Gotta Let You Go

"Gotta Let You Go" is a 1994 song by freestyle and house music singer Dominica. It was a big hit in clubs and reached number 34 in the Netherlands and number 81 in Germany. In 2015 Irish electronic music duo Bicep released a remix of the song.

"Gotta Let You Go"
Single by Dominica
Released1994
Format
  • 12" single
  • CD maxi
Genre
Length5:29
LabelOutland Music
Songwriter(s)Mohamed Moretta
Producer(s)
  • Mohamed Moretta
  • Mickey Garcia
Dominica singles chronology
"Love String"
(1993)		 "Gotta Let You Go"
(1994)
Music video
"Gotta Let You Go" on YouTube

Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard commented that "it was bound to happen. The success of "Show Me Love" by Robin S. has triggered a flurry of similar-sounding tracks. This is the best of the bunch, thanks mostly to Dominica's easygoing performance and producer/songwriter Mohammed Moretta's chantable hooks. Go for the dance/club version for a lighter, more NRGetic vibe."[1] Music & Media noted that "Gotta Let You Go" "is burning up dancefloors on both sides of the ocean. This is delicious house with a catchy hookline".[2] Wendi Cermak from The Network Forty wrote that "this is an excellent dance number".[3]

Impact and legacy

British electronic dance and clubbing magazine Mixmag included the song in their list of 'The 30 best vocal house anthems ever' in 2018.

They wrote: "Its appeal is easy to see as well. It manages to blend slightly cheesy pop sensibility with a weighty kick and a dancefloor attitude. All this fire packed into one track is one thing but that’s before we’ve even go to the reason for the song’s inclusion in this list, the vocal. (…) This is the ultimate empowerment anthem and it’s an absolute blinder."[4]

Track listing
CD maxi, Netherlands
No.TitleLength
1."Gotta Let You Go" (Radio Edit)5:29
2."Gotta Let You Go" (Club Mix)6:22
3."Gotta Let You Go" (Rub-A-Dub)7:49
4."Gotta Let You Go" (After Midnight Dub)7:29

Charts

References
  1. "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. 1993-12-11. p. 117. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  2. "Dance Grooves" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  3. "Crossover: Music Meeting" (PDF). The Network Forty. 1994-01-21. p. 38. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  4. "The 30 best vocal house anthems ever". Mixmag. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
  5. "DOMINICA - GOTTA LET YOU GO (SONG)". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  6. "Dominica - Gotta Let You Go". Top40.nl. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
  7. "DOMINICA - GOTTA LET YOU GO (SONG)". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  8. "Jaarlijsten 1995" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
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