If You Leave Me Now
Song by Peter CeteraWikipedia
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Oct 25, 2026
FrankHOST
Ah, okay.
FrankHOST
Number seven, If You Leave Me Now by Chicago.
FrankHOST
Yes, yes.
FrankHOST
Number six, Rockin' Me, Steve Miller Band.
Martin ThomasHOST
Yeah.
Martin ThomasHOST
You know, a funny thing about him, because later in the movie, they keep playing the song by Chicago, If You Leave Me Now.
Martin ThomasHOST
And the whole time he was on, before it even got to that, I kept thinking, he reminds me of Peter Cetera.
Martin ThomasHOST
Oh, the lead singer? Of Chicago, yeah.
ChrisHOST
If you're dividing Chicago into two sections, early Chicago and later Chicago, this would be their second biggest hit in the early days.
ChrisHOST
If You Leave Me Now, the number one hit from 1976, would be their best.
ChrisHOST
Overall, it's their fourth biggest hit behind If You Leave Me Now, Hard to Say I'm Sorry, which was Jack Smith's least favorite song, and the number one hit of 1989, Look Away.
ChrisHOST
That was Just You and Me, Chicago, song number 1428 on Billboard's top 3,000 songs of all time.
ChrisHOST
Gotta love those horns in that song, too.
Tim RoxboroghHOST
0800 80 1080 DB, welcome.
DBAUDIENCE
I'm still getting over the fact that Chicago's If You Leave Me Now was 50 years ago.
Tim RoxboroghHOST
Yes, yes.
Tim RoxboroghHOST
I was 17.
Bob CordaroHOST
And this date, 1976, Murph is telling us, Chicago had their 22nd hit and 11th top 10.
Bob CordaroHOST
But they finally reached number one with this song, If You Leave Me Now.
Bob CordaroHOST
Bob Carr, back on the eponymous program.
Bob CordaroHOST
And something we haven't done in a little while, but we have not forgotten about it.
Tim WeisbergHOST
And actress Margaret Qualley celebrates her 32nd birthday.
Tim WeisbergHOST
In 1976, Chicago began a two-week run atop the Billboard Hot 100 with If You Leave Me Now.
Tim WeisbergHOST
While it was the group's 18th top 40 hit, it marked their first number one.
Tim WeisbergHOST
In 1980, Mark David Chapman quit his security job and signed out for the last time.
Martin ThomasHOST
Tom Reese Harris.
Martin ThomasHOST
You know, a funny thing about him, because later in the movie, they keep playing the song by Chicago, If You Leave Me Now.
Martin ThomasHOST
And the whole time he was on, before it even got to that, I kept thinking, he reminds me of Peter Cetera.
Martin ThomasHOST
Oh, the lead singer? Of Chicago, yeah.
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Oh.
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[instrumental music] If you leave me now, you'll take away the biggest part of me.
speaker_4SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Ooh, no, baby, please don't go.
speaker_4SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And if you leave me now, you'll take away the very heart of me.
speaker_4SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Ooh, no, baby, please don't go.
speaker_4SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Ooh, girl, I just want you to stay.
speaker_4SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
How could we let it slip away? We've come too far to leave it all behind.
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How could we end it all this way? When tomorrow comes and we'll both regret the things we said today.
Barbra StreisandSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I'd take a car or a plane to get to Love City.
Barbra StreisandSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
[gentle upbeat music] If you leave me now, you'll take away the biggest part of me.
Barbra StreisandSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Ooh, no, baby, please don't go.
Barbra StreisandSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
If you leave me now, you'll take away the very heart of me.
Barbra StreisandSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Ooh, no, baby, please don't go.
Barbra StreisandSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Ooh, no, I just want you to stay.
Barbra StreisandSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
How could we let it slip away? We've come too far to leave it all behind.
Barbra StreisandSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
How could we end it all this way? When tomorrow comes and we'll both regret the things we said today.
PaigeHOST
It's nice.
MattmanHOST
Well, one of their best songs is called If You Leave Me Now.
PaigeHOST
Oh.
MattmanHOST
And here it is-
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