"Let it Go"

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Frozen is a 2013 American computer-animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 53rd animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. Loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale The Snow Queen, and featuring the voices of Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad, and Santino Fontana; the film tells the story of a fearless princess who sets off on an epic journey alongside a rugged, thrill-seeking mountain man, his loyal pet reindeer, and a hapless snowman to find her estranged sister, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom in eternal winter.^[1]

Frozen was released in theaters on November 27, 2013 in the United States, earning about $296,691,729 in North America, and $342,100,000 in other countries, for a worldwide total of $638,791,729. ^[1]
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Buzz about the movie quickly spread to Twitter^[2], where a flurry of images, gifs, videos and other content flooded the site.

Let It Go

“Let It Go” is a song from Disney’s 2013 animated feature film, Frozen, with music and lyrics composed by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez.^[3] The song was performed in the film by American actress and singer Idina Menzel in her role as Queen Elsa. The song appears after an ostracized Elsa abandons her kingdom soon after her cryokinetic powers are discovered by the public. Realizing that she no longer needs to hide her incredibly powerful icy abilities anymore, Elsa declares herself free from the obstacles that she’s been faced with since childhood and rejoices in using her powers without fear.

Demi Lovato also recorded the song for the film’s soundtrack.

This song spawned multiple parodies and covers.

Notable Examples

Other Frozen Songs

Actors Brian Rosenthal and Joey Richter from Starkids Productions, the theater group behind “A Very Potter Musical,” posted a lip sync version of “Do You Want to Build a Snowman” in a collection of Vines posted by Corey Lubowich.^[4] The Vines were compiled into a Youtube video uploaded on December 11th, 2013.

Youtube user Jolan Carl Abaquin proposed to his girlfriend using a karaoke version of “Love is an Open Door” on December 24th, 2013.

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