Let It Go (Disney song) 'let go' of fear and shame". On the other hand, Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot of the radio show Sound Opinions criticized the song; DeRogatis labeled it "schlock", and Kot described it as a "clichéd piece of fluff that you would have heard on a Broadway soundtrack from maybe the fifties or the sixties". By spring 2014, many journalists had observed that after watching "Frozen", numerous young children in the United States were becoming unusually obsessed with the film's music, and with "Let It Go" in particular. Columnist Yvonne Abraham of "The Boston Globe" called the song "musical crack" which
Let It Go (Alexandra Burke song) grab us in the same way." Matt Collar from Allmusic said tracks like "Let it Go" and "Fire"; "have an infectious house music sound that brings to mind the contemporary dance-pop of Lady Gaga as much as classic '90s diva house artists like Robin S." Caroline Sullivan for "The Guardian" was critical of the song, writing that it is "anonymous international dancefloor fodder". Rohin Guha for "Flavorpill" wrote about the message behind the song: "It’s not surprising the [Dalai Lama]'s words resonate with a subcategory of zen pop, which embraces the spirit of “letting go” in order to properly celebrate