Lay Me Down (Avicii song)

"Lay Me Down"
Single by Avicii
from the album True
Released April 21, 2014
Recorded 2013
Genre
Length 5:00 (album version)
3:26 (radio edit)
Label Universal Island
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
  • Avicii
  • Ash Pournouri
Avicii singles chronology
"Addicted to You"
(2013)
"Lay Me Down"
(2014)
"The Days"
(2014)
Music video
"Lay Me Down" on YouTube

"Lay Me Down" is a song by Swedish producer Avicii. Written by Avicii, Ash Pournouri, Nile Rodgers and Adam Lambert, the track appears on Avicii's debut studio album, True (2013). American singer-songwriter Adam Lambert also provides vocals for the track. The track was released as the fifth single from his album on April 21, 2014. The song is featured in a 2014 commercial for Lipton Ice Tea.[1]

Personnel

Musicians
Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2013-14) Peak
Position
scope="row" Australia (ARIA)[2] 34
scope="row" Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 17
scope="row" Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[4] 4
scope="row" Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[4] 30
scope="row" Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[5] 2
scope="row" Belgium Dance (Ultratop Wallonia)[4] 4
scope="row" France (SNEP)[6] 47
scope="row" Germany (Media Control Charts)[7] 35
scope="row" Hungary (Dance Top 40)[8] 8
scope="row" Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[9] 3
scope="row" Hungary (Single Top 40)[10] 5
Ireland (IRMA)[11] 94
scope="row" Poland (Polish Airplay Top 20)[12] 14
scope="row" Poland (Dance Top 50)[13] 1
scope="row" Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[14] 56
scope="row" Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 39
scope="row" Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 41
scope="row" UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[17] 200
scope="row" UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[18] 29
scope="row" US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[19] 22

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Sweden (GLF)[20] Gold 20,000x

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Country Date Format Label
Australia[21] 21 April 2014 Contemporary hit radio Universal Music
United Kingdom[22] 14 July 2014

References

  1. Lambert, Adam (April 9, 2014). "Twitter / adamlambert : "Lay Me Down" w @Avicii and ...". Twitter.com. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  2. "Australian-charts.com – Avicii – Lay Me Down". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  3. "Austriancharts.at – Avicii – Lay Me Down" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Ultratop.be – Avicii – Lay Me Down" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  5. "Ultratop.be – Avicii – Lay Me Down" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  6. "Lescharts.com – Avicii – Lay Me Down" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  7. "Chartverfulgong > Avicii > Lay Me Down – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  8. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  9. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  10. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  11. "Chart Track: Week 26, 2014". Irish Singles Chart.
  12. "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 20. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  13. "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Dance Top 50. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  14. "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201426 into search.
  15. "Swedishcharts.com – Avicii – Lay Me Down". Singles Top 60. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  16. "Swisscharts.com – Avicii – Lay Me Down". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  17. "Archive Chart: 2013-09-28" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  18. "Archive Chart: 2014-07-26" UK Dance Chart.
  19. "Avicii Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs for Avicii. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  20. "Avicii - Lay Me Down" (in Swedish). Grammofon Leverantörernas Förening. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  21. "Single of the Day". The Music Network. 17 April 2014. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  22. Lane, Daniel (14 July 2014). "This Week's New Releases 14-07-2014". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 July 2014.