If You Gotta Go, Go Now

"If You Gotta Go, Go Now"
Dutch picture sleeve
Single by Bob Dylan
B-side"To Ramona"
ReleasedJanuary 1967
RecordedJanuary 15, 1965
StudioColumbia 30th Street, New York City
GenreFolk rock[1]
Length2:32
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Bob Dylan
Producer(s)Tom Wilson
Bob Dylan singles chronology
"Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat"
(1967)
"If You Gotta Go, Go Now"
(1967)
"Drifter's Escape"
(1968)
"Si Tu Dois Partir"
Single by Fairport Convention
from the album Unhalfbricking
B-side"Genesis Hall" (Richard Thompson)
ReleasedJuly 1969
RecordedMarch 1969
StudioSound Techniques, London
Label
Songwriter(s)Bob Dylan
Producer(s)Joe Boyd, Simon Nicol and Fairport Convention
Fairport Convention singles chronology
"I'll Keep It with Mine"
(1968)
"Si Tu Dois Partir"
(1969)
"If (Stomp)"
(1969)
Official Audio
"Si tu dois partir" on YouTube

"If You Gotta Go, Go Now" (sometimes subtitled "(Or Else You Got to Stay All Night)") is a song written by Bob Dylan in 1964. The first released version was as a single in the US by the UK group the Liverpool Five in July 1965, but this did not chart in the US despite receiving much airplay, particularly in the Pacific Northwest. Another British band, Manfred Mann, then issued the song as a single in September 1965 and had a number 2 hit. Fairport Convention also had a chart hit, with a French version, in 1969.

  1. ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Great Moments in Folk Rock: Lists of Author Favorites". www.richieunterberger.com. Retrieved May 24, 2024.