Let Go (Brother Phelps song)

"Let Go" is a song written by Dickie Brown and recorded by American country music duo Brother Phelps. It was released in June 1993 as the first single and title track from their debut album Let Go. The song reached number 6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in October 1993.[1]

"Let Go"
Single by Brother Phelps
from the album Let Go
B-side"Everything Will Work Out Fine"
ReleasedJune 14, 1993
GenreCountry
Length3:37
LabelAsylum
Songwriter(s)Dickie Brown
Producer(s)Brother Phelps
Brother Phelps singles chronology
"Let Go"
(1993)		 "Were You Really Livin'"
(1993)

Content

Dickie Brown, a friend of the Phelps brothers, wrote the song around 1989. He said that he was inspired to write it after thinking about "close friends" who were "hurting". The song is in the key of G major with a chord pattern of G-C-D.[2]

Music video

The music video was directed by Steven T. Miller and R. Brad Murano and premiered in mid-1993.

Chart performance

"Let's Go" debuted at number 68 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 3, 1993.

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] 8
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 6

Year-end charts
Chart (1993) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 71

References
  1. Brother Phelps Hot Country Songs Chart History
  2. "Brother Phelps just 'let go'". The Tennessean. Showcase. September 5, 1993. p. 4. Retrieved 14 November 2017.(subscription required)
  3. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2268." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. October 16, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  4. "Brother Phelps Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  5. "Best of 1993: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.


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