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"Letitgo," Prince (1994)

"Letitgo," Prince (1994)

A smooth-as-hell jam with built-in audience participation

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Dec 14, 2022
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Peak: #10 on the R&B chart, #31 on the Hot 100
Streams: 565,000

Even though it’s one of Prince’s most obscure singles — barely half a million streams! — I remember “Letitgo” being absolutely everywhere in my sophomore year of high school. Maybe Chattanooga radio just played it a lot, or maybe it stuck out to me because I liked it so much. Whatever the reason, it seemed like a massive hit to me.

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