Gaga, Avril and Adele were influences for "Let It Go"
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As far as the influence on ‘Let It Go,’ we definitely listened to a lot of Adele, Aimee Mann, Lady Gaga, Avril Lavigne and the classic singer-songwriters like Carole King, people who sang about dealing with things that hold them back. We really put ourselves in the mindset of: How would you feel if you’d spent your whole life trying to be perfect, live up to other people’s expectations, and then you make one mistake, something abnormal happens, and everybody turns on you? Then that moment of relief when you’re like, ‘If I let all that go, I can let myself shine and do what I need to do.