Let It Go
Studio album by
Will Young
Released27 September 2008
Length51:30
Label
Producer
Will Young chronology
Keep On
(2005) 		Let It Go
(2008) 		The Hits
(2009)
Singles from Let It Go
  1. "Changes"
    Released: 15 September 2008
  2. "Grace"
    Released: 22 December 2008
  3. "Let It Go"
    Released: 2 March 2009

Let It Go is the fourth studio album by English singer Will Young. It was released on 27 September 2008.[1] It is Will Young's first album in 3 years, since the release of Keep On in late 2005. The album has now sold over 400,000 copies certified platinum.

The first single released from the album was "Changes", which was released on 15 September 2008 in the UK, and peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart. The second single lifted was "Grace", and despite heavy airplay on music stations and TV music channels, the single only managed to peak at number 33, Young's lowest peak position for a single at the time. "Let It Go" was the third single lifted from the album, released on 2 March 2009 only in the UK, and failed to impact the UK Top 40, peaking at number 58, surpassing "Grace" as his lowest-charting single ever. The fourth and final single released was "Tell Me The Worst", and it served as a club promotional single.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Observer[2]

'Let It Go was received extremely well by Observer Music Monthly; garnering four stars, wherein comparisons were drawn between Let It Go and George Michael's album Older.[3] Allmusic editor Matthew Chisling found that "on his fourth release in the mainstream market, Will Young once again sticks to what he does best: produce material satisfying to the adult contemporary listener. Once again, he has done so while balancing soft-spoken ballads with effervescent fresh dance tunes pleasing to a general audience. As Young matures with every disc he releases, so does his music, as seen on Let It Go [...] Young's unique tone is there, but the true hits are hidden and the support is so irritatingly boring that Let It Go fails to sparkle like Young's prior albums have."[1]

Track listing

Standard version
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Changes"
Eg White4:00
2."Grace"
  • Young
  • Matt Prime
4:37
3."Won't Look Down"
Mike Spencer3:47
4."Tell Me the Worst"
Stephen Lipson3:35
5."I Won't Give Up"
  • Young
  • White
4:01
6."Disconnected"
Byrne3:59
7."If Love Equals Nothing"
Braide3:49
8."Love"
  • Young
  • Lipson
  • Poole
Lipson6:32
9."Simple Philosophy"
  • Young
  • Byrne
  • Poole
Spencer4:13
10."Let It Go"
  • Jeremy Gregory
  • Poole
  • White
White3:39
11."Are You Happy"
  • Young
  • Byrne
  • Poole
Spencer2:50
12."You Don't Know"
Dixon3:15
13."Free My Mind"
  • Young
  • Dan Brown
  • Stew Jackson
Robot Club3:20
iTunes Store bonus track
No.TitleLength
14."This Is Who I Am"3:55

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Platinum 300,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b c Chisling, Matthew. "Review: Let It Go". Allmusic. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
  2. ^ Flynn, Paul (14 September 2008). "CD: Pop review: Will Young, Let it Go" – via www.theguardian.com.
  3. ^ Flynn, Paul (14 September 2008). "Pop review: Will Young, Let it Go". The Guardian. London.
  4. ^ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Radio 1 – Chart – The Official UK Top 40 Albums Chart". BBC. 24 February 2007. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  7. ^ "British album certifications – Will Young – Le It Go". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
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