"Let Me Go" is a song by American singer

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and Swedish record producer

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, featuring American

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duo

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and American singer-songwriter

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. It was written by

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, Brian Lee,

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, Alesso and Watt, with production handled by the latter two. The song was released through

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on September 8, 2017.

Background

On September 5, 2017, Republic Records confirmed the forthcoming collaboration, and revealed its release and radio airplay date. On September 7, 2017, Steinfeld posted teasers on social media, officially announcing the song's release date.

Composition

"Let Me Go" is a

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and

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song, with

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influences. It is composed in the key of both B-flat dorian and A-flat major with a tempo of 100-104 beats per minute.

Critical reception

David Rishty of ''

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'' called the song an "eye-popping collaboration", and felt it "has all the right ingredients for its lyrics to quickly get stuck in your head". Kat Bein of the same publication deemed it "a radio-ready pop ballad", "a feel-good breakup song with pop and country crossover". He opined that it "drips with tropical coconut notes with central vocals from Steinfeld and a strong backup from Florida Georgia Line", and sounds similar to

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's 2016 song " Carry Me". Brittany Provost of EDMTunes called it "a surprisingly very catchy and upbeat track". Kelly Brickey of Sounds Like Nashville felt it "bops like the next big club hit with FGL and Steinfeld trading off verses for an up-tempo love song".

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. * Hailee Steinfeld – vocals * Alesso – songwriting, production, keyboard, percussion, programming * Ali Tamposi – songwriting, background vocals * Andrew Watt – songwriting, production, background vocals, bass, guitar, percussion * Brian Lee – songwriting, background vocals * Jamie Lidell – songwriting * Johannes Raassina – engineering * Brian Kelley – vocals *

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- vocals * Serban Ghenea – mixing

Charts

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Certifications

Release history

References

{{authority control 2017 songs 2017 singles Hailee Steinfeld songs Alesso songs Florida Georgia Line songs Republic Records singles Songs written by Ali Tamposi Songs written by Brian Lee (songwriter) Songs written by Alesso Songs written by Andrew Watt (record producer) Song recordings produced by Alesso