Won't Let Go

Album: Rebuilt by Humans (2009)
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Songfacts®:

  • Faulkner penned this song with Japanese producer Keigo Oyamada, who records under the name of Cornelius. The English singer-songwriter explained: "I wrote it in a hotel room in Tokyo. I was there to work with Cornelius, who I've loved forever. We had a writing session together, which he doesn't normally do."

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