| Lay It on Me | |
| Cover: | Lay_It_On_Me_by_Vance_Joy.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Vance Joy |
| Album: | Nation of Two |
| Released: | 12 July 2017 |
| Genre: | Indie |
| Length: | 3:34 |
| Label: | Liberation Music |
| Producer: | James Keogh |
| Prev Title: | Straight into Your Arms |
| Prev Year: | 2016 |
| Next Title: | Like Gold |
| Next Year: | 2017 |
"Lay It on Me" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy and released on 12 July 2017.[1] It is the first single from his album Nation of Two.[2]
The song premiered on Triple J on 13 July 2017, and is about being in a relationship and letting your defences down. Joy said "Lay It on Me" was recorded in Malibu, California and came together on the basis of an old phone recording looking for a home. "I wrote the guitar riff for this song in 2012 [and] I tried to write lyrics to it for ages. I remember being at SXSW in 2013/4 and just that riff was still there. The start of this year it all came together... once you have the right lyrics and ingredients the song comes together really quickly. I think Paul Kelly described them as odd socks, you have them lying around looking for another match."[3]
At the ARIA Music Awards of 2018, the song was nominated for Song of the Year.[4] [5]
The video was directed by Mimi Cave and was released on 12 July 2017.[6]
| Chart (2017) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[7] | 90 | |
| US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[8] | 46 | |
| US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[9] | 24 |