"If I Could Go!" | ||||
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Single by Angie Martinez featuring Lil' Mo and Sacario | ||||
from the album Animal House | ||||
B-side | "Coast 2 Coast (Suavemente)" (hip hop version) | |||
Released | May 28, 2002 | |||
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Length | 4:05 | |||
Label | Elektra | |||
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Producer(s) | Rick Rock | |||
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"If I Could Go!" is the first single released from American rapper Angie Martinez's second studio album, Animal House (2002). The track features rapper Sacario and singer Lil Mo and was produced by Rick Rock. Rick Rock co-wrote the song with the three performers.[1] It is Martinez's highest-charting song to date on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 15. The song won two Certified BDS Spin Awards for 50,000 radio spins and 100,000 radio spins.[2]
According to the album liner notes,[3] "If I Could Go" was recorded at Battery Studios[4] in New York City and Sacario's former recording studio, West Wing, in Connecticut. The song was mixed at Right Track Studios by Supa Engineer Duro.
The video was directed by Film Director Steve Carr.[5]
UK CD and 12-inch single; Australian CD single[6][7]
European CD single[8]
Credits are lifted from the US promo CD liner notes.[9]
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Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United States | May 28, 2002 | Elektra | [25] | |
July 22, 2002 | Contemporary hit radio | [26] | ||
Australia | October 21, 2002 | CD | [27] | |
United Kingdom | February 3, 2003 |
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"If I Could Go!" is featured on The Transporter movie soundtrack.[29] The song is included on the NBA Live 2003 video game soundtrack.[30] The soundtrack sold 1.3 million copies, becoming the first video game soundtrack in history to be Certified Platinum by the RIAA,[31] which led to it being inducted into the Guinness World Records as the "first officially-released video game soundtrack to be RIAA certified platinum".[31][32] According to Guinness World Records, NBA Live 2003 Soundtrack went Platinum in only six months.[31][32]