agnetha Faltskog: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Agnetha Fältskog – I Won't Let You Go" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  10. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1985 – Singles" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 24 May 2022.