"If You Leave Me Now" is a song by the American rock group

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, from their album ''

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''. It was written and sung by

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and released as a

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on July 30, 1976. It is also the title of a Chicago compilation album released by Columbia Records (Columbia 38590) in 1983. The single topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on October 23, 1976, and stayed there for two weeks, making it the first number one hit for the group as well as hitting number one on the

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charts. "If You Leave Me Now" was also Chicago's biggest hit internationally, topping the charts in other countries such as the UK,

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. In the UK it maintained the number one position for three weeks. It was one of five "non-disco" songs to make it to number one in the US in a nine-month period of 1976. According to writer Zachary Houle of ''

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'', "The song was so pervasive on radio upon its release that, reportedly, those tuning in within

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could hear the song playing on four different stations, each with varying formats, simultaneously." The song won

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s for Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) (strings) for arranger

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and producer

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and Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus, the first Grammy Award won by the group. It also received a Grammy nomination for

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. In addition, by August 1978 it had sold 1.4 million copies in the United States alone. It has been certified gold and platinum by the

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. In an article from June 2020, ''

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'' listed "If You Leave Me Now" as number 73 on its list of "The Greatest UK No 1s: 100–1", noting, "It’s impossibly lush and beautifully written, but its sadness is pervasive and affecting." In 2010 Chicago teamed with the

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and offered the opportunity to bid on the chance to sing their hit, "If You Leave Me Now" with them on stage live at their concerts, with proceeds going to the American Cancer Society to fight breast cancer. The fund raising effort has continued in succeeding years.

Composition

Peter Cetera originally wrote "If You Leave Me Now" at the same time as ''

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", and composed it on a guitar. According to information on the sheet music for the song at MusicNotes, "If You Leave Me Now" is written in the

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, and Cetera's

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varies between F sharp 4 (F♯₄) and D sharp 6 (D♯₆).

Reception

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'' said that it's "an excellent ballad," with "lushly colored" instrumentation and "carefully constructed" vocals.

Personnel

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and

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, backing vocals *

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, backing vocals *

Lee Loughnane Lee David Loughnane (pronounced LOCK-nain; born October 21, 1946) is an American trumpeter, flugelhorn player, vocalist, and songwriter, best known for being a founding member of the rock band Chicago. Early life and education Lee David Loughna ...

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, backing vocals *

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–

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acoustic guitar *

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played by Gene Sherry and George Hyde *

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Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

All-time charts

Certifications

Chess version

In 1992, German music group Chess covered the song which achieved modest success. While the original is a

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, Chess's version is uptempo and danceable, adapted to the state of dance music of the 1990s. Their version is also on the compilations ''Larry präsentiert: Neue Smash-Hits 93'' (English: ''Larry presents: New Smash-Hits 93'') and ''Maxi Dance Sensation 9''.

Track listing

CD maxi-single # If You Leave Me Now (Airplay Mix) - 3:53 # If You Leave Me Now (12" After Dark mix) - 5:13 # Please, Don't Leave Me (Instrumental Mystery Mix) - 5:16

Charts

Other cover versions

re-recorded "If You Leave Me Now" as a solo artist for his 1997 album '' You're the Inspiration: A Collection,'' and most recently recorded a duet version of the song with Italian vocalist,

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, for her 2018 album, ''Friends and Legends Duets''. The website

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lists over 130 covers of "If You Leave Me Now" by recording artists from around the world between 1976 and 2020, among them: * The

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included it on their 1980 album ''

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''. The album peaked at No. 14 on the UK charts in 1980. *

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released a version of the song on her album ''

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'' in 1981. The album reached No. 2 in the UK. * The single of it by Upside Down, a British

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, charted at number 27 in the UK in 1996. *

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recorded it for their 2001 album ''

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.'' * 3T recorded a duet of the song with Brazilian girl group T-Rio in 2004. It was released as a non-album single. *

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recorded it for her 2007 album ''Sweet Danger''. The ''

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'' review labeled her version "familiar and fresh." *

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recorded a version for his 2007 album '' Another Side''. *

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recorded their version of "If You Leave Me Now" for their 2009 album ''

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''. They also sang on a 2018 non-related

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song with the same title. *

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released a disco version of "If You Leave Me Now" which was released as a single in 1981, with "I Can't Stay Away from You" on the B-side. Her version was sampled by French electronic music duo

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for the songs "Teachers" and "Fresh", which appear on their 1997 album ''Homework''. *

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on ''Chicagovich''. British DJ, producer, songwriter and former member of the

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, together with

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performed a hip hop version of "If You Leave Me Now" for K-Gee's 2002 album, ''

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''. In 2000, K-Gee told ''Billboard'' writer Kwaku that he thought the chorus of "If You Leave Me Now" sounds phat.

Live cover performances

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sang the song during their joint concerts with Chicago in 2004-2006. This version was included in the ''

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'' album by Chicago. Philip Bailey also performed the song during the "Grammy Salute to Music Legends 2020" to honor Chicago who received the

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that year. The program premiered on

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on October 16, 2020.

In other media

"If You Leave Me Now" is featured in the soundtrack of the video game ''

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'' (appearing on the in-game radio station Los Santos Rock Radio), and is also played when

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returns the kidnapped wife of a drug kingpin. The song is also featured in an episode, "

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", of

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, as well as " Egg Drop", the 12th episode of the third season of the

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''. The song was also featured in a scene on the British comedy horror film ''

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'' where Shaun is still reeling from his breakup and Ed is trying to cheer him up. In the early 2000's, the song was performed by the mascot "Sockpuppet" in a commercial for the now-defunct website

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Chess version

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See also

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