Let Me Down Easy (Gang of Youths song) explained

Let Me Down Easy
Cover:Let_Me_Down_Easy_by_Gang_of_Youths.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Gang of Youths
Album:Go Farther in Lightness
Studio:Sony Music, Sydney
Genre:Baroque pop
Length:5:19
Label:Mosy Recordings, Sony
Producer:Adrian Breakspear, Gang of Youths
Prev Title:Atlas Drowned
Prev Year:2017
Next Title:The Deepest Sighs, the Frankest Shadows
Next Year:2017
Misc:Mixing Engineer: Peter Katis

"Let Me Down Easy" is a song by Australian alternative rock band Gang of Youths, released in May 2017 as the third single from their second studio album Go Farther in Lightness (2017). The song peaked at number 49 on the ARIA singles chart, becoming the band's first top 50 single. In the Triple J's 2017 Hottest 100, it was listed at No. 2 – the highest position by an Australian artist. It was certified double platinum by ARIA in 2019 for shipment of 140,000 copies. The song placed second in the 2018 Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition.

Background

Australian alternative rock band Gang of Youths released "Let Me Down Easy" in May 2017,[1] [2] as the third single ahead of their second album, Go Farther in Lightness, which appeared in August. The album was produced from November to December 2016 at Sony Music Studios, Sydney by Adrian Breakspear and the group. The line-up was Donnie Berzestowski on drums, Max Dunn on bass guitar, Jung Kim on guitar and keyboards, David Le'aupepe on lead vocals, piano and guitar and Joji Malani on lead guitar. The track was written by Le'aupepe.[3]

"Let Me Down Easy" reached the ARIA singles chart top 50.[4] For national youth radio Triple J's listeners poll Hottest 100 of 2017, it was placed second – the highest position by an Australian artist.[5] In the Hottest 100 of the 2010s, held in 2020, the song placed number 19.[6] It was certified double platinum, for shipments of 140000 units, by ARIA in 2019.[7] For the song Le'aupepe was placed second in the 2018 Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition.[8]

Simon Tubey of X-Press magazine reviewed the album and described the track as having an "upbeat tempo and catchy hook making it an instantly distinctive 'festival banger', which any crowd would love. The distinctive oriental sound only serves to cement the song's uniqueness."[9] In the Hottest 100 of the 2010s, held in 2020, the song placed number 19.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aussie Muso Dean Lewis Signs International Deals With Island Records & Universal . The Music. 28 July 2017. 16 September 2017.
  2. Web site: 'Let me Down Easy' Single . iTunes Australia . 25 February 2018.
  3. Web site: Young . David James . 22 August 2017 . Gang of Youths' David Le'aupepe on Bringing Philosophy to Pop Music and Putting Their Lives on the Line . 19 February 2023 . The Brag . https://web.archive.org/web/20170829110825/http://thebrag.com/gang-of-youths-david-leaupepe-on-bringing-philosophy-to-pop-music-and-putting-their-lives-on-the-line . 29 August 2017 .
  4. Web site: Discography Gang of Youths . Steffen . Hung . Australian Charts Portal (Hung Medien) . 6 August 2016 .
  5. Web site: Newstead . Al . 27 January 2018 . Sit Down, Be HUMBLE.: Deconstructing Kendrick Lamar's Hottest 100 #1 song . 27 January 2018 . Triple J Music News.
  6. Web site: Hottest 100 of the Decade - 2010s triple j . 2022-08-08 . www.abc.net.au . en.
  7. Web site: Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 8 August 2022 . 2019 Accreds . ARIA Awards.
  8. Web site: Past Winners . 13 March 2021 . APRA AMCOS.
  9. Gang of Youths Go Farther in Lightness Gets 8.5/10 . Tubey, Simon . X-Press . 31 August 2017 . . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20180319050417/http://xpressmag.com.au/gang-of-youths-go-farther-in-lightness-gets-8-510/ . 19 March 2018 . 19 February 2023 .
  10. Web site: Hottest 100 of the Decade - 2010s triple j . 2022-08-08 . www.abc.net.au . en.