Shot Me Down

For Cher song, see Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down). For Audio Bullys song, see Shot You Down.

"Shot Me Down"
Single by David Guetta featuring Skylar Grey
from the album Listen
Released	20 January 2014
Genre	Electro house, big room house
Length	3:11
Label	Parlophone
Songwriter(s)	David Guetta Giorgio Tuinfort Sonny Bono
Producer(s)	David Guetta Giorgio Tuinfort Ralph Wegner
David Guetta singles chronology
"Ain't a Party" (2013) "Shot Me Down" (2014) "Bad" (2014)
Skylar Grey singles chronology
"White Suburban" (2013) "Shot Me Down" (2014) "Bed of Lies" (2014)

"Shot Me Down" is a song by French house music producer and DJ David Guetta, featuring vocals from American singer Skylar Grey. The song was released on 20 January 2014 as a digital download. It was produced by David Guetta and Giorgio Tuinfort, with additional production from Ralph Wegner.[1] "Shot Me Down" peaked at number six on the French Singles Chart. Outside France, "Shot Me Down" peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia, Austria, Belgium (Wallonia), Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Lebanon and the United Kingdom, and the top 20 of the charts in Germany, Italy and Spain. The original version of the song, "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)", was released by Cher in 1966 and was famously covered by Nancy Sinatra in the same year.

Critical reception

DJ Times described the song as "A clear departure from Guetta’s pop anthems of the past few years" and compared "the electro frenzy of percussion-laden drops and grinding pops" to Martin Garrix's song "Animals".[2] Mike Wass of Idolator wrote: "The track closely follows Avicii's 'Wake Me Up' formula of blending raw acoustic moments — courtesy of Skylar Grey's husky vocal — with bone-rattling beats and the radio version simply trims away some of the instrumental."[3] Robert Copsey of Digital Spy gave the song a mixed review stating:

"Even before listening to David Guetta's new single, it's difficult not to think, is this really necessary? And if you feel like you've already heard it before actually hearing it, it's because essentially you have; the Cher/Nancy Sinatra classic has not only been covered to death already, but a dance version created by production duo Audio Bullys in 2005 remains perfectly serviceable today. So why is he bothering? Surprisingly, the song's infamous chorus remains largely similar to the original here, even with Skylar Grey's vocal, which bears a haunting resemblance to Sinatra's. It's a shame then that it's been sandwiched between sections of menacing beats, strobing EDM and grinding bass. In separation they both sound like promising songs, but together, the result feels lazy and disjointed." [4]

Track listings

Digital download

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Shot Me Down" (featuring Skylar Grey)	3:11

CD single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Shot Me Down" (featuring Skylar Grey) (original)	3:11
2.	"Shot Me Down" (featuring Skylar Grey) (extended)	5:15

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Shot Me Down" Chart (2014) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[5] 3 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 9 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 11 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[8] 3 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] 66 Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[10] 1 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[11] 2 Denmark (Tracklisten)[12] 8 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[13] 8 France (SNEP)[14] 6 Germany (GfK)[15] 13 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[16] 1 Hungary (Single Top 40)[17] 1 Ireland (IRMA)[18] 7 Italy (FIMI)[19] 17 Lebanon (The Official Lebanese Top 20)[20] 8 Luxembourg Digital Songs (Billboard)[21] 2 Mexico Anglo (Monitor Latino)[22] 8 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[23] 17 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[24] 8 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[25] 20 Poland (Dance Top 50)[26] 28 Russia Airplay (TopHit)[27] 46 Scotland (OCC)[28] 3 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[29] 1 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[30] 1 Slovenia (SloTop50)[31] 22 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[32] 13 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[33] 16 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[34] 6 UK Dance (OCC)[35] 3 UK Singles (OCC)[36] 4 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[37] 16 US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[38] 3 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[39] 15 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[40] 35

Year-end chart Year-end chart performance for "Shot Me Down" Chart (2014) Position Australia (ARIA)[41] 53 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[42] 33 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[43] 55 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[44] 23 France (SNEP)[45] 63 Germany (Official German Charts)[46] 69 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[47] 22 Hungary (Single Top 40)[48] 53 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[49] 78 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[50] 91 Russia Airplay (TopHit)[51] 85 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[52] 40 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[53] 67 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[54] 70 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[55] 182 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[56] 99 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[57] 51 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Australia (ARIA)[58] 2× Platinum 140,000^^ Austria (IFPI Austria)[59] Gold 15,000^* Canada (Music Canada)[60] Gold 40,000^* Germany (BVMI)[61] Gold 150,000^‡ Italy (FIMI)[62] Gold 15,000^‡ Mexico (AMPROFON)[63] Platinum 60,000^* Sweden (GLF)[64] 2× Platinum 80,000^‡ Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[65] Gold 15,000^^ United Kingdom (BPI)[66] Silver 200,000^‡ Streaming Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[67] Gold 1,300,000^† Spain (PROMUSICAE)[68] Gold 4,000,000^† ^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. ^† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Various	20 January 2014[69]	Digital download (Extended)	What a Music
Italy	31 January 2014[70]	Radio airplay	Parlophone Warner Music
France	3 February 2014[71]	Digital download
United Kingdom	10 February 2014[72]

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