the Billboard Hot 100. "Can't Let Go" ended the streak when it reached number two and spent 17 weeks in the top 40. The song topped the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks, where it became Carey's fourth number one single. "Can't Let Go" reached number three in Canada and the top 20 in the UK. Music video The single's accompanying music video, directed by Jim Sonzero, features Carey wearing an evening gown and her hair in a bun. Filmed in black and white, the video starts and closes with shots of a rose open and closed respectively. Usage in other media A radio edit of the song was promoted to radio and used for the video instead of the original song, and the edit eliminates the seraphic pre-intro and removes all of Carey's high notes at the song's beginning and end. Like Carey's previous U.S. singles, "Can't Let Go" won a BMI Pop Award in 1993. In 2015, rapper Rick Ross released a remix version of the song on his eighth studio album Black Market, titled "Can't Say No", in which Carey re-recorded her part with various new lyrics. Copyright issues In 1992, writers Sharon Taber and Ron Gonzalez filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Carey and Afanasieff citing that "Can't Let Go" was taken from their unknown song, "Right Before My Eyes." The plaintiffs demanded to obtain copies of the studio recording tapes to see if conversation between Carey and Afanasieff would prove them guilty. However, after being reviewed, the only guilty fear apparent was Mariah Carey quoted as saying "Can't Let Go" was sounding "too much like our other song." The lawsuit was later dropped or settled out of court. Track listings Worldwide CD and cassette single "Can't Let Go" (edit) "To Be Around You" European CD maxi-single 1 "Can't Let Go" (edit) "To Be Around You" "The Wind" European CD maxi-single 2 "Can't Let Go" (edit) "I Don't Wanna Cry" "All in Your Mind" Credits and personnel Recording Recorded at Skywalker Sound, Marin Country; The Plant Recording Studios, Sausalito; Right Track Recording, NYC. Mixed at Right Track Recording, NYC. Personnel Lyrics – Mariah Carey Music – Mariah Carey, Walter Afanasieff Production – Mariah Carey, Walter Afanasieff Keyboards, Synthesizers, Synthesizer Bass, Synclavier Acoustic Guitar, Drums and Percussion Arrangement and Programming – Walter Afanasieff Guitars – Michael Landau Synclavier/Akai Programming – Ren Klyce Synclavier/Macintosh Programming – Gary Cirmelli Arrangement –