"Let Me Go" is a song by American singer and songwriter Hailee Steinfeld and Swedish DJ and 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. On September 7, 2017, Steinfeld posted teasers on social media, officially announcing the song's release date.
Composition "Let Me Go" is a tropical house and pop song, with country 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 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". 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 Kygo'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 Tyler Hubbard - vocals Serban Ghenea – mixing
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2017–2018) Peak position Italy (FIMI) 69 Latvia (LaIPA) 24 Malaysia (RIM) 11 Mexico Airplay (Billboard) 47 Norway (VG-lista) 40 Philippines (Philippine Hot 100) 51 Romania (Airplay 100) 63 Venezuela (National-Report) 89
Year-end charts Chart (2017) Position Australia (ARIA) 98 Hungary (Stream Top 40) 81 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard) 29
Chart (2018) Position Australia (ARIA) 59 Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 58 Iceland (Plötutíóindi) 53 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard) 6
Decade-end charts Chart (2010–2019) Position US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard) 33
Certifications
Release history Region Date Format Label Various September 8, 2017 Digital download Republic United States September 12, 2017 Contemporary hit radio Italy September 29, 2017 Universal
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