Let Go (deadmau5 & Grabbitz song)
| "Let Go" | ||||
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| Single by deadmau5 featuring Grabbitz | ||||
| from the album W:/2016ALBUM/ | ||||
| Released | November 18, 2016 | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
| Genre | Progressive house | |||
| Length |
6:18 11:32 (extended edit) | |||
| Label | mau5trap | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Joel Zimmerman, Nicholas Chiari | |||
| Producer(s) | deadmau5 | |||
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| Grabbitz singles chronology | ||||
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"Let Go" is a progressive house song written and produced by Canadian producer deadmau5, with vocals performed by American producer Grabbitz. It is the second and final single from his eighth studio album W:/2016ALBUM/. It was released exclusively on his record label mau5trap on November 18, 2016.[1][2]
Background
The production started when Grabbitz made a vocal bootleg version of the while(1<2) track "Silent Picture" almost 2 weeks after its original release.[3] Zimmerman was impressed with the vocal edit, claiming he wanted to finish it on Twitter[4] (similar to how he found Chris James' vocals for "The Veldt").
Zimmerman then produced a demo of Let Go titled "aaddsfffsfsf" in 2015. He uploaded it to his subscription website live.deadmau5.com;[5] and later to his YouTube account as well.[6] However, Zimmerman later cancelled development of "aaddsfffsfsf" and its melody was later turned into a royalty free MIDI file after being put in his Chimaera pack sold by Splice in April 2016.[7] It was renamed to "Fanaus" for release as a MIDI file in the pack, which was debatably confirmed by a Reddit user.[8] However, the project was revised over time and a new demo was uploaded to Zimmerman's SoundCloud account (prior to it being compromised) titled "Blood for the Bloodgoat".
The track was originally unreleased until a fan asked him to release the track on his next album.[9] For the album's release, the track was renamed to its final title and released in late 2016 as an album pre-order single.[10]
Composition
"Let Go" is a progressive house song with a tempo of 128 beats per minute and is written in the key of C minor.[11]
Track listing
Track listing taken from iTunes[12]
| Digital Download | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Let Go (Original Mix)" | 6:18 |
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Dance Chart (Billboard) | 11 |
Release history
| Country | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worldwide | November 18, 2016[13] | Digital download | mau5trap |
References
- ↑ "Let Go on Beatport". Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ↑ "Let Go on iTunes". Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ↑ "Let Go + Album Preorder on mau5trap.com". Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ↑ "dead mow cinco on Twitter". Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ↑ "Media at live.deadmau5.com". Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ↑ "aaddsfffsfsf on YouTube". Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ↑ "Chimaera Sample Pack on Splice Sounds". Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ↑ ""Can we make a collective list of Chimaera tracks' original origins/names?" on Reddit". Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ↑ "dead mow cinco on Twitter". Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ↑ "Let Go + Album Preorder on mau5trap.com". Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ↑ "Let Go on Beatport". Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ↑ "Let Go on iTunes". Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ↑ "Let Go on Discogs". Retrieved 16 March 2017.