Let Me Out (song)

For The Knack song, see My Sharona § "Let Me Out".

2017 single by Gorillaz featuring Pusha T and Mavis Staples

"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 (2017-04-06)
Genre|

* Hip hop[1]
* glitch
* gospel[2]

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
| "Andromeda"
(2017)  | "Let Me Out"
(2017)  | "The Apprentice"
(2017)

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Pusha T singles chronology
| "Circles"
(2016)  | "Let Me Out"
(2017)  | "Good Goodbye"
(2017)

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Mavis Staples singles chronology
| "I Give You Power"
(2017)  | "Let Me Out"
(2017)  | "Witness"
(2017)

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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

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"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

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Digital release single

1. "Let Me Out" – 2:56

## Personnel

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* 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

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Chart (2017)  | Peak
position

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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

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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.
8. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
9. ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
10. ^ "Gorillaz Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
11. ^ "Gorillaz Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 April 2017.

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* 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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* Discography
* Awards and nominations
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* Song Machine
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* Monkey: Journey to the West
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Discography

Fear of God II: Let Us Pray|

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Cruel Summer|

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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"
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* "Machine Gun"
* "Meltdown"
* "The Story of Adidon"
* "Feel the Love"
* "Tell the Vision"

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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)

Related articles|

* The Staple Singers
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* Mavis!

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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