Let It Go (Keyshia Cole song)

"Let It Go"
Single by Keyshia Cole featuring Missy Elliott and Lil' Kim
from the album Just Like You
Released	June 19, 2007
Length	3:58 (album version/radio edit) 5:15 (single version)
Label	Imani Geffen
Songwriter(s)	Keyshia Cole Kimberly Jones Melissa Elliott Jack Knight Cainon Lamb James Mtume
Producer(s)	Missy Elliott
Keyshia Cole singles chronology
"Dreamin'" (2007) "Let It Go" (2007) "Shoulda Let You Go" (2007)
Lil' Kim singles chronology
"Whoa" (2006) "Let It Go" (2007) "Download" (2009)
Missy Elliott singles chronology
"Love Me or Hate Me (Remix)" (2006) "Let It Go" (2007) "Do It" (2007)

"Let It Go" is a song by American R&B singer Keyshia Cole featuring American rappers Missy Elliott and Lil' Kim. It was written by Cole, Jack Knight, Cainon Lamb, Lil' Kim, and Missy Elliott for her second album Just Like You (2007) and samples "Juicy Fruit" by Mtume, and "Don't Stop the Music" by Yarbrough and Peoples, while also interpolating "Juicy" by The Notorious B.I.G., who also sampled "Juicy Fruit." An uptempo song written by all three artists with Jack Knight, Cainon Lamb and James Mtume and produced by Lamb and Elliott, it marked the first collaboration between any of the three artists with one another.

Released as the album's lead single, it debuted at number 74 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the issue date of July 7, 2007, and peaked at number 7, becoming Cole's third top ten hit single altogether and first top ten Billboard Hot 100 single as a lead artist. It also became Cole's first number-one hit on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 50th annual ceremony, held in February 2008. "Let It Go" was ranked 59th on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.^[1] The single sold over two million copies in the US and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).^[2]