I Wasn't the One (Who Said Goodbye)

"I Wasn't the One (Who Said Goodbye)" is the second single from Agnetha Fältskog's third English-language solo album, I Stand Alone, released in 1987.

"I Wasn't the One (Who Said Good-Bye)"
Single by Agnetha Fältskog with Peter Cetera
from the album I Stand Alone
Released	1987
Recorded	1987
Length	4:10 (single/album version)
Label	WEA
Songwriter(s)	Mark Mueller, Aaron Zigman
Producer(s)	Peter Cetera
Agnetha Fältskog with Peter Cetera singles chronology
"The Last Time" (1987) "I Wasn't the One (Who Said Good-Bye)" (1987) "Let It Shine" (1988)

The song is a duet with the album's producer Peter Cetera, the former lead singer and bass guitar player for the American rock band Chicago. They also recorded a Spanish-language version of the song, "Yo No Fui (Quien Dijo Adiós)", for the South American market, and which was included on the South American version of I Stand Alone.

The song peaked at number 93 in both the United States and Canada. It was a more successful Adult Contemporary hit peaking at number 19 on the Billboard AC chart and number 21 on RPM AC chart in Canada.^[1] Fältskog did not do any promotion for the song in North America.

Music video

A music video was shot in Stockholm, but did not show Cetera on camera.

Formats and track listings

The single was released in four formats:

• 7"-single

1. "I Wasn't The One (Who Said Goodbye)" 4:12
2. "If You Need Somebody Tonight" 3:30

• 12"-single

1. "I Wasn't The One (Who Said Goodbye)" [Extended Version] 6:00
2. "Yo No Fui (Quien Dijo Adiós)" 4:12
3. "If You Need Somebody Tonight" 3:30

• Cassette single [USA]

1. "I Wasn't The One (Who Said Goodbye)" 4:06
2. "If You Need Somebody Tonight" 3:32

• 3"-CD-single [Japan]

1. "I Wasn't The One (Who Said Goodbye)"
2. "If You Need Somebody Tonight"

Weekly charts

"I Wasn't The One (Who Said Goodbye)"

Chart (1987)	Peak Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[2]	93
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)^[3]	21
US Billboard Hot 100^[4]	93
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[5]	19

"Yo No Fui (Quien Dijo Adiós)"

Chart (1988)	Peak Position
Paraguay (UPI)^[6]	10

External links

• "I Wasn't The One (Who Said Good-Bye)" Official Agnetha Fältskog website

References

1. . AllMusic. All Media Network. 17 March 2008. Archived from the original on 17 September 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
2. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 8664." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
3. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 8640." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. March 2, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
4. "Agnetha Fältskog Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
5. "Agnetha Fältskog Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
6. "Discos más populares de Latinoamérica". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish): 58. May 6, 1988. Retrieved July 23, 2022.