Let Me Out (song)

"Let Me Out"
"Let Me Out"
Single by Gorillaz featuring Pusha T and Mavis Staples
from the album Humanz
B-side	"Five Whales in a Dream"
Released	6 April 2017
Genre	Hip hop; glitch; gospel;
Length	2:56
Label	Parlophone; Warner Bros.;
Songwriter(s)	Damon Albarn; Mavis Staples; Terrence Thornton;
Producer(s)	Gorillaz; Remi Kabaka Jr.; Anthony Khan;
Gorillaz singles chronology
Pusha T singles chronology
Mavis Staples singles chronology
Audio
	"Let Me Out" on YouTube

"Let Me Out" is a song by British alternative rock virtual band Gorillaz, featuring Pusha T and Mavis Staples. The song was released on 6 April 2017. It was released as the fifth single from their fifth studio album Humanz.

Background and recording

"Let Me Out" is the fifth single from the band's album Humanz and was produced by Damon Albarn, Remi Kabaka and the album's executive producer The Twilite Tone. The song features guest vocals from gospel singer Mavis Staples and rapper Pusha T. The song was written by Albarn, on a train journey, when conceptualising the album, Pusha T wrote his verse upon meeting Albarn and Gorillaz co-collaborator Jamie Hewlett in London. When speaking to Zane Lowe, who premiered the song on his Apple Music Beats 1 radio show, Pusha said "When I get over there, Damon begins to tell me to conceptualize the album as a party for the end of the world, like if Trump were to win. … I didn’t want to think about it, but that did give me a very colorful backdrop … I wrote from the perspective of this day … from the perspective of a Trump win."^[3]^[4]^[5]

Track listing

Digital release single

"Let Me Out" – 2:56

Personnel

Damon Albarn – vocals, synthesizer
Pusha T – vocals
Mavis Staples – vocals
The Twilite Tone – synthesizer, additional vocals
Remi Kabaka Jr. – drum programming
John Davis – mastering engineer, engineering
Jonathan Lackey – assistant
Alex Baez – assistant
Samuel Egglenton – assistant
Stephen Sedgwick – engineering
Paul Bailey – additional engineering
The Humanz (Rasul A-Salaam, Starr Busby, Drea D'Nur, Giovanni James, Marcus Anthony Johnson, Janelle Kroll, Brandon Markell-Holmes, Imani Vonshà) – additional vocals

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
France (SNEP)^[6]	155
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)^[7]	6
Scotland (OCC)^[8]	75
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)^[9]	78
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)^[10]	15
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)^[11]	7

References

^ "Gorillaz Continue the Humanz Onslaught with 'Let Me Out'". Ball State Daily. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
^ Partridge, Kenneth (28 April 2017). "Paste Review of the Day: Gorillaz - Humanz". pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
^ "Gorillaz – Let Me Out Lyrics | Genius Lyrics". Genius.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
^ Amy Phillips and Amanda Wicks (6 April 2017). "Gorillaz, Mavis Staples, Pusha T Team on New Song "Let Me Out": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
^ Young, Alex (6 April 2017). "Gorillaz bring together Mavis Staples and Pusha T on "Let Me Out" — listen". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 15, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 15 April 2017.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
^ "Gorillaz Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
^ "Gorillaz Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 April 2017.

[1] "Gorillaz Continue the Humanz Onslaught with 'Let Me Out'". Ball State Daily. Retrieved 19 November 2019.

[2] Partridge, Kenneth (28 April 2017). "Paste Review of the Day: Gorillaz - Humanz". pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 15 June 2017.

[3] "Gorillaz – Let Me Out Lyrics | Genius Lyrics". Genius.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.

[4] Amy Phillips and Amanda Wicks (6 April 2017). "Gorillaz, Mavis Staples, Pusha T Team on New Song "Let Me Out": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 July 2017.

[5] Young, Alex (6 April 2017). "Gorillaz bring together Mavis Staples and Pusha T on "Let Me Out" — listen". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 8 July 2017.

[6] "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 15, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 15 April 2017.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[7] "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2017.

[sc_Scotland_-8] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 April 2017.

[sc_UKdownload_-9] "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 May 2020.

[sc_Billboardbubbling100_Gorillaz-10] "Gorillaz Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 April 2017.

[sc_Billboardrocksongs_Gorillaz-11] "Gorillaz Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 April 2017.

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v t e Gorillaz
Damon Albarn Jamie Hewlett
Studio albums	Gorillaz Demon Days Plastic Beach The Fall Humanz The Now Now Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez Cracker Island
Compilations	G-Sides D-Sides The Singles Collection 2001–2011
Extended plays	Tomorrow Comes Today Feel Good Inc. EP Dare El Mañana / Kids with Guns iTunes Session Meanwhile EP
Video albums	Celebrity Take Down Demon Days Live Slowboat to Hades
Remix albums	Laika Come Home
Singles	"Clint Eastwood" "19-2000" "Rock the House" "911" "Tomorrow Comes Today" "Lil' Dub Chefin'" "Feel Good Inc." "Dare" "Dirty Harry" "El Mañana" / "Kids with Guns" "Stylo" "Superfast Jellyfish" "On Melancholy Hill" "Doncamatic" "Revolving Doors" / "Amarillo" "DoYaThing" "Saturnz Barz" "We Got the Power" "Ascension" "Andromeda" "Let Me Out" "Sleeping Powder" "Strobelite" "Garage Palace" "Humility" "Hollywood" "Tranz" "Momentary Bliss" "Désolé" "Aries" "How Far?" "Friday 13th" "Pac-Man" "Strange Timez" "The Pink Phantom" "The Valley of the Pagans" "Cracker Island" "New Gold" "Baby Queen"
Other songs	"5/4" "Rhinestone Eyes" "Empire Ants" "Phoner to Arizona" "Hallelujah Money" "Charger"
Tours	Gorillaz Live Demon Days Live Escape to Plastic Beach Tour Humanz Tour The Now Now Tour
Touring members	Damon Albarn Mike Smith Jeff Wootton Seye Adelekan Remi Kabaka Jr.
All contributors	Stephen Sedgwick Dan the Automator Kid Koala Miho Hatori Cass Browne Simon Tong Howie Weinberg Danger Mouse Mick Jones Paul Simonon Ben Mendelsohn The Twilite Tone Jean-Michel Jarre James Ford Simon Katz Simon Jones Morgan Nicholls Roberto Occhipinti Demon Strings
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v t e Pusha T songs
Discography
Fear of God II: Let Us Pray	"Trouble on My Mind"
Cruel Summer	"Mercy" "New God Flow" "Don't Like"
Wrath of Caine	"Millions"
My Name Is My Name	"Numbers on the Boards" "Sweet Serenade" "Nosetalgia"
Daytona	"If You Know You Know" "The Games We Play"
It's Almost Dry	"Diet Coke" "Neck & Wrist" "Scrape It Off"
Other singles	"Exodus 23:1" "Lunch Money" "Drug Dealers Anonymous" "Puppets (Succession Remix)"
Featured singles	"Good Stuff" "Milkshake (Remix)" "Runaway" "What Do You Take Me For?" "Dope Bitch" "I'll Be Gone (Vice Remix)" "Move That Dope" "Chimes (RMX)" "Maybe" "Wrist" "Let Me Out" "Good Goodbye"
Other songs	"So Appalled" "Don't Like.1" "Machine Gun" "Meltdown" "The Story of Adidon" "Feel the Love" "Tell the Vision"

v t e Mavis Staples
Discography
Studio albums	Mavis Staples (1969) Only for the Lonely (1970) Oh What a Feeling (1979) Time Waits for No One (1989) The Voice (1993) Have a Little Faith (2004) We'll Never Turn Back (2007) You Are Not Alone (2010) One True Vine (2013) Livin' on a High Note (2016) If All I Was Was Black (2017) We Get By (2019)
Live albums	Live: Hope at the Hideout (2008) Live in London (2019) Carry Me Home (2022, with Levon Helm)
Soundtracks	A Piece of the Action (1977)
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