Con te partirò

{{Infobox song

| name = Con te partirò

| cover = Con te partirò.png

| alt =

| caption = One of artworks for European release, also used for Japanese mini CD release under different pressing

| type = single

| artist = Andrea Bocelli

| album = Bocelli

| B-side = Vivere

| released = 21 February 1995

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Operatic pop

| length = 4:09

| label = Polydor

| composer = Francesco Sartori

| lyricist = Lucio Quarantotto

| producer =

| chronology = Andrea Bocelli

| prev_title = Il mare calmo della sera

| prev_year = 1995

| next_title = Macchine da guerra

| next_year = 1995

| misc = {{External music video|1={{YouTube|nVUHHW1tJYA|"Con te partirò" by Andrea Bocelli}}}}

}}

"Con te partirò" ({{IPA|it|kon ˈte ppartiˈrɔ|lang}}; "With You I Shall Depart"), also known as "Por ti Volare", is an Italian song written by Francesco Sartori (music) and Lucio Quarantotto (lyrics). It was first performed by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli at the 1995 Sanremo Music Festival and recorded on his album of the same year, Bocelli. The single was first released as an A-side single with "Vivere" in 1995, topping the charts, first in France, where it became one of the best-selling singles of all-time, and then in Belgium, breaking the all-time record sales there.

A second version of the song, sung partly in English, released in 1996 as "Time to Say Goodbye", paired Bocelli with British soprano Sarah Brightman, and achieved even greater success, topping charts all across Europe, including Germany, where it became the biggest-selling single in history. Brightman and Bocelli produced a version with Brightman singing in German and Bocelli in Italian, with this version being available on the CD Time to Say Goodbye.{{cite web | url=http://www.decca.com/artists/andrea-bocelli-192 | title=Andrea Bocelli - Decca Records | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430171029/http://www.decca.com/artists/andrea-bocelli-192 | archive-date=30 April 2011 | website=Decca Records | url-status=dead}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.classicsandjazz.co.uk/plink/Andrea+Bocelli |title=Andrea Bocelli Biography |access-date=22 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208203702/http://www.classicsandjazz.co.uk/plink/Andrea+Bocelli |archive-date=8 February 2009 |url-status=dead }} That version alone has now sold more than 12 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling singles of all time.{{Cite web|url=http://www.early-sarah-brightman.com/timeless.htm|title=Angel records}}

Background

The song's original single release by Polydor Records was not commercially successful in Italy, and received minor radio airplay there. Elsewhere it was a massive hit; in France and Switzerland, the single topped the charts for six weeks, earning a triple Gold sales award. In Belgium, it became the biggest hit of all time, spending 12 weeks at No. 1.[http://abmusica.com/ctp.htm Con Te Partiro] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130102075333/http://www.abmusica.com/ctp.htm |date=2 January 2013 }} at abmusica.com

Critical reception

Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote about the song, "The Benelux triumph of poppy tenor Andrea Bocelli continues with this excellent seasonal anthem, which wisely leaves the singer’s classically trained voice in the spotlight. The orchestral arrangements take a back seat, as they should in Bocelli's case."{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1996/MM-1996-12-07.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=13|issue=49|page=10|date=7 December 1996|access-date=4 December 2019}} After Sarah Brightman released her version, Larry Flick from Billboard stated that she "has one of the truly glorious voices in musical theater". He described the song as a "lushly orchestral piece".{{cite magazine|first=Larry|last=Flick|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1997/Billboard-1997-09-27.pdf|title=Single Reviews|magazine=Billboard|volume=109|issue=39|page=93|date=27 September 1997|access-date=6 February 2020|author-link=Larry Flick}} British magazine Music Week gave the duet version a top score of five out of five and named it Single of the Week, writing, "Mostly sung in Italian, it has a beautiful, soaring melody that gives it true 'Nessun Dorma' potential."{{cite magazine|first=|last=|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1997/Music-Week-1997-05-03.pdf|title=Reviews: Singles|magazine=Music Week|date=3 May 1997|page=25|accessdate=17 May 2022}}

Charts

=Weekly charts=

scope="row"\|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1997/MM-1997-03-15.pdf\|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles\|magazine=Music & Media\|volume=14\|issue=11\|page=13\|date=15 March 1997\|access-date=4 February 2020}} \| 10
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+Weekly chart performance for "Con te partirò" !scope="col"\|Chart (1996–1997) !scope="col"\|Peak position
{{single chart\|Flanders\|1\|artist=Andrea Bocelli\|song=Con te partirò\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Wallonia\|1\|artist=Andrea Bocelli\|song=Con te partirò\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|France\|1\|artist=Andrea Bocelli\|song=Con te partirò\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Dutch40\|20\|year=1996\|week=17\|rowheader=true\|access-date=31 January 2019}}
{{single chart\|Dutch100\|18\|artist=Andrea Bocelli\|song=Con te partirò\|rowheader=true}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+2007 chart performance for "Con te partirò"

!scope="col"|Chart (2007)

!scope="col"|Peak
position

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+1996 year-end chart performance for "Con te partirò" !scope="col"\|Chart (1996) !scope="col"\|Position
scope="row"\|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders){{cite web\|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1996\|title=Jaaroverzichten 1996\|publisher=Ultratop\|language=nl\|access-date=31 January 2019}} \| 1
scope="row"\|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia){{cite web\|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=1996\|title=Rapports annuels 1996\|publisher=Ultratop\|language=fr\|access-date=31 January 2019}} \| 2

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+1996 year-end chart performance for "Con te partirò"

!scope="col"|Chart (1996)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1996|title=Jaaroverzichten 1996|publisher=Ultratop|language=nl|access-date=31 January 2019}}

| 1

scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=1996|title=Rapports annuels 1996|publisher=Ultratop|language=fr|access-date=31 January 2019}}

| 2

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+1997 year-end chart performance for "Con te partirò" !scope="col"\|Chart (1997) !scope="col"\|Position
scope="row"\|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1997/MM-1997-12-27.pdf\|title=1997 Year-End Sales Charts: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles\|magazine=Music & Media\|volume=14\|issue=52\|page=7\|date=27 December 1996\|access-date=20 December 2019}} \| 30
scope="row"\|France (SNEP){{cite web\|url=http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-singles-annee/?annee=1997\|title=Tops de L'année {{!}} Top Singles 1997\|publisher=SNEP\|language=fr\|access-date=12 October 2020}} \| 4

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+1997 year-end chart performance for "Con te partirò"

!scope="col"|Chart (1997)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1997/MM-1997-12-27.pdf|title=1997 Year-End Sales Charts: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=14|issue=52|page=7|date=27 December 1996|access-date=20 December 2019}}

| 30

scope="row"|France (SNEP){{cite web|url=http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-singles-annee/?annee=1997|title=Tops de L'année {{!}} Top Singles 1997|publisher=SNEP|language=fr|access-date=12 October 2020}}

| 4

=Decade-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+1990s-end chart performance for "Con te partirò" !scope="col"\|Chart (1990s) !scope="col"\|Position
scope="row"\|Belgium (Ultratop Flanders){{cite web\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612145841/https://www.ultratop.be/nl/ultratop_nineties_500.asp?page=1\|archive-date=12 June 2018\|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/ultratop_nineties_500.asp?page=1\|title=Ultratop Nineties 500: 1-50\|language=nl\|website=Ultratop\|access-date=5 May 2022}} \| 16

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+1990s-end chart performance for "Con te partirò"

!scope="col"|Chart (1990s)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop Flanders){{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612145841/https://www.ultratop.be/nl/ultratop_nineties_500.asp?page=1|archive-date=12 June 2018|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/ultratop_nineties_500.asp?page=1|title=Ultratop Nineties 500: 1-50|language=nl|website=Ultratop|access-date=5 May 2022}}

| 16

Certifications

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for "Con te partirò"}}

{{certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=1996|certyear=1996}}

{{certification Table Entry|type=single|region=France|artist=Andrea Bocelli|title=Con te partirò |nocert=true|relyear=1995|salesamount=900,000|salesref={{cite news|title=Bocelli, la voe che batte Pavarotti|newspaper=La Stampa|page=29|date=1 July 1997|url=http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,25/articleid,0603_01_1997_0179_0029_8243291/|language=it|access-date=9 October 2020}}}}

{{certification Table Entry|region=Italy|type=single|artist=Andrea Bocelli|title=Con te partiró|award=Gold|relyear=1995|certyear=2017|access-date=23 October 2019}}

{{certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Andrea Bocelli|title=Con te partiro|award=Silver|relyear=1995|certyear=2015|access-date=23 October 2019|id=13260-3727-1}}

Duet version

{{Infobox song

| name = Time to Say Goodbye

| cover = Time To Say Goodbye.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Artwork for European release

| type = single

| artist = Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli

| album = Romanza, The Best of Andrea Bocelli: Vivere,
Fly {{noitalic|and}} Time to Say Goodbye / Timeless

| released = {{start date|1996|11|15|df=yes}}

| recorded =

| studio = Nemo Studio (Hamburg, Germany){{cite web | author = van Geffen, Jos | date = 12 December 2006 | url = http://www.xs4all.nl/~josvg/cits/sb/sb4.html | title = Sarah Brightman — Timeless / Time to say goodbye | publisher = Home Page of Jos van Geffen | access-date = 5 March 2007 }}

| venue =

| genre = Operatic pop

| length =

| label = East West

| composer = Francesco Sartori

| lyricist = Lucio Quarantotto

| producer = Frank Peterson

| chronology = Andrea Bocelli

| prev_title = Vivo por ella

| prev_year = 1996

| next_title = Ich lebe für sie

| next_year = 1997

| misc = {{External music video|header=Live video|1={{YouTube|4L_yCwFD6Jo|"Time to Say Goodbye" (live, 2007) by Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman}}}}

{{Extra chronology

| artist = Sarah Brightman

| type = single

| prev_title = Heaven Is Here

| prev_year = 1995

| title = Time to Say Goodbye

| year = 1996

| next_title = Just Show Me How to Love You

| next_year = 1997

}}

In Germany, East West Records, in conjunction with Polydor, marketed a lyrically changed version of "Con te partirò", retitled "Time to Say Goodbye", as the theme song for the final match of boxer Henry Maske (then the light-heavyweight champion of the International Boxing Federation), having seen previous success when Vangelis's "Conquest of Paradise" was also promoted via Maske's fights. "Time to Say Goodbye" was also turned into a duet with Sarah Brightman, who had performed "A Question of Honour" for one of Maske's previous fights. German producer Frank Peterson, who has worked with Brightman since 1991, opted to give the song an English title rather than the German title "Mit dir werde ich fortgehen".{{Cite magazine | last=Spahr | first=Wolfgang | date=21 December 1996 | title=Boxer's song proves a knockout for EastWest in Germany | magazine=Billboard | volume=108 | issue=51 | pages=38–39 | issn= 0006-2510 }} Recording of the song took place at Peterson's Nemo Studio, in Hamburg.{{cite web | author = van Geffen, Jos | date = 12 December 2006 | url = http://www.xs4all.nl/~josvg/cits/sb/sb4.html | title = Sarah Brightman — Timeless / Time to say goodbye | publisher = Home Page of Jos van Geffen | access-date = 5 March 2007 }}

The match took place on 23 November 1996, pitting Maske against American Virgil Hill, and drew a television broadcast audience of over 21 million. Bocelli and Brightman performed the song to open the match, and it was used again during Maske's exit, poignantly, as Hill had won the match by split decision. It was the only loss of Maske's career.

By December, the "Time to Say Goodbye" single, released on 15 November 1996 through East West, had reached number one on the German singles chart, with sales estimated at 40,000–60,000 per day and projected for at least one million by the end of the year. Both singers' albums also received a boost in sales. Airplay on German radio stations such as Norddeutscher Rundfunk was well received by listeners. By February of the following year, the single had broken the all-time sales record in Germany with 1.65 million sales,{{Cite magazine | last=Dezzani | first=Mark | date=22 February 1997 | title=Italy's Bocelli breaks Euro sales records | magazine=Billboard | volume=109 | issue=8 | pages=1–2 | issn= 0006-2510 }} and would eventually get certified 11× Gold for selling over 2,750,000 copies.{{certification Cite Ref|region=Germany|title=Time To Say Good-Bye|type=single|artist=Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli}}

"Time to Say Goodbye" reached number two on the UK Singles Chart upon its release there in May 1997, and was certified gold.{{cite web | author = Zywietz, Tobias | date = 22 March 2005 | url = http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_B4.HTM | title = Chart Log UK: Billy Bragg — David Byrne | work = Chart Log UK | publisher = The Official Zobbel Website | access-date = 5 March 2007 }} It remained in the top 30 for another two months, helped by steady radio airplay on BBC Radio 2, which was overtaking Radio 1 in popularity with an MOR-orientated playlist.{{Cite news | last=Jackson | first=Alan | date=18 July 1997 | title=As Huey Lewis once said, it's hip to be square | periodical=The Times | page=35 | issn= 0140-0460 }}

The duet was included on Brightman's 1997 album Timeless, re-titled as Time to Say Goodbye in the US with the song itself moved to the start of the album. Brightman has also recorded a solo version, which was released on the duet single as well as later albums including Classics and Diva: The Singles Collection. A live version was released on The Harem World Tour: Live from Las Vegas CD as well as her various tour DVDs. Bocelli and Brightman have performed the duet together publicly several times including Bocelli's "Statue of Liberty concert" held in New York City, and "Live in Tuscany" concerts.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIe2MV8fhwA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130503105741/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIe2MV8fhwA&gl=US&hl=en |archive-date=2013-05-03 |url-status=dead|title=sarah brightman & Andrea Bocelli Time to say goodbye live |publisher=YouTube |date=8 August 2009 |access-date=10 February 2012}}{{cite web | author = van Geffen, Jos | date = 11 December 2006 | url = http://www.xs4all.nl/~josvg/cits/sb/sb412.html | title = Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli — Time to say goodbye | publisher = Home Page of Jos van Geffen | access-date = 5 March 2007}}

On December 26, 2024, Netflix released the second season of Squid Game, which features the song in the first episode, as Gong Yoo's character "The Recruiter" plays the song during his Russian roulette game against Lee Jung-jae's character, Seong Gi-hun.{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/squid-game-season-2-episode-1-time-to-say-goodbye-song-meaning/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241226163142/https://screenrant.com/squid-game-season-2-episode-1-time-to-say-goodbye-song-meaning/ |archive-date=2024-12-26 |title=Why The Salesman Plays "Time To Say Goodbye" In Squid Game Season 2, Episode 1 |work=ScreenRant |last=Leite |first=Marcelo |publisher=Valnet Publishing Group |date=26 December 2024 |access-date=19 January 2025}}

=Charts=

==Weekly charts==

scope="row"\|Czech Republic (IFPI CR){{cite magazine\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1997/MM-1997-02-08.pdf\|title=Top National Sellers\|magazine=Music & Media\|volume=14\|issue=6\|page=23\|date=8 February 1997\|access-date=25 June 2018}} \| 9
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+Weekly chart performance for Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli's version !scope="col"\|Chart (1996–1997) !scope="col"\|Peak position
{{single chart\|Austria\|1\|artist=Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli\|song=Time To Say Goodbye (Con te partirò)\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Flanders Tip\|6\|artist=Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli\|song=Time To Say Goodbye (Con te partirò)\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Canadaadultcontemporary\|33\|chartid=3377\|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"\|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1997/MM-1997-06-07.pdf\|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles\|magazine=Music & Media\|volume=14\|issue=23\|page=17\|date=7 June 1997\|access-date=4 February 2020}} \| 1
{{single chart\|France\|25\|artist=Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli\|song=Time To Say Goodbye (Con te partirò)\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Germany\|1\|artist=Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli\|song=Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò)\|songid=3357\|rowheader=true\|refname="ger"}}
{{single chart\|Ireland2\|1\|song=Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partiro)\|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"\|Israel (Israeli Singles Chart){{cite magazine\|first=\|last=\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1997/Music-Week-1997-04-19.pdf\|title=UK World Hits: Israel\|magazine=Music Week\|date=19 April 1997\|page=22\|accessdate=5 May 2025}} \| 2
{{single chart\|Dutch40\|8\|year=1997\|week=8\|rowheader=true\|refname="d40brightman"}}
{{single chart\|Dutch100\|5\|artist=Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli\|song=Time To Say Goodbye (Con te partirò)\|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"\|Quebec (ADISQ){{cite web\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151129063315/http://bibnum2.banq.qc.ca/bna/palmares/2010-Anglo-Allophone/Anglo-Compilation_succes_ordre_alpha_interpretes.pdf\|url=http://bibnum2.banq.qc.ca/bna/palmares/2010-Anglo-Allophone/Anglo-Compilation_succes_ordre_alpha_interpretes.pdf\|title=Palmarès de la chanson anglophone et allophone au Québec\|publisher=BAnQ\|language=fr\|access-date=September 11, 2019\|archive-date=November 29, 2015\|url-status=dead}} \| 4
{{single chart\|Scotland\|2\|date=19970524\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Sweden\|31\|artist=Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli\|song=Time To Say Goodbye (Con te partirò)\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Switzerland\|1\|artist=Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli\|song=Time To Say Goodbye (Con te partirò)\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|UK\|2\|date=19970524\|rowheader=true\|refname=uk2}}

==Year-end charts==

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+1997 year-end chart performance for Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli's version !scope="col"\|Chart (1997) !scope="col"\|Position
scope="row"\|Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40){{cite web\|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=s&id=1997\|title=Jahreshitparade Singles 1997\|language=de\|access-date=31 January 2019}} \| 3
scope="row"\|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) \| 7
scope="row"\|Germany (Official German Charts){{cite web\|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1997\|title=Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 1997\|publisher=GfK Entertainment\|language=de\|access-date=17 April 2018}} \| 1
scope="row"\|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web\|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1997\|title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1997\|publisher=Dutch Top 40\|access-date=6 March 2020}} \| 7
scope="row"\|Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web\|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1997&cat=s\|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 1997\|publisher=MegaCharts\|language=nl\|access-date=31 January 2019}} \| 40
scope="row"\|Romania (Romanian Top 100){{cite web\|url=http://www.rt100.ro:80/topul-anului-1997.html\|title=Romanian Top 100: Top of the Year 1997\|publisher=Romanian Top 100\|language=ro\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050922001105/http://www.rt100.ro/topul-anului-1997.html\|archive-date=22 September 2005\|access-date=19 September 2017}} \| 100
scope="row"\|Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web\|url=http://www.swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/1997\|title=Swiss Year-End Charts 1997\|language=de\|access-date=31 January 2019}} \| 1
scope="row"\|UK Singles (OCC){{cite magazine\|title=Top 100 Singles 1997\|magazine=Music Week\|page=27\|date=17 January 1998}} \| 23

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+1997 year-end chart performance for Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli's version

!scope="col"|Chart (1997)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"|Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40){{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=s&id=1997|title=Jahreshitparade Singles 1997|language=de|access-date=31 January 2019}}

| 3

scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)

| 7

scope="row"|Germany (Official German Charts){{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1997|title=Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 1997|publisher=GfK Entertainment|language=de|access-date=17 April 2018}}

| 1

scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1997|title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1997|publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=6 March 2020}}

| 7

scope="row"|Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1997&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 1997|publisher=MegaCharts|language=nl|access-date=31 January 2019}}

| 40

scope="row"|Romania (Romanian Top 100){{cite web|url=http://www.rt100.ro:80/topul-anului-1997.html|title=Romanian Top 100: Top of the Year 1997|publisher=Romanian Top 100|language=ro|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050922001105/http://www.rt100.ro/topul-anului-1997.html|archive-date=22 September 2005|access-date=19 September 2017}}

| 100

scope="row"|Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web|url=http://www.swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/1997|title=Swiss Year-End Charts 1997|language=de|access-date=31 January 2019}}

| 1

scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{cite magazine|title=Top 100 Singles 1997|magazine=Music Week|page=27|date=17 January 1998}}

| 23

=Certifications and sales=

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli's version}}

{{certification Table Entry|region=Austria|title=Time To Say Goodbye|type=single|artist=Sarah Brightman/Andrea Bocelli|relyear=1996|award=Platinum}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|nocert=yes|salesamount=50,000|salesref={{cite web|year=1998|title=Andrea Bocelli|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ugQ-AQAAIAAJ&q=Time+To+Say+Goodbye+,+que+j%C3%A1+vendeu+cerca+de+50+mil+c%C3%B3pias+no+Brasil+.|publisher=Rede Manchete|page=28|language=pt |access-date=February 19, 2021|volume=1|number=5|quote=Time To Say Goodbye, que já vendeu cerca de 50 mil cópias no Brasil}}}}

{{certification Table Entry|region=Germany|title=Time To Say Good-Bye|type=single|artist=Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli|relyear=1996|award=Gold|number=11|salesamount=3,000,000|salesref={{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rg0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA47|title=Bocelli, Polygram, BMG on Top in German Year-End Charts|magazine=Billboard|first=Wolfgang|last=Spahr|page=47|date=17 January 1998|issn=0006-2510|accessdate=21 June 2022}}}}

{{certification Table Entry|region=Japan|title=Time To Say Goodbye (Solo Version)|type=ringtone|artist=Sarah Brightman|relyear=2006|certyear=2009|certmonth=7|award=Gold|note=Sarah Brightman solo version}}

{{certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|title=Time To Say Goodbye|type=single|artist=Andrea Bocelli & Sarah Brightman|relyear=1996|award=Platinum|number=2}}

{{certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|title=Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partiro)|artist=Sarah Brightman/Andrea Bocelli|award=Platinum|relyear=1996|certyear=2013|id=12543-3822-1|access-date=6 December 2021}}

=Release history=

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|{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=46|date=10 May 1997}}

Donna Summer version

{{Infobox song

| name = I Will Go with You (Con te partirò)

| cover = I_Will_Go_With_You_(Con_Te_Partiró).jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Donna Summer

| album =

| released = 1999

| format =

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = House

| length = 3:58

| label = Epic

| composer = Francesco Sartori

| lyricist = Lucio Quarantotto

| producer = Hex Hector

| prev_title = Whenever There Is Love

| prev_year = 1996

| next_title = Love Is the Healer

| next_year = 1999

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|BKwUNILu2P8|"I Will Go with You (Con te partirò)" by Donna Summer}}}}

}}

"I Will Go with You (Con te partirò)" is a dance version performed by American singer-songwriter Donna Summer and released as a single by Epic Records, which went to number one on the US Billboard dance chart.{{cite book |title= Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=249}} Her version was produced by Hex Hector and also peaked at number two on the Spanish singles charts and number three on the Spanish Radio chart.{{cite book|author=Fernando Salaverri|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|edition=1st|date=September 2005|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE|location=Spain|isbn=84-8048-639-2}} As of 1999, it has sold over 221,000 units in the United States.{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9w0EAAAAMBAJ&q=deee+lite+album+sales&pg=PA34 | title=Billboard| date=25 December 1999 – 1 January 2000}}

=Critical reception=

Chuck Taylor from Billboard complimented the song as a "deliciously grand interpretation of the smash Andrea Bocelli/Sarah Brightman ballad 'Time to Say Goodbye'-replete with romantic new lyrics. Summer is in peak vocal form, alternating between technically sharp note-scaling and warmly soulful vamping." He also noted that she is "complemented by clubland hero Hex Hector's well-measured production, which couples melodramatic faux-classical string flourishes with time-sensitive dance beats."{{cite magazine|first=Chuck|last=Taylor|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1999/BB-1999-06-05.pdf|title=Single Reviews|magazine=Billboard|volume=111|issue=23|page=20|date=5 June 1999|access-date=10 February 2020|author-link=Chuck Taylor (music journalist)}}

=Charts=

scope="row"\| Australia (ARIA){{cite Ryan\|page=271}} \| 97
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{{single chart\|Dutch100\|59\|artist=Donna Summer\|song=I Will Go with You (Con te partirò)\|rowheader=true\|access-date=19 October 2022}}
{{single chart\|Spain\|2\|artist=Donna Summer\|song=I Will Go with You (Con te partirò)\|rowheader=true\|access-date=19 October 2022}}
{{single chart\|UK\|44\|date=19991024\|rowheader=true\|access-date=19 October 2022\|refname=UK1999}}
scope="row"\|US Billboard Hot 100{{cite Ryan\|https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1999-08-14/}} \| 79
{{single chart\|Billboarddanceclubplay\|1\|artist=Donna Summer\|rowheader=true\|access-date=19 October 2022}}

Other cover versions

Since its release, the song has spawned numerous other versions and been performed by numerous other singers. Notable alternative versions include "Por ti volaré", a Spanish version with significantly modified lyrics.

Paloma San Basilio recorded a version sung in Spanish on the album Clásicamente Tuya in 1997.
Nana Mouskouri recorded a version on the 1997 album, Hommages.
Al Bano recorded a version on the 1998 album, Il nuovo concerto and on the 2013 compilation Canta Sanremo.
A Taiwanese singer A-Mei (Zhang Hui Mei) recorded the song in Chinese, in 2000, on the album Ge Sheng Mei Ying with Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra.
In 2001, Journey guitarist Neal Schon released a solo album, Voice, which features an instrumental version of the song.
In 2004, trumpeter Chris Botti released his rendition on When I Fall in Love.{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r709152|pure_url=yes}}|title=When I Fall in Love overview|work=Allmusic.com}}
Welsh mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins included the song on her 2004 album, Second Nature. Jenkins' version was also released as a single on 21 February 2005.
The song was covered by Italian house DJ Gigi D'Agostino in his 2006 compilation album, Some Experiments.{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Gigi-DAgostino-Some-Experiments/release/596901 |title=Gigi D'Agostino – Some Experiments (CD) |date=17 March 2006 |publisher=Discogs |access-date=6 June 2012}}
American singer Nick Palance recorded this song on his solo CD, Memoirs in Song, in 2006.
Grégory Lemarchal recorded a version for his album, La voix d'un ange, which was posthumously released in 2007.
New Zealand singer Hayley Westenra included a version on her 2007 album, Amazing Grace – The Best of Hayley Westenra.
Swedish singer Sanna Nielsen's English-Swedish version was included in her 2007 album, Sanna 11–22.
André Rieu with Mirusia Louwerse also recorded a version of this song on the album, You'll Never Walk Alone. Mirusia and André Rieu also performed the song at the coronation of the king of Netherlands, Koning Willem Alexander, which was recorded for the DVD and CD Rieu Royale.
South African tenor Fanie de Jager recorded the song on his classical CD, My Classical Soul, in 2007.
The pipes and drums of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards covered the song for their 2007 album, Spirit of the Glen.
Japanese classical-crossover singer Kanon recorded a version of the song and included it on her 2007 album, Precious.
The 2008 film Step Brothers has the song in its climax with Will Ferrell singing "Por ti Volaré", a Spanish-translated version of the song, along with an incorporating drum solo by John C. Reilly; Ferrell actually sang the part for the film.{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/step-brothers-what-song-will-ferrell-sings/|title=What Song Does Will Ferrell Sing In Step Brothers|first=Henry|last=Ladd|date=20 May 2023|website=ScreenRant}}
In 2009, Mark Vincent recorded the version for his debut studio album, My Dream – Mio Visione.
French classical-crossover tenor Amaury Vassili also did the same on his 2010 album, Canterò.
British singer Joe McElderry recorded the song on his 2011 album, Classic, and made a video of it.[http://joemcelderryofficial.com/#/videos Joe McElderry videos] joemcelderryofficial.com. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
Operatic pop group Il Divo covered the song on their 2011 album, Wicked Game.
The song was covered by Vampire Weekend for Starbucks' Sweetheart 2014 compilation.{{cite web|url=http://www.sweetheartalbum.com/about/tracklist/|title=Sweetheart>Tracklist|work=Sweetheartalbum.com|publisher=Concord Music Group, Parabola, WordPress|access-date=4 February 2014|archive-date=22 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222062040/http://www.sweetheartalbum.com/about/tracklist/|url-status=dead}}
The song was also covered by Lauren Aquilina in 2015, which was used to advert the season six of Downton Abbey.{{Citation|last=rivis|title=Time To Say Goodbye – Lauren Aquilina|date=29 August 2015|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_3maVUqEYk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211217/y_3maVUqEYk |archive-date=2021-12-17 |url-status=live|access-date=23 March 2016}}{{cbignore}}{{Citation|last=ITV|title=Downton Abbey {{!}} Starts Sunday 20 September|date=29 August 2015|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPwaCjE8DcY|access-date=23 March 2016}}
In 2016, Marina Prior and Mark Vincent covered the song on their album Together.
In May 2016, Bocelli performed the song at the King Power Stadium in honour of Leicester City Football Club's 2015–16 Premier League title win and in honour of Bocelli's friend, then-Leicester City manager and fellow Italian Claudio Ranieri.
Celtic Woman covered the song, in English, on their 2016 album, Celtic Woman: Voices of Angels.
Internet personality Ludwig Ahgren covered the song, mainly as a ruse to make it seem like an Artificial Intelligence version using his voice,{{cite web |title=I Hired a Professional Singer to fool my chat | website=YouTube | date=22 December 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDafc-YNvlc |access-date=29 December 2023}} in 2023. A fully produced music video has been uploaded to one of his YouTube channels.{{cite web |title=Ludwig - Con te partiró (Official Music Video) | website=YouTube | date=22 December 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N_F_R0ATHI |access-date=23 December 2023}}

=Samples and interpolations=

The song has been sampled or interpolated in the following:

In 2008, Danish pop duo The Loft released their single "Kiss You Goodbye" based on "Con te partirò" / "Time to Say Goodbye" and containing samples from the original.
In 2009, Twenty One Pilots sampled and featured the song throughout their similarly named "Time to Say Goodbye".,{{cite web |url=http://woub.org/2012/03/14/interview-twenty-one-pilots |title=WOUB Public Media: Twenty One Pilots Interview |publisher=woub.org |access-date=30 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020073108/http://woub.org/2012/03/14/interview-twenty-one-pilots |archive-date=20 October 2014}} with Tyler Joseph primarily rapping his verses over its reimagined track.
Jason Derulo and David Guetta interpolated "Time to Say Goodbye" on their 2018 single "Goodbye" featuring Nicki Minaj and Willy William. The song is included on David Guetta's seventh studio album, 7.
In May 2019, an unreleased song titled "Livin' So Italian" by Kanye West and Jay-Z surfaced on the Internet, and featured a sample of Andrea Bocelli's "Con te partirò". The track was originally meant to appear on their 2011 collaborative album Watch the Throne, but never made the final tracklist due to them being unable to clear the sample.