Song · 3 Doors Down
“Let Me Go” by 3 Doors Down
From the EP Acoustic EP (2005)
“Let Me Go” by 3 Doors Down appears on 8 radio countdowns from 8 stations between 2004 and 2005. It was first released in 2005 on the EP Acoustic EP. Its best result is #38 on the Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2005. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #110 alternative song of 2005.
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"Let Me Go" led off Seventeen Days, the third 3 Doors Down album, from 2005, and it very nearly belonged to somebody else: Brad Arnold says it was written for the Spider-Man 2 soundtrack, didn't make the cut, and the band liked it too much to give it away. It meant something to him personally, too, and it plays as a break-up song with real ache under the polish.
Arnold, Todd Harrell, Chris Henderson and Matt Roberts share the writing credit, and they built it for arenas: chugging guitars, a big chorus and Arnold's rough-edged voice begging to be cut loose. It reached 14 on the Billboard Hot 100. Wayne Isham's video casts Jodi Lyn O'Keefe and Jesse Metcalfe as a picture-perfect high school couple undone by her secret night job at a strip club.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 61 | Y100 Philadelphia, PA | Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2004 | 99 |
| 2004 | 97 | The Bear Ottawa, ON | The Bear Top 107 Songs of 2004 | 107 |
| 2004 | 104 | WCCC The Rock Hartford, CT | WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2004 | 106 |
| 2005 | 53 | 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON | 89X Top 89 Songs of 2005 | 89 |
| 2005 | 49 | Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA | Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2005 | 105 |
| 2005 | 38 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2005 | 100 |
| 2005 | 70 | CRNC 90.1 Niagara / Toronto, ON | CRNC Top 90.1 Songs of 2005 | 91 |
| 2005 | 46 | ModernRock.com Online | ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005 | 400 |
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