Let Me Go (Avril Lavigne song)
"Let Me Go" | ||||
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Single by Avril Lavigne featuring Chad Kroeger | ||||
from the album Avril Lavigne | ||||
Released | October 15, 2013 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 4:27 (Album Version) 3:57 (Radio Edit) | |||
Label | Epic | |||
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"Let Me Go" is a song recorded by Canadian recording artist Avril Lavigne and Canadian rock band Nickelback lead vocalist Chad Kroeger for Lavigne's self-titled fifth studio album. It was written by Lavigne, Kroeger and David Hodges. The song was released on October 15, 2013, by Epic Records, as the third single of Avril Lavigne. It is Lavigne's first single to feature a guest performer.
Critics gave the piano-driven
A music video was released on October 15, 2013, and it shows Lavigne roaming the halls of an abandoned mansion, with Kroeger's appearance being channeled through an elderly yardman, only to be seen as his true self through mirrored and tablet-assisted images. The song debuted at number 37 on the US
Background and release
"Let Me Go" was released as the third single from Lavigne's
The song premiered on October 8, 2013, 8:30 AM (PST) at KBIG 1043 MYfm[5] and has been released on the iTunes Store a week later on October 15, 2013.[2][6]
Composition
"We started off [in March 2012] just getting to know each other, and then we really bonded through music," Lavigne said. "We became really good friends and then things blossomed. The effect was very natural."
— Avril Lavigne talking about working with Chad Kroeger.[7]
"Let Me Go" was written by Avril Lavigne, Chad Kroeger and David Hodges, with production being handled by Kroeger, who also provided guest vocals, and Hodges. It is a "piano-tinged" pop rock ballad.[8] Carl Williott of Idolator highlighting "the most obnoxious aspects of Avril’s snotty pop and Chad’s rock-by-numbers mookery can breathe a sigh of relief."[9] Its instrumentation features a piano, a string section, an acoustic drum kit, and electric guitars and bass. The song starts with Lavigne beginning in a relationship that's clearly past its prime, "I'm breaking free from these memories/ Gotta let it go, just let it go/ I've said goodbye, set it all on fire,". Chad's verse, "You came back to find I was gone / And that place is empty, like the hole that was left in me",[10] brings a turn to the lyric's meanings. Now, the act of letting go of memories carries the promise of another beginning.[11]
The song was written on the first day Lavigne started working with
Critical reception
The song has received mixed reviews. Critics overall praised the lyrics and Lavigne's performance, but criticized Kroeger's vocals and his seemingly "unnecessary" appearance. Cornelius Vernon-Boase of Soundscape Magazine wrote the song "is a slower song and has a rock ballad feel with a powerful chorus," praising Chad's vocals, writing that "they add nicely to the song with his huskiness that gives it the raw powerful feeling." Vernon-Boase gave the song a positive review, considering it one of the album's stand out tracks.
While reviewing the album, Jason Lipshut of
Commercial performance
North America
On October 21, 2013,
Europe
Elsewhere, "Let Me Go" charted very moderately. In Austria, the song debuted at number 63, on November 1, 2013, before re-enter three non-consecutive times, with the last time peaking at number 32, on January 31, 2014.[26] The song became her highest charting-single since "What the Hell" (2011) and the best charting-single from the album.[26] In the United Kingdom, "Let Me Go" managed to peak at number 66, but it was never released as single there.[27] In France, "Let Me Go" became Lavigne's lowest-charting single of her career.[28] Worldwide, "Let Me Go" has sold over 500,000 copies
Music video
The music video for "Let Me Go" was directed by Christopher Sims and premiered on Lavigne's official channel on YouTube on October 15, 2013. It starts off showing an old man (played by Herman Sinitzyn)[29] sweeping leaves outside a mansion, before the music kicks in. The clip shows Lavigne representing a ghost of a pianist, alone in the (presumably now empty) mansion without lighting and with covered furniture, attempting to get in touch with the man she loved. This man is revealed to be the old man from the beginning, who is played by Kroeger in flashbacks to his younger self.[10] The two appear together during the song's final chorus.[10]
Track listing
- Digital download[30]
- "Let Me Go" – 4:27
- Taiwan CD single[31]
- "Let Me Go" (Radio Edit) – 3:57
- "Let Me Go" (Main Version) – 4:27
- "Let Me Go" (Instrumental) – 4:27
Charts
Chart (2013–14) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[32] | 77 |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[26] | 32 |
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[33] | 7 |
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[34] | 16 |
Brazil ( | 52 |
Brazil Hot Pop Songs[35] | 19 |
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[37] | 12 |
Canada | 6 |
Canada | 24 |
Canada | 12 |
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[41] | 8 |
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[42] | 94 |
France ( SNEP)[28]
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168 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[43] | 63 |
Netherlands ( Tipparade)[44]
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13 |
Scottish Singles Chart[45] | 54 |
South Korea ( Gaon International Digital Chart)[46]
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5 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[47] | 63 |
UK Singles ( Official Charts Company)[27]
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66 |
US Billboard Hot 100[48] | 78 |
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[22] | 20 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[25] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Country | Date | Format | Label |
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Italy | October 11, 2013 | Contemporary hit radio[49] | Sony Music
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Worldwide[6] | October 15, 2013 | Digital download | Sony Music, Epic Records |
Taiwan[31] | December 27, 2013 | CD single | Sony Music |
Awards
Year | Award Ceremony | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2014 | 2014 World Music Awards | World's Best Song | Nominated | [50] |
World's Best Video | Nominated |
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