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"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
Genreheavy metal[2], hard rock.[3]
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)

"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.

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 "Bringing' 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.

Charts

Chart (1981) Peak
position
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[4] 34

References

  1. ^ "Def Leppard singles".
  2. ^ V. Bogdanov, C. Woodstra and S. T. Erlewine, All Music Guide to Rock: the Definitive Guide to Rock, Pop, and Soul (Milwaukee, WI: Backbeat Books, 3rd edn., 2002), ISBN 0-87930-653-Xand pp. 293–4.
  3. ^ Kielty, Martin (13 January 2019). "The Best Song From Every Def Leppard Album". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Def Leppard Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 September 2020.


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