Don't Let Me Down (The Chainsmokers song)

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"Don't Let Me Down"
Single by The Chainsmokers featuring Daya
Released February 5, 2016
Format Digital download
Recorded 2015
Genre
Length 3:28
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s) The Chainsmokers
The Chainsmokers chronology
"New York City"
(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 DJ duo The Chainsmokers. It was released the follow-up single to "Roses" on February 5, 2016, through Disruptor and Columbia Records.[1][2] The song features vocals from American singer Daya.

"Don't Let Me Down" received positive reviews for its production and Daya's vocals, and was a commercial success, becoming The Chainsmoker's second top 10 hit in the United States (and Daya's first). It also reached top 10 positions in Australia, Austria, Canada, Finland, Germany, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

Composition

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.[3]

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."[4]

Music video

The music video for the song was released to YouTube on April 29, 2016.[5]

Chart performance

The single debuted at number 85 on the Billboard Hot 100 on February 27, 2016 but fell off the chart the next week. It made a re-entry at number 81 on March 12, 2016. The song has reached a peak of number five so far in the week of June 11, 2016.[6]

Track listing

Digital download[2]
No. Title Length
1. "Don't Let Me Down" (featuring Daya) 3:28
Remixes EP[7]
No. Title Length
1. "Don't Let Me Down" (featuring Daya) (W&W Remix) 3:15
2. "Don't Let Me Down" (featuring Daya) (Zomboy Remix) 4:26
3. "Don't Let Me Down" (featuring Daya) (Illenium Remix) 3:40
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
Hardwell & Sephyx Remix[8]
No. Title Length
1. "Don't Let Me Down" (featuring Daya) (Hardwell & Sephyx Remix) 2:42

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[9] 3
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[10] 6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[11] 11
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[12] 45
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[13] 7
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[14] 5
Denmark (Tracklisten)[15] 15
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[16] 9
France (SNEP)[17] 45
Germany (Official German Charts)[18] 7
Hungary (Single Top 40)[19] 20
Ireland (IRMA)[20] 14
Indonesia (Creative Disc Top 50)[21] 1
Italy (FIMI)[22] 20
Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)[23] 8
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[24] 10
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[25] 5
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[26] 2
Norway (VG-lista)[27] 5
Portugal (AFP)[28] 18
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[29] 5
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[30] 9
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[31] 12
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[32] 44
US Billboard Hot 100[33]
[34]		 5
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[35] 1
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[36] 30
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[37] 4
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[38] 2
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[39] 3

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[40] Platinum 70,000
Canada (Music Canada)[41] Gold 40,000
Italy (FIMI)[42] Gold 25,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[43] Platinum 15,000
Sweden (GLF)[44] Platinum 40,000
United States (RIAA)[45] Gold 500,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified 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][46][47][48]
United States March 1, 2016 Contemporary hit radio [49]
Worldwide April 15, 2016 Remixes EP [50]

References

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