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 Digital download
Recorded 2015
Genre Trap[1]
Length 3:28
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s) The Chainsmokers
The Chainsmokers singles chronology
"Roses"
(2015)		 "Don't Let Me Down"
(2016)		 "Inside Out"
(2016)
Daya singles chronology
"Hide Away"
(2015)		 "Don't Let Me Down"
(2016)		 "Sit Still, Look Pretty"
(2016)

"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, by Disruptor Records and Columbia Records.[1][2] The song was written by Andrew Taggart, Emily Warren and Scott Harris. Musically, it is a dance-pop song with trap influences.

"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.

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.[3]

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.[3] 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♯ – G♯m, and Daya's vocals span from G♯3 to C♯5.[4]

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".[1] 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."[5] 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."[6]

Chart performance

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.[7]

Music video

The music video for the song was released to YouTube on April 29, 2016.[8]

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.[9]

Track listing

Digital download[2]
No. Title Length
1. "Don't Let Me Down" (featuring Daya) 3:28
Remixes EP[10]
No. Title Length
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
Hardwell & Sephyx Remix[11]
No. Title Length
1. "Don't Let Me Down" (featuring Daya) (Hardwell & Sephyx Remix) 2:42

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[12] 3
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[13] 6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[14] 4
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[15] 15
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[16] 4
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[17] 17
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[18] 4
Denmark (Tracklisten)[19] 15
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[20] 9
France (SNEP)[21] 19
Germany (Official German Charts)[22] 6
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[23] 33
Hungary (Single Top 40)[24] 9
India (Radio Mirchi Angrezi Top 20)[25] 3
Ireland (IRMA)[26] 3
Italy (FIMI)[27] 9
Latvia (Latvijas Top 40)[28] 3
Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)[29] 8
Mexico (Monitor Latino)[30] 12
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[31] 7
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[32] 5
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[33] 2
Norway (VG-lista)[34] 5
Portugal (AFP)[35] 4
Romania (Media Forest)[36] 6
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[37] 3
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[38] 3
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[39] 9
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[40] 5
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[41] 8
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[42] 1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[43] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[44] 3
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[45] 1
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[46] 6
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[47] 4
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[48] 1
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[49] 3

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[50] 5× Platinum 350,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[51] Gold 15,000*
Belgium (BEA)[52] Platinum 30,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[53] 6× Platinum 600,000^
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[54] Platinum 60,000^
Germany (BVMI)[55] Platinum 400,000^
Italy (FIMI)[56] 2× Platinum 100,000double-dagger
New Zealand (RMNZ)[57] 2× Platinum 30,000*
Poland (ZPAV)[58] Platinum 20,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[59] Gold 20,000^
Sweden (GLF)[60] 5× Platinum 200,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[61] Platinum 600,000double-dagger
United States (RIAA)[62] 3× Platinum 1,600,000[7]

*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
[2][63][64][65]
United States March 1, 2016 Contemporary hit radio [66]
Worldwide April 15, 2016 Remixes EP [67]

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