Before I Let Go

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"Before I Let Go"
Single by Maze
from the album Live in New Orleans
B-side"Golden Time of the Day"[1]
Released1981 (1981)
Genre
Length3:42 (7" edit)
5:07 (album version)
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Frankie Beverly[2]
Producer(s)Frankie Beverly[3]
Maze singles chronology
"Running Away"
(1981) 		"Before I Let Go"
(1981) 		"We Need Love to Live"
(1982)

"Before I Let Go" is a song performed by American

live album Live in New Orleans. Although Live in New Orleans is a live album, "Before I Let Go" appears on the album as a studio recording.[4] Written and produced by lead singer Frankie Beverly,[2][3] the song peaked at #13 on the Billboard R&B chart in 1981.[5]

New York Times podcast, Still Processing.[6]

Chart positions

Chart (1981–2016)[5] Peak
position
US R&B Singles (Billboard) 13

Beyoncé version

"Before I Let Go"
Single by Beyoncé
from the album Homecoming
ReleasedApril 17, 2019 (2019-04-17)
Recorded2018–2019
Genre
Length4:00
LabelParkwood
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)

Homecoming, and included the cover on the accompanying live album. It also includes a sample of New Orleans bounce artist, DJ Jubilee, one of the pioneers of bounce music, recorded on Take Fo' Records. An interpolation of "Candy" by Cameo
also runs throughout the song.

Beverly told Billboard that the cover was "one of the high points of (his) life... in a class of its own" and made him "feel bigger than ever! I feel like I have a huge smash out there."[7]

Live performances

In 2023, Beyoncé performed the song during her "Renaissance World Tour".

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[8] 9
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 71
Lithuania (AGATA)[10] 47
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[11] 90
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 73
UK Singles (OCC)[13]
 77
US Billboard Hot 100[14] 65
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[15] 24
US
R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[16]
 5

Year-end charts

Chart (2019) Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[17] 69

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[18] Gold 20,000‡
United States (RIAA)[19] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly – Before I Let Go / Golden Time Of The Day at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  2. ^
    All Media Network
    . Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly – Before I Let Go / Golden Time Of The Day (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  4. ^ Easlea, Daryl (2012). "BBC – Music – Review of Maze featuring Frankie Beverly – Live In New Orleans". BBC Music. BBC. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Maze | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  6. ^ "Before I Let Go". The New York Times. May 20, 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Frankie Beverly Responds to Beyonce Covering His Maze Hit 'Before I Let Go'". Billboard. 24 April 2019.
  8. Ultratip
    . Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  9. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Beyoncé". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
  10. ^ "Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. April 26, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  11. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201917 into search. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  12. ^ "Beyoncé – Before I Let Go". Singles Top 100. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
  13. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  14. ^ "Beyonce Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  15. ^ "Beyonce Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  16. ^ "Beyoncé Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  17. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  18. ^ "Brazilian single certifications – Beyoncé – Before I Let Go" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  19. ^ "American single certifications – Beyonce – Before I Let Go (Homecoming Live)". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 8, 2022.

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