Let Me Go (Hailee Steinfeld and Alesso song)
2017 single by Hailee Steinfeld and Alesso featuring Florida Georgia Line and Watt
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"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.
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| Single by Hailee Steinfeld and Alesso featuring Florida Georgia Line and Watt | ||||
| from the EP Midnight Hour | ||||
| Released | September 8, 2017 | |||
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| Length | 2:54 | |||
| Label | Republic | |||
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| "Let Me Go" on YouTube | ||||
Background
Composition
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
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[51] | 5× Platinum | 350,000‡ |
| Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[52] | 2× Platinum | 80,000‡ |
| Canada (Music Canada)[53] | 4× Platinum | 320,000‡ |
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[54] | Gold | 45,000‡ |
| Germany (BVMI)[55] | Gold | 200,000‡ |
| Italy (FIMI)[56] | Platinum | 50,000‡ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[57] | 4× Platinum | 120,000‡ |
| Portugal (AFP)[58] | Gold | 5,000‡ |
| Spain (Promusicae)[59] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[60] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[61] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
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| Sweden (GLF)[62] | 2× Platinum | 16,000,000† |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | September 8, 2017 | Digital download | Republic | [10] |
| United States | September 12, 2017 | Contemporary hit radio | [63] | |
| Italy | September 29, 2017 | Universal | [64] |