Before I Let Go

"Before I Let Go" is a song performed by American R&B band Maze, issued as the second single from the band's fifth album and first live album Live in New Orleans. Although Live in New Orleans is a live album, "Before I Let Go" appears on the album as a studio recording.[4] Written and produced by lead singer Frankie Beverly,[2][3] the song peaked at #13 on the Billboard R&B chart in 1981.[5]

"Before I Let Go"
Single by Maze
from the album Live in New Orleans
B-side	"Golden Time of the Day"[1]
Released	1981 (1981)
Genre	R&B soul funk
Length	3:42 (7" edit) 5:07 (album version)
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Frankie Beverly[2]
Producer(s)	Frankie Beverly[3]
Maze singles chronology
"Running Away" (1981) "Before I Let Go" (1981) "We Need Love to Live" (1982)

Beyoncé covered the song for her 2019 film Homecoming.

Chart positions

Chart (1981–2016)[5]	Peak position
US R&B Singles (Billboard)	13

Beyoncé version

"Before I Let Go" Song by Beyoncé from the album Homecoming: The Live Album Released April 17, 2019 (2019-04-17) Recorded 2018–2019 Genre R&B Label Parkwood Songwriter(s) Frankie Beverly, Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins, Beyoncé & Jerome Temple Producer(s) Frankie Beverly, Tay Keith, & Beyoncé Beyoncé covered the song for her 2019 film Homecoming, and included the cover on the accompanying live album. It also includes a sample of New Orleans bounce artist, DJ Jubilee, one of the pioneers of bounce music. An interpolation of "Candy" by Cameo also runs throughout the song. Beverly told Billboard that the cover was "one of the high points of (his) life... in a class of its own" and made him "feel bigger than ever! I feel like I have a huge smash out there."[6] Chart positions Weekly charts Chart (2019) Peak position Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[7] 9 Ireland (IRMA)[8] 71 Lithuania (AGATA)[9] 47 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[10] 90 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 73 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[12] 77 US Billboard Hot 100[13] 65 US Adult R&B Songs (Billboard)[14] 5 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[15] 24 Year-end charts Chart (2019) Position US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[16] 69 References "Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly – Before I Let Go / Golden Time Of The Day at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved April 15, 2015. "Before I Let Go – Frankie Beverly,Maze | Listen, Appearances, Song Review | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved April 15, 2015. "Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly – Before I Let Go / Golden Time Of The Day (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved April 15, 2015. Easlea, Daryl (2012). "BBC – Music – Review of Maze featuring Frankie Beverly – Live In New Orleans". BBC Music. BBC. Retrieved 15 April 2015. "Maze | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved April 15, 2015. https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8508606/frankie-beverly-beyonce-homecoming "Ultratop.be – Beyoncé – Before I Let Go" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved May 17, 2019. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Beyoncé". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved May 4, 2019. "Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. April 26, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019. "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201917 into search. Retrieved April 30, 2019. "Swedishcharts.com – Beyoncé – Before I Let Go". Singles Top 100. Retrieved May 4, 2019. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 27, 2019. "Beyonce Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 7, 2019. "Beyonce Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 1, 2019. "Beyonce Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 1, 2019. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019. External links "Before I Let Go" at AllMusic "Before I Let Go" at Discogs (list of releases) Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics