Don't Let Me Down (The Chainsmokers song)

{{short description|2016 song by The Chainsmokers featuring Daya}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2017}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Don't Let Me Down

| cover = Don't Let Me Down (featuring Daya) (Official Single Cover) by The Chainsmokers.png

| alt =

| border = yes

| type = single

| artist = The Chainsmokers featuring Daya

| EP = Collage

| released = February 5, 2016

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = {{hlist|EDM trap{{Cite web |title=For The Record: How The Chainsmokers' "Don't Let Me Down" Set The Duo Up For Global Success — And The Freedom To Defy Dance Music Expectations |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/chainsmokers-dont-let-me-down-history-impact-daya-closer-for-the-record |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=www.grammy.com}}{{cite web|last1=Cridlin|first1=Jay|title=Daya talks New Year's Eve shows, 2017 collaborations and more|url=https://www.tampabay.com/daya-talks-new-years-eve-shows-2017-collaborations-and-more/2307255/|website=Tampa Bay Times|access-date=February 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205182321/http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/soundcheck/daya-talks-new-years-eve-shows-2017-collaborations-and-more/2307255|archive-date=February 5, 2017|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Martins|first1=Chris|title=The Chainsmokers on Ruling the Billboard Hot 100 & Owning the 'Frat Bro' Label|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/magazine-feature/7510387/the-chainsmokers-billboard-cover-closer|website=Billboard.com|publisher=Billboard|access-date=February 3, 2017}}|indie pop|big room house{{cite web|first= Tom |last= Breihan |title= The Number Ones: The Chainsmokers’ "Closer" (Feat. Halsey)|website= Stereogum |date= October 21, 2024|url= https://www.stereogum.com/2283569/the-number-ones-the-chainsmokers-closer-feat-halsey/columns/the-number-ones/|accessdate= October 25, 2024|quote=Don’t Let Me Down” transposed the xx’s sparkly minimalism into big-room dance music, and it became a major summer jam...}}}}

| length = {{duration|m=3|s=28}}

| label = {{hlist|Disruptor|Columbia|Sony}}

| writer = {{hlist|Andrew Taggart|Emily Warren|Scott Harris}}

| producer = The Chainsmokers

| chronology = The Chainsmokers

| prev_title = New York City

| prev_year = 2015

| next_title = Inside Out

| next_year = 2016

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Daya

| type = single

| prev_title = Sit Still, Look Pretty

| prev_year = 2015

| title = Don't Let Me Down

| year = 2016

| next_title = Words

| next_year = 2016

}}

{{External music video|1=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io0fBr1XBUA "Don't Let Me Down"] on YouTube}}

}}

"Don't Let Me Down" is a song by American production duo the Chainsmokers featuring vocals from American singer Daya. It was released on February 5, 2016, through Disruptor Records and Columbia Records.{{cite web|url = http://www.idolator.com/7622568/the-chainsmokers-daya-dont-let-me-down-listen|title = The Chainsmokers & Daya's 'Don't Let Me Down': Listen To The Trappy Collaboration – Idolator|last1 = Daw|first1 = Robbie|access-date = February 22, 2016|date = February 5, 2016|work = Idolator}} The song was written by Andrew Taggart, Emily Warren, and Scott Harris. It was released as the radio single follow-up to "Roses".

"Don't Let Me Down" became both the Chainsmokers' and Daya's first top-five single on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number three. It also became the Chainsmokers' second consecutive top 10 entry after "Roses", which peaked at number six. It reached the top 10 in several countries, including Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. A set of remixes for the song, was released on April 15, 2016. A music video for the song was released on April 29, 2016, with appearances from the Chainsmokers and Daya.

The song won a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording.{{cite news|url=https://djmag.com/news/chainsmokers-win-grammy-best-dance-recording-dont-let-me-down-featuring-daya|title=The Chainsmokers win GRAMMY for Best Dance Recording with 'Don't Let Me Down' featuring Daya|last=Pharms|first=Gabrielle|date=February 13, 2017|publisher=DJMag|access-date=April 10, 2017}}

In 2022, the song received a diamond certification by the RIAA for selling 10 million units in the United States.

Background and composition

In an interview, Taggart stated that he first created the drop during a flight. The duo later added a "big, echoey guitar sound" to the song, inspired by the bands the xx and Explosions in the Sky, by using a Fender electric guitar and a software plugin. Emily Warren and Scott Harris convened with the duo to create the melody and lyrics. However, the vocalist was not chosen until Taggart heard Daya's "Hide Away", after which the duo enlisted her to record the vocals in the studio.{{cite web|last1=Coscarelli|first1=Joe|title=Music Producers Explain How They Created a Hit|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/31/arts/music/chainsmokers-flume-clams-casino.html?_r=0|website=The New York Times|access-date=September 12, 2016|date=July 28, 2016}} The song was originally intended for Rihanna, but her team rejected it.{{cite magazine|last1=Brandle|first1=Lars|title=The Chainsmokers Talk Lady Gaga, Rihanna & Chris Martin Collab in New Interview|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7541144/the-chainsmokers-rihanna-lady-gaga-interview|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 11, 2017|date=October 13, 2016}}

The key of the song was originally a step lower, but the duo changed it in order to better accommodate Daya's range. The third drop, which includes the saxophone, was created later in the process. The song has a double-time tempo of 80 beats per minute and a key of G♯ minor. "Don't Let Me Down" follows a chord progression of E{{Spaced en dash space}}B{{Spaced en dash space}}F{{Sharp}}{{Spaced en dash space}}G{{Sharp}}m, and Daya's vocals span from G{{Sharp}}3 to C{{Sharp}}5.{{Cite web|url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0162388|title=The Chainsmokers feat. Daya "Don't Let Me Down" Sheet Music in B Major – Download & Print|last=Scott|first=Harris|website=Musicnotes.com|date=April 5, 2016 |access-date=May 5, 2016}}

Critical reception

“Don’t Let Me Down” received critical acclaim. Robbie Daw of Idolator stated "[Don't Let Me Down] kicks off with a haunting guitar loop and 17-year-old Daya lamenting that she's 'crashing, hit a wall, right now I need a miracle.' By the time the chorus sweeps in, the song shifts into full-on trap mode" and called it a "trappy collaboration". Popdust's Jason Scott claimed "[Don't Let Me Down] is an enormously engaging strip of gritty dance-club euphoria. Percussion vibrates underneath a well-constructed skyscraper of synth and evocative vocals from the 17-year-old Daya."{{cite web|url = http://popdust.com/2016/02/05/the-chainsmokers-daya-dont-let-me-down-listen/|title = Listen to The Chainsmokers' Dizzying 'Don't Let Me Down' Featuring Daya – Popdust|last1 = Scott|first1 = Jason|access-date = February 22, 2016|date = February 5, 2016|work = Popdust}} Rolling Stone named "Don't Let Me Down" one of the 30 best songs of the first half of 2016, writing "EDM may not dominate the charts the way it used to but the Chainsmokers' swirling, turnt-up love song proves the genre has a little fight left in it. Newcomer Daya goes to battle with the aggro, big room beats and ends up coming out on top."{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/30-best-songs-of-2016-so-far-20160622|title=30 Best Songs of 2016 So Far|publisher=Rolling Stone|date=June 23, 2016|access-date=June 23, 2016}}

Chart performance

In the United States, the single debuted at number 85 on the US Billboard Hot 100 for the week of February 27, 2016 but fell off the chart the next week. It made a re-entry at number 81 for the week of March 12, 2016. The song reached a peak of number three for the week of July 16, 2016, and spent 23 weeks in the top 10; it was later named the eighth best-performing single of the year by Billboard (two spots above the duo's number-one hit "Closer").{{Cite news |url=https://www.yahoo.com/music/15-best-selling-singles-2016-slideshow-wp-023312395/photo-p-song-sold-1-763-photo-023312401.html|title=The Best-Selling Singles of 2016 |date=December 19, 2016 |access-date=December 19, 2016 |work=Yahoo! Music}}

In the United Kingdom, "Don't Let Me Down" became the Chainsmokers' highest-charting hit (until "Closer" which reached the top of the chart in September 2016) when the song reached number two on the UK Singles Chart on the issue dated July 21, 2016, spending 11 weeks in the top 10.

Music video

The music video for the song was released to YouTube on April 29, 2016.{{cite web|url =https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io0fBr1XBUA|title=The Chainsmokers – Don't Let Me Down ft. Daya—Youtube|access-date = April 30, 2016|date = April 29, 2016|work = YouTube}}

In the video, Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall (the Chainsmokers) get into a yellow convertible, lowrider at sunrise and begin to drive down a wooded mountain road. Intercut with shots of them driving is Daya, dressed in black leather pants and jacket, singing in a misty field full of bushes. Taggart and Pall stop the car when Daya, surrounded by dancers dressed similarly to her, stand in the middle of the road, blocking it. Daya sings as the girls perform dance moves around her while Taggart and Pall watch from the car. Suddenly, the cars hydraulic suspension begins bouncing up and down on its wheels. As the beat progresses, the rocking of the car becomes more violent and aggressive. Towards the end of the song, the rocking lifts Taggart and Pall out of the car and they are suspended in the air as the girls disperse.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}

As of March 2024, the video has received over 2 billion views on YouTube.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io0fBr1XBUA|title=The Chainsmokers – Don't Let Me Down (Video) ft. Daya|work=YouTube|date=April 29, 2016}}

Cover versions

Usher covered "Don't Let Me Down" in BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge on September 5, 2016.{{cite magazine|last1=Blistein|first1=Jon|title=Watch Usher's Gritty Cover of the Chainsmokers' 'Don't Let Me Down'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-ushers-gritty-cover-the-chainsmokers-dont-let-me-down-w438176|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=September 12, 2016|archive-date=September 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160909220617/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-ushers-gritty-cover-the-chainsmokers-dont-let-me-down-w438176|url-status=dead}}

Denver, CO heavy metal band, Immortal Sÿnn, released a cover of the song on November 3, 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/immortalsynnmusic/about|title=Immortal Sÿnn|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2018-04-12}}{{Citation|title="Don't Let Me Down" from Don't Let Me Down – Single by Immortal Sÿnn on iTunes|date=2016-11-03|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/dont-let-me-down/1173280563?i=1173280846|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-12}}

Singer Joy Williams released a cover of the song on March 12, 2017.

Lyca Gairanod, winner of The Voice Kids Philippines first season, covered the song in a local morning show Umagang Kay Ganda (Lit. A Morning So Beautiful) in early 2017.

In other media

The song was featured in the television series Lucifer, Degrassi: Next Class and Younger.

In March 2017, the Joy Williams version of the song was used in a State Farm Insurance commercial.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ispot.tv/ad/AUse/state-farm-following|title=State Farm TV Commercial, 'Following'|website=iSpot.tv|language=en|access-date=March 26, 2017}}

The song is featured as exclusive content on Just Dance 2017{{'}}s subscription-based content, Just Dance Unlimited.

An instrumental version was used prominently as part of the BBC's 2017 UK General Election coverage.

It was played during the swimsuit competition of Miss Universe 2016.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = Digital download

| title1 = Don't Let Me Down

| note1 = featuring Daya

| length1 = 3:28

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Digital download – remixes EP{{cite web|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160421231335/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dont-let-me-down-feat.-daya/id1101474151|url = https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dont-let-me-down-feat.-daya/id1101474151|title = Don't Let Me Down (feat. Daya) [Remixes] - EP by The Chainsmokers on iTunes|archive-date = April 21, 2016|access-date = January 14, 2017|work = iTunes Store (US)}}

| total_length = 23:30

| title1 = Don't Let Me Down

| note1 = featuring Daya) (W&W remix

| length1 = 3:15

| title2 = Don't Let Me Down

| note2 = featuring Daya) (Illenium remix

| length2 = 3:40

| title3 = Don't Let Me Down

| note3 = featuring Daya) (Zomboy remix

| length3 = 4:26

| title4 = Don't Let Me Down

| note4 = featuring Daya) (Ephwurd remix

| length4 = 4:05

| title5 = Don't Let Me Down

| note5 = featuring Daya) (Ricky Remedy remix

| length5 = 4:39

| title6 = Don't Let Me Down

| note6 = featuring Daya and Konshens) (Dom Da Bomb x Electric Bodega Mixshow remix

| length6 = 3:25

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Digital download – Hardwell and Sephyx remix{{cite web|url =https://music.apple.com/us/album/dont-let-me-down-feat-daya-hardwell-sephyx-remix-single/1112717122|title = iTunes (US) – Music – The Chainsmokers – Don't Let Me Down (feat. Daya) [Hardwell & Sephyx remix] – Single|access-date = May 20, 2016|date = May 20, 2016|work = iTunes (US)}}

| title1 = Don't Let Me Down

| note1 = featuring Daya) (Hardwell and Sephyx remix

| length1 = 2:42

}}

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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!scope="col"|Peak
position

{{single chart|Australia|3|artist=The Chainsmokers feat. Daya|song=Don't Let Me Down|rowheader=true|access-date=April 16, 2016}}
{{single chart|Austria|6|artist=The Chainsmokers feat. Daya|song=Don't Let Me Down|rowheader=true|access-date=April 28, 2016}}
{{single chart|Flanders|4|artist=The Chainsmokers feat. Daya|song=Don't Let Me Down|rowheader=true|access-date=August 12, 2016}}
scope="row"| Belarus (Unistar Radio Top 20){{cite web|url=http://unistar.by/music/top20/|publisher=Unistar Radio Top 20 |title=Top 20 General|language=ru|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222205728/http://unistar.by/music/top20/|archive-date=December 22, 2016 }}

| 9

{{single chart|Wallonia|15|artist=The Chainsmokers feat. Daya|song=Don't Let Me Down|rowheader=true|access-date=September 2, 2016}}
{{single chart|Canada|4|artist=The Chainsmokers|rowheader=true|access-date=July 26, 2016}}
{{single chart|Czech Republic|17|year=2016|week=28|artist=The Chainsmokers|song=Don't Let Me Down (Feat. Daya)|rowheader=true|access-date=July 18, 2016}}
{{single chart|Czechdigital|4|year=2016|week=24|artist=The Chainsmokers|song=Don't Let Me Down (Feat. Daya)|rowheader=true|access-date=May 24, 2016}}
{{single chart|Denmark|15|artist=The Chainsmokers feat. Daya|song=Don't Let Me Down|rowheader=true|access-date=August 25, 2016}}
{{single chart|Finland|9|artist=The Chainsmokers|song=Don't Let Me Down (Feat. Daya)|rowheader=true|access-date=April 24, 2016}}
{{single chart|France|19|artist=The Chainsmokers feat. Daya|song=Don't Let Me Down|rowheader=true|access-date=July 9, 2016}}
{{single chart|Germany|6|songid=1521724|artist=The Chainsmokers feat. Daya|song=Don't Let Me Down|rowheader=true|access-date=May 27, 2016}}
scope="row"| Hong Kong (HKRIA){{cite web|url=http://musicweekly.asia/charts/top-30-singles-hong-kong |title=Top 30 Singles Chart Hong Kong |publisher=Hong Kong Recording Industry Alliance |date=August 22, 2016 |access-date=March 9, 2025 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823122946/http://musicweekly.asia/charts/top-30-singles-hong-kong |archive-date=23 August 2016 }}

| 23

{{single chart|Hungarydance|33|year=2016|week=44|rowheader=true|access-date=November 11, 2016}}
{{single chart|Hungarysingle|9|year=2016|week=32|rowheader=true|access-date=August 18, 2016}}
scope="row"| India (Radio Mirchi Angrezi Top 20){{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/musicchart/1081479906.cms?chartid=3&periodtype=4&date=2016-07-15|title=Radio Mirchi Angrezi Top 20|work=The Times of India|date=July 15, 2016|access-date=November 24, 2016}}

| 3

{{single chart|Ireland|3|year=2016|week=28|rowheader=true|access-date=July 15, 2016}}
{{single chart|Italy|7|artist=The Chainsmokers feat. Daya|song=Don't Let Me Down|rowheader=true|access-date=January 5, 2017}}
{{single chart|Billboardjapanhot100|63|artist=The Chainsmokers|rowheader=true|access-date=September 16, 2019}}
scope="row"| Latvia (Latvijas Top 40){{cite web|url=http://www.pieci.lv/lv/top-40/|title=Latvijas Top 40|publisher=Latvijas Radio|date=May 29, 2016|access-date=May 29, 2016}}

| 3

scope="row"| Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20){{cite web|url=http://www.olt20.com/The_Chainsmokers|title=The Official Lebanese Top 20|publisher=The Official Lebanese Top 20|access-date=May 8, 2016}}

| 8

scope="row"| Mexico (Monitor Latino){{cite web|url=http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top20/Mexico|publisher=Monitor Latino |access-date=July 25, 2016 |title=Mexico Top 20 General|language=es}}

| 12

{{single chart|Dutch40|7|artist=The Chainsmokers feat. Daya|song=Don't Let Me Down|rowheader=true|access-date=April 8, 2016}}
{{single chart|Dutch100|5|artist=The Chainsmokers feat. Daya|song=Don't Let Me Down|rowheader=true|access-date=May 27, 2016}}
{{single chart|New Zealand|2|artist=The Chainsmokers feat. Daya|song=Don't Let Me Down|rowheader=true|access-date=April 22, 2016}}
{{single chart|Norway|5|artist=The Chainsmokers feat. Daya|song=Don't Let Me Down|rowheader=true|access-date=August 25, 2016}}
{{single chart|Portugal|4|artist=The Chainsmokers feat. Daya|song=Don't Let Me Down|rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2016}}
scope="row"| Romania (Media Forest){{cite web|url=http://www.mediaforest.ro/WeeklyCharts/HistoryWeeklyCharts.aspx|title=Romanian International Top 10 Singles Chart|work=Media Forest|date=June 13, 2016|access-date=June 13, 2016}}

| 6

{{single chart|Scotland|3|date=20160715|rowheader=true|access-date=July 16, 2016}}
{{single chart|Slovakia|48|year=2016|week=24|artist=Chainsmokers|song=Don't Let Me Down|rowheader=true|access-date=July 3, 2016}}
{{single chart|Slovakdigital|3|year=2016|week=26|artist=Chainsmokers|song=Don't Let Me Down|rowheader=true|access-date=July 3, 2016}}
scope="row"| Slovenia (SloTop50){{cite web|url=https://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Tedenske-lestvice/?year=2016&week=39|title=SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart|publisher=slotop50.si|access-date=28 August 2018|archive-date=August 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828203221/https://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Tedenske-lestvice/?year=2016&week=39|url-status=dead}}

| 28

{{single chart|Spain|8|artist=The Chainsmokers feat. Daya|song=Don't Let Me Down|rowheader=true|access-date=July 25, 2016}}
{{single chart|Sweden|5|artist=The Chainsmokers feat. Daya|song=Don't Let Me Down|rowheader=true|access-date=July 6, 2016}}
{{single chart|Switzerland|8|artist=The Chainsmokers feat. Daya|song=Don't Let Me Down|rowheader=true|access-date=August 8, 2016}}
{{single chart|UKdance|1|date=20160715|rowheader=true|access-date=July 16, 2016}}
{{single chart|UK|2|date=20160715|rowheader=true|access-date=July 16, 2016}}
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|3|artist=The Chainsmokers|rowheader=true|access-date-July 6, 2016}}
{{single chart|Billboardadultpopsongs|6|artist=The Chainsmokers|rowheader=true|access-date=September 14, 2016}}
{{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|4|artist=The Chainsmokers|rowheader=true|access-date=May 24, 2016}}
{{single chart|Billboarddanceelectronic|1|artist=The Chainsmokers|rowheader=true|access-date=April 12, 2016}}
{{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|1|artist=The Chainsmokers|rowheader=true|access-date=May 17, 2016}}
{{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|3|artist=The Chainsmokers|rowheader=true|access-date=May 24, 2016}}

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=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"
Chart (2016)

! Position

scope="row"| Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2016.htm|title=ARIA Top 100 Singles 2016|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=January 6, 2017}}

| 5

scope="row"| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40){{cite web|url=http://oe3.orf.at/charts/stories/2749413/ |title=Ö3 Austria Top 40 – Single-Charts 2016 |publisher=oe3.orf.at |access-date=December 28, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228174302/http://oe3.orf.at/charts/stories/2749413/ |archive-date=December 28, 2016 }}

| 7

scope="row"| Belgium (Ultratop Flanders){{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2016|title=Jaaroverzichten 2016|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=December 29, 2016}}

| 7

scope="row"| Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia){{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2016|title=Rapports Annuels 2016|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=December 29, 2016}}

| 38

scope="row"| Canada (Canadian Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/canadian-hot-100|title=Canadian Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2016|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Billboard|access-date=December 8, 2016}}

| 8

scope="row"| Denmark (Tracklisten){{cite web|url=http://hitlisten.nu/top2016.asp?list=Track%20100 |title=Track Top-100, 2016 |publisher=Hitlisten.NU |access-date=December 31, 2016}}

| 25

scope="row"| France (SNEP){{cite web|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-singles-annee/?categorie=Top%20Single%20de%20l%E2%80%99ann%C3%A9e&annee=2016|title=Top de l'année Top Singles 2016|publisher=SNEP|language=fr|access-date=July 30, 2020}}

| 31

scope="row"| Germany (Official German Charts){{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.de/charts/274-top-100-jahrescharts-2016 |title=Top 100 Jahrescharts 2016 |language=de |work=GfK Entertainment |publisher=mtv.de |access-date=January 1, 2017 |archive-date=January 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102081020/http://www.mtv.de/charts/274-top-100-jahrescharts-2016 |url-status=dead }}

| 7

scope="row"| Hungary (Single Top 40){{cite web|url=http://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/single_chart/2016|title=Single Top 100 - eladási darabszám alapján - 2016|access-date=November 6, 2019|publisher=Mahasz}}

| 47

scope="row"| Iceland (Plötutíóindi){{cite web|url=https://plotutidindi.is/arslistar/tonlistinn-log-2016/|title=TÓNLISTINN – LÖG – 2016|language=Icelandic|website=Plötutíóindi|accessdate=March 31, 2022}}

| 41

scope="row"| Italy (FIMI){{cite web |url=http://www.fimi.it/news/top-of-the-music-fimi-gfk-2016-le-uniche-classifiche-annuali-complete |title=Classifiche "Top of the Music" 2016 FIMI-GfK: La musica italiana in vetta negli album e nei singoli digitali |language=it |publisher=Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana |access-date=February 23, 2017 |format=Click on Scarica allegato to download the zipped file containing the year-end chart PDF documents |archive-date=January 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170109194427/http://fimi.it/news/top-of-the-music-fimi-gfk-2016-le-uniche-classifiche-annuali-complete |url-status=dead }}

| 12

scope="row"| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/2016|title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2016|publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=November 6, 2019}}

| 18

scope="row"| Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2016&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 2016|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=December 25, 2016}}

| 8

scope="row"| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/2016-12-31|title=New Zealand Top 50 Songs – Year-End 2016|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=December 25, 2016}}

| 6

scope="row"| Spain (PROMUSICAE){{cite web|url=https://www.elportaldemusica.es/lists/top-100-canciones/2016|title=Top 100 Songs Annual 2016|publisher=Productores de Música de España|language=es|access-date=May 9, 2022}}

| 17

scope="row"| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan){{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=2016&dspp=1|title=Årslista Singlar – År 2016 |language=sv |publisher=Sverigetopplistan. Swedish Recording Industry Association |access-date=February 2, 2017}}

| 6

scope="row"| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2016 – hitparade.ch|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=January 2, 2017}}

| 14

scope="row"| UK Singles (Official Charts Company){{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-official-top-40-biggest-songs-of-2016__17517/|title=The Official Top 40 Biggest Songs of 2016|publisher=Official Charts Company|last=Myers|first=Justin|date=December 30, 2016|access-date=December 31, 2016}}

| 17

scope="row"| US Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine|title=Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2016|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/hot-100-songs|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Billboard|access-date=December 24, 2016}}

| 8

scope="row"| US Adult Top 40 (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Adult Pop Songs: Year-End 2016|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/adult-pop-songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 18, 2016}}

| 23

scope="row"| US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2016|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/hot-dance-electronic--songs|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Billboard|access-date=December 8, 2016}}

| 1

scope="row"| US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/pop-songs|title=Pop Songs – Year End 2016|publisher=Billboard.com|access-date=December 8, 2016}}

| 3

scope="row"| US Rhythmic (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/rhythmic-songs|title=Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2016|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 29, 2019}}

| 6

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Chart (2017)

! Position

scope="row"| Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil){{cite web|url=https://pro-musicabr.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/TOP200_STREAMING2017.pdf|title=Top 200 faixas em streaming - 2017|language=pt|publisher=Pro-Música Brasil|access-date=16 July 2021|archive-date=6 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200306125559/https://pro-musicabr.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/TOP200_STREAMING2017.pdf|url-status=live}}

| 110

scope="row"| US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Hot Dance/Electronic Songs : Year End 2017|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/hot-dance-electronic--songs|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=December 12, 2017}}

| 13

scope="row"| US Streaming Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011023221/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/streaming-songs|archive-date=October 11, 2021|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/streaming-songs|title=Streaming Songs - Year-End|magazine=Billboard|year=2017|access-date=May 9, 2022}}

| 64

=Decade-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"| Chart (2010–2019)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/2019/end-of-decade-singles-chart|title=2019 ARIA End of Decade Singles Chart|publisher=ARIA|date=January 2020|access-date=January 17, 2020}}

| 97

scope="row"| Germany (Official German Charts){{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/chartsoffiziell/status/1204031086617153536|title=Platz 23 der erfolgreichsten Singles und Alben des Jahrzehnts: @TheChainsmokers und @thisiscro.|via=Twitter|work=GfK Entertainment|publisher=offiziellecharts.de|language=de|access-date=11 December 2019}}

| 23

scope="row"| UK Singles (Official Charts Company){{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-uks-official-top-100-biggest-songs-of-the-decade-2010-2019__27936/|title=The UK's Official Top 100 biggest songs of the decade|publisher=Official Charts Company|last=Copsey|first=Rob|date=December 11, 2019|access-date=December 12, 2019}}

| 92

scope="row"| US Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/decade-end/hot-100|title=Decade-End Charts: Hot 100 Songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 15, 2019}}

| 58

scope="row"| US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/decade-end/hot-dance-electronic-songs-2013-on|title=Decade-End Charts: Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (2013-ON)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 15, 2019}}

| 7

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Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Platinum|number=9|relyear=2016|certyear=2017}}

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|number=3|award=Platinum|title=Don't Let Me Down|artist=The Chainsmokers feat. Daya|type=single|relyear=2016|certyear=2017|certmonth=4|access-date=April 26, 2017}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|type=single|artist=The Chainsmokers feat. Daya & Konshens|title=Don't Let Me Down|award=Diamond|number=3|relyear=2016|certyear=2023|access-date=November 29, 2023}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|award=Platinum|number=9|title=Don't Let Me Down|artist=The Chainsmokers|type=single|relyear=2016|certyear=2017|access-date=December 11, 2017}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|award=Platinum|number=3|title=Don't Let Me Down|artist=The Chainsmokers & Daya|type=single|relyear=2016|certyear=2024|id=14220|access-date=August 7, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|award=Diamond|title=Don't Let Me Down|artist=The Chainsmokers feat. Daya|type=single|relyear=2016|certyear=2017|access-date=March 28, 2017}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|award=Diamond|artist=The Chainsmokers feat. Daya|type=single|relyear=2016|certyear=2019|access-date=April 17, 2019}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|title=Don't Let Me Down|artist=The Chainsmokers feat. Daya|type=single|award=Platinum|number=6|certyear=2018|relyear=2016|id=5344|access-date=March 5, 2018}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Mexico|title=Don't Let Me Down|artist=The Chainsmokers feat. Daya|type=single|award=Diamond|relyear=2016|certyear=2020|certref={{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/CertificacionesAmprofon/photos/a.2020571854734082/2020583584732909/|title=Certificados Musicales Amprofon (in Spanish)|publisher=Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas|access-date=December 15, 2023}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Netherlands|award=Platinum|number=3|title=Don't Let Me Down|artist=The Chainsmokers|type=single|relyear=2016|certyear=2016|access-date=October 4, 2021|relmonth=2}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|award=Platinum|number=6|type=single|artist=The Chainsmokers feat. Daya|title=Don't Let Me Down|relyear=2016|certyear=2023|source=radioscope|access-date=2025-01-06}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|artist=The Chainsmokers, Daya|title=Don't Let Me Down|award=Platinum|number=4|type=single|relyear=2016|certyear=2023|access-date=November 22, 2023}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|artist=The Chainsmokers feat. Daya|title=Don't Let Me Down|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|relyear=2016|certyear=2019|id=file_2020-03-31-16-40-51.pdf|access-date=September 20, 2020}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Spain|artist=The Chainsmokers / Daya|title=Don't Let Me Down|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=2016|certyear=2017|access-date=November 29, 2020|id=the-chainsmokers-daya-dont-let-me-down}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|certyear=2017|certweek=8|position=86|award=Platinum|number=6|artist=The Chainsmokers feat. Daya|title=Don't Let Me Down|type=single|relyear=2016|access-date=January 5, 2018}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|title=Don't Let Me Down|artist=Chainsmokers ft Daya|type=single|award=Platinum|number=3|certyear=2021|relyear=2016|id=13813-4209-1|access-date=May 23, 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=Don't Let Me Down|artist=The Chainsmokers|type=single|award=Diamond|certyear=2022|relyear=2016|access-date=September 21, 2022}}

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Release history

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scope="col"| Region

! scope="col"| Date

! scope="col"| Format

! scope="col"| Label

! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row"| Various

| February 5, 2016

| Digital download

| rowspan="3"| {{hlist|Disruptor|Columbia}}

|

rowspan="2" scope="row"| United States

| March 22, 2016

| Top 40 radio

| {{cite web|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160322172347/http://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases|url = http://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases|title = Top 40/M Future Releases – Mainstream Hit Songs Being Released and Their Release Dates|archive-date = March 22, 2016|date = March 22, 2016|access-date = January 14, 2017|work = AllAccess Music Group}}

April 15, 2016

| Digital download
{{small|(Remixes EP)}}

| {{cite web|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160421231335/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dont-let-me-down-feat.-daya/id1101474151|url = https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dont-let-me-down-feat.-daya/id1101474151|title = Don't Let Me Down (feat. Daya) [Remixes] – EP by The Chainsmokers on iTunes|archive-date = April 21, 2016|access-date = January 14, 2017|work = iTunes Store (US)}}

References

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Various digital release of "Don't Let Me Down":

  • {{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308140423/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dont-let-me-down-feat.-daya/id1079537189 |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dont-let-me-down-feat.-daya/id1079537189 |title=Don't Let Me Down (feat. Daya) – Single by The Chainsmokers on iTunes |archive-date=March 8, 2016 |access-date=January 14, 2017 |work=iTunes Store (US) |url-status=dead }}
  • {{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308024034/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/dont-let-me-down-feat.-daya/id1079537189 |url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/dont-let-me-down-feat.-daya/id1079537189 |title=Don't Let Me Down (feat. Daya) – Single by The Chainsmokers on iTunes |archive-date=March 8, 2016 |access-date=January 14, 2017 |work=iTunes Store (UK) |url-status=dead }}
  • {{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308024239/https://itunes.apple.com/za/album/dont-let-me-down-feat.-daya/id1079537189 |url=https://itunes.apple.com/za/album/dont-let-me-down-feat.-daya/id1079537189 |title=Don't Let Me Down (feat. Daya) – Single by The Chainsmokers on iTunes |archive-date=March 8, 2016 |access-date=January 14, 2017 |work=iTunes Store (ZA) |url-status=dead }}
  • {{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308024450/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/dont-let-me-down-feat.-daya/id1079537189 |url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/dont-let-me-down-feat.-daya/id1079537189 |title=Don't Let Me Down (feat. Daya) – Single by The Chainsmokers on iTunes |archive-date=March 8, 2016 |access-date=January 14, 2017 |work=iTunes Store (AU) |url-status=dead }}

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