If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time

"If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time"
Single by R. Kelly
from the album R.
Released July 24, 1999
Format CD single, cassette single
Recorded 1997
Genre R&B, soul
Length 6:17 (album and single version)
4:56 (radio edit)
Label Jive
Writer(s) R. Kelly
Producer(s) R. Kelly
R. Kelly singles chronology
"Did You Ever Think"
(1999)		 "If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time"
(1999)		 "I Wish"
(2000)

"If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time" is a song by R. Kelly, released as the fifth single from his 1998 album, R..[1] The song is a sweeping ballad about a man wishing he could go back in time and repair his relationship with his girlfriend. The song was a top 10 hit on the pop charts of several countries, while in the United States it finished just outside the top 10, peaking at number 12.

Background

The song is a sweeping ballad about a man wishing he could turn back in time and repair his relationship with his girlfriend.

Music video

The music video was directed by F. Gary Gray and is a highly budget video.

Success and legacy

The song has sold 660,000 copies in the UK and is one of his biggest hits in many countries, in the Belgium the song is one of the best selling and biggest recordings there, selling triple Platinum. The song was certified Gold in the United States.[2] The song has been covered by several artist including Ed Sheeran and also sung at talent shows.[3] Rapper Mims sampled the song for his debut album Music Is My Savior on the track "I Did You Wrong".[4]

Later samples

Later covers

Live performance

Kelly does not perform this song very often, he performed this song for the first time on live television when he was in England on the show Top of the Pops.[5] He seems to perform this song more when he does a show in Europe than in the US, reason for that is that this song was highly successful there.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) 65
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[8] 1
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] 7
France (SNEP)[10] 2
German Singles Chart[11] 2
Ireland (IRMA)[12] 2
Italy (FIMI)[13] 20
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14] 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[15] 39
Norway (VG-lista)[16] 9
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[17] 4
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[20] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[21] 12
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks[21] 5
US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[21] 24
US Billboard Rhythmic Top 40[21] 27

Year-end charts

Chart (1999) Position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[22] 19
German Singles Chart[23] 40
Chart (2000) Position
German Singles Chart[23] 29

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Austria (IFPI Austria)[24] Gold 25,000x
Belgium (BEA)[25] 3× Platinum 150,000*
France (SNEP)[26] Gold 250,000*
Germany (BVMI)[27] Platinum 500,000^
Sweden (GLF)[28] Platinum 30,000x
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[29] Gold 25,000x
United Kingdom (BPI)[30] Platinum 660,000[31]
United States (RIAA)[32] Gold 500,000[33]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ "R Kelly - R. CD".
  2. ↑ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - December 06, 2015". http://www.riaa.com. External link in |work= (help)
  3. ↑ Ed Sheeran - If I Could Turn Back The Hands of Time (R.Kelly Cover). 13 July 2013 – via YouTube.
  4. ↑ "Mims's I Did You Wrong sample of R. Kelly's If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time - WhoSampled". WhoSampled.
  5. ↑ R. Kelly- If i could turn back the hands of time live at top of the pops. 12 September 2009 – via YouTube.
  6. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – R. Kelly – If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – R. Kelly – If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – R. Kelly – If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  9. ↑ "R. Kelly – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for R. Kelly.
  10. ↑ "Lescharts.com – R. Kelly – If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time" (in French). Les classement single.
  11. ↑ "R. Kelly - If I Could Turn Back the hands of Time". GfK Entertainment.
  12. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time". Irish Singles Chart.
  13. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – R. Kelly – If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time". Top Digital Download.
  14. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – R. Kelly – If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  15. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – R. Kelly – If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time". Top 40 Singles.
  16. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – R. Kelly – If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time". VG-lista.
  17. ↑ "Archive Chart: 1999-10-31". Scottish Singles Top 40.
  18. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – R. Kelly – If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time". Singles Top 100.
  19. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – R. Kelly – If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time". Swiss Singles Chart.
  20. ↑ "Archive Chart: 1999-10-31" UK Singles Chart.
  21. 1 2 3 4 "R. Kelly".
  22. ↑ "End of Year Charts: 1999" (PDF). UKChartsPlus.
  23. 1 2 "End of Year Charts: 1999".
  24. ↑ "Austrian single certifications – R. Kelly – If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time" (in German). IFPI Austria. Enter R. Kelly in the field Interpret. Enter If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time in the field Titel. Select single in the field Format. Click Suchen
  25. ↑ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – 2000". Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  26. ↑ "French single certifications – R Kelly – If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  27. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (R. Kelly; 'If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  28. ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2000" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.
  29. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (R. Kelly; 'If I Could Turn Back the Time')". Hung Medien.
  30. ↑ "British single certifications – R. Kelly – If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time". British Phonographic Industry. Enter If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
  31. ↑ Myers, Justin (November 14, 2014). "Number 1 today in 1999: Robbie Williams – She's the One". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  32. ↑ "American single certifications – Kelly, R. – If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
  33. ↑ "Best-Selling Records of 1999". Billboard (BPI Communications Inc.) 112 (4): 63. January 22, 2000. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 4, 2015.

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