"Love Me & Let Me Go"
Single by Ashley Tisdale
from the album Symptoms
ReleasedJanuary 25, 2019 (2019-01-25)
Recorded2018
GenrePop[1]
Length2:46
LabelBig Noise
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)John Feldmann
Ashley Tisdale singles chronology
"Voices in My Head"
(2018)		 "Love Me & Let Me Go"
(2019)		 "Lemons"
(2020)
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.[2][3]

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[4]

Musically, "Love Me & Let Me Go" is a "moody" pop song[1] that contains "electro-kissed production", a "skittering beat", and a breakdown in the song's chorus.[5][1] Though the lyrics were interpreted as Tisdale demanding space from a past lover,[5] Tisdale later revealed the song to be about her struggles with anxiety.[1][3]

Critical reception

Mike Nied, writing for Idolator, praised the song's chorus and called the song "sleek and sassy".[5] 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."[3]

Music video

A music video was released to accompany the single on January 30, 2019.[6] Speaking about the video, Tisdale stated "the music video represents the feelings of being trapped and needing to let go".[1] Different stages of anxiety are symbolized in the video.[1] The video begins with the singer sitting alone in a blacked-out room.[3] As the video progresses, it becomes brighter, symbolizing the singer gaining control of her anxiety.[1][3] The final moments show the singer levitating above the ground, having broken free.[7]

Track listing

Digital download[8]

  1. "Love Me & Let Me Go" – 2:46

Personnel

Adapted from Tidal.[9]

  • Ashley Tisdale – lead artist, songwriter
  • John Feldmann – songwriter, producer
  • Dylan McLean – songwriter
  • Scot Stewart – songwriter
  • Whitney Phillips – songwriter

Release history

Region Release date Format Ref.
Various January 25, 2019 Digital download [8]

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. 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.
  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.
  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.



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