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"Let it Go" is a 1981 song by English rock band Def Leppard from their multi-platinum album High 'n' Dry. It was one of two singles from the album, and reached number 34 on the US Mainstream Rock charts. It was originally titled "When the Rain Falls" with different lyrics as played at New Theatre in Oxford in 1980.

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"Let It Go"
Single by Def Leppard
from the album High 'n' Dry
B-side	"Switch 625"
Released	14 August 1981 (UK)[1]
Recorded	March–June 1981
Studio	Battery Studios, London
Genre	Heavy metal hard rock
Length	4:43
Label	Polygram Mercury
Songwriter(s)	Pete Willis Steve Clark Joe Elliott
Producer(s)	Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Def Leppard singles chronology
"Rock Brigade" (1980) "Let It Go" (1981) "Bringin' On the Heartbreak" (1981)

The 7" single runs about 30 seconds shorter than the album version; no lyrics are removed, but the opening guitar intro and the other guitar solos are shortened slightly.

Music video

The music video for this song was directed by Doug Smith and shot on 22 July 1981 at the Royal Court Theatre in Liverpool, England. The photo on "Let It Go" single cover was taken from that shoot. Other songs filmed that day were "High 'n' Dry (Saturday Night)" and "Bringin' On the Heartbreak".

Live performances

"Let It Go" is the second most-played song from High'n'Dry after "Bringing' On the Heartbreak". The song was played consistently on the tours supporting its parent album, Pyromania and Hysteria, but was then discarded completely until 1999. However, since then "Let It Go" has been quite frequently reintroduced into setlists.

Personnel

Def Leppard

• Joe Elliott - lead vocals
• Steve Clark - lead guitar
• Pete Willis - rhythm guitar
• Rick Savage - bass guitar, backing vocals
• Rick Allen - drums

Charts

Chart (1981)	Peak position
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[2]	34

References

External links

• Def Leppard official site
• YouTube - Def Leppard - Let It Go

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- [en] Let It Go (Def Leppard song)

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[es] Let It Go (canción de Def Leppard)

Let It Go es una canción de la banda de hard rock Británica, Def Leppard, de su álbum multi-platino , High 'n' Dry . Fue uno de los dos singles del álbum, y alcanzó el número 34 en las listas de Mainstream Rock.[1]

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