"If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time" is a song by R. Kelly

R. Kelly

Robert Sylvester Kelly , better known by his stage name R. Kelly, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. A native of Chicago, Kelly began performing during the late 1980s and debuted in 1992 with the group Public Announcement. In 1993, Kelly went solo with the album 12 Play...

, released as the fifth single from his 1998 album, R.

R. (album)

-Commercial performance:R. debuted at #2 on the Billboard top 100 with 1st weeks sales of 741,000 coppies in the 1st week.in the second week the album fell to #3 with 567,000 coppies.the album was eventually rewarded a 8x plantium award with more than 8 million copies sold in the United States to...

. 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

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 it finished just outside the top 10, peaking at number 12.

Structure

The song shows similarities to "Turn Back the Hands of Time

Turn Back the Hands of Time (song)

"Turn Back the Hands of Time" is a song recorded by American R&B singer Tyrone Davis. The song was co-written by Jack Daniels and Bonnie Thompson and produced by Willie Henderson. Daniels and Thompson wrote "Turn Back the Hands of Time" based on the relationship problems that Daniels was having at...

" recorded by American R&B singer Tyrone Davis

Tyrone Davis

Tyrone Davis , born Tyrone Fettson, was a leading American soul singer with a distinctive style, recording a long list of hit records over a period of more than 20 years. He had three no...

, and to the song by Otis Redding

Otis Redding

Otis Ray Redding, Jr. was an American soul singer-songwriter, record producer, arranger and talent scout. He is considered one of the major figures in soul and R&B...

, "For Your Precious Love

For Your Precious Love

"For Your Precious Love" is a song written by Arthur Brooks, Richard Brooks and Jerry Butler, and performed by Butlers' group The Impressions in 1958. It was released as a single on Vee-Jay Records and peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Best Sellers in Stores and Top 100 charts...

". The song was co-written by Jack Daniels and Bonnie Thompson "Turn Back the Hands of Time" based on the relationship problems that Daniels was having at the time.

Charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	12
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...	5
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States...	24
Austrian Singles Chart	2
Belgian Flanders Singles Chart	1
Belgian Walonia Singles Chart	1
Canada Singles Chart	8
Dutch Singles Chart	1
French Singles Chart	2
German Singles Chart	2
Italian Singles Chart	20
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart	39
Norwegian Singles Chart	9
Swedish Singles Chart	3
Swiss Singles Chart	1
UK Singles Chart	2