Release Me (Wilson Phillips song)

"Release Me"
Single by Wilson Phillips
from the album Wilson Phillips
B-side	"Eyes Like Twins"
Released	June 1990
Format	7" vinyl, 12" vinyl, CD
Recorded	1989-1990
Genre	Pop
Length	3:46 (Single Edit) 4:56 (Album Version)
Label	SBK
Writer(s)	Wilson Phillips
Producer(s)	Glen Ballard
Wilson Phillips singles chronology
"Hold On" (1990) "Release Me" (1990) "Impulsive" (1990)

"Release Me" is a song written and recorded by Wilson Phillips, their second single from their debut album Wilson Phillips. It hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 15, 1990, and spent two weeks at number-one. It also topped the adult contemporary chart for one week that same year.

Formats and track listings

7" vinyl

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Release Me" (Single Edit)	Wilson Phillips	3:46

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
2.	"Eyes Like Twins"	Jeannette-Thérèse Obstoj, Rupert Hine	5:00

12" vinyl

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Release Me" (Album Version)	Wilson Phillips	4:56

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Release Me" (Single Edit)	Wilson Phillips	3:46
2.	"Eyes Like Twins"	Jeannette-Thérèse Obstoj, Rupert Hine	5:00

Maxi CD

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Release Me" (Single Edit)	Wilson Phillips	3:46
2.	"Release Me" (Album Version)	Wilson Phillips	4:56
3.	"Eyes Like Twins"	Jeannette-Thérèse Obstoj, Rupert Hine	5:00
4.	"The Dream Is Still Alive"	Glen Ballard, Wilson Phillips	4:05

Maxi CD (UK)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Release Me" (Single Edit)	Wilson Phillips	3:46
2.	"Release Me" (Album Version)	Wilson Phillips	4:56
3.	"Eyes Like Twins"	Jeannette-Thérèse Obstoj, Rupert Hine	5:00
4.	"Hold On"	Glen Ballard, Wilson Phillips	4:27

Chart performance

Peak positions Chart (1990) Peak position Austrian Singles Chart[1] 15 Canadian Singles Chart 1 Dutch Single Top 100[2] 14 Dutch Top 40[3] 15 German Singles Chart[4] 37 Irish Singles Chart[5] 15 New Zealand Singles Chart[6] 18 UK Singles Chart[7] 36 U.S. Billboard Hot 100[8] 1 U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[8] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1990) Position U.S. Billboard Hot 100[9] 19

References

1. "Wilson Phillips - Release Me - austriancharts.at". Retrieved January 25, 2009.
2. "dutchcharts.nl - Wilson Phillips - Release Me". Retrieved January 25, 2009.
3. "De Nederlandse Top 40, week 47, 1990". Retrieved January 25, 2009.
4. "charts-surfer.de search results". Retrieved January 25, 2009.
5. "irishcharts.ie search results". Retrieved January 25, 2009.
6. http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Wilson+Phillips&titel=Release+Me&cat=s. Missing or empty |title= (help)
7. "Chart Stats - Wilson Phillips - Release Me". Archived from the original on 2012-04-14. Retrieved January 25, 2009.
8. "allmusic - Wilson Phillips - Billboard singles". Retrieved January 25, 2009. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
9. "Billboard Top 100 - 1990". Retrieved 2009-09-15.