If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time

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"If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time"
Single by R. Kelly
from the album R.
Released	July 27, 1999 (1999-07-27)
Length	6:17 (album and single version) 4:56 (radio edit)
Label	Jive
Songwriter(s)	Robert Kelly
Producer(s)	R. Kelly
R. Kelly singles chronology
"Did You Ever Think" (1999) "If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time" (1999) "Satisfy You" (1999)

"If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time" is a song by American singer R. Kelly, released as the fifth single from his third album, R. (1998).^[1] The song is a ballad about a man wishing he could go back in time and repair his relationship with his girlfriend.^{[citation needed]} The song peaked at number 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and became a top-10 hit across Europe, peaking at number one in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Switzerland.