Released as the album's lead single, it debuted at number 74 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the issue date of July 7, 2007, and peaked at number 7, becoming Cole's third top ten hit single altogether and first top ten Billboard Hot 100 single as a lead artist. It also became Cole's first number-one hit on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 50th annual ceremony, held in February 2008. "Let It Go" was ranked 59th on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.[1] The single sold over two million copies in the US and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[2]
"Let It Go" was written and produced by rapper Missy Elliott and originally intended for singer Fantasia Barrino's self-titled second album (2007).[3] A song about female empowerment and failed relationships that talks about "letting go" of a relationship if one partner is not there for the other, and is not interested in showing love or respect,[4] it failed to make the final tracklisting.[4] After Elliott played the song to Cole she decided she wanted to record it for her sophomore album. On their collaboration, Elliott later said: "I tried to hurry up past it cause I felt Keyshia wouldn't want it. She said she wanted to work with me and I really didn't know what kind of direction she wanted to go in. But as soon as the chords came on she was like, 'Wait-wait-wait stop! Stop!' She was like all, who record is that? I was like, well [Fantasia] had too many records on her album so I couldn't take it. And she wanted it."[4]
Rapper 50 Cent disclosed in an interview with radio station Hot 97 that "Let It Go" was also offered to R&B singer Olivia who picked "Cherry Pop", another track written by Elliotinstead.[4] Lil' Kim appears on the record to pay homage to Biggie, as the song is similar to his 1994 hit single "Juicy" which also contains excerpts from Mtume's 1983 song "Juicy Fruit."[5] Elliott also produced the official "Let It Go" remix that features vocals by rappers T.I. and Young Dro instead of Lil' Kim.[3] It was also included on the Just Like You album as the final track.[3] Another remix featuring rapper Busta Rhymes and extended verses by Lil' Kim leaked in 2011.[6] An extended version of the song that runs for 5 minutes and 15 seconds which has Lil Kim's full verse was released on the single. This version was not used for the album or video.
Cole reunited with director Benny Boom, director of several videos from her The Way It Is era, to produce a visual for "Let It Go."[7] Filming took place at the Manhattan nightspots Guesthouse and Home in New York City on June 22, 2007.[5][7] Rappers Angie Martinez and Fat Joe make cameo appearances in the video.[7] When asked about the treatment of the video, Cole explained in an interview with MTV News that "the concept of the video was you know, I'm chillin' at home, I just want to go out, they want me to go out, so I go out. I go do my thing and have a good time, basically. It's a party concept: This is what you need to do when you hear this song come on at the club. That's what you need to do with this record: Let it go."[7]
Chart performanceedit
Upon its release, "Let It Go" became Cole's highest-charting single as a lead artist.[8] Her only solo top ten hit on the US Billboard Hot 100, it peaked at number 7.[8] "Let It Go" also reached number one the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, becoming Cole's first song to do so, and entered the top three of the Rhythmic Songs chart.[8]Billboard ranked the song 65th on the Billboard Hot 100 year-end chart and twelfth on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs year-end chart in 2007.[9][10] On December 6, 2007, "Let It Go" was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[2]
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^ abShepherd, Julianne. . Vibe. Archived from the original on 2007-06-28. Retrieved 2007-06-25.
^"Keysha Cole ft Missy Elliott,Lil'kim & Busta Rhymes - Let it Go(Remix)". YouTube. January 10, 2011. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
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Let It Go is a song by American R amp B singer Keyshia Cole featuring American rappers Missy Elliott and Lil Kim It was written by Cole Jack Knight Cainon Lamb Lil Kim and Missy Elliott for her second album Just Like You 2007 and samples Juicy Fruit by Mtume and Don t Stop the Music by Yarbrough and Peoples while also interpolating Juicy by The Notorious B I G who also sampled Juicy Fruit An uptempo song written by all three artists with Jack Knight Cainon Lamb and James Mtume and produced by Lamb and Elliott it marked the first collaboration between any of the three artists with one another Let It Go Single by Keyshia Cole featuring Missy Elliott and Lil Kimfrom the album Just Like YouReleasedJune 19 2007Length3 58 album version radio edit 5 15 single version LabelImani GeffenSongwriter s Keyshia Cole Kimberly Jones Melissa Elliott Jack Knight Cainon Lamb James MtumeProducer s Missy ElliottKeyshia Cole singles chronology Dreamin 2007 Let It Go 2007 Shoulda Let You Go 2007 Lil Kim singles chronology Whoa 2006 Let It Go 2007 Download 2009 Missy Elliott singles chronology Love Me or Hate Me Remix 2006 Let It Go 2007 Do It 2007 Released as the album s lead single it debuted at number 74 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the issue date of July 7 2007 and peaked at number 7 becoming Cole s third top ten hit single altogether and first top ten Billboard Hot 100 single as a lead artist It also became Cole s first number one hit on the R amp B Hip Hop Songs chart It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Sung Collaboration at the 50th annual ceremony held in February 2008 Let It Go was ranked 59th on Rolling Stone s list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007 1 The single sold over two million copies in the US and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA 2 Contents 1 Background 2 Music video 3 Chart performance 4 Track listings 5 Credits and personnel 6 Charts 6 1 Weekly charts 6 2 Year end charts 7 Certifications and sales 8 See also 9 ReferencesBackground edit Let It Go was written and produced by rapper Missy Elliott and originally intended for singer Fantasia Barrino s self titled second album 2007 3 A song about female empowerment and failed relationships that talks about letting go of a relationship if one partner is not there for the other and is not interested in showing love or respect 4 it failed to make the final tracklisting 4 After Elliott played the song to Cole she decided she wanted to record it for her sophomore album On their collaboration Elliott later said I tried to hurry up past it cause I felt Keyshia wouldn t want it She said she wanted to work with me and I really didn t know what kind of direction she wanted to go in But as soon as the chords came on she was like Wait wait wait stop Stop She was like all who record is that I was like well Fantasia had too many records on her album so I couldn t take it And she wanted it 4 Rapper 50 Cent disclosed in an interview with radio station Hot 97 that Let It Go was also offered to R amp B singer Olivia who picked Cherry Pop another track written by Elliotinstead 4 Lil Kim appears on the record to pay homage to Biggie as the song is similar to his 1994 hit single Juicy which also contains excerpts from Mtume s 1983 song Juicy Fruit 5 Elliott also produced the official Let It Go remix that features vocals by rappers T I and Young Dro instead of Lil Kim 3 It was also included on the Just Like You album as the final track 3 Another remix featuring rapper Busta Rhymes and extended verses by Lil Kim leaked in 2011 6 An extended version of the song that runs for 5 minutes and 15 seconds which has Lil Kim s full verse was released on the single This version was not used for the album or video Music video edit nbsp Benny Boom directed the video for Let It Go which was largely filmed in Manhattan New York City 7 Cole reunited with director Benny Boom director of several videos from her The Way It Is era to produce a visual for Let It Go 7 Filming took place at the Manhattan nightspots Guesthouse and Home in New York City on June 22 2007 5 7 Rappers Angie Martinez and Fat Joe make cameo appearances in the video 7 When asked about the treatment of the video Cole explained in an interview with MTV News that the concept of the video was you know I m chillin at home I just want to go out they want me to go out so I go out I go do my thing and have a good time basically It s a party concept This is what you need to do when you hear this song come on at the club That s what you need to do with this record Let it go 7 Chart performance editUpon its release Let It Go became Cole s highest charting single as a lead artist 8 Her only solo top ten hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 it peaked at number 7 8 Let It Go also reached number one the Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs chart becoming Cole s first song to do so and entered the top three of the Rhythmic Songs chart 8 Billboard ranked the song 65th on the Billboard Hot 100 year end chart and twelfth on the Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs year end chart in 2007 9 10 On December 6 2007 Let It Go was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA 2 Track listings editUK CD singleNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Let It Go UK remix featuring Missy Elliott amp Lil Kim Keyshia ColeKimberly JonesMelissa ElliottJack KnightCainon LambJames MtumeElliottLamb a 3 132 Let It Go instrumental ColeJonesElliottKnightLambMtumeElliottLamb a 5 033 Let It Go house mix ColeJonesElliottKnightLambMtumeCurtisElliott a K Klass b 6 25 Sample credits Let It Go contains excerpts from Juicy Fruit as performed by Mtume Notes a signifies co producer b signifies additional producerCredits and personnel editCredits adapted from the liner notes of Just like You 3 Scott Berger Felder assistant engineer Keyshia Cole vocals writer Melissa Elliott producer vocals writer Paul Falcone engineer Jack Knight writer Cainon Lamb co producer writer Lil Kim vocals writer Prince Maestro keys James Mtume writer sample Taurian Osborne keys Soul Diggaz DJ scratchesCharts editWeekly charts edit Chart 2007 Peakposition Canada CHR Top 40 Billboard 11 39 Germany Official German Charts 12 72 Germany Deutsche Black Charts 13 12 Netherlands Urban MegaCharts 14 11 US Billboard Hot 100 8 7 US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 15 1 US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 16 29 US Rhythmic Billboard 17 3 Year end charts edit Chart 2007 Position US Billboard Hot 100 9 65 US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 10 12 US Rhythmic Billboard 18 16 Chart 2008 Position Germany Deutsche Black Charts 13 157 US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 19 85Certifications and sales editRegion Certification Certified units sales United States RIAA 20 Platinum 1 000 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone See also editList of number one R amp B singles of 2007 U S References edit No byline December 11 2007 The 100 Best Songs of 2007 Rolling Stone Retrieved 2007 12 21 a b Recording Industry Association of America RIAA Retrieved 2012 02 25 a b c d Just like You Media notes Keyshia Cole A amp M Records 2007 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link a b c d Thimpson Gayle 7 May 2012 Music News Let It Go Rolling Stone Retrieved August 5 2021 a b Shepherd Julianne The Making of Keyshia Cole s Let It Go Vibe Archived from the original on 2007 06 28 Retrieved 2007 06 25 Keysha Cole ft Missy Elliott Lil kim amp Busta Rhymes Let it Go Remix YouTube January 10 2011 Archived from the original on 2021 12 21 Retrieved March 22 2013 a b c d e Rodriguez Jayson Missy Elliott Lil Kim Bring Back Biggie Memories Via Keyshia Cole Collabo MTV News Archived from the original on 2018 12 16 Retrieved August 5 2021 a b c d Keyshia Cole Chart History Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved October 8 2019 a b Hot 100 Songs Year End 2007 Billboard Retrieved December 1 2019 a b Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Year End 2007 Billboard Retrieved December 1 2019 Keyshia Cole Chart History Canada CHR Top 40 Billboard Retrieved January 28 2020 Keyshia Cole Let It Go in German GfK Entertainment charts Retrieved October 8 2019 a b Jahrescharts 2008 Deutsche Black Charts Retrieved January 28 2020 The Urban Chart Top 100 Urban Top 100 urbantop100 nl Archived from the original on August 11 2007 Retrieved October 14 2021 Keyshia Cole Chart History Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard Retrieved October 8 2019 Keyshia Cole Chart History Pop Songs Billboard Retrieved October 8 2019 Keyshia Cole Chart History Rhythmic Billboard Retrieved September 16 2019 Rhythmic Songs Year End 2007 Billboard Retrieved December 1 2019 Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Year End 2008 Billboard Retrieved February 20 2021 American album certifications Keyshia Cole Let It Go Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved January 2 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Let It Go Keyshia Cole song amp oldid 1216521460, 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