"Can't Let You Go" is a song by American hip-hop artist

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. It was released on February 23, 2003 as the second single from his second studio album '' Street Dreams''. It is a hip hop and R&B song that features Mike Shorey and

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and was produced by

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Background

When

was going to record the first single to her debut album titled " Superwoman Pt. II", she asked

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for Fabolous to do the track with her after hearing him on one of Clue's mixtapes.Shaheem Reid (February 19, 2003)
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''MTV''. Accessed August 27, 2008. She had previously worked with

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and

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, but wanted Fabolous on the track, despite only hearing him on a mixtape.

Music video

The music video was filmed in

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on February 21 and 22, 2003, after the music video for

's " 4Ever" was filmed in

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the previous month.Jon Wiederhorn (January 27, 2003)
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''MTV''. Accessed August 27, 2008. Directed by

Erik White Erik White is an American music video director. In 2010, he made his feature film directorial debut with the comedy film ''Lottery Ticket'', starring rappers Bow Wow and Ice Cube. He appeared on the reality show competition '' The Glee Projec ...

, the music video starts with Fabolous creeping back into bed in the morning with one twin sister, after spending the night with the other twin. It continues showing him with the two women in similar places, expressing his admiration for both, even buying two copies of a necklace for each twin. Mike Shorey and Lil' Mo sing the chorus after each dating scene. At a restaurant, the two women confront each other, then confront Fabolous and begin to argue. The video then transitions to a song titled "Damn", where Fabolous is rapping in front of lighted letters that read "damn" while women dance behind him.

Track listing

# "Can't Let You Go" (album version) # "Can't Let You Go" (main remix original version) # "Young'n" (album version) # "Can't Deny It" (album version)

Personnel

* Aladdin – A&R * Tom Coyne – mastering *

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– producer * Jason Stasium –

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* Paul Gregory – engineer *

– producer *

– main performer * E Bass – producer * Nick Howard – engineer *

DJ Clue? Ernesto Shaw (born January 8, 1975), better known as DJ Clue, is an American disc jockey (DJ), record producer, radio personality and record executive. Early life DJ Clue was born in Queens, New York City to Panamanian and Jamaican immigran ...

–

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, A&R * Skane – executive producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

Music video on YouTube
{{Lil' Mo 2003 singles Fabolous songs Lil' Mo songs Songs written by Lil' Mo Song recordings produced by Just Blaze Music videos directed by Erik White Hip hop soul songs