Letting Go (Suzy Bogguss song)

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"Letting Go"
Bogguss - Letting Go cd single.png
Single by Suzy Bogguss
from the album Aces
B-side "Music on the Wind"
ReleasedJuly 1992
Genre Country
Length4:33
Label Liberty
B-57801
Songwriter(s) Doug Crider
Matt Rollings
Producer(s) Suzy Bogguss
Jimmy Bowen
Suzy Bogguss singles chronology
"Aces"
(1992)
"Letting Go"
(1992)
"Drive South"
(1992)

"Letting Go" is a song written by Doug Crider and Matt Rollings, and recorded by American country music artist Suzy Bogguss. It was released in July 1992 as the fourth single from her album Aces . The song reached number 6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in October 1992. [1] It also reached number 83 on the UK pop charts, on February 13, 1993. [2]

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Critical reception

Billboard gave the song a positive review, saying that it was "unquestionably superb" and had potential for Adult Contemporary crossover. [3] Indeed, the song did cross over and reach #26 on the Gavin Adult Contemporary survey, on October 9, 1992. [4]

Chart performance

Chart (1992)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [5] 9
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 6
UK Singles (OCC) [7] 83

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