Let Him Go (song) explained

Let Him Go
Type:	single
Artist:	Animotion
Album:	Animotion
B-Side:	"Holding You" (7") "Let Him Go (Dub Mix)" (12")
Released:	^[1]
Genre:	Eurodisco^[2]
Length:	(7") (12") (album version)
Label:	Mercury
Producer:	John Ryan
Prev Title:	Obsession
Prev Year:	1984
Next Title:	I Engineer
Next Year:	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)	Peakposition
Germany (Official German Charts)	41
UK (OCC)	78
US (Billboard Hot 100)	align"center"	39

Notes and References

1. Web site: 45cat - Animotion - Let Him Go / Holding You (US Release). 45cat.com. December 21, 2020.
2. https://books.google.com/books?id=DyUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT84
3. Web site: The Hot 100 Chart (Week of July 27, 1985). Billboard.com. December 21, 2020.
4. Web site: Animotion Biography and History Allmusic. Allmusic.com. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. December 21, 2020.
5. Web site: Official German Charts - Animotion - Let Him Go. Offiziellecharts.de. December 21, 2020.
6. Web site: ANIMOTION full Official Chart History Official Charts Company. Officialcharts.com. December 21, 2020.
7. Web site: 20th Century Masters: The Best of Animotion. Allmusic.com. December 21, 2020.