2016Released
3:28

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Interesting facts and trivia about Don't Let Me Down (feat. Daya). By Songfacts®.

This song features cooing vocals from "Hide Away" singer Daya. We hear the teenage songstress tell an untrustworthy boy that she needs him, and she pleads with him not to let her down. She comes a little unhinged, repeating, "I think I'm losin' my mind now" and admitting that it's in her head.

The star of this show is the squiggly synth that comes in after the first two choruses. It sounds like a galactic saxophone, providing a payoff after some claps, kick drum and percussion build throughout the chorus. It hits just as Daya sings the last "Don't let me down" in the chorus, and then she repeats that line during the instrumental break as the synthy sax continues. The break after the third chorus is different: instead of the synth, a real saxophone part comes in, which keeps it fresh and adds an organic element to the song.

The production features that pulsing, synth-driven drop, but the song also sticks thanks to sheer title repetition: "Don't Let Me Down" is heard 26 times in the song, including several times near the end of the song as it resolves to a close.

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Don't Let Me Down (feat. Daya).
BKey
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
160BPM

Album

The album Don't Let Me Down (feat. Daya) is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released Don't Let Me Down (feat. Daya).
Disruptor Records/Columbia
(P) 2015 Disruptor Records/Columbia Records

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