Lay Me Down (Sam Smith song)

"Lay Me Down"
Single by Sam Smith
from the album In the Lonely Hour
Released	15 February 2013
Recorded	2012
Genre	Soul R&B
Length	4:13
Label	Capitol Method
Songwriter(s)	Sam Smith James Napier Elvin Smith
Producer(s)	Jimmy Napes Steve Fitzmaurice
Sam Smith singles chronology
"Latch" (2012) "Lay Me Down" (2013) "La La La" (2013)
Music video
"Lay Me Down" on YouTube

"Lay Me Down" is a song by English singer Sam Smith, released on 15 February 2013 as the lead single from their debut studio album In the Lonely Hour (2014).^[1] It originally peaked at number 46 on the UK Singles Chart and at number 25 on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart in 2014.

The song was re-released in February 2015 as the sixth single from the album, this time reaching number 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 15 on the UK Singles Chart. A third version featuring John Legend recorded for the British charity telethon Comic Relief reached number one in the UK in March 2015.