Lay Me Down (Avicii song)

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"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
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
  • Avicii
  • Arash Pournouri
Avicii singles chronology
"Addicted to You"
(2013)		 "Lay Me Down"
(2014)		 "Dar um Jeito (We Will Find a Way)"
(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] The music video shows Avicii performing the song live during his True Tour. Adam Lambert does not appear in the video. The song is written in the key of A Minor.

Personnel

Musicians
Additional personnel
  • Nile Rodgers – writer
  • Adam Lambert – writer

Charts

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

Certifications

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

*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

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  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. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "Flanders" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "Flanders" defined multiple times with different content
  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. ↑ "Musicline.de – Avicii Single-Chartverfolgung" (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 100. 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 – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs for Avicii. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
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