Love Don't Let Me Go
| "Love Don't Let Me Go" ▤ | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Angelina Jordan, Karl Ivert and Kian Sang[1] |
| Produced by | MTHR (Karl Ivert and Kian Sang)[2] |
| Recorded | 2022 |
| Released | 2023-05-05 as digital single |
| Label | Republic Records |
| Promotional link | Listen and/or purchase↗ |
| Research the song | |
| Wikipedia | song↗ |
| song↗, lyrics↗ | |
| YouTube | song↗, lyrics↗, song + AJ↗ |
"Love Don't Let Me Go" is a song written by Angelina along with Karl Ivert and Kian Sang (the Swedish duo known as MTHR); all three songwriters are credited with both the music and lyrics.[1][2] It was officially released by Republic Records on 2023-05-05,[3] although both the audio[1] and the first official music video for the song[4] were posted to YouTube while it was still 2023-05-04 in the U.S. (Eastern timezone and others to the west). It was later included as the first track on her Old Enough EP released on 2023-06-21.
Angelina performed the song live in all her US concerts in 2023 and 2024, as well as in a talk show for the Noble Peace Prize 2023 with KORK, and in a collabarotion with Aurélien Froissart at a London train station in May 2024.
Original recording
Love Don't Let Me Go↗ is the official upload of the audio track to YouTube, provided by Universal Music Group. It was originally linked to the Angelina Jordan - Topic channel which was created on that same day. Now it's linked to her official channel. It is audio-only with a still "cover image" of Angelina for the visual.
MTHR is credited as providing acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards, and background vocals to the track, as well as drum, piano, and vocal programming. They are also credited with recording and engineering. Oskar Bosa played guitar, drums, and percussion. Serge Courtois is credited with engineering, mixing, and mastering. Miles Beard and Warren Hatch are given A&R↗ credit.[1]
Angelina Jordan - Love Don't Let Me Go (Visualizer)↗ is the first official music video for the song. It was uploaded on 2023-05-04 (specifically, at 9pm in the U.S. Pacific Timezone, which was midnight the following day in the Eastern Timezone).
In 2026 Angelina posted a behind the scene snippet of the song's making, stating that she was 16 at the time:[5]
- [1]↗ [FB copy]
Before and after the release of the full song, several "teasers" were posted to Angelina's Facebook page, TikTok, and Instagram. Here are some examples:
- [very short, with Mery in garage] (2023 - )
- [a capella in parking garage] (2023 - )
- [IG live, singing along to her track] (2023-05-06 - )
Live performances by Angelina
2023
Portsmouth concert
- Angelina performed the song in her Portsmouth concert on 2023-09-22, but so far there is no recording publicly available.
A tribute to Narges Mohammadi
This was an event for the 2023 Nobel Peace Price, with KORK. Though recorded for TV, it was not aired, but posted by Angelina on her Instagram about a year later:
- [Noble Peace Price 2023] (2023-12-11 - live)
Rehearsals
- (2023-12 - rehearsal)
- (2023-12-11 - soundcheck)
2024
Las Vegas concerts
- 7pm (2024-02-29 - live)
- 9:30pm [at the start at least the video was substituted, and there is an audio glitch when transistioning to the actual footage] (2024-02-29 - live)
Collaboration with Aurélien Froissart
- (2024-05 - live)
- [2]↗ [on Facebook](short)
- Everyone thought she was a random girl, until she started singing..🔥↗ [on YouTube](short)
Glendale concert
- (2024-09-20 - live)
Christmas Special
- (2024-12-14 - live)
Reaction videos
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Love Don't Let Me Go↗. Angelina Jordan - Topic on YouTube. Accessed 2023-05-05.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bigger Picture↗. BiggerPicturePub.com. Accessed 2023-05-05.
- ↑ This date was given in various posts to her social media accounts in the days leading up to the release of the song.
- ↑ Angelina Jordan - Love Don't Let Me Go (Visualizer)↗. Angelina Jordan Official on YouTube. Accessed 2023-05-05.
- ↑ copy by Ken Gehl: Facebook↗
