# Before I Let You Go > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Before_I_Let_You_Go > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Before_I_Let_You_Go.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Before_I_Let_You_Go > Source revision: 1329954811 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1994 single by Blackstreet "Before I Let You Go" Single by Blackstreet from the album Blackstreet Released November 22, 1994 Studio Future Recording Studios (Virginia Beach, Virginia, US) Genre R&B Length 4:59 Label Interscope Songwriters C. Hannibal D. Hollister M. Riley T. Riley L. Sylvers Producer Teddy Riley Blackstreet singles chronology "Booti Call" (1994) "Before I Let You Go" (1994) "U Blow My Mind" (1994) Music video "Before I Let You Go" on YouTube "**Before I Let You Go**" is a song by [American](/source/United_States) [R&B](/source/Contemporary_R%26B) group [Blackstreet](/source/Blackstreet), recorded for the group's [self-titled debut album](/source/Blackstreet_(album)) (1994). The song was released as the third [single](/source/Single_(music)) for the album in November 1994 by [Interscope Records](/source/Interscope_Records). It was notable for featuring lead vocals from [Dave Hollister](/source/Dave_Hollister) who joined the group upon the album's release. "Before I Let You Go" peaked at number seven on the US [*Billboard* Hot 100](/source/Billboard_Hot_100) and number two on the [Hot R&B Singles](/source/Hot_R%26B_Singles) chart. This made it the group's highest charting single on both charts respectively before it was surpassed by "[No Diggity](/source/No_Diggity)" two years later. The song lyrically focuses on the narrator who does not want to lose the love of his life out of concern that she is no longer romantically interested and wants her to "say goodnight" as opposed to "say goodbye." ## Critical reception Ralph Tee from the *[Record Mirror](/source/Record_Mirror)* Dance Update gave "Before I Let You Go" three out of five, naming it "the big ghetto love ballad" of the album.[1] ## Track listing - **12", CD, Maxi** 1. "Before I Let You Go" (Main Mix One) - 5:00 1. "Before I Let You Go" (Main Mix Two) - 5:00 1. "Before I Let You Go" (Instrumental) - 5:00 1. "Before I Let You Go" (Acapella Mix) - 4:52 1. "Before I Let You Go" (Reggae Dub Mix) - 5:00 1. "Before I Let You Go" (T.R. Mix) - 4:56 1. "Before I Let You Go" (Blackstreet Live Version) - 5:10 ## Personnel Information taken from [Discogs](/source/Discogs).[2][3] - drums – Gerald Heyward - engineering – [Serban Ghenea](/source/Serban_Ghenea), [John Hanes](/source/John_Hanes_(audio_engineer)), George Mayers - guitar – Serban Ghenea - mixing – Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, George Mayers, Teddy Riley - production – Teddy Riley - remixing – Teddy Riley - writing – C. Hannibal, D. Hollister, M. Riley, T. Riley, L. Sylvers ## Charts Weekly charts Chart (1994) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100[4] 7 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5] 2 US Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)[6] 7 US Rhythmic Airplay (Billboard)[7] 2 US Cash Box Top 100[8] 15 Year-end charts Chart (1994) Position US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] 85 Chart (1995) Position US Billboard Hot 100[10] 46 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[11] 8 ## Notes 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Tee, Ralph (December 3, 1994). ["Hot Vinyl"](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1994/Music-Week-1994-12-03.pdf#page=28) (PDF). *[Music Week](/source/Music_Week), in [Record Mirror](/source/Record_Mirror) (Dance Update Supplemental Insert)*. p. 10. Retrieved June 17, 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Blackstreet - Before I Let You Go (Vinyl) at Discogs"](http://www.discogs.com/Blackstreet-Before-I-Let-You-Go/release/1713004). [Discogs](/source/Discogs). Retrieved August 21, 2010. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Blackstreet - Blackstreet (CD) at Discogs"](http://www.discogs.com/Blackstreet-Blackstreet/release/226665). Discogs. Retrieved August 21, 2010. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Billboardhot100_Blackstreet_4-0)** "[Blackstreet Chart History (Hot 100)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Blackstreet/chart-history/HSI)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved April 29, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_Blackstreet_5-0)** "[Blackstreet Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Blackstreet/chart-history/BSI)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved April 29, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Hot Dance Music: Maxi-Singles Sales"](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1995/BB-1995-01-07.pdf#page=20) (PDF). *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. January 7, 1995. p. 22. Retrieved December 28, 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Billboardrhythmic_Blackstreet_7-0)** "[Blackstreet Chart History (Rhythmic Airplay)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Blackstreet/chart-history/TFC)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved April 29, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [Cash Box Chart Entries 1990-1996](https://www.popmusichistory.co.uk/_files/ugd/b4848d_4f9128176360450ba51be67a0468e9fa.pdf) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1994"](http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1994/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs). *Billboard*. Retrieved April 29, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Billboard Top 100 – 1995"](http://billboardtop100of.com/1995-2/). *Billboardtop100of.com*. Retrieved April 29, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1995"](http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1995/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs). *Billboard*. Retrieved April 29, 2021. ## External links ["Before I Let You Go" Music video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC6TnBx0HIU) on [YouTube](/source/YouTube_video_(identifier)) v t e Blackstreet Teddy Riley Dave Hollister Studio albums Blackstreet Another Level Finally Level II Other albums No Diggity: The Very Best of Blackstreet Singles "Baby Be Mine" "Booti Call" "Before I Let You Go" "Joy" "Tonight's the Night" "No Diggity" "Don't Leave Me" "Fix" "(Money Can't) Buy Me Love" "Take Me There" "Girlfriend/Boyfriend" Featured artist "Get Me Home" "The City Is Mine" "Get Ready" Related articles Discography --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Before I Let You Go](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Before_I_Let_You_Go) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Before_I_Let_You_Go?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.