Letting Go (Dutty Love)

This article is about the song. For other uses, see Dutty (disambiguation).

"Letting Go (Dutty Love)"
Single by Sean Kingston featuring Nicki Minaj
from the album Back 2 Life
Released	August 3, 2010 (see release history)
Recorded	2010
Genre	Hip hop, R&B, reggae fusion
Length	3:51
Label	Epic, Beluga Heights
Writer(s)	Kisean Anderson, Ester Dean, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Traci Hale, Onika Maraj
Producer	Stargate
Sean Kingston chronology
"Eenie Meenie" (2010) "Letting Go (Dutty Love)" (2010) "Dumb Love" (2010)
Nicki Minaj chronology "Bottoms Up" (2010) "Letting Go (Dutty Love)" (2010) "2012 (It Ain't the End)" (2010)

"Letting Go (Dutty Love)" is a song by American recording artist Sean Kingston. It was produced by Stargate, and features Trinidadian recording artist Nicki Minaj. The song is the second single from Kingston's third studio album,^[1] which is yet to be titled. The song samples Rihanna's "Te Amo" which was also produced by the same production team, Stargate.^[2] To date it has sold more than 377,000 copies.^[3]

Background

The song was produced by Stargate and written by Sean Kingston, Ester Dean, Stargate, Traci Hale, and Nicki Minaj who appears on the track.^[4] With the release of the song, Kingston commented on how proud he was of his song, calling it his strongest single yet.^[5] He stated on his Twitter "Okay, so I never felt so good about ANY of my songs since ‘Beautiful Girls’ but trust me when I tell YOU... ‘Letting Go (Dutty Love)’ is a HIT!"^[5]

The song was released onto iTunes June 21, 2010 on "East Coast Digital Radio-Hip-Hop/Rap Podcast/Blog" for a free download as a podcast.^[6]

Composition

The song samples Rihanna's "Te Amo" which was also produced by the same production team, Stargate.^[2] The song has been described as an "island-tinged" jam that features synthesized dance floor beats and air horn effects.^[1][7] Minaj is featured in the song during the bridge and an additional verse reining in her R-rated commentary on the light-and-fluffy track.^[1] "Letting Go (Dutty Love)" lyrically speaks of about new love, letting go of worries and just having fun.^[1][7] The melody and its backbeat feature the "Dutty, dutty, dutty love love" which has been complimented.^[1] Kingston accentuates a Caribbean drawl atop steel drums and a heavy bassline.^[8]

Critical reception

Rap-Up gave the song a positive review stating "Sound the alarm. Sean Kingston has just entered the race for the song of the summer."^[5] Erika Brooks Adickman of Idolator commented "All in all, we want to slap on some roller-skates and bop our heads to this song on our iPods. Can we place 'Letting Go (Dutty Love)' in the race as Song for the Summer?"^[7]

Music video

A music video for the single was shot over the weekend of June 17, 2010, in Jamaica, directed by Lil X.^[9] Pictures of Kingston and Minaj on the set of the music video leaked onto the internet June 21, 2010,^[10] A sneak peek of the music video was released on Rap-Up on July 29.^[11] The music video premiered on Twitter August 3, 2010.^[12] The video takes place in a dance-hall in Jamaica with a cast of dancers and fire-breathers, including American-Jamaican artist Shaggy. Throughout the video, Kingston and Minaj are seen singing into the camera while dancing on the dance-floor and singing their verses on a stage into an old fashioned microphone. The video ends with Minaj blowing a kiss into the camera.

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Canadian Hot 100	35
Italian Airplay Chart	96
New Zealand Singles Chart[13]	23
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	36
U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	51
U.S. Pop Songs[14]	26

Release history

Country	Date	Type
United States	June 28, 2010[15]	Rhythmic airplay
	July 13, 2010[15]	Mainstream
	August 3, 2010[16]	Digital download

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} Posted on Jun 7th 2010 6:36PM by Sara D Anderson (2010-06-07). "Sean Kingston, 'Letting Go (Dutty Love)' Feat. Nicki Minaj - New Song". AOL Radio Blog. http://www.aolradioblog.com/2010/06/07/sean-kingston-letting-go-dutty-love-nicki-minaj/. Retrieved 2011-02-26. 
2. ^ ^{a b} vivi1234you   (2010-06-17). "Sean Kingston And Nicki Minaj Offer Up Their Dutty, Dutty "Letting Go" Video | Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on". Idolator.com. http://idolator.com/5583402/sean-kingston-and-nicki-minaj-offer-up-their-dutty-dutty-letting-go-video. Retrieved 2010-08-17. 
3. ^ http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/66598/week-ending-oct-3-2010-americas-most-popular-inmate
4. ^ "ACE Title Search - LETTING GO (DUTTY LOVE)". ASCAP. http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=881616804&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=25&start=1. Retrieved 28 August 2011. 
5. ^ ^{a b c} "New Music: Sean Kingston f/ Nicki Minaj – ‘Letting Go (Dutty Love)’". Rap-Up.com. http://www.rap-up.com/2010/06/07/new-music-sean-kingston-f-nicki-minaj-letting-go-dutty-love/. Retrieved 2011-02-26. 
6. ^ "East Coast Digital Radio-Hip-Hop/Rap Podcast/Blog - Download free podcast episodes by East Coast Digital Radio on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/east-coast-digital-radio-hip/id269515565. Retrieved 2010-08-05. 
7. ^ ^{a b c} "Sean Kingston And Nicki Minaj Feel Like "Letting Go" This Summer | Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on". Idolator.com. 2010-06-08. http://idolator.com/5531021/sean-kingston-and-nicki-minaj-feel-like-letting-go-this-summer. Retrieved 2011-02-26. 
8. ^ Up for Discussion Jump to Forums. "Ask Billboard: Paulina Rubio, Black Eyed Peas, Marvin Gaye". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/ask-bb/ask-billboard-paulina-rubio-black-eyed-peas-1003984124.story#/news/sean-kingston-and-nicki-minaj-let-go-in-1004107630.story. Retrieved 2010-08-17. ^{[dead link]}
9. ^ "Sean Kingston Wants to Wife Nicki Minaj". Rap-Up.com. 2010-06-17. http://www.rap-up.com/2010/06/17/sean-kingston-wants-to-wife-nicki-minaj/. Retrieved 2010-08-05. 
10. ^ Missy (2010-06-21). "On The Sets: Sean Kingston x Nicki Minaj – ‘Letting Go (Dutty Love)’ | HipHop-N-More". Hiphop-n-more.com. http://hiphop-n-more.com/2010/06/on-the-sets-sean-kingston-x-nicki-minaj-letting-go-dutty-love/. Retrieved 2010-08-05. 
11. ^ "Sneak Peek: Sean Kingston f/ Nicki Minaj – ‘Letting Go (Dutty Love)’". Rap-Up.com. 2010-07-29. http://www.rap-up.com/2010/07/29/sneak-peek-sean-kingston-f-nicki-minaj-letting-go-dutty-love/. Retrieved 2010-08-05. 
12. ^ "Video: Sean Kingston f/ Nicki Minaj – ‘Letting Go (Dutty Love)’". Rap-Up.com. http://www.rap-up.com/2010/08/03/video-sean-kingston-f-nicki-minaj-letting-go-dutty-love/. Retrieved 2010-08-05. 
13. ^ "Sean Kingston feat. Nicki Minaj - Letting Go (Dutty Love)". Hung Medien. charts.org.nz. http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Sean+Kingston+feat.+Nicki+Minaj&titel=Letting+Go+(Dutty+Love)&cat=s. Retrieved 14 September 2010. 
14. ^ "Song - Letting Go (Dutty Love)". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 2010-08-30. http://www.billboard.com/song/sean-kingston-featuring-nicki-minaj/letting-go-dutty-love/21195679#/song/sean-kingston-featuring-nicki-minaj/letting-go-dutty-love/21195679. Retrieved 2010-08-30. 
15. ^ ^{a b} "Airplay Archive". FMQB. http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239. Retrieved 2010-07-27. 
16. ^ "Letting Go (Dutty Love) [feat. Nicki Minaj] - Single by Sean Kingston - Download Letting Go (Dutty Love) [feat. Nicki Minaj] - Single on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. 1990-02-03. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/letting-go-dutty-love-feat/id384118261. Retrieved 2010-08-05.