Let Me Down Slowly

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"Let Me Down Slowly"
File:Alec Benjamin and Alessia Cara – Let Me Down Slowly.png
Duet version cover
Single by Alec Benjamin
from the album Narrated for You
ReleasedMay 25, 2018 (2018-05-25)
GenrePop
Length2:49
LabelAtlantic
Songwriters
Producers
Alec Benjamin singles chronology
"I Built a Friend"
(2017) 		"Let Me Down Slowly"
(2018) 		"Boy in the Bubble"
(2018)
Alessia Cara singles chronology
"Trust My Lonely"
(2018) 		"Let Me Down Slowly"
(2019) 		"Out of Love"
(2019)
Alternative cover
File:Alec Benjamin - "Let Me Down Slowly" single artwork.jpg
Single cover for Benjamin's solo version
Music video
"Let Me Down Slowly" (Solo Version) on YouTube
"Let Me Down Slowly" (Duet Version) on YouTube

"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

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Benjamin wrote the song in 2017 about an experience with an ex-girlfriend.[1] It was one of the songs that Atlantic Records heard before signing him.[1] The song was produced by Sir Nolan,[2] with additional production by Aaron Zuckerman, and co-written by Benjamin with Michael Pollack and Sir Nolan.

Music videos

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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 video for the solo version revolves around a woman falling out with her lover, and later raiding a convenience store. The video ends with them reconciling, just as the police arrive.[4] Benjamin, who appears as a bystander throughout the video but provided no creative input, denounced the video as he felt it did not reflect the song's theme. The video for the duet version features Benjamin and Cara singing their verses alone in different locations, intercut with scenes of couples embracing.[5]

Track listing

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  • Digital download[6]
  1. "Let Me Down Slowly" – 2:49
  • Digital download[7]
  1. "Let Me Down Slowly" (featuring Alessia Cara) – 2:49

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for "Let Me Down Slowly"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[64] 2× Platinum 140,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria)[65] 3× Platinum 90,000‡
Belgium (BRMA)[66] 2× Platinum 80,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[67] 2× Platinum 80,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[68] 4× Platinum 320,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[69] 3× Platinum 270,000‡
France (SNEP)[70] Diamond 333,333‡
Germany (BVMI)[71] Platinum 600,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[72] Platinum 70,000‡
Netherlands (NVPI)[73] Platinum 80,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[74] 4× Platinum 120,000‡
Norway (IFPI Norway)[75] 2× Platinum 120,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[76] Diamond 250,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[77] 2× Platinum 20,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[78] Platinum 60,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[79] 2× Platinum 40,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[80] Platinum 600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[81] 4× Platinum 4,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

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