Can't Let Go is a song by the American singer Mariah Carey . She wrote and produced it together with Walter Afanasieff . The piece was released on October 23, 1991 as the second single from their album Emotions . The single reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 after a while .
Musically, the song contains influences from R & B - Pop and New Age . The protagonist of this synthesizer - ballad laments her ex-lover who has moved, though she would not admit it.
Carey sang Can't Let Go on The Arsenio Hall Show in September 1991 and on Saturday Night Live in November 1991.
Like Carey's previous single, Can't Let Go won another BMI Pop Award in the United States in 1993 .
The music video was directed by Jim Sonzero. Carey performs the song in an evening dress. The music video was shot in black and white. At the beginning and at the end of the music video, a rose is shown that opens at the beginning and closes at the end.
Copyright infringement
In 1992 the songwriters, Sharon Taber and Ron Gonzalez sued Mariah Carey and Afanasieff. They claimed Can't Let Go was very similar from their (unknown) song Right Before My Eyes . The plaintiffs requested tapes of the studio recordings to be obtained in order to compare the two works. The lawsuit was later withdrawn.
Charts
American CD promotional material
Carey's first five singles in the United States were all number one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 . Can't Let Go ended the series and only reached number 2; it was kept off the top by All 4 Love from the Color Me Badd group . The single was in the top 40 for seven weeks. Can't Let Go reached number 23 on the 1992 Billboard annual charts. Can't Let Go reached number 20 in the UK and top 10 in Canada .
# 1's • Greatest Hits • The Ballads • Playlist: The Very Best of Mariah Carey • LoveSongs • # 1 to Infinity
Video albums
The First Vision • MTV Unplugged +3 • Here Is Mariah Carey • Fantasy: Mariah Carey at Madison Square Garden • Around the World • # 1's • The Adventures of Mimi
