Let Go (Deadmau5 song)

"Let Go"
Single by Deadmau5 featuring Grabbitz
from the album W:/2016Album/
Released	November 18, 2016
Genre	Progressive house
Length	6:18 11:32 (extended edit)
Label	Mau5trap
Songwriter(s)	Joel Zimmerman, Nicholas Chiari
Producer(s)	Deadmau5
Deadmau5 singles chronology
"Saved" (2016) "Let Go" (2016) "Legendary" (2017)
Grabbitz singles chronology
"Follow Me" (2016) "Let Go" (2016) "In the Winter" (2017)
Music video
Let Go on YouTube

"Let Go" is a song by Canadian electronic music producer Deadmau5, featuring vocals from American producer Grabbitz.^[1] It was released as the second and final single from his eighth studio album W:/2016Album/.^[2] It was released exclusively on his record label Mau5trap on November 18, 2016.^[3]

Background

The production started when Grabbitz made a vocal bootleg version of the While(1<2) track "Silent Picture" almost two weeks after its original release.^[4] Zimmerman was impressed with the vocal edit, claiming on Twitter that he wanted to finish it (similar to how he found Chris James' vocals for "The Veldt").^[5]

Zimmerman then produced a demo of "Let Go" titled "aaddsfffsfsf" in 2015, and uploaded it to his website.^[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. 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".^[8]

The track was originally unreleased until a fan suggested for him to release the track on his then-upcoming album, W:/2016Album/.^[9][10] For the album's release, the track was given a shorter - 6 minute edit, renamed to its final title and released in late 2016 as an album pre-order single.^[11][12]

In 2017, Grabbitz released an edit of "Let Go" on mau5trap's 2017 compilation album We Are Friends, Vol. 7. This version is based on the original "Silent Picture" demo.^[13]

Music video

A video for "Let Go" was released on deadmau5's official YouTube channel on December 16, 2016. The video showcased and promoted Zimmerman's stage set (dubbed "Cube 2.1") for his then upcoming tour, "Lots of Shows in a Row". The video was filmed in partnership with Mau5trap and TAIT Towers.

Track listing

Digital download^[14]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Let Go (Original Mix)" (featuring Grabbitz)	6:18

Charts

Chart	Peak position
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[15]	11

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
Worldwide	November 18, 2016 (2016-11-18)	Digital download	Mau5trap

References

1. "Deadmau5 shares a track off his sixth studio album 'W:/2016ALBUM/'". Mixmag. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
2. "Hear 'Let Go', the biggest track from Deadmau5's new album". Junkee Media. Archived from the original on June 19, 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
3. "deadmau5 Drops Sweeping Single 'Let Go,' Launches Album Pre-Order: Listen". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
4. "Deadmau5 shares a track off his sixth studio album 'W:/2016ALBUM/'". Mixmag. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
5. "deadmau5 Shares "Let Go" with Grabbitz, 'W:/2016Album' Tracklist". Music Times. 2016-11-18. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
6. "aaddsfffsfsf - "just a melody layout for the rmx... nothing special yet!"". live.deadmau5.com. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
7. "Deadmau5 Teams Up With Splice For The Remix Competition Of A Lifetime". Your EDM. 2017-02-01. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
8. "Deadmau5 Shares Long-Awaited Grabbitz Collaboration, "Let Go"". Thump. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
9. "@DEADMAU5: yeah, ill put it on the "album" or whatever. manager's been bugging me about that too for whatever reason". 2016-10-09. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
10. "Deadmau5 Reveals New Single 'Let Go' With Grabbitz". Crssbeat. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
11. "deadmau5 reveals his highly anticipated "Let Go" with Grabbitz - EARMILK". EARMILK. 2016-11-18. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
12. "deadmau5 feat. Grabbitz - Let Go (Eagle | Stallian Remix) | Your EDM". Your EDM. 2017-04-24. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
13. "mau5trap releases 'We Are Friends, Vol. 7' compilation". edmidentity.com. 10 December 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
14. "Let Go - deadmau5 on Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
15. "deadmau5 Chart History - Dance/Electronic Songs". Billboard Charts. Retrieved 21 March 2018.