I Don't Want You to Go
{{For|the Lani Hall or La Toya Jackson song|I Don't Want You to Go (Lani Hall song)}}
{{Infobox song
| name = I Don't Want You to Go
| cover = Carolyn Dawn Johnson - I Dont Want You to Go single.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Carolyn Dawn Johnson
| album = Room with a View
| B-side = Room with a View
| released = December 10, 2001
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = 4:40 (album version)
| label = Arista Nashville
| writer = Tommy Polk
Carolyn Dawn Johnson
| producer = Paul Worley
Carolyn Dawn Johnson
| prev_title = Complicated
| prev_year = 2001
| next_title = You Are
| next_year = 2002
}}
"I Don't Want You to Go" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music singer Carolyn Dawn Johnson. It was released in December 2001 as the third single from her debut album Room with a View. The song was also her third entry on two U.S. singles charts, peaking at number 7 on Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) and number 54 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was written by Johnson and Tommy Polk.
The song was previously recorded by Mindy McCready on the international version of her 1999 album I'm Not So Tough.
Content
"I Don't Want You to Go" is a moderate up-tempo which finds the female narrator wanting to stay in bed with her lover instead of going to work.
Music video
The music video was directed by Lisa Mann and premiered in early 2002.
Chart positions
"I Don't Want You to Go" debuted at number 60 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of December 15, 2001.
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!align="left"|Chart (2001–2002) !align="center"|Peak |
{{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|7|artist=Carolyn Dawn Johnson|artistid=416308}} |
{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|54|artist=Carolyn Dawn Johnson|artistid=416308}} |
=Year-end charts=
References
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External links
- [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r544314|pure_url=yes}} Room with a View] review at AllMusic
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Category:Carolyn Dawn Johnson songs
Category:Songs written by Carolyn Dawn Johnson
Category:Song recordings produced by Paul Worley
Category:Arista Nashville singles
Category:Canadian Country Music Association Single of the Year singles
Category:Canadian Country Music Association Video of the Year videos
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