"Let Me" is a song written by

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and Danny Orton, and recorded by American

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artist

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. It was released in June 2008 as the lead-off single from his album '' What I'm For'', which was released on January 27, 2009. The song peaked at #12 on the '' Billboard''

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chart, becoming his second highest-charting single, behind 2003's "

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", which peaked at #3.

Content

"Let Me" is a mid-tempo

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in which the

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promises to offer emotional support to the one that he loves. Describing the song in a cut-by-cut synopsis of the album on Sony BMG Nashville's website, Green said that he liked the melody of the chorus (which contains multiple repetitions of the same note). He also said that the song drew his attention because it was a love song that did not explicitly use the word "love".

Critical reception

The song received a "thumbs down" review from the country music site Engine 145. Reviewer Brady Vercher criticized the song for being overproduced and trying to "garner radio success than pushing both reen's and the producer'sboundaries to create something worthwhile." He also thought that vocally, Green got "lost" in the song and was unable to add any personality to the delivery. ''

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'' critic Chris Richards said that Green's vocal delivery did not "sit right" in the "slow-burn" of the song, and Joey Guerra of the ''

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'' called it "stock country loverboy stuff."

Chart performance

References

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