"I Should've Never Let You Go" is a pop song by Australian female group Bardot

Bardot

Bardot was an Australian female pop group which formed in 1999 on the Australian reality television series of Popstars. Aired in early 2000, the program was a fresh concept to audiences, attracting high ratings and much attention in the media....

, and was the second single from their debut album Bardot

Bardot (album)

Bardot is the debut album by Australian female pop group Bardot, released in May 2000 .The album went to number one in Australia and New Zealand and spawned the singles "Poison", I Should've Never Let You Go" and "These Days" ....

(2000). It was co-written and produced by Tommy Faragher.

This mid-tempo, soulful

Soul music

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 song was dominated by Katie Underwood

Katie Underwood

Not to be confused with Carrie Underwood.Katie Underwood is an Australian singer-songwriter, best known for being a member of Bardot, winners of the first Australian series of Popstars in 2000....

 who provided most of the main vocals, with Australian starlet Sophie Monk

Sophie Monk

Sophie Charlene Akland Monk is a London-born Australian pop singer, actress and model. Monk was a member of female pop group Bardot and released a solo album Calendar Girl...

's high-pitched off-key

Off-key

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 backing vocals providing harmonies throughout the track. Bardot did not perform the song after Underwood's mid-2001 departure for this reason. The single debuted at number 15 on the ARIA Singles Chart

Australian Recording Industry Association

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, peaking one place higher at number 14 and was certified gold. It was the 96th highest selling single in Australia for 2000. The single was a number 1 hit for Bardot in Singapore

Singapore

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, but only spent three weeks in the New Zealand Top 40, peaking at number 25.

The b-side "Do It For Love" is a cover version

Cover version

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 of a 1992 single by Dannielle Gaha

Dannielle Gaha

Dannielle Gaha DeAndrea, sometimes styled as Danni'elle, is an Australian singer-songwriter. She has toured and recorded with fellow Australian John Farnham, their 1989 duet, "Communication", peaked at number 13 on the Australian Recording Industry Association Singles Chart...

, written by Paul Gray

Paul Gray (songwriter)

Paul Gray is an Australian songwriter, pianist, singer and record producer. He met with early success as the lead vocalist for the 1980s funk/pop band. Wa Wa Nee....

 (ex-Wa Wa Nee

Wa Wa Nee

Wa Wa Nee was an Australian funk/pop band, active from approximately 1985 to 1989.-Career: Led by singer/songwriter Paul Gray and guitarist Steve Williams, bassist Mark Gray and drummer 'The Sween', the band signed with CBS Records in 1985. Wa Wa Nee had four singles in the Australian top 40 from...

) and R. Feldman. It was also recorded in Chinese by Prudence Liew as "Bei Ni Zong Huai" in 1993.

The music video is semi-animated. It features the group in a recording studio flying through space before transforming into animated superhero

Superhero

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es whose mission must defeat a giant green monster. In the end, they succeed, and once their mission is complete, return to their real-life selves. Bardot's then-manager Michael Napthali, makes a small cameo, rounding up the girls back into the recording studio before the end of the song.

Track listing

1. "I Should've Never Let You Go"
2. "Do It For Love"
3. "I Should've Never Let You Go" (Allstars Remix)
4. "I Should've Never Let You Go" (Alex K Dance Mix)
5. "I Should've Never Let You Go" (mrTimothy.com Remix)
6. "I Should've Never Let You Go" (TNT Remix)
7. Enhanced CD Rom (featuring lyrics, photo gallery, screen saver, "Poison" music video)

Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak Position
Australian ARIA Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956... Singles Chart	14
ARIA Australasian Chart	4
ARIA 2000 End of Year Singles Chart	96
New Zealand SIngles Chart	25
Singapore Singles Chart	1