2014Released
4:13

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Interesting facts and trivia about Lay Me Down. By Songfacts®.

This yearning love song is the lead single from In the Lonely Hour. It was released in the UK on February 15, 2013. The song entered the British singles chart at #46 after being referenced by host James Corden at the 2014 BRIT Awards.

Smith explained to MTV News how this was the song that kick-started his music career. "Disclosure heard 'Lay Me Down,' and [after that] it was like a domino effect," he said. "We wrote 'Latch' together, and then Naughty Boy heard 'Latch' and we wrote 'La La La' together, and then I had a number-one single in the UK."

The song was written by Sam Smith with Jimmy Napes, who helped write Disclosure's hits "Latch," "White Noise" and "You & Me." and newcomer Elvin Smith. The Disclosure pair produced the tune.

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Lay Me Down.
EKey
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
119BPM

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Capitol
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℗ 2014 Capitol Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited

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