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When I Die (Motherlode song)

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1969 single by Motherlode
"When I Die"
Single by Motherlode
from the album When I Die
B-side"Hard Life"
ReleasedApril 1969
GenreSoul
Length3:20
LabelBuddah
Songwriter(s)Steve Kennedy, William Smith
Producer(s)Mort Ross, Doug Riley
Motherlode singles chronology
"When I Die"
(1969) 		"Memories of a Broken Promise"
(1969)

"When I Die" is a 1969 hit single by Motherlode. It is the title track of their debut LP and was their first single.

In the US, the song reached number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 12 on the Cash Box Top 100. "When I Die" was a major hit in Canada, reaching number 1 in August of the year.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1969) Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles 1
Canada CHUM Chart Top 30 5
US Billboard Hot 100 18
US Cash Box Top 100 12

Year-end charts

Chart (1969) Rank
Canada 35
US Billboard Hot 100 71
US Cash Box 94

References

  1. "Motherlode - when I die".
  2. Cash Box Top 100 Singles, September 27, 1969
  3. "RPM Top 100 Singles - August 23, 1969" (PDF).
  4. "CHUM 30 - July 26, 1969".
  6. Cash Box Top 100 Singles, September 27, 1969
  7. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20.
  8. Musicoutfitters.com
  9. Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 27, 1969

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