Lay Me Down (Sam Smith song)

2013 song by Sam Smith

"Lay Me Down" is a song by English singer Sam Smith. The song was the lead single from Smith's first studio album In the Lonely Hour (2014). The song was released in the United Kingdom on 15 February 2013. It was written by Smith, Jimmy Napes and Elviin and produced by Napes and Steve Fitzmaurice.

"Lay Me Down"
Single by Sam Smith
from the album In the Lonely Hour
Released15 February 2013
Recorded2012
Genre
Length4:13
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Sam Smith singles chronology
"Latch"
(2012)
"Lay Me Down"
(2013)
"La La La"
(2013)
Music video
"Lay Me Down" at YouTube

The song was re-released in February 2015 as the sixth single from the album. This time reaching number 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 15 on the UK Singles Chart. A third version featuring John Legend was recorded for the British charity telethon Comic Relief. It reached number one in the United Kingdom in March 2015.[1]

References change

  1. Natalie Corner (13 March 2015). "Sam Smith and John Legend sound a bit croaky as they perform new Comic Relief single". mirror.