"Let Go" | ||||
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Single by Central Cee | ||||
Released | 15 December 2022 | |||
Genre | UK drill[1] | |||
Length | 2:54 | |||
Label | Self-released | |||
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Music video | ||||
"Let Go" on YouTube |
"Let Go" is a song by British rapper and songwriter Central Cee. It was released as a single on 15 December 2022. The song samples "Let Her Go" (2012) by English singer-songwriter Passenger.
On 8 December 2022, the rapper took to TikTok to ask his followers if they approved of a clip of the song. The snippet quickly went viral across the app.[1] The song was described as flipping the original message of the song it samples and turning it into an outlet for his desires after his girlfriend left Cee.[2]
Aron A. of HotNewHipHop opined that all involved turned the original song into a "velvety drill banger" that showcases "Cee's vulnerability", as well as a "more melodic style" than usual.[1] Jack Lynch at Hypebeast wrote that the song sees the rapper tapping "into his current love affairs", while simulateneously giving "wider love advice for his audience".[3] Raphael Helfand of The Fader thought the chorus was "more befitting" than his previous hit single "Doja".[4] James Keith of Complex noticed the productional changes. While the "808 slides and hi-hat triplets" are still present, the rapper traded his "punchiness and bravado" for a "kind of stark, candid rhyming".[5]
The music video was released on 15 December 2022 and was shot at Alexandra Palace in London on 22 November 2022, right before his "Still Loading" concert at the venue.[6] It was directed by long-term collaborator Kunography.[7]
Chart (2023) | Position |
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Australia (ARIA)[40] | 78 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[41] | 50 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[42] | 83 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[43] | 57 |
UK Singles (OCC)[44] | 59 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[45] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
Austria (IFPI Austria)[46] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada)[47] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[48] | Gold | 45,000‡ |
France (SNEP)[49] | Platinum | 200,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI)[50] | Platinum | 100,000‡ |
Poland (ZPAV)[51] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP)[52] | Platinum | 10,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[53] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[54] | Platinum | 20,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[55] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
Streaming | ||
Sweden (GLF)[56] | Platinum | 8,000,000† |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |