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Release Me (Wilson Phillips song)

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"Release Me"
Single by Wilson Phillips
from the album Wilson Phillips
B-side "Eyes Like Twins"
Released July 1990
Format 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl, CD
Recorded 1989-1990
Genre Pop
Length 3:46 (Single Edit)
4:56 (Album Version)
Label SBK
Writer(s) Wilson Phillips
Producer Glen Ballard
Wilson Phillips singles chronology
"Hold On"
(1990)
"Release Me"
(1990)
"Impulsive"
(1990)

"Release Me" is a song written and recorded by Wilson Phillips, their second single from their debut album Wilson Phillips. It hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 15, 1990, and spent two weeks at number-one. It also topped the adult contemporary chart for one week that same year.

Contents

Formats and track listings

7" vinyl

Side one
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Release Me" (Single Edit) Wilson Phillips 3:46
Side two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
2. "Eyes Like Twins"   Jeannette-Thérèse Obstoj, Rupert Hine 5:00

12" vinyl

Side one
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Release Me" (Album Version) Wilson Phillips 4:56
Side two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Release Me" (Single Edit) Wilson Phillips 3:46
2. "Eyes Like Twins"   Jeannette-Thérèse Obstoj, Rupert Hine 5:00

Maxi CD

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Release Me" (Single Edit) Wilson Phillips 3:46
2. "Release Me" (Album Version) Wilson Phillips 4:56
3. "Eyes Like Twins"   Jeannette-Thérèse Obstoj, Rupert Hine 5:00
4. "The Dream Is Still Alive"   Glen Ballard, Wilson Phillips 4:05

Maxi CD (UK)

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Release Me" (Single Edit) Wilson Phillips 3:46
2. "Release Me" (Album Version) Wilson Phillips 4:56
3. "Eyes Like Twins"   Jeannette-Thérèse Obstoj, Rupert Hine 5:00
4. "Hold On"   Glen Ballard, Wilson Phillips 4:27

Chart performance

Peak positions

Chart (1990) Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart[1] 15
Canadian Singles Chart 1
Dutch Single Top 100[2] 14
Dutch Top 40[3] 15
German Singles Chart[4] 37
Irish Singles Chart[5] 15
UK Singles Chart[6] 36
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[7] 1

End of year charts

End of year chart (1990) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[8] 19
Preceded by
"Blaze of Glory" by Jon Bon Jovi
Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
September 15, 1990- September 22, 1990
Succeeded by
"(Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection" by Nelson
Preceded by
"Come Back to Me" by Janet Jackson
Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks number-one single
August 25, 1990
Succeeded by
"Oh Girl" by Paul Young

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