Let Him Go (song)

"Let Him Go"
Single by Animotion
from the album Animotion
B-side"Holding You" (7")
"Let Him Go (Dub Mix)" (12")
ReleasedMay 1985 (1985-05)[1]
Genre
Length3:58 (7")
6:04 (12")
4:16 (album version)
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)Bill Wadhams
Producer(s)John Ryan
Animotion singles chronology
"Obsession"
(1984) 		"Let Him Go"
(1985) 		"I Engineer"
(1986)

"Let Him Go" is a 1985 song by American synthpop band Animotion from their self-titled debut album. The song was their second single to reach the top 40 in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100,[3] the first being "Obsession".[4] The song also reached number 41 in Germany[5] and number 78 in the United Kingdom.[6] The song, in both 7" and 12" edits, appeared on the band's greatest hits album 20th Century Masters: The Best of Animotion.[7]

Charts

Chart (1985) Peak

position

Germany (Official German Charts)[5] 41
UK (OCC)[6] 78
US (Billboard Hot 100)[3] 39

References

  1. ^ "45cat - Animotion - Let Him Go / Holding You (US Release)". 45cat.com. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  2. ^ "Billboard". 25 May 1985.
  3. ^ a b "The Hot 100 Chart (Week of July 27, 1985)". Billboard.com. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  4. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Animotion | Biography and History | Allmusic". Allmusic.com. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Official German Charts - Animotion - Let Him Go". Offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "ANIMOTION | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  7. ^ "20th Century Masters: The Best of Animotion". Allmusic.com. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
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