Let Me Down Easy (Billy Currington song)

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"Let Me Down Easy"
Single by Billy Currington
from the album Enjoy Yourself
Released October 4, 2010 (2010-10-04)
Format Music download
Genre Country
Length 3:48
Label Mercury Nashville
Writer(s) Mark Nesler
Jennifer Hanson
Marty Dodson
Producer(s) Carson Chamberlain
Billy Currington
Billy Currington singles chronology
"Pretty Good at Drinkin' Beer"
(2010)		 "Let Me Down Easy"
(2010)		 "Love Done Gone"
(2011)

"Let Me Down Easy" is a song written by Mark Nesler, Jennifer Hanson and Marty Dodson, recorded by American country music artist Billy Currington. It was released in October 2010 as the second single his album Enjoy Yourself. The song is Currington's eleventh single release. The song reached number one on the Hot Country Songs chart for the week of April 2, 2011, becoming Currington's fourth consecutive and sixth number 1 single.[1]

Critical reception

Karlie Justus of Engine 145 gave the song a thumbs-up, saying that it was a "sultry sleeper hit" but also saying that she thought it was similar to "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right" and "Don't".[2] Gary Graff of Billboard also described the song favorably, saying that it had "Lionel Richie-style smoothness".[3]

Music video

The music video was directed by Potsy Ponciroli. and premiered in March 2011, It was filmed in concert

Chart performance

Chart (2010–11) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 46
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6] 71

Year-end charts

Chart (2011) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 10
Preceded by Billboard Hot Country Songs
number-one single
April 2, 2011		 Succeeded by
"Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not"
by Thompson Square

References

  1. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/283473/billy+currington/chart?f=357
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  4. ↑ "Billy Currington – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Billy Currington.
  5. ↑ "Billy Currington – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Billy Currington.
  6. ↑ "Billy Currington – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Billy Currington.
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