"Don't Let Me Down" is a song by English singer

Will Young William Robert Young (born 20 January 1979) is a British singer-songwriter and actor who came to prominence after winning the 2002 inaugural series of the ITV talent contest '' Pop Idol'', making him the first winner of the worldwide '' Idol ...

. It was written by Young, Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher, Dave Morgan, and

Simon Hale Simon Hale is a British composer, arranger, and keyboardist. Life Hale was born in Birmingham, England in 1964, being dually raised there and in South Manchester before moving to London, where he studied popular music at Goldsmiths College, Uni ...

and released as his fourth single on 18 November 2002 along with the track " You and I." The song reached number two on the

UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...

. The double A-side single was released in aid of Children in Need.

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the UK CD1 liner notes. Studios * Recorded and mixed at Biffco Studios (Dublin, Ireland) * Mastered at Transfermation (London, England) Personnel * Richard "Biff" Stannard – writing (as Richard Stannard), backing vocals, drums, production * Julian Gallagher – writing, programming, production * Dave Morgan – writing, guitars *

– writing, vocals *

– writing, keyboards * Sharon Murphy – backing vocals * Steve Lewinson – bass * Alvin Sweeney – drums, programming, recording, mixing * Paul J. Brady – recording and mixing assistant * Richard Dowling – mastering * Root – artwork design * Lee Strickland – photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Don't Let Me Down (Will Young Song) Will Young songs 19 Recordings singles 2002 singles 2002 songs Bertelsmann Music Group singles Children in Need singles RCA Records singles Song recordings produced by Richard Stannard (songwriter) Songs written by Julian Gallagher Songs written by Richard Stannard (songwriter) Songs written by Will Young Syco Music singles