"Please Don't Go Girl" is a 1988 ballad single from New Kids on the Block

New Kids on the Block

New Kids on the Block are an American boy band from Boston, Massachusetts, assembled in 1984 by producer Maurice Starr. The band currently consists of brothers Jordan and Jonathan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, and Danny Wood.New Kids on the Block enjoyed success in the late 1980s and...

. The lead vocals were sung by Joey McIntyre, Jordan Knight

Jordan Knight

Jordan Nathaniel Marcel Knight is an American singer-songwriter best known as the lead singer in the boy band, New Kids on the Block , and actor, who rose to fame in the 1980s and 1990s. He is best known for his distinctive falsetto style of singing, influenced by The Stylistics. After New Kids On...

, and spoken by Danny Wood

Danny Wood

Daniel William "Danny" Wood is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and occasional actor. He is also a member of the American boy band New Kids on the Block and also serves as one of the key choreographers.-Life and career:...

. Written and produced by Maurice Starr

Maurice Starr

Maurice Starr is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer.-Biography:Starr, originally from Florida, moved to Boston with his brother Michael in the early 1970s. After moving to Boston he recorded two unsuccessful R&B albums, Flaming Starr and Spacey Lady...

, it was the first release from their second album Hangin' Tough

Hangin' Tough

-Production:*Executive Producer: Cecil Holmes*Arranged & Produced By Maurice Starr*Associate Producers: Jordan Knight, Donnie Wahlberg & Danny Wood*Recorded, Engineered & Mixed By Phil Greene, Richard Mendelson, Maurice Starr, Hediki Sunada & Danny Wood...

, and also became the group's first commercial hit. "Please Don't Go Girl" first rose from #62 to #46, on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

 singles chart during the week of July 30, 1988. The single was the first major commercial exposure of the group, resulting in somewhat of a slow, but steady climb. The single eventually peaked at #10 the week of October 8, 1988.

Music video

The first available music video was shot at Coney Island, Brooklyn. Currently, the official website of the band promotes another video that seems to have been recorded around the same time the other video was.

Track listings

US 12"

• A1 Please Don't Go Girl [Extended Mix] 5:04
• A2 Please Don't Go Girl [7" Version] 3:59
• B1 Whatcha Gonna Do About It [Dub Mix] 5:28
• B2 Whatcha Gonna Do About It [7" Version] 3:55

UK 12"

• A1 Please Don't Go Girl [Extended Version] 4:42
• A2 Please Don't Go Girl 3:59
• B1 Whatcha Gonna Do About It [Dub Mix] 5:28
• B2 Whatcha Gonna Do About It 3:55

Versions

• "Please Don't Go Girl" [Album Version] 4:31
• "Please Don't Go Girl" [Remix] 4:37
• "Please Don't Go Girl" [7" Version] 4:12
• "Please Don't Go Girl" [Video Version] 5:23
• "Please Don't Go Girl" [Extended Mix] 5:05

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	10
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 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,...	55