Don't Let Me Down (The Chainsmokers song)

"Don't Let Me Down"
Single by The Chainsmokers featuring Daya
from the album Collage
Released February 5, 2016
Format
Recorded 2015
Genre
Length 3:28
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) The Chainsmokers
The Chainsmokers singles chronology
"New York City"
(2015)
"Don't Let Me Down"
(2016)
"Inside Out"
(2016)

"New York City"
(2015)
"Don't Let Me Down"
(2016)
"Inside Out"
(2016)
Daya singles chronology
"Hide Away"
(2015) Hide Away2015
"Don't Let Me Down"
(2016) Don't Let Me Down2016
"Sit Still, Look Pretty"
(2016) Sit Still, Look Pretty2016
Music video
"Don't Let Me Down" on YouTube

"Don't Let Me Down" is a song by American production duo The Chainsmokers. The song features the vocals of American singer Daya, and was released on February 5, 2016, through Disruptor Records and Columbia Records.[4][5] The song was written by Andrew Taggart, Emily Warren and Scott Harris. It was released on March 22, 2016, as the radio single follow-up to "Roses".[6]

"Don't Let Me Down" became both The Chainsmokers' and Daya's first top five single on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number three. It also became The Chainsmokers' second consecutive top 10 entry after "Roses", which peaked at number six. It reached the top 10 in several countries, including Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. A set of remixes for the song, was released on April 15, 2016. A music video for the song was released on April 29, 2016, with appearances from The Chainsmokers and Daya.

The song won a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording.[7]

Background and composition

In an interview, Taggart stated that he first created the drop during a flight. The duo later added a "big, echoey guitar sound" to the song, inspired by the bands the xx and Explosions in the Sky, by using a Fender electric guitar and a software plugin. Emily Warren and Scott Harris convened with the duo to create the melody and lyrics. However, the vocalist was not chosen until Taggart heard Daya's "Hide Away", after which the duo enlisted her to record the vocals in the studio.[8] The song is originally for Rihanna, but her team rejected it.[9]

The key of the song was originally a step lower, but the duo changed it in order to better accommodate Daya's range. The third drop, which includes the saxophone, was created later in the process.[8] The song has a double-time tempo of 80 beats per minute and a key of G♯ minor. "Don't Let Me Down" follows a chord progression of E  B  F  Gm, and Daya's vocals span from G3 to C5.[10]

Critical reception

Robbie Daw of Idolator stated "[Don't Let Me Down] kicks off with a haunting guitar loop and 17-year-old Daya lamenting that she's 'crashing, hit a wall, right now I need a miracle.' By the time the chorus sweeps in, the song shifts into full-on trap mode" and called it a "trappy collaboration".[4] Popdust's Jason Scott claimed "[Don't Let Me Down] is an enormously engaging strip of gritty dance-club euphoria. Percussion vibrates underneath a well-constructed skyscraper of synth and evocative vocals from the 17-year-old Daya."[11] Rolling Stone named "Don't Let Me Down" one of the 30 best songs of the first half of 2016, writing "EDM may not dominate the charts the way it used to but the Chainsmokers' swirling, turnt-up love song proves the genre has a little fight left in it. Newcomer Daya goes to battle with the aggro, big room beats and ends up coming out on top."[12]

Chart performance

In the United States, the single debuted at number 85 on the US Billboard Hot 100 for the week of February 27, 2016 but fell off the chart the next week. It made a re-entry at number 81 for the week of March 12, 2016. The song reached a peak of number three for the week of July 16, 2016, and spent 23 weeks in the top 10; it was later named the eighth best-performing single of the year by Billboard (two spots above the duo's number-one hit "Closer").[13]

In the United Kingdom, "Don't Let Me Down" became the Chainsmokers' highest-charting hit (until "Closer" which reached the top of the chart in September 2016) when the song reached number two on the UK Singles Chart on the issue dated July 21, 2016, spending 11 weeks in the top 10.

Music video

The music video for the song was released to YouTube on April 29, 2016.[14]

In the video, Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall (The Chainsmokers) get into a yellow convertible at sunrise and begin to drive down a wooded mountain road. Intercut with shots of them driving is Daya, dressed in black leather pants and jacket, singing in a misty field full of bushes. Taggart and Pall stop the car when Daya, surrounded by dancers dressed similarly to her, stand in the middle of the road, blocking it. Daya sings as the girls perform dance moves around her while Taggart and Pall watch from the car. Suddenly, the car begins bouncing up and down on its wheels. As the beat progresses, the rocking of the car becomes more violent and aggressive. Towards the end of the song, the rocking lifts Taggart and Pall out of the car and they are suspended in the air as the girls disperse.

Cover versions

Usher covered "Don't Let Me Down" in BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge on September 5, 2016.[15]

Singer Joy Williams released a cover of the song on March 12, 2017.

In other media

The song was featured in an episode of Lucifer as well as the penultimate episode of the fourth season of Degrassi: Next Class.

In March 2017, a piano cover version of the song was used in a State Farm Insurance commercial.[16]

The song is featured as an exclusive content on Just Dance 2017 's subscription-based content, Just Dance Unlimited.

An instrumental version was used prominently as part of the BBC's 2017 UK General Election coverage.

Track listing

Digital download[5]
No.TitleLength
1."Don't Let Me Down" (featuring Daya)3:28
Digital download – Remixes EP[17]
No.TitleLength
1."Don't Let Me Down" (featuring Daya) (W&W Remix)3:15
2."Don't Let Me Down" (featuring Daya) (Illenium Remix)3:40
3."Don't Let Me Down" (featuring Daya) (Zomboy Remix)4:26
4."Don't Let Me Down" (featuring Daya) (Ephwurd Remix)4:05
5."Don't Let Me Down" (featuring Daya) (Ricky Remedy Remix)4:39
6."Don't Let Me Down" (featuring Daya and Konshens) (Dom Da Bomb & Electric Bodega Mixshow Remix)3:25
Total length:23:30
Digital download – Hardwell and Sephyx Remix[18]
No.TitleLength
1."Don't Let Me Down" (featuring Daya) (Hardwell and Sephyx Remix)2:42

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016–17) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[19] 3
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[20] 6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[21] 4
Belarus (Unistar Radio Top 20)[22] 9
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[23] 15
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[24] 4
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[25] 17
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[26] 4
Denmark (Tracklisten)[27] 15
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[28] 9
France (SNEP)[29] 19
Germany (Official German Charts)[30] 6
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[31] 33
Hungary (Single Top 40)[32] 9
India (Radio Mirchi Angrezi Top 20)[33] 3
Ireland (IRMA)[34] 3
Italy (FIMI)[35] 7
Latvia (Latvijas Top 40)[36] 3
Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)[37] 8
Mexico (Monitor Latino)[38] 12
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[39] 7
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[40] 5
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[41] 2
Norway (VG-lista)[42] 5
Philippines (Philippine Hot 100)[43] 32
Portugal (AFP)[44] 4
Romania (Media Forest)[45] 6
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[46] 3
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[47] 3
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[48] 9
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[49] 5
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[50] 8
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[51] 1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[52] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[53] 3
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[54] 1
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[55] 6
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[56] 4
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[57] 1
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[58] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (2016) Position
Australia (ARIA)[59] 5
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[60] 7
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[61] 7
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[62] 38
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[63] 8
Denmark (Tracklisten)[64] 25
Germany (Official German Charts)[65] 7
Italy (FIMI)[66] 12
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[67] 8
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[68] 6
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[69] 17
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[70] 6
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[71] 14
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[72] 17
US Billboard Hot 100[73] 8
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[74] 23
US Dance/Electronic Digital Songs (Billboard)[75] 2
US Dance/Electronic Streaming Songs (Billboard)[76] 2
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[77] 1
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[78] 3

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[79] 7× Platinum 490,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[80] Gold 15,000*
Belgium (BEA)[81] 3× Platinum 90,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[82] 8× Platinum 640,000^
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[83] Platinum 60,000^
France (SNEP)[84] Diamond 250,000*
Germany (BVMI)[85] Platinum 400,000^
Italy (FIMI)[86] 5× Platinum 250,000double-dagger
New Zealand (RMNZ)[87] 2× Platinum 30,000*
Poland (ZPAV)[88] Platinum 20,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[89] Gold 20,000^
Sweden (GLF)[90] 5× Platinum 200,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[91] 2× Platinum 1,200,000double-dagger
United States (RIAA)[92] 5× Platinum 2,000,000[93]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Worldwide February 5, 2016 Digital download [5]
United States March 22, 2016 Top 40 radio [6]
April 15, 2016 Digital download
(Remixes EP)
[17]

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