Let the Grass Grow

"Let the Grass Grow"
Single by Ruel
from the album 4th Wall
Released11 March 2022
Length2:55
Label
Songwriters
ProducerM-Phazes
Ruel singles chronology
"Growing Up Is "
(2021)		 "Let the Grass Grow"
(2022)		 "You Against Yourself"
(2022)
Visualizer
"Let the Grass Grow" on YouTube

"Let the Grass Grow" (stylised in all caps) is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Ruel. The song was released on 11 March 2022 as the second single from his debut studio album, 4th Wall (2023).

Background and release

"Let the Grass Grow" was written by Ruel Vincent Van Dijk, and PJ Harding. The song depicts Ruel's "dark thoughts" on the negative impact humans have had on Earth. The track was produced by Ruel's longtime collaborator Mark Landon, known professionally as M-Phazes, who also handled the song's vocal production. "Let the Grass Grow" appears as the track number eight on 4th Wall.

Promotion

To promote the song, Ruel collaborated with director Joel Chamma on two accompanying videos. A visualizer was released alongside the song on 11 March 2022, which was shot in Byron Bay Australia while the singer was on a surfing retreat with The Surfrider Foundation. It was followed by an acoustic live performance video released on 22 April 2022.

Personnel

Credits were adapted from Apple Music.

Performing artists

Composition and lyrics

Production and engineer

Charts

Chart (2022) Peak
position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) 18

Release history

List of release dates and formats
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Various 11 March 2022

References

  1. 1 2 Brereton, Greta (11 March 2022). "Listen to Ruel's poignant new single 'Let The Grass Grow'". NME. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  2. 1 2 Lang, Amanda (1 July 2022). "Ruel - Interview, "Let the Grass Grow"." Euphoria. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  3. 1 2 Gavin, Ry (11 March 2022). "Ruel: Australia's heartthrob on navigating fame at a young age, existentialism, and getting older". Hunger. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  4. ↑ Logan, Philip (14 March 2022). "Ruel Shares Poignant New 'Let The Grass Grow'". CelebMix. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  5. ↑ "Ruel releases new song 'Let The Grass Grow'". Coup de Main Magazine. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Ruel Shares New Song And Visualizer For 'Let The Grass Grow'". Spitmad. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  7. ↑ RuelVEVO (11 March 2022). Ruel - Let the Grass Grow (Visualizer). Retrieved 9 January 2026 – via YouTube.
  8. ↑ Ruel (22 April 2022). Ruel - Let the Grass Grow (Acoustic). Retrieved 9 January 2026 – via YouTube.
  9. 1 2 "Let the Grass Grow by Ruel". Apple Music. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  10. ↑ "NZ Hot Singles Chart (18-24 March 2022)". Recorded Music NZ. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  11. ↑ "New Aus Music Playlist: Our Favourite Tunes Of The Week". Music Feeds. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2026.