Can't Let You Go Even If I Die (Korean: 죽어도 못 보내; RR: Jugeodo mot bonae) is the debut extended playbySouth Korean boy band 2AM. The title track "Can't Let You Go Even If I Die" was released as a single. It was the most downloaded song of 2010 in South Korea, with 3,352,827 downloads.
A repackaged 11-track version renamed I Was Wrong was released as the group's first studio album. It contained all six tracks of the mini album Can't Let You Go Even If I Die with five additional tracks not found on the original mini-album. The title track "I Was Wrong" was released on March 16, 2010, as a single.
As opposed to their previous songs, the tracks on the mini-album were not written by Park Jin-young, but by Big Hit Entertainment founder and Park's long-time songwriting partner Bang Si-hyuk, who is famous for composing Baek Ji-young's『총 맞은 것처럼』("Like Being Hit By a Bullet") and 8Eight's『심장이 없어』("Without a Heart").[1]
Although set to be released on January 26, 2010, the mini-album was unexpectedly delayed and instead released 2 days later.[2]
In the week before the song's official release, four teaser videos of each member were released on 2AM's official YouTube channel, each depicting a different season. The only full music video was released on February 20, 2010.
The song quickly topped the online music charts after its release, beating Girls' Generation's "Oh!" and CNBLUE's "I'm A Loner".[3]
2AM made their comeback stage on "Inkigayo" on January 24, 2010.
On February 7, 2010, 2AM won their first Mutizen award on "Inkigayo" since their debut. On February 25, 2010, their second win was on Mnet M!Countdown. They won a second Mutizen on their final day of promotions on March 7, 2010.[4]
On the re-release album I Was Wrong, all tracks from "Can't Let You Go Even If I Die" were listed as tracks 7 to 11, only "Prologue" stayed as the track 1.
^[종합]2NE1, MAMA 4관왕…미스에이3관왕 [[General] 2NE1 wins 4 MAMA awards... Miss A 3 awards]. Newsis (in Korean). November 29, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Naver.
^보아·효리·소시·2NE1..올 첫시상식 MAMA 승자는? [BoA, Hyori, Soshi, 2NE1.. Who will win the first MAMA this year?]. Star News (in Korean). November 11, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Naver.
^[서울가요대상] 2AM ‘R&B발라드상’… 몸으로 기쁨 표현한 ‘깝권’ [[Seoul Music Awards] 2AM wins 'R&B Ballad Award'... 'Kapkwon' expresses joy] (in Korean). NewsInside. January 20, 2011. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
^2AM, 데뷔2년만에 감격의 첫 '인기가요' 1위 [2AM's first 'Inkigayo' 1st place after 2 years of debut]. My Daily (in Korean). February 7, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Naver.
^2AM, '죽어도 못 보내' 막방…'인기가요' 1위 차지 [2AM, 'Even if I die, I can't let you go' last broadcast... 1st place on 'Inkigayo']. Asia Business Daily (in Korean). March 7, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Naver.
^2AM, '엠카'서 소녀시대 제치고1위 [2AM beats Girls' Generation to take 1st place on 'M Countdown']. Star News (in Korean). February 25, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Naver.
