I Won't Be the One to Let Go

"I Won't Be the One to Let Go"
Single by Barbra Streisand and Barry Manilow
from the album Duets
Released	November 4, 2002
Genre	Pop
Length	4:41
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Richard Marx Barry Manilow
Producer(s)	Richard Marx Walter Afanasieff
Barbra Streisand singles chronology
"If You Ever Leave Me" (1999) "I Won't Be the One to Let Go" (2002) "Stranger in a Strange Land" (2005)
Barry Manilow singles chronology
"They Dance!" (2001) "I Won't Be the One to Let Go" (2002) "River" (2003)

"I Won't Be the One to Let Go" is a song recorded by American singers Barbra Streisand and Barry Manilow for the former's sixth compilation album, Duets (2002). It was released as the album's only single on November 4, 2002, by Columbia Records. The track was written and produced by Richard Marx with additional songwriting coming from Manilow and additional production handled by Walter Afanasieff. Initially an airplay and streaming-only single in the United States, a promotional CD single of "I Won't Be the One to Let Go" was released and includes the radio edit and album version of the song.

An adult contemporary pop ballad, the single contains lyrics discussing mutual love in a relationship and dismissing fears of abandonment. The song divided music critics, with some calling it sweet and "feel-good",^[1] but others describing it as mediocre and unmemorable. In 2014, Streisand featured "I Won't Be the One to Let Go" as a bonus track on the deluxe edition of her 34th studio album, Partners.