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"Let It Go"
"Let It Go"
Single by Def Leppard
from the album High 'n' Dry
B-side	"Switch 625"
Released	14 August 1981 (UK)
Recorded	March–June 1981
Studio	Battery Studios (London)
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal
Length	4:43
Label	Polygram; Mercury;
Songwriter(s)	Pete Willis; Steve Clark; Joe Elliott;
Producer(s)	Robert John "Mutt" Lange
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"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

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

"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 – drums, backing vocals

Charts

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

References

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

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[1] Hung, Steffen. "Def Leppard - Let It Go". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 3 August 2024.

[rw-2] "Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. 19 September 1981. p. 54. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

[sc_Billboardmainstreamrock_Def_Leppard-3] "Def Leppard Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

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+{{Use British English|date=April 2014}}
-| Artist         = [[Def Leppard]]
+{{Infobox song
-| from Album     = [[High 'n' Dry]]
-| B-side         = [[Switch 625]]
+| name       = Let It Go
-| Released       = [[1981 in music|1981]]
+| cover      = Def-Leppard-Letitgo.jpg
-| Format         = [[Gramophone record|7"]]
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-| Recorded       = 1981
+| type       = single
-| Genre          = [[Hard rock]], [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]]
+| artist     = [[Def Leppard]]
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-| Label          = Polygram/Mercury Records
+| 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>
-| Writer         = Elliot, Clark, Lange
+| recorded   = March–June 1981
-| Producer       = [[Robert John "Mutt" Lange]]
+| studio     = [[Battery Studios]] (London)
-| Certification  =
+| genre      = [[Hard rock]], [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]]
-| Chart position =
+| length     = 4:43
-| Last single    = "[[Hello America (Def Leppard song)|Hello America]]"<br>(1980)
+| label      =
-| This single    = "'''Let It Go'''"<br>(1981)
+* [[Polygram Records|Polygram]]
-| Next single    = "[[Bringin' on the Heartbreak]]"</br>(1981)
+* [[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
+ | type        = single
+ | header      = Music videos
+ | 1           = {{YouTube|sHNBxd4LnDs|"Let It Go"}}
+}}
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-"'''Let it Go'''" is a [[1981 in music|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.
+"'''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.
+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.
-The song was featured in the videogame [[SSX on Tour]].
+''[[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>
-==Video==
-The [[music video]] for this song was directed by [[Doug Smith]] and shot on July 22, 1981 at the [[Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool|Royal Court Theatre]] in [[Liverpool]], [[England]]. Def Leppard shot three videos at the same time that day.{{Fact|date=May 2008}} 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]]''.
-==Notes==
+==Music video==
+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]]".
-{{Reflist}}
+==Live performances==
-==External links==
+"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.
-*[http://www.defleppard.com Def Leppard official site]
-*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsHTmHSqQEg YouTube - Def Leppard - Let It Go]
+== 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)
+!Peak<br />position
+|-
+{{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|34|artist=Def Leppard|rowheader=true|access-date=16 February 2021}}
+|}
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 {{Def Leppard}}
+{{authority control}}
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 [[Category:1981 singles]]
 [[Category:Songs written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange]]
-[[Category:Songs produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange]]
+[[Category:Song recordings produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange]]
+[[Category:Songs written by Joe Elliott]]
-{{1980s-rock-song-stub}}
+[[Category:Songs written by Steve Clark]]
+[[Category:Songs written by Pete Willis]]
+[[Category:PolyGram singles]]
+[[Category:Mercury Records singles]]
+[[Category:1981 songs]]
-[[pt:Let It Go]]
+{{1980s-rock-song-stub}}

v t e Def Leppard
Rick Savage Joe Elliott Rick Allen Phil Collen Vivian Campbell Pete Willis Steve Clark
Studio albums	On Through the Night High 'n' Dry Pyromania Hysteria Adrenalize Slang Euphoria X Yeah! Songs from the Sparkle Lounge Def Leppard Diamond Star Halos
Live albums	Mirror Ball – Live & More Viva! Hysteria And There Will Be a Next Time... Live from Detroit
Compilations	Retro Active Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995) Best of Def Leppard Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection The Story So Far – The Best Of The Early Years 79–81 Drastic Symphonies
EPs	The Def Leppard E.P.
Singles	"Wasted" "Hello America" "Let It Go" "Bringin' On the Heartbreak" "Photograph" "Rock of Ages" "Foolin'" "Too Late for Love" "Animal" "Women" "Pour Some Sugar on Me" "Hysteria" "Armageddon It" "Love Bites" "Rocket" "Let's Get Rocked" "Make Love Like a Man" "Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad" "Stand Up (Kick Love into Motion)" "Heaven Is" "Tonight" "Two Steps Behind" "Desert Song" “Miss You in a Heartbeat” "Action" "When Love & Hate Collide" "Slang" "Work It Out" "All I Want Is Everything" "Breathe a Sigh" "Promises" "Paper Sun" "Goodbye" "Now" "Four Letter Word" "Long, Long Way to Go" "No Matter What" "Rock On" "20th Century Boy" "C'mon C'mon" "Undefeated"
Other songs	"High 'n' Dry (Saturday Night)" "Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)"
Videography	Historia Live: In the Round, in Your Face Visualize Rock of Ages: The DVD Collection Mirror Ball – Live & More Viva! Hysteria And There Will Be a Next Time... Live from Detroit
Concert tours	Adrenalize World Tour Slang World Tour Viva! Hysteria Kiss 40th Anniversary World Tour World Tour 2015 Def Leppard & Journey 2018 Tour The Stadium Tour The World Tour
Related	Discography Members Songs Awards and nominations Cybernauts Man Raze Down 'n' Outz Gogmagog Jeff Rich Frank Noon
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