Let It Be (song) Let It Be (song) "Let It Be" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, released in March 1970 as a single, and (in an alternate mix) as the title track of their album "Let It Be". At the time, it had the highest debut on the "Billboard" Hot 100, beginning its chart run at number 6. It was written and sung by Paul McCartney. It was their final single before McCartney announced his departure from the band. Both the "Let It Be" album and the US single "The Long and Winding Road" were released after McCartney's announced
In Your Letter the song very simple, very almost like ‘50s doo-wop melody and chord structure. The original chord structure was G Major, E Minor, C Major, D Major, similar to the Beatles' "This Boy" among many other songs. The music of "In Your Letter" is a throwback to songs of the 1950s and 1960s. Allmusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine describes it as a "sun-kissed '60s homage." Philippa Hawker of "The Age" describes it as "a grimly uptempo 60s style whinge." Leslie Michele Derrough of "Glide Magazine" describes it as sounding like a "1950s sock hop." Gerald Martineez described the song as "an