Never Gonna Let You Go (Tina Moore song)

"Never Gonna Let You Go" is a single by American singer Tina Moore. Originally released in 1995, the song reached number 27 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. In 1997, a UK garage remix of the song by Kelly G was released and became a top 10 hit in the UK, peaking at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it reached number 23 in September 1997. Several remixes are included on the CD and 12" formats, such as the 'Tuff Jam Classic Vocal Mix' and 'Warehouse Junkie Mix'.

"Never Gonna Let You Go"
Single by Tina Moore
from the album Tina Moore
Released
  • 1995
  • 1997 (remix)
Format
Genre
Length4:14[1]
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Tina Moore
  • Tommie Ford
Producer(s)
  • Jere MC
  • M. Doc
  • Kelly G
Tina Moore singles chronology
"All I Can Do"
(1995)		 "Never Gonna Let You Go"
(1995)		 "Nobody Better"
(1997)
Music video
"Never Gonna Let You Go" on YouTube

Critical reception

Billboard wrote that Moore "skips and slinks over hand-clapping R&B rhythm with a youthful, thoroughly appealing style." They noted that "there are moments when her fluttering range takes on a tone that is notably close to Mariah Carey", and complimented its "festive sing-along chorus".[2]

Impact and legacy

DJ Magazine ranked it number 62 in their list of the "Top 100 Club Tunes" in 1998.[3]

MTV Dance placed "Never Gonna Let You Go" at number 92 in their list of "The 100 Biggest 90's Dance Anthems of All Time" in November 2011.[4]

Porcys listed the song at number 54 in their ranking of "100 Singles 1990-1999" in 2012.[5]

The Guardian ranked the song at number 11 in their list of "The best UK garage tracks - ranked!" in 2019. They wrote:

An early sign of UK garage’s chart appeal, this track by a minor US R&B singer was transformed into a club smash and a mainstream hit by the application of a monster bassline and the kind of skipping beat that would come to be known as two-step. This B-side remix – by Kelly G, an acolyte of Chicago house legend Steve “Silk” Hurley – became an A-side two years on.[6]

Redbull.com included the song in their list of "10 underground UK garage classics that still sound fresh today".[7]

Track listing

CD maxi-single (1997)

  1. "Never Gonna Let You Go" (Kelly G Bump-N-Go Vocal Mix) (4:12)
  2. "Never Gonna Let You Go" (Kelly G Bump-N-Go Dub Edit) (3:55)
  3. "Never Gonna Let You Go" (Tuff Jam Classic Vocal Mix) (5:13)
  4. "Never Gonna Let You Go" (Tuff Jam UVM Dub) (6:27)
  5. "Never Gonna Let You Go" (Warehouse Junkie Mix) (5:55)
  6. "Never Gonna Let You Go" (LP Mix) (4:14)

Charts
Chart (1995) Peak
position
US Adult R&B Songs (Billboard)[8] 31
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] 27
Chart (1997) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[10] 23
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[11] 34
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[12] 7
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[13] 1
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[14] 1

References
  1. "Never Gonna Let You Go Length". Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  2. "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. 1995-05-06. p. 57. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  3. "DJ Magazine Top 100 Club Tunes (1998)". discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  4. MTV Dance. 27-12-2011.
  5. "100 Singli 1990-1999". Porcys (in Polish). 2012-08-20. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  6. "The best UK garage tracks". The Guardian. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  7. "10 underground UK garage classics that still sound fresh today". Red Bull.
  8. "Tina Moore Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  9. "Tina Moore Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  10. "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  11. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  12. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  13. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  14. "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
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