"You Can Let Go" is a song written by

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and Cory Batten, and recorded by Canadian

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artist

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. It was released in Canada in January 2008 and the U.S. in February 2008 as the first single from the album '' Dawn of a New Day''. The song became the fastest rising debut Canadian country single ever. "You Can Let Go" was nominated for Single of the Year at the 2008

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, "You Can Let Go" peaked at number 21 on the

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charts.

Content

The song features three scenarios where the female narrator asks her father to "let go" of her, the first being when she is riding a bicycle as a child.

Critical reception

Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe rated the song "A", praising Shawanda's voice and saying that "I knew where 'You Can Let Go' was going to end up by the third verse, but I was still choked up by it, as the songwriters painted an achingly accurate portrait."

Music video

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was released for the song, directed by

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. In the video, Shawanda is shown singing the song on the stage of an empty auditorium along with scenes of her as a child (played by Cassandra Laus) riding a bicycle.

Chart performance

References

{{reflist Crystal Shawanda songs 2008 debut singles Songs written by Rory Feek Songs written by Kent Blazy RCA Records Nashville singles Song recordings produced by Scott Hendricks 2008 songs Songs written by Cory Batten Music videos directed by Margaret Malandruccolo Songs about fathers