“Let You Go” by Joshua Bassett

Joshua Bassett’s “Let You Go” is more or less your standard breakup song centered on an individual, the vocalist, who is peacefully parting ways with who would now be his ex. The only funny thing, if you will, about this narrative is that you have a singer himself who is only 20 years old breaking up with an agemate while concurrently talking about how things were ‘since they were young’. 

But we feel where Joshua is coming from. After all, being heartbroken doesn’t really have an age limit. And that would actually be the thesis sentiment of this piece, that the vocalist is in his feelings due to having to part ways with the addressee, even though based on the television show this song is derived from it appears that they did so amicably. 

“Let You Go”

And as far as the title goes, it’s premised on the idea of Bassett being able to perceive that this relationship has run its course. Thus he feels he ‘has to let her go’, apparently for her own good.

And as far as secondary sentiment, we can say that he is expressing something like an appreciation for the romance having transpired in the first place. 

We can also conclude that he did not actually want the breakup to happen, initially being under the impression that the love between he and the addressee would last forever. But now that it has indeed expired, he isn’t blaming her or anything like that. Rather he knows that headed into the immediate future his main responsibility, as far as emotions go, is to recuperate from losing the woman he loves. For as put forth earlier, he is not walking away because he wants to. Rather he feels that at this point he really has no choice.

When did Joshua Bassett release “Let You Go”?

Being released on 9 July 2021, this is not a song which Joshua Bassett released under his own name per se but rather within the context of the Disney+ show High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. As such Walt Disney Records is actually the label behind this track.

As of the release of this track, Joshua is 20 years old. He’s been playing the male lead role of Ricky Bowen on High School Musical: The Musical: The Series since the show began in 2019.

Said program experienced a massive boost in popularity earlier in 2021 when the lead female actress, Olivia Rodrigo, became the year’s top new pop star. This was after the release of her debut hit single (under her own name), “Drivers License“.

As far as tabloids go, said song was associated with an alleged love triangle that Joshua, Olivia and a third party, Sabrina Carpenter, were caught up in that accordingly became famous despite remaining a rumor. As such Joshua, has also used the associated newfound notoriety “Drivers License” brought him to become more musically active himself this year. 

The song he released directly in the aftermath of Olivia’s, entitled “Lie Lie Lie“, stands as his biggest hit to date.

Did Joshua Bassett write “Let You Go”?

“Let You Go” was produced and co-written by Josh Cumbee, who has worked on quite a few songs for the aforementioned series. And the other co-writer is a little-known songstress by the name of Jordan Powers.