The song was released in the United Kingdom on 17 December 2012 as a promotional single from her fourth studio album Girl Who Got Away (2013).

This song was also featured on Aimee Lagos's film No Good Deed, starring Taraji P. Henson and Idris Elba.

On Twitter, Dido talked about the meaning of the song saying "Just that life is long and bad times will pass x"[3] A lyric video to accompany the release of "Let Us Move On" was first released onto YouTube on 18 December 2012 at a total length of four minutes and twenty-one seconds.

[4] Credits adapted from Girl Who Got Away album liner notes.

[1] The song peaked at number 24 on the South Korea Gaon International Chart.