"I Won't Let You Go" is a song by Swedish singer
Agnetha Fältskog
Agneta Åse "Agnetha" Fältskog (; born 5 April 1950) is a Swedish singer, songwriter, and a former member of the pop group ABBA. She first achieved success in Sweden with the release of her 1968 Agnetha Fältskog (album), self-titled debut alb ...
, released as the lead single from her second English solo studio album, ''
Eyes of a Woman
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The album sold more than 300,000 copies w ...
'' (1985). The song was composed by Fältskog with lyrics by producer
Eric Stewart
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, formerly of the group
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.
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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
Year-end charts
References
1985 singles
1985 songs
Agnetha Fältskog songs
Number-one singles in Denmark
Polar Music singles
Song recordings produced by Eric Stewart
Songs written by Agnetha Fältskog
Songs written by Eric Stewart
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