Don't Let Me Down (Milky Chance and Jack Johnson song)

"Don't Let Me Down"
Single by Milky Chance and Jack Johnson
Released1 May 2020
Length3:20
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Clemens Rehbein
  • Philipp Dausch
  • Jack Johnson
  • Tobias Kuhn
Producer(s)
Milky Chance singles chronology
"Rush"
(2019) 		"Don't Let Me Down"
(2020) 		"Colorado"
(2021)
Jack Johnson singles chronology
"Big Sur (Remix)"
(2018) 		"Don't Let Me Down"
(2020) 		"The Captain is Drunk"
(2020)
Music video
"Don't Let Me Down" on YouTube

"Don't Let Me Down" is a song by German folk group Milky Chance and American singer-songwriter Jack Johnson. The song was released on 1 May 2020[1] and the music video premiered on Milky Chance's YouTube channel. The song reached number one on the US Adult Alternative Songs chart in July 2020.[2]

Background

Milky Chance met Jack Johnson twice in 2018; when they were on tour in Switzerland, and at the Sea Her Now festival in New Jersey.[3][4] The band was honoured to work with Johnson, having listened to his music since they were teenagers, and having played his music with their friends and while doing their first band projects.[4][5]

Music video

An animated music video for the song was released on 1 May 2020. The video was illustrated by Monja Gentschow & Jana Marei, and was animated by Felix von Liska.

Personnel

Adapted from Tidal.

Charts

Chart (2020) Peak
position
Canada AC (Billboard)[6] 46
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[7] 22
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[8] 48
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[9] 16

Year end charts

Chart (2020) Peak
position
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[10] 5

All-time charts

Chart (1995–2021) Position
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[11] 80

Certifications

Certifications for "Don't Let Me Down"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[12] Gold 20,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Get millions of songs. All ad-free". Apple Music. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Jack Johnson". Billboard. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  3. ^ "@jackjohnson on Instagram: "In 2018, Jack met the guys from @milkychance_official in Europe where he invited them onstage to play a song, and ran into them again at…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Milky Chance Collaborate With Jack Johnson On New Song "Don't Let Me Down"". Shore Fire Media. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Listen: Milky Chance collaborate with Jack Johnson on new single 'Don't Let Me Down' | Indie88". May 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Canada AC : Page 1". Billboard. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  7. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Milky Chance Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Milky Chance Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Adult Alternative Songs Songs – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Greatest of All Time Adult Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Brazilian single certifications – Milky Chance – Don't Let Me Down" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved 29 February 2024.