On this day in 1996, En Vogue released ‘Don’t Let Go (Love)’. The track remains the group’s biggest worldwide hit, and has stood the test of time as an undeniable R&B classic. It appeared on both the soundtrack of ‘Set It Off’ and their third album ‘EV3’.
It peaked at #2 in the United States, held off the top spot by Toni Braxton’s ‘Unbreak My Heart’, which was #1 for eleven weeks. It became their sixth #1 on the R&B chart and was certified Platinum.
In Australia, the single spent fifteen weeks in the Top 10, peaking at #3.
‘Don’t Let Go (Love)’ was the group’s final single to be released with Dawn Robinson.
The song earned the group the Soul Train Lady of Soul Award for ‘Best R&B, Rap or Soul Single by Group, Band or Duo’.
Some notable chart positions:
- Australia: #3
- Denmark: #1
- Germany: #7
- Ireland: #3
- Netherlands: #2
- New Zealand: #10
- Norway: #1
- Sweden: #6
- Switzerland: #4
- UK: #5
- US: #2
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