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Don't Let Me Down (The Chainsmokers song)


"Don't Let Me Down" is a song by American production duo The Chainsmokers. The song features the vocals of American singer Daya, and was released on February 5, 2016, through Disruptor Records and Columbia Records. The song was written by Andrew Taggart, Emily Warren and Scott Harris. It was released on March 22, 2016, as the radio single follow-up to "Roses". "Don't Let Me Down" became both The Chainsmokers' and Daya's first top five single on the US
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Emily Warren


Chainsmokers hailed Warren as "one of the best songwriters and vocalists that they had ever worked with". Shortly after, Warren teamed up again with Scott Harris and together they wrote "Don't Let Me Down" with The Chainsmokers, which reached number 3 and went on to reach triple platinum in the United States. It was both The Chainsmokers and Daya's first top 5 on "Billboard" Hot 100. Don't Let Me Down was also nominated and won a Grammy in 2017 for Best Dance Recording. Around the
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Don't Let Me Down (The Chainsmokers song)


the song was released to YouTube on April 29, 2016. In the video, Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall (The Chainsmokers) get into a yellow convertible at sunrise and begin to drive down a wooded mountain road. Intercut with shots of them driving is Daya, dressed in black leather pants and jacket, singing in a misty field full of bushes. Taggart and Pall stop the car when Daya, surrounded by dancers dressed similarly to her, stand in the middle of the road, blocking it. Daya sings as the
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Don't Let Me Down (The Chainsmokers song)


n't Let Me Down] is an enormously engaging strip of gritty dance-club euphoria. Percussion vibrates underneath a well-constructed skyscraper of synth and evocative vocals from the 17-year-old Daya." "Rolling Stone" named "Don't Let Me Down" one of the 30 best songs of the first half of 2016, writing "EDM may not dominate the charts the way it used to but the Chainsmokers' swirling, turnt-up love song proves the genre has a little fight left in it. Newcomer Daya
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was later named the eighth best-performing single of the year by "Billboard" (two spots above the duo's number-one hit "Closer"). In the United Kingdom, "Don't Let Me Down" became the Chainsmokers' highest-charting hit (until "Closer" which reached the top of the chart in September 2016) when the song reached number two on the UK Singles Chart on the issue dated July 21, 2016, spending 11 weeks in the top 10. The music video for
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Don't Let Me Down (The Chainsmokers song)


, and Daya's vocals span from G to C. “Don’t Let Me Down” received critical acclaim. Robbie Daw of Idolator stated "[Don't Let Me Down] kicks off with a haunting guitar loop and 17-year-old Daya lamenting that she's 'crashing, hit a wall, right now I need a miracle.' By the time the chorus sweeps in, the song shifts into full-on trap mode" and called it a "trappy collaboration". Popdust's Jason Scott claimed "[Do
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Illenium


' "Don't Let Me Down" and Flume's "Say It" (featuring Tove Lo). His remix of "Don't Let Me Down" premiered in March 2016. Although the release was initially unofficial, it was later included in The Chainsmokers' official remix collection. By the end of the year, the song had accumulated over 60 million streams on SoundCloud and was still the most played remix on the platform in 2018 with over 101 million streams. Illenium's remix of "Say It" was released
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Don't Let Me Down (The Chainsmokers song)


girls perform dance moves around her while Taggart and Pall watch from the car. Suddenly, the car begins bouncing up and down on its wheels. As the beat progresses, the rocking of the car becomes more violent and aggressive. Towards the end of the song, the rocking lifts Taggart and Pall out of the car and they are suspended in the air as the girls disperse. As of March 2019, the video has received 1.3 billion views on YouTube. Usher covered "Don't Let Me Down" in BBC Radio
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the duo enlisted her to record the vocals in the studio. The song was originally intended for Rihanna, but her team rejected it. The key of the song was originally a step lower, but the duo changed it in order to better accommodate Daya's range. The third drop, which includes the saxophone, was created later in the process. The song has a double-time tempo of 80 beats per minute and a key of G♯ minor. "Don't Let Me Down" follows a chord progression of EBFGm
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Paris (The Chainsmokers song)


"Paris" is a song by American electronic music duo The Chainsmokers. It features uncredited vocals from American singer Emily Warren, who also co-wrote "Don't Let Me Down". It was released on January 13, 2017, as the lead single from their debut album, "Memories...Do Not Open", through Disruptor Records and Columbia Records. It was served to Top 40 radio on January 17, 2017, as the follow-up radio single to "Closer". It reached the top 10
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"Billboard" Hot 100, peaking at number three. It also became The Chainsmokers' second consecutive top 10 entry after "Roses", which peaked at number six. It reached the top 10 in several countries, including Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. A set of remixes for the song, was released on April 15, 2016. A music video for the song was released on April 29, 2016, with appearances from The Chainsmokers and Daya. The
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List of number-one Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs


by The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey in February 2017. "Harlem Shake" by Baauer was declared the most popular song of 2013 on the year-end chart, which was followed by "Turn Down for What" by DJ Snake and Lil Jon in 2014, "Lean On" in 2015 and "Don't Let Me Down" by The Chainsmokers in 2016. The first number-one song published in the chart issue dated January 26, 2013, was "Scream & Shout" by will.i.am and Britney Spears, a position
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The Chainsmokers discography


Roses" reached the top ten on the "Billboard" Hot 100, while "Don't Let Me Down" became their first top five single. Later in 2016, the duo released another single "Closer". It became the Chainsmokers' first number-one single on the "Billboard" Hot 100, staying at number one for 12 consecutive weeks, and in the top five for 26 consecutive weeks. They released their second EP, "Collage", in November 2016. In April 2017, they released their
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Closer (The Chainsmokers song)


you're hanging in a hotel bar and hear this for the first time in years." "Closer" debuted at number nine on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in the issue dated August 20, 2016. It became the third top ten single for The Chainsmokers on the chart, after "Roses" and "Don't Let Me Down". It is Halsey's first top ten on the chart and her second top forty. In the issue dated September 3, 2016, the song moved from number six to
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comic style as they are drawn into an arcade machine and become characters in various arcade games. The song became a success and reached #1 on the Beatport Top 100. On 28 March 2016, "How Many" was released through Armada Music which was described as a hybrid of happy hardcore, Eurodance, and big room house. On 15 April 2016, the duo's remix of "Don't Let Me Down" of The Chainsmokers and Daya was released. Together with The Chainsmokers, they premiered the song's remix
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Something Just like This


its second week, the song soared to number five, becoming the Chainsmokers' third top five entry after "Don't Let Me Down" and "Closer". The song also became Coldplay's second top five entry after "Viva la Vida". Also, it became the Chainsmokers' fifth and Coldplay's fourth top 10 entry on the "Billboard" Hot 100. The song has since peaked at number three on the "Billboard" Hot 100. The song reached its millionth sales mark in July 2017. It
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Don't Let Me Down (Leona Lewis song)


Major using common time at 60 beats per minute. Instrumentation consists of a piano, guitar, strings, and "subtle" percussion. The style in which "Don't Let Me Down" was produced received comparisons to song recorded by Timberlake, including "Cry Me a River" and "What Goes Around... Comes Around". According to Michael Cragg of musicOMH, Lewis is singing about "making tough decisions and trying to take back control". Cragg wrote that "Don't Let Me Down" and another "
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Xx (album)


Petridis later wrote that to his surprise much of 2016's best-selling singles "sounded oddly but irrefutably" like the album: "You can hear its muted, echoing guitars on everything from the Chainsmokers' 'Don't Let Me Down' to Shawn Mendes' 'Stitches' to Zara Larsson's 'Lush Life'." Ryan Tedder, who wrote hit songs for such top-selling singers as Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, and Ariana Grande, said the xx's "hauntingness" on the record "gets referenced
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25 (Adele album)


" is a mid-tempo pop song, featuring an electro-drum beat and a tropical, trip hop riff, with Adele proclaiming to her lover "If you're gonna let me down, let me down gently/Don't pretend that you don't want me/Our love ain't water under the bridge". The gospel-tinged "River Lea" talks about the singer growing up in Tottenham, London, England, Adele sings about The Lea, a river in London. During the song Adele speaks
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" was released as the fifth and final single from the EP. On February 5, 2016, the duo released a new single, "Don't Let Me Down", featuring vocals from American singer Daya, which won a Grammy award. Two months later, they released the single "Inside Out", featuring the Swedish singer Charlee. On March 19, 2016, the group played at Ultra Music Festival, where they publicly denounced presidential candidate Donald Trump. On July 29, 2016, they released "Closer"
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List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 2016


This is a list of singles that charted in the top ten of the "Billboard" Hot 100, an all-genre singles chart, in 2016. Five songs which charted in the top ten during 2016 spent at least 20 total weeks in that region of the chart: Drake's "One Dance" (featuring Wizkid and Kyla); Justin Bieber's "Sorry" and "Love Yourself"; and The Chainsmokers' "Don't Let Me Down" (featuring Daya) and "Closer" (featuring Halsey
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remixes, including those for The Chainsmokers' "Don't Let Me Down" and Flume's "Say It", the latter of which won the award for "Remix of the Year" at the inaugural Electronic Music Awards in 2017. Nicholas D. Miller was born in Chicago but grew up largely in San Francisco. In 2008, Miller began making electronic music. In the summer of 2012, he saw Bassnectar perform at Red Rocks Amphitheatre and decided to focus on music more earnestly after that. That year, he also
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Collage (EP)


Collage is the second extended play (EP) by American DJ duo The Chainsmokers. It was released on November 4, 2016, through Disruptor Records and Columbia Records. "Don't Let Me Down" was released as the lead single on February 5, 2016. The song features American singer Daya and peaked at number three on the US "Billboard" Hot 100, and became the duo's second top ten single, the first being "Roses". "Inside Out", featuring Swedish singer Charlee Nyman, was
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Sick Boy (song)


song is "basically the opposite of '#Selfie'". Hugh McIntyre of Fuse noted that the song is "pure pop", unlike songs from their beginnings which made them popular. He furthered: "The Chainsmokers are now unabashedly trafficking in the laptop-made pop that most stars churn out, which they've been heading towards for some time." Comparing to party tracks like "Don't Let Me Down", he noticed the song of being "darker in tone", describing it as "downright
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Jon. In addition, Hardwell played his next release, "8Fifty", in collaboration with his Revealed colleague Thomas Newson. However, the release was heavily criticized since Hardwell had several alternative projects running, which included "Live the Night", "MusicBox" or "What We Need". On 20 May 2016, his hardstyle remix of The Chainsmokers’ and Daya’s "Don't Let Me Down", which was produced in collaboration with Sephyx, was released as a remix-single. On 24 June 2016
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goes to battle with the aggro, big room beats and ends up coming out on top." In the United States, the single debuted at number 85 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 for the week of February 27, 2016 but fell off the chart the next week. It made a re-entry at number 81 for the week of March 12, 2016. The song reached a peak of number three for the week of July 16, 2016, and spent 23 weeks in the top 10; it
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Paris (The Chainsmokers song)


Weekly" gave it a B rating, saying "The track itself makes similar alterations to the band's sound without straying too far from the formula: You'll find the familiar chilled-out keyboards of 'Closer', a guitar loop like the one in 'Don't Let Me Down', and more lyrics about nostalgia and youth and living wild and free, but there's no real drop, and the synths that kick in at the end are relatively subtle. On paper, that all sounds like a bid
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Joy Williams (singer)


and Hayley Williams (no relation) of the rock band Paramore collaborated on a new version of Paramore's "Hate to See Your Heart Break". Williams began working on a solo album, "Venus", in 2014, ultimately releasing the record the following year. Williams made her acting debut in 2016 in an episode of "Roadies" and her recording of The Chainsmokers' "Don't Let Me Down" was used for a State Farm commercial in 2017. In 2018, while pregnant with her second child,
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The Chainsmokers


DJs, dethroning Calvin Harris after six years. Their debut EP, "Bouquet", was released in October 2015 and featured the single "Roses" which reached the top 10 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100. "Don't Let Me Down", featuring American singer Daya, became their first top 5 single on the Billboard chart and won the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording at the 59th awards ceremony. Their single "Closer", featuring American singer-songwriter Halsey, became their first number-one
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Don't Let Me Down (The Chainsmokers song)


song won a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording. In an interview, Taggart stated that he first created the drop during a flight. The duo later added a "big, echoey guitar sound" to the song, inspired by the bands the xx and Explosions in the Sky, by using a Fender electric guitar and a software plugin. Emily Warren and Scott Harris convened with the duo to create the melody and lyrics. However, the vocalist was not chosen until Taggart heard Daya's "Hide Away", after which
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Don't Let Me Down (The Chainsmokers song)


1's Live Lounge on September 5, 2016. Denver, CO heavy metal band, Immortal Sÿnn, released a cover of the song on November 3, 2016. Singer Joy Williams released a cover of the song on March 12, 2017. Lyca Gairanod, winner of The Voice Kids Philippines first season, covered the song in a local morning show Umagang Kay Ganda (Lit. "A Morning So Beautiful") in early 2017. The song was featured in the television series "Lucifer," "" and "
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Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me


of the Beach Boys and Toni Tennille. Also on the song are percussion accents provided by Ray Cooper and a mellotron played by Dave Hentschel. In the song, Elton John sings to someone he has helped and from whom he is now experiencing rejection: I took a chance and changed your way of life but you misread my meaning when I met you closed the door and left me blinded by the light don't let the sun go down on me although I search myself, it's always someone else I see. I
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Daya discography


American singer Daya has released one studio album, one extended play (EP), eleven singles (including three as a featured artist), nine music videos and two promotional singles. Her debut single "Hide Away" became an international hit, peaking within the top 40 in eight countries including the US. In November 2015, her debut self-titled EP was released. She next featured on The Chainsmokers' "Don't Let Me Down", which also became an international hit, peaking within the top 10 in
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Daya (singer)


, Daya released the physical version of her debut EP through Target. In 2016, Daya was the opening act for American pop-rap duo Jack & Jack's US tour. In February 2016, she featured on The Chainsmokers' song "Don't Let Me Down", which eventually peaked at number 3 on the Hot 100, becoming her second top 40 entry and her first top 10. She also released the second single from her self-titled EP, "Sit Still, Look Pretty", which debuted at
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Scott Harris (songwriter)


Scott Harris Friedman is an American multi-platinum, Grammy nominated songwriter, producer, and musician best known for his work with Shawn Mendes and co-writing Grammy winning song, "Don't Let Me Down" by The Chainsmokers featuring Daya, which reached #1 on the US Mainstream Top 40 chart in 2016. Harris has most recently written 13 songs on the self-titled third album Shawn Mendes, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart, in addition to 10 songs on Shawn Mendes' sophomore album
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Jesse (Carly Simon song)


"Jesse" is a song written and performed by Carly Simon and produced by Mike Mainieri. The song was the lead single from Simon's ninth studio album, "Come Upstairs". The song is told in first-person about the narrator's disdain for her former lover, Jesse, who has just moved back to town. She vows to have nothing to do with him, "Don't let him near me, don't let him touch me, don't let him please me," she sings.
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The Open Door


, it contains "Eastern motifs" and "distorted vocals" in the opening lines "Feels like the weight of the world / Like God in heaven gave me a turn / Don't cling to me, I swear I can't fix you" and in the chorus, "If you love me, then let go of me / I won't be held down by who I used to be". "Lithium" is a slow-tempo rock song; the protagonist sings about the fear of lithium in a
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Cheat Codes (DJs)


debut single titled "Visions", which reached number one on the Hype Machine chart. It was followed by the singles "Don't Say No", "Senses", and "Adventure". "Adventure" reached number three on the Hype Machine chart. The group gained over 15 million views on YouTube and later toured with The Chainsmokers. In June 2016, they released "Let Me Hold You (Turn Me On)" with Dante Klein, which samples Kevin Lyttle's song "Turn Me On".
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Don't Let Me Down (Beatles song)


the Beatles during the tumultuous "Get Back (Let It Be)" recording sessions. The version recorded on 28 January 1969 was released as a B-side to the single "Get Back", recorded the same day. "Get Back" reached number one and "Don't Let Me Down" reached number 35 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100. When the "Get Back" project was revisited, Phil Spector dropped "Don't Let Me Down" from the "Let It Be" (1970
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Let Me Know (Tamar Braxton song)


afraid to talk about what's really happening in our personal relationships." Throughout the song, Braxton sings lyrics to her partner such as: "We've been through so many things / Ups and downs and in-betweens / If you need more love from me / I give you more, just let me know." She also talks about love, saying: "When it's right, you don't let go" and "You don’t give it up to nobody / When you love somebody."
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Hang with Me


BBC Music called the song a "fairly straightforward early-days relationship song about trust, from the perspective of someone who's a bit too tightly buttoned-up to let her defences down." In the chorus, Robyn sings "Just don't fall recklessly, headlessly in love with me." According to Nick Levine of Digital Spy, Robyn "urges on this ode to friendship, mutual support and generally not being a fool who rushes in." Tyler Grisham of Pitchfork noted that Robyn's "vocals are echoed
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Don't Let Me Down (Leona Lewis song)


part of his review of "Echo", Matthew Cole for "Slant Magazine" wrote that too much of the album is dominated by "thoughtless" ballads like "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" and "Don't Let Me Down". While he noted that Lewis gives a "technically unimpeachable" vocal performance, he wrote that it does not compensate for the "dull arrangement" and lack of emotion in her delivery. Lewis performed "Don't Let Me Down" at the Rock in Rio festival held in Lisbon
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Don't Let Me Down (Leona Lewis song)


met in Las Vegas, they went into a recording studio, where Lewis played him her cover of "Run". She revealed that Timberlake was "really inspired" after hearing "Run", and they created "Don't Let Me Down" shortly afterward. She characterised her time in the studio with him as "amazing" and Timberlake as "really hardworking and focused". Lewis said that her favourite song by him is "Cry Me a River", which critics later compared to "Don't Let Me
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Don't Let Me Wait Too Long


the conventional form of address from a man to a woman, in the persistent use of 'baby'". These elements appear in the song's chorus, where Harrison sings: "How I love you / Baby, so don't let me wait too long." Harrison biographer Simon Leng views "pop-soul music" as "the obvious root" of "Don't Let Me Wait Too Long" and cites musical tension as one facet of the pop-soul style that Harrison adopts. This tension is
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Funhouse Tour


", "Who Knew", Ave Mary A and "Don't Let Me Get Me". She then goes offstage. At some shows, Pink might perform "It's All Your Fault" after "Just Like A Pill". A red couch appears on the stage and Pink is seen walking over to it. She then starts to sing "I Touch Myself". Whilst singing "I Touch Myself", hands come out of the couch and touch her. She then performs "Please Don't Leave
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Don't Let Me Down (Leona Lewis song)


Down" upon the release of "Echo". In August 2009, computer hackers leaked "Don't Let Me Down" on the internet. Record label SyCo and music trade body IFPI called in the police to help them find the hackers. Jeremy Banks, head of IFPI's Internet Anti-Piracy Unit, spoke about the situation in an interview for "The Sun", saying "IFPI is working with SyCo and law enforcement agencies in the US and Europe to trace the individuals who stole the Leona Lewis/Justin
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Don't Let Me Down (The Farm song)


"Don't Let Me Down" is a single by Liverpool-based pop group The Farm released as the third and final single from their album "Spartacus". It was released on 22 April 1991 (eight days before the album itself), having been produced by Graham "Suggs" McPherson of Madness. The single reached #36 on the UK Singles Chart. The foot featured on the cover of the single is that of John Goldsmid, a model, socialite, and fashion designer, who was renting a studio
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Don't Let Me Down (Leona Lewis song)


been under "sustained attack" for some time and said "We will certainly look to bring charges against those who are responsible." "Don't Let Me Down" was co-written by Lewis with Mike Elizondo, James Fauntleroy, Timberlake and Robin Tadross. Production of the song was done by The Y's, while Elizondo served as the co-producer. Lewis and Timberlake carried out the vocal production. The track was recorded by Paul Folley at Henson Studios and was mixed by Jean-Marie Harvat at East
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Please Don't Let Me Go


she kept giving me the impression that she didn't like me as much, and ultimately it didn't work out, so that's where the idea of me singing 'Please Don't Let Me Go' came from." Murs said he was excited to be releasing the single, stating that it was important to him that it was an original song, and that he wanted it to be different from his performances on "The X Factor". The song premiered on Capital FM on 2 July 2010. The music
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Let It Be (Beatles album)


"Get Back"/"Don't Let Me Down" and "Let It Be", the songs were remixed by Spector for the album and "Don't Let Me Down" was not included. "Let It Be... Naked" was released in 2003, an alternative version of the album, without any of Spector's production work and using some different takes of songs. By late 1968, more than two years after the Beatles gave up touring, Paul McCartney was eager for the group to perform live again. The sessions for that
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Let Me Be Your Star


‘great’". This sing-speak version of the song causes Julia to tongue-in-cheekly suggest "group suicide" as the next step in workshopping. In the fifteenth episode "Bombshell", the final chorus of the musical's new finale, "Don't Forget Me", segues into the concluding lyrics "And please let me be, let me be that star". "Let Me Be Your Star" has received critical acclaim. AfterElton describes the pilot version of the song as "genius
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Don't Let Me Down (Beatles song)


) album. The Beatles performed "Don't Let Me Down" twice during their rooftop concert of 30 January 1969, and the first performance was included in the "Let It Be" (1970) film, directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg. In November 2003, a composite edit of the two rooftop versions was released on "Let It Be... Naked". The B-side version of the song was included on the Beatles' compilations "Hey Jude", "1967-1970" and "Past Masters
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Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know


doos". Lyrically, "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" alludes to how Spears wants to hear her boyfriend say he needs her all the way and that he loves her. Spears considered it a "pure and delicate" song. "It's just one of those songs that pull you in. That's why I like it, and I like singing it as well", she continued. "I think they wrote it 'specially for me, because the lyrics of the song, if
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Caissie Levy


on the cast recording for "Hair" and "Ghost the Musical" as well as singing, "Please Don't Let Me Go" on the re-release of composer Scott Alan's album "Keys". Levy can also be heard singing "Dear Daddy" on composer Bobby Cronin's album and "I Am Yours" on composer Jonathan Reid Gealt's album "Thirteen Stories Down". Levy released an EP in 2013 and planned two concerts at the London Hippodrome Casino the same year. Also in 2013,
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Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know


, while two of her dancers performed a routine. Almost ten years later, "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" was performed by Spears on 2011's Femme Fatale Tour. The performance consists of Spears sitting on a swing singing the song, whilst a male dancer dances beneath her, at one point attaching himself by his feet to the swing whilst midair. Shirley Halperin of "The Hollywood Reporter" named it one of the best performances of the show along with "Piece of Me" and "3
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Don't Let Me Down (Beatles song)


"Don't Let Me Down" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, recorded in 1969 during the "Let It Be" sessions. It was written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney. The band recorded the song with Billy Preston; the single release with "Get Back" was credited to "the Beatles with Billy Preston." Written by John Lennon as an anguished love song to Yoko Ono, it was interpreted by Paul McCartney as a "genuine plea", with Lennon saying
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Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me


'd just allow a fragment of your life to wander free but losing everything is like the sun going down on me. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" charted on 1 June 1974 in the UK, reaching number 16 on the UK Singles Chart. The song reached the top 10 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart after four weeks, peaking at number two for two weeks from 27 July behind John Denver's "Annie's Song". In the US, the single was certified Gold on
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Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know


you really listen... they're more of what I can relate to, 'cause they're kind of young lyrics, I think. I don't think Shania would probably sing some of the words that I'm saying." "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" received mostly positive reviews from contemporary critics. Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic deemed it "sweetly sentimental" and akin to the other ballads on "Oops!... I Did It Again", while a Rhapsody review considered them "perfectly constructed ballads
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Kay Thompson


made very few records, starting with one side, "Take a Number from One to Ten", on a 1934 session by the Tom Coakley band. In 1935, she recorded four sides for Brunswick ("You Hit The Spot", "You Let Me Down," "Don't Mention Love To Me," and "Out of Sight, Out of Mind"), and another four sides for Victor. The 4 Brunswick sides are excellent examples of mid-1930's sophisticated New York cabaret singing. She later
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List of The X Factor finalists (British series 6)


with Cowell calling it "the performance of his life". He received another standing ovation after he sang "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" on the eighth live show, with Dannii Minogue and Louis Walsh admitting they had to see him in the final. By 29 November, he was the only remaining competitor in Cheryl's category. After singing three separate songs in the final, "Don't Let The Sun Go Down on Me" as a duet with George Michael, "Don't Stop Believin'"
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by George Michael and Elton John. This version of the song had its greatest success. The pair first performed the song at the Live Aid concert in 1985 (with Michael singing and John playing). Six years later, George Michael's Cover to Cover tour regularly included the song, and for the final show at Wembley Arena, London on 23 March 1991, Michael brought out John as a surprise guest to sing it with him. The live recording of this song, released as a single later that year, became
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LeRoy Bell


in Judges House Bob Dylan's "Make You Feel My Love" in front of Enrique Iglesias and mentor Nicole Scherzinger becoming one of the finalists (final 16), qualifying for the live shows in the over 30s category mentored by Scherzinger. During the live shows, he had the following performances: On November 22, 2011, he was voted Bottom three by public vote and had to sing for his life against Marcus Canty. He chose to sing The Beatles song "Don't Let Me Down". With the judges
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Common Sense (John Prine album)


long enough for democracy to make them cold, cynical, and indifferent, like all us native Americans. It don't make much sense." In the same essay, Prine reveals that "Saddle In The Rain" is "another song about friendships and relationships, and being let down. Ever since I can remember, when I was a small kid, anytime I had a friend who really let me down, it would affect me. The disappointment was always large with me. So I guess that's why that
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Don't Let Me Down (Leona Lewis song)


Echo" track "I Got You" are "equally infectious"; he also praised Lewis' vocal performance and described it as "genuinely stirring". Nick Levine for Digital Spy was brief in his description of the song, simply calling it "lovely". BBC Music's Mike Diver wrote that although the track resembles Timberlake's songs "Cry Me a River" and "What Goes Around... Comes Around", Lewis fails to deliver "Don't Let Me Down" with "any comparable soulfulness." As
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R.E.D. (Ne-Yo album)


"Carry On (Her Letter to Him)", "Shut Me Down", "Cracks in Mr. Perfect", "Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself)" and "Don't Make 'Em Like You", despite being ambivalent towards Wiz Khalifa's appearance. Chinen also depicted Ne-Yo's "fondness for harmonic twists" which "reframe his melodies as he’s singing them", and his stylistic departure from his previous albums. "The Washington Post" Sarah Godfrey recognized
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The Beatles bootleg recordings


bootlegged. The performance consisted of "Get Back" (first and second versions), "Don't Let Me Down", "I've Got a Feeling", "One After 909", "Dig a Pony", "God Save the Queen" (a brief version played while the audio tape reel was changed), "I've Got a Feeling" (second version), "Don't Let Me Down" (second version), and "Get Back" (third version). On
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Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know


. The first performance of "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" was on March 8, 2000, during the Crazy 2k Tour in Pensacola, Florida, where Spears appeared onstage sitting on a magic carpet and flew over the audience while singing the song. After releasing her second studio album, "Oops!... I Did It Again", Spears performed the song on the American music show "TRL", on "Saturday Night Live" and on "The View". She also performed the song
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Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood


of Benjamin and Marcus, presented for Nina Simone's 1964 album "Broadway-Blues-Ballads". There, it is taken at a very slow tempo and arranged around harp and other orchestral elements; a backing choir appears at several points. Simone sings it in her typically difficult-to-categorize style. Horace Ott's involvement did not end with his initial songwriting; he was the arranger and orchestral conductor for the entire album. Backed with "A Monster", "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" was
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Don't Let Me Go


"Don't Let Me Go" is a song by American power pop band The Click Five, released as the third single taken from their third studio album "TCV". The song was written by bassist Ethan Mentzer. The song was performed during tours and shows in 2008 by Kyle and Ethan, with Ethan on guitar and Kyle singing. It is the last single released by the band before their breakup in 2013. In the studio version, drums and backup vocals were added. The studio arrangement has yet to be
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Don't Let Me Down (Leona Lewis song)


' vocal performance relieved unanimous praise, some felt that the track lacked any soul or emotion. Its production received comparisons to Timberlake's songs "Cry Me a River" and "What Goes Around... Comes Around". Lewis has performed the song at Rock in Rio and it was included on her debut concert tour, The Labyrinth, and later on the accompanying DVD release, "". Prior to creating "Don't Let Me Down" for Lewis' second studio album "Echo", Justin Timberlake had asked the
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My Man (Tamar Braxton song)


that you went through / Why is she around, why are you so cruel" and "Boy, you let me down". The chorus includes the lines: "I don't want to hear no bullshit stories about my man, I just can't believe that you're with her / I just can't believe she stole my man." Braxton discusses the affair further by singing: "She called me 'bout her man, Well, I didn't understand, she was talkin' 'bout my man (heifer
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Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know


live on 2000s Oops!... I Did It Again World Tour. After performing "Sometimes", she climbed the staircase and briefly spoke to the audience before moving into the performance of the song, for which she wore a long white dress trimmed with boa feathers. "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" was performed also on the Dream Within a Dream Tour in 2001 and 2002. The performance consisted of Spears singing the song on an elevated platform wearing an evening gown with artificial snow falling from the ceiling
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Don't Let Me Wait Too Long


which "Don't Let Me Wait Too Long" "reveals the lusty lad within the orange robes" associated with Hare Krishna devotees. More recently, Snow has described "Material World" as "a treat for the ears" and Harrison as "an old-school pop tunesmith to his marrow, [who] worked hard to ensure the choruses of 'Don't Let Me Wait Too Long,' 'The Day the World Gets 'Round,' and 'Who Can See It' caught the ear with their
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True (EP)


Don't Let Me Down" was described as "playful, with an aggressive beat" and described as setting the "foundation for a hip-hop track". Speaking about "Don't Let Me Down", Knowles said; "Look Good with Trouble" is a PBR&B song that has been compared to the work of The Weeknd containing minimalist and sleek production, with heavy synths and echos. The song begins heavy on the bass, reverb, and sultry harmonies, but the methodical approach ends rather abruptly. The
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Don't Let Me Down (Leona Lewis song)


West Studios, both of which are located in Los Angeles, California. Harvat was assisted in the mixing process by Mimi Parker. Larry Gold was enlisted as the string arranger. Timberlake also contributes uncredited background vocals. "Don't Let Me Down" appears as the eleventh track on the standard edition of "Echo", and lasts for a duration of . The song appears as the tenth track on the North American edition of the album and lasts for one second less at . It was composed in the key of E
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Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me


6 September 1974 by the RIAA. In Canada, it reached number one, becoming his fifth chart topper in that country. Elton John recorded a live version on 14 December 1986 that appears on the "Live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra" album. An edited version of this recording was released as a single in 1987 and also appears in the "To Be Continued..." box set. In 1991, "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" was covered in a live version as a duet
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Violet Hill


me go?", talks about a man's love of a woman, who does not reciprocate his love. The song ends with Martin playing the piano and singing, and pleading in nearly spoken-words: "If you love me, won't you let me know?" In live performances of the song, he plays the piano part on his acoustic guitar. According to Neil McCormick of "The Sydney Morning Herald", he writes that the lyrics "I don't want to be a soldier",
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Dandelion (2014 film)


desperate he still keeps trying to live positively. In the last liveshow, he reveals that Lam is the one who takes all of his money and hides his medical situation so he could keep performing, following his own will. Kien Ha punches Lam and they cry together. Previously, Phong met Lam at a bridge where Phong said: "I don't care about how long I'm able to live, but as long as I still live, please let me live the happiest life ever, let me sing as much
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Don't Bring Me Down (The Animals song)


as a producer, who promised them more artistic freedom than they had had under Mickie Most. The Animals' arrangement is led by a pulsating organ riff from Dave Rowberry, which is then set against a prominent bass guitar line from Chas Chandler. Hilton Valentine decorates the song with fuzz guitar chords. Eric Burdon sings the verses in a quiet manner: before sliding into a loud, pleading voice on the chorus: "Don't Bring Me Down" was a solid hit, reaching the Top 10 (#6) in
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Say Yes (Michelle Williams song)


more than a hundred years ago. I don't think anyone knows who wrote it or who started singing that chorus. When the song leaked last week, so many people from Africa and Nigeria were trying to let me know where it came from." Williams sings the lead vocals while Beyoncé and Rowland sing their respective solo verses and serve as background vocalists throughout the song. Eric Corpus from "The Christian Post" interpreted the song's lyrics as a praise of God's sovereignty and "magnetism" of Jesus' love
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I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me


Peter Collins and Pete Waterman's Loose Ends production company, it turned into a pop anthem in the studio. In Kershaw's version, the synth tune was produced with an Oberheim OB-8 played by Paul Wickens (Wix). There are two different music videos for this song. The original video for "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" shows Kershaw singing the song on a hillside and in a castle. He is accompanied by children, and by a minstrel, who plays the guitar parts on a
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Don't Let Me Down (Beatles song)


she does" [A, Am] "yes she does" [E]) with McCartney arranging instrumental and vocal parts and Harrison adding a descending two-part lead guitar accompaniment to the verse and a countermelody in the bridge. Alan W. Pollack states that "the counterpoint melody played in octaves during the Alternate Verse by the bass and lead guitars is one of the more novel, unusual instrumental touches you'll find anywhere in the Beatles catalogue." Multiple versions of "Don't Let Me Down" were recorded by
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Don't Let Me Down (Leona Lewis song)


was holding in Las Vegas in October 2008. It was reported that they were going to cover Dolly Parton's song "I Will Always Love You" as a duet, however they worked together on new songs for "Echo" instead, and "Don't Let Me Down" was created. Lewis revealed that her cover of "Run" inspired Timberlake. Lyrically, the song is about making difficult decisions in life and trying to take control of situations. The song garnered a mixed response from music critics. While Lewis
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Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me


and US. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" was co-written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin during a ten-day period in January 1974 along with the other songs for John's "Caribou" album. The song was released as the first single from the album in May 1974 in the United Kingdom, and on 10 June 1974 in the United States. The chorus of the song is supported with a horn arrangement by Del Newman, and features backing vocals by Carl Wilson and Bruce Johnston
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You Don't Know Me (Eddy Arnold song)


Me.'" "But I know "you"," teased Walker. "This is serious, replied Eddy, who proceeded to outline his idea. The songwriter promised to let the idea stew in her head for a while. And soon, she remembered, the lyrics tumbled onto the page. "The song just started singing. It sort of wrote itself..." The best-selling version of the song is by Ray Charles, who took it to #2 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart
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Scared of the Dark


, don't say you're leaving. Don't turn out the lights, I'll scream, I'll scream, I'll scream," after which it transforms into an up-tempo disco track. All five members perform the chorus, singing "Don't let the darkness come and hold me, I need someone cause I can't be lonely tonight. Come on baby, come and take me in your arms, I'll never be scared of the dark." Matt Bagwell of "The Huffington Post"
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Please Don't Leave Me


love-hate relationship. Pink sings of someone having a bad effect on her, yet not being able to let go of the person. She insists during the chorus, "I always say how I don't need you, but it's always gonna come right back to this, please don't leave me." The song was one of the first three to be heard and performed from "Funhouse", being performed along with "So What" and second single, "Sober", live on Much
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Don't Let Me Down (Lotta Engberg & Christer Sjögren song)


"Don't Let Me Down" is a song written by Lars Diedricson and Lasse Holm, and performed by Lotta Engberg and Christer Sjögren at Melodifestivalen 2012, where it was performed during the 4th semifinal in Malmö. Reaching Andra chansen, it was knocked out by Thorsten Flinck's "Jag reser mig igen". On 18 March 2012 the song was tested for Svensktoppen. entering the chart the upcoming week. The song charted at Svensktoppen for three weeks. before being knocked out. The song lyrics is based on media gossip
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Don't Let Me Down (Leona Lewis song)


"Don't Let Me Down" is a song recorded by British singer-songwriter Leona Lewis for her second studio album "Echo" (2009). Lewis co-wrote the song with Mike Elizondo, James Fauntleroy, Justin Timberlake and Robin Tadross. It was produced by The Y's and co-produced by Elizondo. Lewis and Timberlake carried out the vocal production. Having wanted to work with Timberlake for a long time, the collaboration came to be after he had asked Lewis to perform at a charity concert he
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Amel Larrieux


2011 Larrieux stated Groove Theory have not recorded any new material. In March 2009, Larrieux released the songs "Orange Glow" and "Don't Let Me Down" from her fifth studio album, "Ice Cream Every Day", to iTunes and other online music stores. Larrieux also contributed "Don't Let Me Down" to the Enough Project. Proceeds from the compilation fund efforts to make the protection and empowerment of Congo's women a priority, as well as inspire individuals around the world to raise their voice for
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Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me


"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" is a song written by English singer Elton John and his lyricist Bernie Taupin. It was originally recorded in 1974 by Elton John for his studio album "Caribou" and was released as a single that peaked at number two on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart and reached number 16 on the UK Singles Chart. The song found further success in 1991 in a live cover version recorded as a duet between John and George Michael, which reached number one in the UK
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Don't Let Me Be Yours


"Don't Let Me Be Yours" is a song by Swedish singer Zara Larsson. It was released on 12 May 2017, as the seventh single from Larsson's second studio album, "So Good" (2017). The song was co-written by Ed Sheeran, who additionally provided backing vocals. "Don't Let Me Be Yours" is a pop song with the length of three minutes and nineteen seconds. It is in the key of E major and moves at a tempo of 113 beats per minute
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Baby, Let Me Follow You Down


"Baby, Let Me Follow You Down" is a traditional folk song popularised in the late 1950s by blues guitarist Eric Von Schmidt. The song is best known from its appearance on Bob Dylan's debut album "Bob Dylan". The song was first recorded as "Don't Tear My Clothes" in January 1935 by the State Street Boys, a group that included Big Bill Broonzy and Jazz Gillum. The next few years saw several more versions, including "Don't Tear My Clothes" by Washboard Sam in June
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I Don't Like the Drugs (But the Drugs Like Me)


for their 2017 album "Heaven Upside Down", had a "vibe" identical to that of "I Don't Like the Drugs (But the Drugs Like Me)". In "I Don't Like the Drugs (But the Drugs Like Me)", Manson sings "There's a hole in our soul that we fill with dope", which found several commentators offering conflicting interpretations of the song's stance on drugs. "PluggedIn" Bob Waliszewski viewed "I Don't Like the Drugs (But the
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Freak Scene


. Music journalist Everett True writes that "Freak Scene" "invented the slacker generation. J. plays the guitar like he skis: effortlessly and fully in control. The song slows down, catches on fire, whispers sweet harmony and then starts blowing a tornado. 'So fucked ...you'd see it,' J. sings with heavy resignation ... 'Don't let me fuck up will you?' J. pleads, helpless in his slumber. 'Because when I need a friend, it's still you.'"
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Elton John


; and introduced George Michael, still then of Wham!, to sing "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me". In 1984 he released "Breaking Hearts", which featured the song "Sad Songs (Say So Much)", number five in the US and number seven in the UK. John also recorded material with Millie Jackson in 1985. In 1986 he played the piano on two tracks on the heavy metal band Saxon's album "Rock the Nations". In 1987 John won a libel
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Clay Aiken


well-tailored designer suit and longer, darker hair with bangs, looking so different that many did not recognize him until he began to sing "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me." The second season of the "American Idol Rewind" series (2007) was narrated by Aiken. Clay is reportedly one of the top 10 earners of "Idol", earning an estimated $1.5 million in 2010. On October 14, 2003, Aiken released his first solo album, "Measure of a Man"
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Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood


"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" is a song written by Bennie Benjamin, Horace Ott and Sol Marcus for the singer and pianist Nina Simone, who first recorded it in 1964. "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" has been covered by many artists, most notably by The Animals, whose blues rock version of the song became a transatlantic hit in 1965. A 1977 four-on-the-floor disco rearrangement by disco group Santa Esmeralda was also a hit. Composer and arranger Horace Ott came up with
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Who Do You Love (The Chainsmokers song)


"Who Do You Love" is a song by American DJ duo The Chainsmokers featuring Australian band 5 Seconds of Summer, released on February 7, 2019, through Sony Music. It is the acts' first collaboration together and follows their December 2018 singles "Hope" and "Lie to Me", respectively. The song serves as the lead single from the Chainsmokers upcoming third studio album "World War Joy". The music video was released on March 25, 2019. Both the Chainsmokers and 5 Seconds of Summer posted
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Dorothy (band)


find who I was", she says. "If you don't get knocked down, you can't stand up and say, 'I'm ready for this now.' I am fucking ready now. This is what I was meant to do. It's about fucking time. Let's go. This is the first band that has been serious and feels right. I'm not telling the world, 'Fuck me, fuck me.' Fuck you. I don't care if you think I'm
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