Let Me Go (Hailee Steinfeld and Alesso song)

"Let Me Go"
The cover consists of an air delivered package with a packaging stamp on the right corner and both the 'Air Mail' stamp and release date seal opposite it.
Single by Hailee Steinfeld and Alesso featuring Florida Georgia Line and Watt
from the EP Midnight Hour
ReleasedSeptember 8, 2017 (2017-09-08)
Genre
Length2:54
LabelRepublic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Hailee Steinfeld singles chronology
"Most Girls"
(2017) 		"Let Me Go"
(2017) 		"Capital Letters"
(2018)
Alesso singles chronology
"Move Like That"
(2017) 		"Let Me Go"
(2017) 		"Is That for Me"
(2017)
Florida Georgia Line singles chronology
"Smooth"
(2017) 		"Let Me Go"
(2017) 		"Meant to Be"
(2017)
Watt singles chronology
"Ghost in My Head"
(2016) 		"Let Me Go"
(2017) 		"Burning Man"
(2017)
Music video
"Let Me Go" on YouTube

"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] 4× Platinum 120,000‡
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]

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