| Let Yourself Go | |
| Cover: | Elvis_Presley_Let_Yourself_Go_PS.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Elvis Presley |
| Album: | Speedway |
| B-Side: | Your Time Hasn't Come Yet, Baby |
| Released: | May 21, 1968 |
| Recorded: | June 21, 1967 |
| Studio: | MGM Studios, Hollywood |
| Label: | RCA Records |
| Prev Title: | We Call on Him |
| Prev Title2: | You'll Never Walk Alone |
| Prev Year: | 1968 |
| Your Time Hasn't Come Yet, Baby | |
| Title2: | Let Yourself Go |
| Next Title: | Almost in Love |
| Next Title2: | A Little Less Conversation |
| Next Year: | 1968 |
"Let Yourself Go" is a song first recorded by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1968 motion picture Speedway.[1]
In June 1968 it was released on a single with "Your Time Hasn't Come Yet, Baby" on the other side[2] and on the soundtrack album Speedway.
On December 1, 1970, the single "Let Yourself Go" / "Your Time Hasn't Come Yet, Baby" was re-released as part of RCA Victor's Gold Standard Series (together with 9 other Presley's singles).[3]
The song was written by Joy Byers.
Presley recorded it on June 21, 1967, at the soundtrack recordings for the MGM movie Speedway (that took place June 20–21, 1967 at the MGM Studios in Hollywood, California.Another version of the song was recorded for the 1968 Comeback Special and was subsequently released on A Legendary Performer Volume 3)[4]
7" single (RCA 47–9547, 1968)[5]
7" single[6]
| Chart (1968) | Peak position | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] | 71 | ||
| Australia (retrospect Kent Music Report)[8] | 19< | --6-Jul-68, 19, 14 weeks on chart, RCA 47-9547--> | |