"Let Yourself Go" is a song by American punk rock band Green Day. Written by Billie Joe Armstrong and produced by Rob Cavallo and the band for their ninth studio album, ¡Uno!, the song was released as the third single from the album on September 5, 2012. However, the "official live video" of the song was revealed on August 1, 2012.

The song was described to be "more punk" than that of the band's previous two singles "Oh Love" and "Kill the DJ", and was compared to their 1990s material, such as Dookie and Insomniac. Its theme was described as "the kind of pop-smart here's-my-fucking-problem miniatures". It received positive critical reception and charted at number 2 on the UK Rock Chart and 17 on the US Alternative Songs chart. "Let Yourself Go" was played at secret shows of the band and at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards.

After "Let Yourself Go" was played at a 'secret New York Halloween show' of the band on October 27, 2011, Green Day began recording new material for ¡Uno! on February 14, 2012, and the song was confirmed with the revelation of the track listing of ¡Uno! on June 26, 2012.

Followed by the release of the "official live video" for "Let Yourself Go" on August 1, 2012, recorded during their performance at Austin, Texas. it was released as a single on September 5, 2012. The song was written by Billie Joe Armstrong and produced by the band along with their long time collaborator Rob Cavallo.

The song debuted on the US Rock Songs and US Alternative Songs at numbers 36 and 34 respectively, peaking at number 29 on the US Rock chart and number 17 on the Alternative Songs chart. "Let Yourself Go" reached number 2 on the UK Rock Chart, and peaked at number 99 on the Dutch Single Top 100 and number 49 on the South Korean Gaon Chart.

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