Peak
4
Weeks
23
Score
3,983
Chart Year
1983
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“Never Gonna Let You Go” was a single from Sergio Mendes‘ 1983 self-titled album. The song was originally submitted to Earth, Wind & Fire, but they decided not to record it. In 1982, Dionne Warwick and Stevie Woods each recorded the song for their own respective albums. According to Sergio about adding the song to the album: All the other songs on the album were up and festive. I needed a ballad on the album, just to change the pace a bit." Sergio’s version became a hit, peaking at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, #28 on Billboard’s R&B Singles chart and topped Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart for 4 weeks in 1983.
I was as wrong as I could be To let you get away from me I'll regret that move for as long as I'm living But now that I've come to see the light All I wanna do is make things right So just say the word And tell me that I'm forgiven You and me We're gonna be better than we were before I loved you then But now I intend to open up And love you even more This time you can be sure I'm never gonna let you go I'm gonna hold you in my arms forever Gonna try and make up for all the times I hurt you so Gonna hold your body close to mine From this day on We're gonna be together Oh, I swear this time I'm never gonna let you go Looking back now It seems so clear I had it all when you were here Oh, you gave it all And I took it for granted But if there's some feeling left in you Some flicker of love That still shines through Let's talk it out Let's talk about second chances Wait and see It's gonna be sweeter than it was before I gave some then But now I intend to dedicate myself to giving more This time you can be sure I'm never gonna let you go I'm gonna hold you in my arms forever Gonna try and make up for all the times I hurt you so Gonna hold your body close to mine From this day on We're gonna be together Oh, I swear this time I'm never gonna let you go Oh So if you'll just say You want me too I'm never gonna let you go I'm gonna hold you in my arms forever Gonna try and make up for all the times I hurt you so Gonna hold your body close to mine From this day on We're gonna be together Oh, I swear this time I'm never gonna let you go Never gonna let you go Hold you in my arms forever Gonna try and make up for all the times I hurt you so Hold your body close to mine Oh, we're gonna be together Oh, I swear this time I'm never gonna let you go
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apr 16, 1983 | 90 | 36 |
| 2 | Apr 23, 1983 | 80 | 46 |
| 3 | Apr 30, 1983 | 60 | 66 |
| 4 | May 7, 1983 | 48 | 78 |
| 5 | May 14, 1983 | 35 | 91 |
| 6 | May 21, 1983 | 27 | 99 |
| 7 | May 28, 1983 | 24 | 102 |
| 8 | Jun 4, 1983 | 18 | 108 |
| 9 | Jun 11, 1983 | 15 | 111 |
| 10 | Jun 18, 1983 | 13 | 113 |
| 11 | Jun 25, 1983 | 8 | 118 |
| 12 | Jul 2, 1983 | 5 | 121 |
| 13 | Jul 9, 1983 | 4 | 122 |
| 14 | Jul 16, 1983 | 4 | 122 |
| 15 | Jul 23, 1983 | 4 | 122 |
| 16 | Jul 30, 1983 | 4 | 122 |
| 17 | Aug 6, 1983 | 8 | 118 |
| 18 | Aug 13, 1983 | 9 | 117 |
| 19 | Aug 20, 1983 | 16 | 110 |
| 20 | Aug 27, 1983 | 33 | 93 |