Let You Go

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"Let You Go"
Single by Chase & Status featuring Mali
from the album No More Idols
Released 15 August 2010
Format
Recorded 2010
Genre
Length 3:55
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Chase & Status
Chase & Status singles chronology
"End Credits"
(2009)		 "Let You Go"
(2010)		 "Hypest Hype"
(2010)
Mali singles chronology
"Let You Go"
(2010)

"Let You Go" is the second overall, and official lead single, taken from drum and bass duo Chase & Status' second studio album, No More Idols. The song features vocals from singer Mali, and was released as a digital download on 15 August 2010. The single debuted on the UK Singles Chart at #11, marking the duo's second most successful single to date. In July 2010, "Let You Go" was added to BBC Radio 1's A playlist.

Music video

The music video for "Let You Go" was directed by thirtytwo, made up of Will Lovelace and Dylan Southern, and was released on 29 July 2010. The video features a TV talk show host, much like Jeremy Kyle, called Patrick Chase, played by British stage actor Glenn Carter. He is praised by the audience, particularly for his scathing insults about the guests on his show and his catchphrase "If you can't be good, be honest". The video then switches to Patrick Chase on a night out and we see his reckless, hypocritical behaviour: he has sex with a woman who is not his wife while her young children are in the next room; gets drunk and buys drugs; snorts several lines of cocaine; picks up a prostitute and has sex with her while watching his TV show. We then see a fast montage of his double life: the adoration of his fans and his hedonistic other persona, including a minor car crash while driving under the influence. The video ends with Patrick sitting in a make up chair, looking at a photo of his wife and children, before beginning a new show with his cheering fans surrounding him. Plan B makes a cameo appearance in the video as the drug dealer.

Tracklisting

  1. "Let You Go" (Brookes Brothers Remix) - 4:47
  2. "Let You Go" (Chase & Status V.I.P. Mix) - 3:32
  1. "Let You Go" - 3:55
  2. "Let You Go" (Instrumental) - 3:55
  1. "Let You Go" (Nero Remix) - 5:15
  2. "Let You Go" (Brookes Brothers Remix) - 4:47
  3. "Let You Go" (Chase & Status V.I.P. Mix) - 3:32
  4. "Let You Go" (Feed Me Remix) - 5:01
  1. "Let You Go" - 3:55
  2. "Let You Go" (Chase & Status V.I.P. Mix) - 3:32
  1. "Let You Go" - 3:55
  2. "Delta Heavy" (featuring Dizzee Rascal) - 3:05
  3. "End Credits" (featuring Plan B) - 3:19
  1. "Let You Go" - 3:55
  2. "Let You Go" (Nero Remix) - 5:15
  3. "Let You Go" (Brookes Brothers Remix) - 4:47
  4. "Let You Go" (Feed Me Remix) - 5:01
  5. "Let You Go" (Chase & Status V.I.P. Mix) - 3:32

Chart performance

"Let You Go" debuted on the UK Singles Chart on 22 August 2010 at #11, also debuting on the UK Dance Chart at #3; marking the duo's second most successful single to date, following "End Credits", which featured Plan B, peaked at #9 in October 2009. In its second week on the chart, the single fell three places to #14. On 5 September 2010 the single fell a further eight places to #22, and then a further nine to #31 the following week, marking its fourth week in the Top 40.

Chart (2010) Peak
Position
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[8] 13
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[9] 11
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[10] 3

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 15 August 2010
Mercury Records

References

  1. ↑ Let You Go (Vinyl back cover). Chase & Status featuring Mali. Ram Records. 2010. RAMM 85.
  2. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=2396412
  3. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=2416747
  4. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=2408289
  5. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=2378963
  6. ↑ http://www.vinylexchange.co.uk/ProductDetails.asp?ArtistID=&GenreID=220693&IID=2838723
  7. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/let-you-go-feat.-mali-ep/id385516671
  8. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2010-08-28". Scottish Singles Top 40.
  9. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2010-08-28" UK Singles Chart.
  10. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2010-08-28" UK Dance Chart.

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