Letting Go (Day6 song)

"Letting Go"
Single by Day6
from the EP Daydream
LanguageKorean
ReleasedMarch 30, 2016 (2016-03-30)
Length3:50
Label
Composers
Lyricists
Day6 singles chronology
"Congratulations"
(2015)
"Letting Go"
(2016)
"I Wait"
(2017)
Music video
"Letting Go" on YouTube

"Letting Go" is a song recorded by South Korean boy band Day6 for their second extended play Daydream. It was released as the EP's lead single by JYP Entertainment on March 30, 2016. It is the first release by Day6 as a five-member group since the departure of Junhyeok, on February 27, 2016.[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
IZM[2]

Background and release

On March 23, 2016 JYP Entertainment first released the group concept photo as well as individual concept photos of each member on March 25, 2016. [3] On March 28, 2016 JYP Entertainment released the music video teaser for the song. In the 22-second video, DAY6 expresses the sadness of the man who has no choice but to let go of the woman he loves. [4]

Composition

"Letting Go" Is written by Young K and Wonpil and composed by Young K, Wonpil, Lee Woo Min and Homg Ji-sang.[5] The song is composed in the key F minor and has 170 beats per minute and a running time of 3 minutes and 50 seconds.[6]

Promotion

On March 31, 2016, Day6 held their first comeback stage for the song on Mnet's M Countdown.[7]

Charts

Weekly chart performance
Chart (2016) Peak
position
South Korea (Circle)[8] 127
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[9] 16

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations
Year Organization Award Result Ref.
2016 Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Band Performance Nominated [10]
Song of the Year Nominated

Sales

Country Sales
South Korea (digital)[11] 20,197

Release history

Release history
Region Date Format Label
Various March 30, 2016 JYP

References

  1. ^ 조선일보 (July 24, 2020). "JYP 측 "DAY6 준혁, 개인사정으로 탈퇴..전속계약 해지"[공식입장]". 조선일보 (in Korean). Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  2. ^ "Letting Go". IZM. April 1, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2016.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ DAY6, the second mini album 'DAYDREAM', which participated in the lyrics and composition of all songs, will be released on the 30th. (in Korean). Naver. May 4, 2025. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Naver.
  4. ^ JYP band DAY6 releases 'Let go' music video teaser video (in Korean). Naver. May 4, 2025. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Naver.
  5. ^ "Letting Go" (in Korean). Dreamus. JYP Entertainment. May 1, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2020 – via Melon.
  6. ^ "Key & BPM for Letting Go by Day6 | Tunebat". Tunebat. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  7. ^ DAY6, 3개국 아이튠즈 음반 종합차트 1위 (in Korean). Naver. March 31, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016 – via Naver.
  8. ^ "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). KMCA. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  9. ^ "Day6 Chart History: World Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  10. ^ "2016 MAMA Nominees". Mnet Asian Music Awards. Archived from the original on October 29, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  11. ^ Cumulative sales for Letting Go:"2016년 14주차 Download Chart" [14th week of 2016 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). KMCA. Retrieved August 14, 2016.