Let Me Down
"Let Me Down" is a song recorded by English singer Jorja Smith featuring rapper Stormzy. It was written by Smith, Stormzy and Ed Thomas, with production handled by Thomas and Paul Epworth. The song was released commercially for digital download on 11 January 2018. Background The track, which was in the works for almost two years, premiered on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 radio show, where Smith spoke about the collaboration. "I remember I was in studio with [producer] Ed Thomas, and he was playing the chords on the piano and I was singing, and Stormzy kind of drifted in and out – that's kind of what he does on the verse. It was just beautiful and magical. I think we made a really special moment, and he's such a nice guy." She offered in another interview: "Stormzy like floated into the room, like came on the track – it's magic. That was 2016, and then I was in the studio with Ed and he came through to the session, but I had already wrote the beginning of it and then we just left verse 2. Stormzy was so late, so late. But it was cool because his verse made up