| "Lay It on Me" | ||||
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| Single by Vance Joy | ||||
| from the album Nation of Two | ||||
| Released | 12 July 2017 | |||
| Genre | Indie | |||
| Length | 3:34 | |||
| Label | Liberation Music | |||
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| Producer(s) | James Keogh | |||
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"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]
- ^ "Lay It on Me (single)". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ Brandle, Lars (6 November 2017). "Vance Joy Sets Sophomore Album 'Nation of Two,' Shares New Track 'Like Gold'". Billboard. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ "First listen: Vance Joy 'Lay It On Me'". ABC. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "2018 ARIA AWARDS The Nominees". auspOp. 11 October 2018. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ "2018 ARIA AWARD NOMINEES ANNOUNCED". ARIA. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.