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Let Me Go (3 Doors Down song)

"Let Me Go" is a song by American rock band 3 Doors Down. It was released on November 22, 2004, as the lead single from their third studio album, Seventeen Days (2005). The single reached number 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and Modern Rock Tracks charts and number six on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

"Let Me Go"
Single by 3 Doors Down
from the album Seventeen Days
B-side"Be Somebody" (acoustic)
ReleasedNovember 22, 2004 (2004-11-22)
Length3:52
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Johnny K
3 Doors Down singles chronology
"Away from the Sun"
(2003) 		"Let Me Go"
(2004) 		"Behind Those Eyes"
(2005)
Music video
"Let Me Go" on YouTube

Writing edit

According to lead singer Brad Arnold, "Let Me Go" was originally written for the Spider-Man 2 soundtrack but didn't end up in the film's soundtrack.[1] Arnold explained that "we liked it so much, we kept it for ourselves."[1] Arnold wanted to keep the song, "because it also had meaning to me personally."[2] Lyrically "Let Me Go" is a break-up song.[2]

Music video edit

The music video was directed by Wayne Isham and features actors Jodi Lyn O'Keefe and Jesse Metcalfe as two young high school students whose relationship seems to be the ideal, but which soon is shattered by a devastating secret. Jodi appears to be nothing more than the average all-American type on the surface, but her secret night job as a stripper at a strip club called Jumbo's Clown Room shows a different side. Jesse, upon realizing this, acts coldly and eventually separates from her. The rest of the video shows them both showing remorse over this hasty decision. At the very end, Jesse discovers that Jodi's night efforts was only being used to support her final secret: her young baby daughter. Throughout the clip, the band is seen performing on a rainy city street illuminated with several backlights. In an interview with 3 Doors Down, it was revealed that a later idea was that Jodi hated being a stripper.

Track listings edit

US promo CD[3]

  1. "Let Me Go" (rock version) – 4:00
  2. "Let Me Go" (alternate version) – 4:00

UK 7-inch single[4]

A. "Let Me Go" (rock version) – 4:00
B. "Be Somebody" (acoustic) – 3:18

Australian CD single[5]

  1. "Let Me Go" – 4:00
  2. "Be Somebody" (acoustic) – 3:18
  3. "Kryptonite" (live) – 4:14
  4. "That Smell" (live) – 6:01

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[26] Gold 500,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history edit

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States November 22, 2004
[27]
January 3, 2005
[28]
Australia March 7, 2005 CD [29]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Songfacts. "Brad Arnold from 3 Doors Down : Songwriter Interviews". www.songfacts.com. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Union, Wonderful. "Official Site". 3 Doors Down. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  3. ^ Let Me Go (US promo CD liner notes). 3 Doors Down. Universal Records, Republic Records. 2004. UNIR 21362-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Let Me Go (US 7-inch single sleeve). 3 Doors Down. Universal Records, Republic Records, Island Records. 2005. MCS40423, MCS40423.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Let Me Go (Australian CD single liner notes). 3 Doors Down. Universal Records, Republic Records. 2004. 9880055.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 279.
  7. ^ "3 Doors Down – Let Me Go" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  8. ^ "R&R Canada CHR/Pop Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1609. June 3, 2005. p. 26. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
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  10. ^ "Top 50 Singles Εβδομάδα 27/2–5/3" (in Greek). IFPI. Archived from the original on March 3, 2005. Retrieved July 3, 2020. See Best Position column.
  11. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 12, 2005" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  12. ^ "3 Doors Down – Let Me Go" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  13. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
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  20. ^ "3 Doors Down Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  21. ^ "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 2005". Top 40. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
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  23. ^ "2005 The Year in Music & Touring: Hot Adult Top 40 Songs". Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 52. December 24, 2005. p. YE-76.
  24. ^ "2005 The Year in Charts: Top Mainstream Top 40 Songs". Billboard Radio Monitor. Vol. 13, no. 50. December 16, 2005. p. 26.
  25. ^ "2005 The Year in Charts: Top Modern Rock Songs". Billboard Radio Monitor. Vol. 13, no. 50. December 16, 2005. p. 52.
  26. ^ "American single certifications – 3 Doors Down – Let Me Go". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  27. ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1582. November 19, 2004. p. 21. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  28. ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1587. December 31, 2004. p. 13. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  29. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 07/03/2005" (PDF). ARIA. March 7, 2005. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2008. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
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