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{{short description|1981 single by Def Leppard}}
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{{Infobox Single |
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| Name = Let It Go
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| Cover = Def-Leppard-Letitgo.jpg
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| Artist = [[Def Leppard]]
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{{Infobox song
| from Album = [[High 'n' Dry]]
| B-side =
| name = Let It Go
| Released = [[1981 in music|1981]]
| cover = Def-Leppard-Letitgo.jpg
| Format = [[Gramophone record|7"]]
| alt =
| Recorded = [[1981]]
| type = single
| Genre = [[Hard Rock]]
| artist = [[Def Leppard]]
| Length =
| album = [[High 'n' Dry]]
| Label =
| B-side = Switch 625
| released = 14 August 1981 (UK)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Def+Leppard&titel=Let+It+Go&cat=s|title=Def Leppard - Let It Go|first=Steffen|last=Hung|website=Hitparade.ch|access-date=3 August 2024}}</ref>
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| Writer =
| Producer =
| recorded = March–June 1981
| studio = [[Battery Studios]] (London)
| Certification =
| genre = [[Hard rock]], [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]]
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| Chart position =
| Last single =
| length = 4:43
| This single =
| label =
* [[Polygram Records|Polygram]]
| Next single =
* [[Mercury Records|Mercury]]
| writer =
* [[Pete Willis]]
* [[Steve Clark]]
* [[Joe Elliott]]
| producer = [[Robert John "Mutt" Lange]]
| prev_title = Rock Brigade
| prev_year = 1980
| next_title = [[Bringin' On the Heartbreak]]
| next_year = 1981
| misc = {{External music video
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| header = Music videos
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| 1 = {{YouTube|sHNBxd4LnDs|"Let It Go"}}
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"'''Let it Go'''" is a 1981 song by English [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Def Leppard]] from their [[platinum album|multi-platinum]] album ''[[High 'n' Dry]]''. It was one of two singles from the album, and reached number 34 on the US [[Mainstream Rock]] charts. It was originally titled "When the Rain Falls" with different lyrics as played at [[New Theatre Oxford|New Theatre]] in [[Oxford]] in 1980.


The 7" single runs about 30 seconds shorter than the album version; no lyrics are removed, but the opening guitar intro and the other guitar solos are shortened slightly.


''[[Record World]]'' commented on the "twin-guitar barrage, [[Joe Elliott]]'s go-for-broke vocal and the sensory overload of [[Mutt Lange]]'s production."<ref name=rw>{{cite magazine|magazine=Record World|date=September 19, 1981|page=54|access-date=2023-03-01|title=Single Picks|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/80s/81/RW-1981-09-19.pdf}}</ref>
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'''''Let it Go''''' is a [[1981]] song by [[United Kingdom|British]] [[hard rock]] band [[Def Leppard]] from their [[platinum album|multi-platinum]] album [[High 'n' Dry]]. It was one of two singles from the album, and reached #34 on the [[Mainstream Rock]] charts.


==Music video==
The song was featured in the videogame [[SSX: on tour]]
The music video for this song was directed by Doug Smith and shot on 22 July 1981 at the [[Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool|Royal Court Theatre]] in [[Liverpool]], England. The photo on "Let It Go" single cover was taken from that shoot. Other songs filmed that day were "[[High 'n' Dry (Saturday Night)]]" and "[[Bringin' On the Heartbreak]]".


==Live performances==
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"Let It Go" is the second most-played song from ''High 'n' Dry'' after "Bringin' On the Heartbreak". The song was played consistently on the tours supporting its parent album, ''Pyromania'' and ''Hysteria'', but was then discarded completely until 1999. However, since then "Let It Go" has been quite frequently reintroduced into setlists.

== Personnel ==

* [[Joe Elliott]] – lead vocals
* [[Steve Clark]] – lead guitar, backing vocals
* [[Pete Willis]] – rhythm guitar, ride-out solo, backing vocals
* [[Rick Savage]] – bass guitar, backing vocals
* [[Rick Allen (drummer)|Rick Allen]] – drums, backing vocals

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (1981)
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!Peak<br />position
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{{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|34|artist=Def Leppard|rowheader=true|access-date=16 February 2021}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:1981 singles]]
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[[Category:Song recordings produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange]]
[[Category:Songs written by Joe Elliott]]
[[Category:Songs written by Steve Clark]]
[[Category:Songs written by Pete Willis]]
[[Category:PolyGram singles]]
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Latest revision as of 13:05, 2 December 2024

"Let It Go"
Single by Def Leppard
from the album High 'n' Dry
B-side"Switch 625"
Released14 August 1981 (UK)[1]
RecordedMarch–June 1981
StudioBattery Studios (London)
GenreHard rock, heavy metal
Length4:43
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Def Leppard singles chronology
"Rock Brigade"
(1980) 		"Let It Go"
(1981) 		"Bringin' On the Heartbreak"
(1981)
Music videos
"Let It Go" on YouTube

"Let it Go" is a 1981 song by English rock band Def Leppard from their multi-platinum album High 'n' Dry. It was one of two singles from the album, and reached number 34 on the US Mainstream Rock charts. It was originally titled "When the Rain Falls" with different lyrics as played at New Theatre in Oxford in 1980.

The 7" single runs about 30 seconds shorter than the album version; no lyrics are removed, but the opening guitar intro and the other guitar solos are shortened slightly.

Record World commented on the "twin-guitar barrage, Joe Elliott's go-for-broke vocal and the sensory overload of Mutt Lange's production."[2]

Music video

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The music video for this song was directed by Doug Smith and shot on 22 July 1981 at the Royal Court Theatre in Liverpool, England. The photo on "Let It Go" single cover was taken from that shoot. Other songs filmed that day were "High 'n' Dry (Saturday Night)" and "Bringin' On the Heartbreak".

Live performances

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"Let It Go" is the second most-played song from High 'n' Dry after "Bringin' On the Heartbreak". The song was played consistently on the tours supporting its parent album, Pyromania and Hysteria, but was then discarded completely until 1999. However, since then "Let It Go" has been quite frequently reintroduced into setlists.

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (1981) Peak
position
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[3] 34

References

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  1. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Def Leppard - Let It Go". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. 19 September 1981. p. 54. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Def Leppard Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 February 2021.


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