Love Me & Let Me Go

"Love Me & Let Me Go"
Single by Ashley Tisdale
from the album Symptoms
ReleasedJanuary 25, 2019 (2019-01-25)
Recorded2018
GenrePop
Length2:46
LabelBig Noise
Songwriters
ProducerJohn Feldmann
Ashley Tisdale singles chronology
"Voices in My Head"
(2018)		 "Love Me & Let Me Go"
(2019)
Music video
"Love Me & Let Me Go" on YouTube

"Love Me & Let Me Go" is a song by Ashley Tisdale from her third studio album, Symptoms. It was released as the album's second and final single on January 25, 2019, through label Big Noise.

Background and composition

Speaking about the meaning of the song in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Tisdale stated:

"With ‘Love Me and Let Me Go,’ I remember just feeling really shut off, so I wrote those lyrics down in my notes app on my phone... I didn’t want to dwell on the feelings of anxiety and depression, so there wasn’t anything [in the album] that was too scary [to reveal]. I mean, the scariest part is talking about it right now."

— Ashley Tisdale, interview with Entertainment Weekly

Musically, "Love Me & Let Me Go" is a "moody" pop song that contains "electro-kissed production", a "skittering beat", and a breakdown in the song's chorus. Though the lyrics were interpreted as Tisdale demanding space from a past lover, Tisdale later revealed the song to be about her struggles with anxiety.

Critical reception

Mike Nied, writing for Idolator, praised the song's chorus and called the song "sleek and sassy". Madeline Roth of MTV called the song "a much-welcome comeback from the singer-songwriter, who's giving fans a vulnerable side of herself they've never seen before."

Music video

A music video was released to accompany the single on January 30, 2019. Speaking about the video, Tisdale stated "the music video represents the feelings of being trapped and needing to let go". Different stages of anxiety are symbolized in the video. The video begins with the singer sitting alone in a blacked-out room. As the video progresses, it becomes brighter, symbolizing the singer gaining control of her anxiety. The final moments show the singer levitating above the ground, having broken free.

Track listing

Digital download

  1. "Love Me & Let Me Go" – 2:46

Personnel

Adapted from Tidal.

Release history

Region Release date Format Ref.
Various January 25, 2019 Digital download

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Weatherby, Taylor (January 30, 2019). "Ashley Tisdale Battles Anxiety in Colorful 'Love Me & Let Me Go' Video: Premiere". Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  2. ↑ Spencer, Tallie (March 27, 2019). "Ashley Tisdale Announces Release Date for New Album 'Symptoms'". Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Roth, Madeline (January 30, 2019). "Ashley Tisdale Literally Floats Above Her Anxiety in 'Love Me & Let Me Go' Video". MTV.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  4. ↑ Rankin, Seija. "Ashley Tisdale on the real-life inspiration behind her new album — and surviving her time at Disney". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 Nied, Mike. "Ashley Tisdale's Hot Streak Continues With "Love Me & Let Me Go"". Idolator. Retrieved 4 April 2019.[dead link]
  6. ↑ "Ashley Tisdale - Love Me & Let Me Go (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  7. ↑ Nied, Mike. "Ashley Tisdale Rolls Out Her Moody "Love Me & Let Me Go" Video". Idolator. Retrieved 4 April 2019.[dead link]
  8. 1 2 "Love Me & Let Me Go - Single by Ashley Tisdale on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  9. ↑ "Love Me & Let Me Go / Ashley Tisdale on TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved 4 April 2019.