If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time

July 24, 1999

If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time a soul ballad of the American singer R. Kelly. The song was coupled out at the end of 1999 as a single from his studio album R..

Commercial success

If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time is in addition to I'm Your Angel, Gotham City and I Believe I Can Fly, another global chart success for the singer from his album R.. During the title in the U.S. Top Ten missed, reached he in Flanders, Wallonia, Switzerland and the Netherlands, the top of the charts. In addition, the song reached number two in Germany, Austria, France and the UK. In various other countries, the song also placed in the top ten. For its high sales, the song received three platinum records in Belgium. Also in many other countries of the title for his sales went platinum and gold records.

Composition

R. Kelly wrote and produced the song itself The title tells the story of a lost love, and how the protagonist wanted to be able to turn back the wheel of time. Entertainment Weekly compared the song with Unchained Melody, known in the version of the Soul duo Righteous Brothers. Even if it is a Contemporary -R & B ballad, says the Rolling Stone titled gospel elements.

Charts

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