Letting Go (Dutty Love)
by Sean Kingston (featuring Nicki Minaj)

Album: single release only (2010)
Charted: 36
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Songfacts®:

  • This upbeat Stargate production is the first single from Jamaican-born, American-based singer, Sean Kingston's third studio album. The dancehall-flavored song features Nicki Minaj, one of a number of high-profile collaborations she featured on in 2010. They include "Bedrock" as part of Young Money and "My Chick Bad" with Ludacris.
  • Kingston returned to his home island to film the song's music video with Minaj. The Little X directed clip was shot in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. Several local Jamaican entertainers make cameo appearances, including Shaggy and Wayne Marshall.
  • The song samples Rihanna's "Te Amo," which was also produced by Stargate.

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