Let Somebody Go

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"This is just a really lovely ballad. And quite early on we realized it needed a female counterpart to the vocal." He added, "And we were very grateful that when we asked Selena to sing on it, she loved the song and was happy to do so. Collaborations in general are something that we've done more of recently. We never really used to do it before. When we were younger, we kind of locked ourselves in a room and felt we had to prove everything ourselves. But I think as time has gone on, it's become more interesting for us to work with other people from different parts of the world, different genres. It just adds color and character to the music".

They finished the track together in April 2021. Martin credited his daughter Apple in the writing, saying she "gave me this amazing chord that I'd never thought of. So she's on there". [5]

Music video

A space-themed lyric video featuring animated handwritten lyrics was released on 15 October 2021. The video was directed by Pilar Zeta and Victor Scorrano and depicts Calypso, one of the celestial bodies in the fictional solar system The Spheres. [6] A music video directed by Dave Meyers was announced on 3 February 2022, and was released on 7 February 2022. [7] The music video was filmed in October 2021.

Live performances

"Let Somebody Go" was first performed live on The Late Late Show with James Corden by Coldplay and Selena Gomez on the show's 18 October 2021 episode. [8] On 2 February 2022, Chris Martin performed a solo version of the song on The Ellen DeGeneres Show . [9] On November 1, 2022, Coldplay performed the song together with Argentine singer Tini, at Estadio River Plate during their Music of the Spheres World Tour. [10] On October 4, 2023, Coldplay & Selena Gomez performed the song at the Rose Bowl.

Critical reception

"Let Somebody Go" received positive reviews by most critics, who considered it a highlight for the album. Jon Dolan from Rolling Stone called it a "soft-focus study in post-breakup solemnity that's got more warmth and grace than most artists' crushed-out valentines". [11] The track was also named one of the best songs of the year by Aftonbladet (#24), as they cited it as a "delicious music with only one signal: Chris Martin's habit of writing howling and presumptuous arena signs". [12] Similarly, Cosmopolitan included it on their "55 Best Songs of 2021" list at number 21 and mentioned the collaboration was "unexpectedly awesome". [13] The New York Post , on the other hand, ranked "Let Somebody Go" as the fifth worst song of 2021, considering it the anti-"Yellow". [14]

Accolades

"Let Somebody Go"
Let Somebody Go.jpeg
Single by Coldplay and Selena Gomez
from the album Music of the Spheres
Released7 February 2022
Recorded2019–2021
Genre
Length4:01
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Coldplay singles chronology
"My Universe"
(2021)
"Let Somebody Go"
(2022)
Selena Gomez singles chronology
"999"
(2021)
"Let Somebody Go"
(2022)
"Calm Down (Remix)"
(2022)
Awards and nominations for "Let Somebody Go"
OrganizationYearCategoryResultRef.
Art Directors Guild Awards 2023Short Format: Webseries or Music VideoNominated [15]
NRJ Music Award 2022International Video of the YearNominated [16]
People's Choice Awards The Music VideoNominated [17]
RTHK International Pop Poll Awards Top 10 International Gold SongsNominated [18]

Personnel

Coldplay
Additional musicians
Technical personnel

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Let Somebody Go"
Chart (2021–2023)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [19] 66
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [20] 69
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [21] 45
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100) [22] 78
France (SNEP) [23] 115
Germany (Official German Charts) [24] 74
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [25] 32
Global Excl. US ( Billboard ) [26] 32
Hungary (Single Top 40) [27] 34
Ireland (IRMA) [28] 25
Japan Hot Overseas ( Billboard) [29] 19
Lithuania (AGATA) [30] 40
Mexico Airplay (Billboard) [31] 42
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard) [32] 8
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) [33] 21
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [34] 53
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [35] 4
Norway (VG-lista) [36] 19
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) [37] 19
Portugal (AFP) [38] 44
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100) [39] 74
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) [40] 53
South Africa (RISA) [41] 70
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [42] 98
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [43] 28
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [44] 27
UK Singles (OCC) [45] 24
US Billboard Hot 100 [46] 91
US Adult Top 40 ( Billboard ) [47] 24
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [48] 9

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [49] Platinum40,000
France (SNEP) [50] Gold100,000
Italy (FIMI) [51] Gold50,000
Portugal (AFP) [52] Gold5,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [53] Gold30,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [54] Silver200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabelRef.
Various7 February 2022 Parlophone [55]
Italy11 February 2022 Contemporary hit radio Warner [56]
United States14 February 2022 Adult contemporary radio Atlantic [57]

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