KWS Version
| "Please Don't Go" | ||||
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| Single by KWS | ||||
| from the album KWS | ||||
| A-side | "Game Boy" (double A-side) | |||
| Released | April 27, 1992 | |||
| Format | CD single, 7", 12" | |||
| Genre | Dance | |||
| Label | Network Records | |||
| Producer | Chris King Winston Williams |
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A soundalike cover of Double You's arrangement by the British group KWS hit number one on the UK Singles Chart for five weeks in May 1992 and reached number six on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It was recorded and released after record company Network failed to secure UK distribution rights for the Double You version. The similarity between both versions resulted in Network paying compensation to Roberto Zanetti, Double You's producer, following legal action. The KWS version was claimed to be released in honour of Nottingham Forest (European football) defender Des Walker, who was on the verge of signing for Italian team Sampdoria.
In Germany, the song reached No. 7 but disappeared out of the German Singles Chart the following week due to legal issues with Double You who covered the song before. Due to this fall, Please Don't Go is the song with the highest position that dropped out of the country's Singles Chart the following week.
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