"Let Me Go" is a song by American singer Hailee Steinfeld and Swedish record producer Alesso, featuring American country music duo Florida Georgia Line and American singer-songwriter Watt. It was written by Ali Tamposi, Brian Lee, Jamie Lidell, Alesso and Watt, with production handled by the latter two. The song was released through Republic Records on September 8, 2017.

Background

On September 5, 2017, Republic Records confirmed the forthcoming collaboration, and revealed its release and radio airplay date.[3] On September 7, 2017, Steinfeld posted teasers on social media, officially announcing the song's release date.[4]

Composition

"Let Me Go" is a tropical house[1] and pop song,[2] with country influences.[5] It is composed in the key of both B-flat dorian and A-flat major with a tempo of 100-104 beats per minute.[6]

Critical reception

David Rishty of Billboard 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".[7] Kat Bein of the same publication deemed it "a radio-ready pop ballad",[2] "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 Kygo's 2016 song "Carry Me".[8] Brittany Provost of EDMTunes called it "a surprisingly very catchy and upbeat track".[4] 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".[9]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[10]

  • 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
  • Tyler Hubbard - vocals
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[50] 5× Platinum 350,000
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[51] 2× Platinum 80,000
Canada (Music Canada)[52] 4× Platinum 320,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[53] Gold 45,000
Germany (BVMI)[54] Gold 200,000
Italy (FIMI)[55] Platinum 50,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[56] Platinum 30,000
Portugal (AFP)[57] Gold 5,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[58] Gold 30,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[59] Platinum 600,000
United States (RIAA)[60] Platinum 1,000,000
Streaming
Sweden (GLF)[61] 2× Platinum 16,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various September 8, 2017 Digital download Republic [10]
United States September 12, 2017 Contemporary hit radio [62]
Italy September 29, 2017 Universal [63]

References

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