Let Me Down Slowly Explained

Let Me Down Slowly
Type:single
Cover:Alec Benjamin and Alessia Cara – Let Me Down Slowly.png
Artist:Alec Benjamin featuring Alessia Cara
Album:Narrated for You
Genre:Pop
Length:2:49
Label:Atlantic
Producer:
Chronology:Alec Benjamin
Prev Title:I Built a Friend
Prev Year:2017
Next Title:Boy in the Bubble
Next Year:2018

"Let Me Down Slowly" is a song by American singer-songwriter Alec Benjamin, originally released as a solo version in 2018 and included on his mixtape Narrated for You before being re-released as a duet with Canadian singer Alessia Cara in early 2019. Billboard called the track Benjamin's "vulnerable breakout hit".[1]

Background

Benjamin wrote the song in 2017 about an experience with an ex-girlfriend. It was one of the songs that Atlantic Records heard before signing him. The song was produced by Sir Nolan,[2] with additional production by Aaron Z, and co-written by Benjamin with Michael Pollack and Sir Nolan.

Music videos

The music video for the solo version was released on June 4, 2018, and for the duet version on February 6, 2019. Benjamin and Cara then made a video for an acoustic version of the song, which was released two weeks later.[3]

The first video revolves around a woman falling out with her lover, culminating in her raiding a convenience store; Benjamin appears as a bystander throughout the video. The second video features Benjamin and Cara singing their verses alone in different locations, intercut with scenes of couples embracing.[4]

Track listing

  1. "Let Me Down Slowly" – 2:49
  1. "Let Me Down Slowly" (featuring Alessia Cara) – 2:49

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2018–2020)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 56
Latvia (LAIPA)[8] 11
Lithuania (AGATA)[9] 13
Malaysia (RIM)[10] 17
Romania (Airplay 100)<--Please do not change this to Romanian Top 100 or Media Forest. The Airplay 100 is Romania's national singles chart from 2012 onwards. For further information, see WP:GOODCHARTS-->[11] 1
Singapore (RIAS)[12] 30
Slovenia (SloTop50)[13] 17

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)! scope="col"
Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[14] 69
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 14
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[16] 23
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[17] 98
Denmark (Tracklisten)[18] 23
France (SNEP)[19] 41
Germany (Official German Charts)[20] 55
Latvia (LAIPA)[21] 25
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[22] 76
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[23] 60
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[24] 48
Portugal (AFP)[25] 29
Romania (Airplay 100)[26] 60
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[27] 83
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[28] 21
Chart (2020)! scope="col"
Position
Romania (Airplay 100)[29] 9

See also

Notes and References

  1. How Alec Benjamin's 'Let Me Down Slowly' Took Him From Sidewalk Performances to the Hot 100 (and Beyond). Billboard. Weatherby. Taylor. February 22, 2019. March 9, 2019. October 20, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201020205755/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8499216/alec-benjamin-let-me-down-slowly-hot-100-interview. live.
  2. Web site: Let Me Down Slowly – Alec Benjamin Attributes. AllMusic. March 17, 2019. December 24, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191224115712/https://www.allmusic.com/song/let-me-down-slowly-mt0055545498/attributes. live.
  3. Alec Benjamin & Alessia Cara Release Acoustic Video for 'Let Me Down Slowly': Watch. Billboard. Spencer. Tallie. February 20, 2019. March 9, 2019. February 28, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190228223136/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8499280/alec-benjamin-alessia-cara-let-me-down-slowly-acoustic-video. live.
  4. Web site: Hightman . Hannah . February 13, 2019 . Alec Benjamin: Sonic Storyteller . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210131063436/https://vman.com/article/alec-benjamin-sonic-storyteller/ . January 31, 2021 . January 23, 2021 . Vman.
  5. Web site: Let Me Down Slowly – Single by Alec Benjamin . March 10, 2019 . . May 25, 2018 . August 23, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220823142626/https://music.apple.com/gb/album/let-me-down-slowly-single/1386999436 . live .
  6. Web site: Let Me Down Slowly (feat. Alessia Cara) – Single by Alec Benjamin . March 10, 2019 . iTunes Store . January 7, 2019 . August 23, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220823142626/https://music.apple.com/gb/album/let-me-down-slowly-feat-alessia-cara-single/1447328135 . live .
  7. Web site: ARIA Chart Watch #521. auspOp. April 20, 2019. April 20, 2019. April 20, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190420075537/https://www.auspop.com.au/2019/4/aria-chart-watch-521/. live.
  8. Web site: April 12, 2019 . Mūzikas patēriņa topa 15.nedēļa . November 28, 2019 . . Latvian . October 10, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191010115057/https://www.parmuziku.lv/muzikas-zinas/latvija/muzikas-paterina-tops-14-nedela-7896 . live .
  9. Web site: April 12, 2019 . Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100) . December 5, 2019 . . Lithuanian . October 9, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191009192528/https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/savaites-klausomiausi-w09-2-2-2-2-2-2/ . live .
  10. Web site: Top 20 Most Streamed International & Domestic Singles In Malaysia . March 22, 2019 . . Recording Industry Association of Malaysia . February 13, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190213183725/http://www.rim.org.my/main/images/stories/RIM/Chart%202019/6_i_dm.pdf . live .
  11. Web site: February 2, 2020 . Airplay 100 – 2 februarie 2020 . February 5, 2020 . . Romanian . February 5, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200205170146/https://www.kissfm.ro/podcasturi/6754 . live .
  12. Web site: Singapore Top 30 Digital Streaming Chart Week 11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190325093552/http://www.rias.org.sg/chart.pdf . March 25, 2019 . Recording Industry Association (Singapore).
  13. Web site: SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart . September 16, 2019 . slotop50.si . February 27, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210227183927/https://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Tedenske-lestvice/?year=2019&week=39 . live .
  14. Web site: Jahreshitparade Singles 2019 . January 1, 2020 . austriancharts.at . March 1, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200301200027/https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=s&id=2019 . live .
  15. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2019 . December 20, 2019 . Ultratop . February 29, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200229142909/https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2019 . live .
  16. Web site: Rapports Annuels 2019 . December 20, 2019 . Ultratop . March 22, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200322125307/https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2019 . live .
  17. Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2019 . December 6, 2019 . Billboard . March 22, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200322140523/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2019/canadian-hot-100 . live .
  18. Web site: Track Top-100 2019 . January 15, 2020 . Hitlisten . Danish . January 14, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200114134622/http://www.hitlisten.nu/top2019.asp?list=Track%20100 . live .
  19. Web site: Top de l'année Top Singles 2019 . January 17, 2021 . SNEP . fr . March 22, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200322125317/https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-singles-annee/?categorie=Top%20Single%20de%20l%E2%80%99ann%C3%A9e&annee=2019 . live .
  20. Web site: Top 100 Jahrescharts 2019 . December 6, 2019 . . mtv.de . German . September 19, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190919204345/http://www.mtv.de/charts/yrk67s/top-100-jahrescharts-2016 . live .
  21. Web site: Digitālās Mūzikas Tops 2019 . January 3, 2020 . . lv . January 3, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200103153247/https://www.parmuziku.lv/muzikas-zinas/latvija/muzikas-paterina-tops-latvija-2019-8292 . live .
  22. Web site: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2019 . December 31, 2019 . Dutch Top 40 . December 8, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191208111258/https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/2019 . live .
  23. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 2019 . January 5, 2020 . dutchcharts.nl . March 2, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200302021442/https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2019&cat=s . live .
  24. Web site: Top Selling Singles of 2019 . December 21, 2019 . Recorded Music NZ . April 25, 2020 . https://archive.today/20200425092446/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/index_chart?chart=4808 . live .
  25. Web site: Top AFP – Audiogest – Top 3000 Singles + EPs Digitais . July 9, 2020 . . Portuguese . March 27, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200327124418/http://www.audiogest.pt/documents/files/Top%20AFP-AUDIOGEST_01-52_2019_V2%20site%281%29.pdf . live .
  26. Web site: Airplay 100 – Top of the Year 2019 . December 30, 2019 . . Romanian . December 30, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191230172727/https://www.kissfm.ro/podcasturi/6700 . live .
  27. Web site: Årslista Singlar, 2019 . January 14, 2020 . Sverigetopplistan . March 22, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200322125346/https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=2019&dspp=1 . live .
  28. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2019 . December 31, 2019 . hitparade.ch . December 29, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191229132642/https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2019 . live .
  29. Web site: Airplay 100 Topul Anului 2020 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20201227150920/https://www.kissfm.ro/airplay100 . December 27, 2020 . December 28, 2020 . . ro.

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