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:
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.