Not Letting Go

Not to be confused with No Letting Go.

2015 single by Tinie Tempah featuring Jess Glynne

"Not Letting Go"

Single by Tinie Tempah featuring Jess Glynne
from the album  Youth
Released| 21 June 2015 (2015-06-21)
Genre|

* Hip hop
* R&B
* pop-rap[1]

Length| 3:48
Label| Parlophone
Songwriter(s)|

* Patrick Okogwu
* Jess Glynne
* Gareth Keane
* Krishane
* Lewis Jankel
* Janee Bennett
* Jermaine Jackson[2]

Producer(s)| Bless Beats
Tinie Tempah singles chronology
| "Tears Run Dry"
(2014)  | "Not Letting Go"
(2015)  | "Turn the Music Louder (Rumble)"
(2015)

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Jess Glynne singles chronology
| "Hold My Hand"
(2015)  | "Not Letting Go"
(2015)  | "Don't Be So Hard on Yourself"
(2015)

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"Not Letting Go" is a song by British rapper Tinie Tempah. It features the vocals from British singer Jess Glynne. The song was released as a digital download in the United Kingdom on 21 June 2015 as the lead single for his third studio album Youth. It also appears on the deluxe version of Glynne's debut album, I Cry When I Laugh (2015). "Not Letting Go" samples the song "Not for Long" by American rapper B.o.B[3] and also contains a sample from "There's a Better Way" from Jermaine Jackson's 1982 album "Let Me Tickle Your Fancy".

The song entered at the top of the UK Singles Chart, giving Tempah his sixth UK chart-topper (more than any other artist during the 2010s) and Glynne her fourth.[4] Tempah overtook Dizzee Rascal for most number-one singles by a British rap artist.[5]

## Background

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Talking to Digital Spy, Tinie Tempah said, "I've been a fan of Jess since I heard her song 'Home'. We met properly at the Brits last year and spoke about doing something together. We both had crazy summers and kept bumping into each other at festivals. We eventually set a date for studio with Bless Beats, who produced the track, and it just kind of happened." He also said "Both being Londoners, I wanted to make a song that captured that London summertime feeling which is always the best time of the year for me and the time where I've had my most romantic experience. So it's an ode to a girl I met and our experiences in this amazing city we call home – London!"[3]

## Accolades

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The song finished the year as the 36th-best-selling song of 2015 in the United Kingdom.[6]

## Music video

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The music video was directed by Charlie Robins and Joe Alexander. It features both Tempah and Glynne, and was shot in Brockwell Park, Brixton, South London.[7]

## Track listing

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Digital downloadNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Not Letting Go" (featuring Jess Glynne)| 3:48

Digital download – Remixes[8]No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Not Letting Go" (XYconstant Remix)| 4:48
2.| "Not Letting Go" (Matrix & Futurebound Remix)| 4:20
3.| "Not Letting Go" (TroyBoi Remix)| 4:28
4.| "Not Letting Go" (All About She Remix)| 4:18
5.| "Not Letting Go" (Show N Prove Remix)| 3:15

## Live performances

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Tempah performed the song with Sasha Keable on The Graham Norton Show, as Glynne was having surgery on her vocal chords.[9]

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (2015)  | Peak
position

|

Australia (ARIA)[10] | 24
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[11] | 13
Ireland (IRMA)[12] | 8
Israel (Media Forest)[13] | 5
Italy (FIMI)[14] | 41
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] | 98
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[16] | 31
Scotland (OCC)[17] | 2
UK Singles (OCC)[18] | 1
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[19] | 1

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (2015)  | Position

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UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[20] | 36

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Australia (ARIA)[21] | Gold  | 35,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[22] | Platinum  | 50,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[23] | Platinum  | 30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[24] | Platinum  | 600,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

## Release history

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Region  | Date  | Format  | Label

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|
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Ireland[25] | 19 June 2015  | Digital download | Parlophone
United Kingdom[26] | 21 June 2015

## References

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1. ^ https://www.idolator.com/7592601/jess-glynne-tinie-tempah-not-letting-go-single-listen[permanent dead link]
2. ^ "Not Letting Go". Universal Music Publishing Group.
3. ^ a b Nissim, Mayer (12 May 2015). "Listen to Tinie Tempah and Jess Glynne's new single 'Not Letting Go'". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
4. ^ Copsey, Rob (28 June 2015). "Tinie Tempah scores sixth Number 1 single with Not Letting Go". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
5. ^ Gboyega, Adenike (3 July 2015). "Tinie Tempah just made UK chart history". MOBO Awards. Archived from the original on 7 May 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
6. ^ "The Official Top 40 Biggest Songs of 2015 revealed". Official Charts Company. 4 January 2016.
7. ^ "For easy urban vibes: Brockwell Park "is" summer in the city". Film Fixer. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
8. ^ "iTunes - Music - Not Letting Go (feat. Jess Glynne) [Remixes] - EP by Tinie Tempah". iTunes Store (US). 19 June 2015.
9. ^ "The Graham Norton Show". 19 June 2015. BBC One. `{{cite episode}}`: Missing or empty `|series=` (help)
10. ^ "Tinie Tempah feat. Jess Glynne – Not Letting Go". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
11. ^ "Tinie Tempah feat. Jess Glynne – Not Letting Go" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
12. ^ "Chart Track: Week 27, 2015". Irish Singles Chart.
13. ^ "Media Forest Week 30, 2015". Israeli Airplay Chart. Media Forest.
14. ^ "Tinie Tempah feat. Jess Glynne – Not Letting Go". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
15. ^ "Tinie Tempah feat. Jess Glynne – Not Letting Go" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
16. ^ "Tinie Tempah feat. Jess Glynne – Not Letting Go". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
17. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
18. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
19. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
20. ^ Copsey, Rob (4 January 2016). "The Official Top 40 Biggest Songs of 2015 revealed". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
21. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
22. ^ "Italian single certifications – Tinie Tempah feat. Jess Glynne – Not Letting Go" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
23. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Tinie Tempah feat. Jess Glynne – Not Letting Go". Radioscope. Retrieved 2 March 2025. Type Not Letting Go  in the "Search:" field.
24. ^ "British single certifications – Tinie Tempah ft Jess Glynne – Not Letting Go". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
25. ^ "iTunes - Music - Not Letting Go (feat. Jess Glynne) - Single by Tinie Tempah". iTunes. Archived from the original on 24 May 2015.
26. ^ "iTunes - Music - Not Letting Go (feat. Jess Glynne) - Single by Tinie Tempah". iTunes. Archived from the original on 12 May 2015.

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Tinie Tempah

Discography

Studio albums|

* Disc-Overy
* Demonstration
* Youth

Mixtapes|

* Hood Economics – Room 147: The 80 Minute Course
* Happy Birthday

Singles|

* "Pass Out"
* "Frisky"
* "Written in the Stars"
* "Miami 2 Ibiza"
* "Invincible"
* "Wonderman"
* "Till I'm Gone"
* "Trampoline"
* "Children of the Sun"
* "Lover Not a Fighter"
* "Not Letting Go"
* "Girls Like"
* "Mamacita"
* "Text from Your Ex"
* "Top Winners"

Featured songs|

* "Game Over"
* "Eyes Wide Shut"
* "Hitz"
* "Earthquake"
* "R.I.P."
* "Hanging On"
* "Drinking from the Bottle"
* "Tsunami (Jump)"
* "Crazy Stupid Love"
* "Turn the Music Louder (Rumble)"
* "Really Love (Remix)"

Other songs|

* "Love Suicide"
* "Don't Sell Out"
* "Someday (Place in the Sun)"

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* t
* e

Jess Glynne

Discography

Albums|

* I Cry When I Laugh
* Always In Between
* Jess

Singles|

* "Right Here"
* "Real Love"
* "Hold My Hand"
* "Don't Be So Hard on Yourself"
* "Take Me Home"
* "Ain't Got Far to Go"
* "I'll Be There"
* "All I Am"
* "Thursday"
* "One Touch"
* "This Christmas"

Featured singles|

* "Rather Be"
* "My Love"
* "Not Letting Go"
* "Kill the Lights"
* "These Days"
* "Mind on It"

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