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1985 single by Animotion
"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)
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, the first being "Obsession". The song also reached number 41 in Germany and number 78 in the United Kingdom. The song, in both 7" and 12" edits, appeared on the band's greatest hits album 20th Century Masters: The Best of Animotion.

Charts

Chart (1985) Peak

position

Germany (Official German Charts) 41
UK (OCC) 78
US (Billboard Hot 100) 39

References

  1. "45cat - Animotion - Let Him Go / Holding You (US Release)". 45cat.com. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  2. "Billboard". 25 May 1985.
  3. ^ "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. ^ "Official German Charts - Animotion - Let Him Go". Offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  6. ^ "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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