Let It Die

Let It Die is the second album by Canadian singer-songwriter Feist. It was recorded in Paris during 2002 and 2003 and released in 2004. The album is considered a combination of jazz, bossa nova and indie rock.

Background

Let It Die was hailed as one of the best Canadian pop albums of 2004, and garnered three Juno Award nominations in 2005—winning Best Alternative Album and Best New Artist. Let It Die was nominated once again in the 2006 Juno Awards; this time for "Inside and Out" as Single of the Year.

Let It Die has attracted a significant international audience. The album was originally divided into original compositions on the first half and cover versions on the second, though a reissue later in 2004 added a further original composition as the penultimate track.

The single "Mushaboom" is a pun on sh-boom as a refrain, and the Canadian coastal community east of Halifax, Nova Scotia, the province where Feist was born. The song was used in a Lacoste commercial.

Track listing

Canadian Version on Arts & Crafts

1. "Gatekeeper" (Feist, Gonzales) – 2:16
2. "Mushaboom" (Feist) – 3:44
3. "Let It Die" (Feist) – 2:55
4. "One Evening" (Feist, Gonzales) – 3:36
5. "Leisure Suite" (Feist, Gonzales) – 4:07
6. "L'Amour ne dure pas toujours" (Françoise Hardy)
7. "Lonely Lonely" (music by Tony Scherr, lyrics by Feist) – 4:10
8. "When I Was a Young Girl" (traditional, inspired by Texas Gladden) – 3:08
9. "Secret Heart" (Ron Sexsmith) – 3:49
10. "Inside and Out" (Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb) – 4:17
11. "Now at Last" (Bob Haymes) – 3:16

US/UK Version on Interscope

1. "Gatekeeper" (Feist, Gonzales) – 2:16
2. "Mushaboom" (Feist) – 3:44
3. "Let It Die" (Feist) – 2:55
4. "One Evening" (Feist, Gonzales) – 3:36
5. "Leisure Suite" (Feist, Gonzales) – 4:07
6. "Lonely Lonely" (music by Tony Scherr, lyrics by Feist) – 4:10
7. "When I Was a Young Girl" (traditional, inspired by Texas Gladden) – 3:08
8. "Secret Heart" (Ron Sexsmith) – 3:49
9. "Inside and Out" (Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb) – 4:17
10. "Tout doucement" (Clausier, Mercadier) – 2:31
11. "Now at Last" (Bob Haymes) – 3:16

Interscope Deluxe Edition

Released later in 2004, this reissue added the new song "Amourissima" (Gonzales, Feist, Pierre Grillet) and "L'Amour ne dure pas toujours" (Françoise Hardy), from the Arts & Crafts version of the album, as bonus tracks.

Personnel

• Gonzales – piano, various instruments
• Feist – guitars
• Julien Chirol – trombone
• Frédéric Coudere – saxophone

Charts and certifications

Album

Chart	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200 Top Heatseekers	36
French Album Charts	38
Belgian Album Charts (Wallonia)	47
Austrian Album Charts	51

Country	Certification	Sales/shipments
Canada	1x Platinum	100,000

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