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. It appears on her third studio album, ''

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'' (2017). It was released as the second promotional single from the album on July 28, 2017. Digital remixes were released worldwide on November 10, 2017.

Composition

Kesha was inspired to write "Learn to Let Go" by one of her friends who went through "the worst childhood imaginable." The track was the first to be written for the album and was also based on Kesha's struggles while making ''Rainbow''. About the song, Kesha told ''

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'': She has also described the song's title as "one of my mantras over the last few years."

Music video

The music video for "Learn to Let Go" was released on July 27, 2017. In the video, Kesha shares home video footage of herself as a child, running in nature, singing and dancing wildly. The

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appears in the video.

Live performances

The song was first performed live at the

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on November 12. On November 14, Kesha performed the song live at the

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, as well as a cover of

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's song "

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" featuring

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. Kesha appeared on ''

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'' to perform her song live, on November 24.

Commercial performance

Despite not being serviced as a single in North America, "Learn to Let Go" debuted at number 97 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 issue dated August 8, 2017 as a promotional single. It also peaked at number 81 on the

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Track listing

;Digital download and streaming # "Learn to Let Go" – 3:38 ;Digital download and streaming (the remixes) # "Learn to Let Go" (

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remix) – 3:22 # "Learn to Let Go" (

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remix) – 3:37

Charts

Release history

References

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