"Let's Go" is a
song
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by Dutch
disc jockey
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and
producer Tiësto
Tijs Michiel Verwest (; born 17 January 1969), known professionally as Tiësto ( ), is a Dutch DJ and music producer from Breda. He was voted "the Greatest DJ of All Time" by ''Mix'' magazine in a 2010/2011 poll amongst fans. In 2013, he was vo ...
with vocals from Swedish
synth-pop
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duo
Icona Pop
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, who co-wrote the song with Tiësto,
Oscar Holter
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, Marcus Sepehrmanesh, Alx Reuterskiöld and Karl-Ola Solem Kjellholm. It was released on 13 May 2014 by
PM:AM Recordings as the third single from
Tiësto
Tijs Michiel Verwest (; born 17 January 1969), known professionally as Tiësto ( ), is a Dutch DJ and music producer from Breda. He was voted "the Greatest DJ of All Time" by ''Mix'' magazine in a 2010/2011 poll amongst fans. In 2013, he was vo ...
's fifth studio album, ''
A Town Called Paradise
''A Town Called Paradise'' is the fifth studio album by Dutch DJ and record producer Tiësto, released on 13 June 2014 by Musical Freedom, PM:AM Recordings, and Universal Music. Five singles were released: " Pair of Dice", " Red Lights", "Wasted", ...
''.
"Let's Go" was featured in the soundtracks of numerous films or TV shows, such as ''
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb'', ''
Pitch Perfect 2
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'', ''
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'', ''
Sisters
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'', ''
Red Band Society
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Based on the Catalan dra ...
'', ''
Hawaii Five-0'' or the teaser trailer for the 2018 animated film ''
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
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''.
Background and release
Tiësto declared about the song : "It's a very energetic track with so much energy in it. When I hear that track
.. the only thing I want is to go out !"
Reception
Nolan Freeney of ''
Time
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'' considers that "
Tiësto
Tijs Michiel Verwest (; born 17 January 1969), known professionally as Tiësto ( ), is a Dutch DJ and music producer from Breda. He was voted "the Greatest DJ of All Time" by ''Mix'' magazine in a 2010/2011 poll amongst fans. In 2013, he was vo ...
’s production doesn’t grind quite as hard as the singers’ past hits, and the added acoustic guitars feel like a blatant effort to capitalize on the success of
Avicii
Tim Bergling (; 8 September 1989 – 20 April 2018), known professionally as Avicii (, ), was a Swedish DJ, remixer and music producer. At the age of 16, Bergling began posting his remixes on electronic music forums, which led to his first rec ...
’s “
Wake Me Up!” but all of that is forgivable: the track’s highs are euphoric enough to get the job done."
Track listing
;Digital Download
# "Let's Go" - 3:22
Charts
References
{{Icona Pop
2014 songs
2014 singles
Tiësto songs
Icona Pop songs
Songs written by Tiësto
Songs written by Aino Jawo
Songs written by Caroline Hjelt
Songs written by Marcus Sepehrmanesh