"Let Me Down Slowly" is a song by American singer-songwriter

Alec Benjamin Alec Shane Benjamin (born May 28, 1994) is an American singer-songwriter from Phoenix, Arizona. His 2018 breakthrough single "Let Me Down Slowly" reached the top 40 in over 25 countries and has amassed over 1 billion streams on Spotify as of April ...

, 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 Alessia Caracciolo (born July 11, 1996), known professionally as Alessia Cara (), is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Born in Mississauga, Ontario, to Italian Canadian parents, she began posting covers of songs on YouTube at age 13. After uploadi ...

in early 2019. ''

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'' called the track Benjamin's "vulnerable breakout hit".

Background

Benjamin wrote the song in 2017 about an experience with an ex-girlfriend. It was one of the songs that

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heard before signing him. The song was produced by

Sir Nolan Nolan Lambroza (born July 25, 1990), better known as Sir Nolan, is an American record producer and songwriter based in Encino, Los Angeles, Encino, Los Angeles, California. He has worked with notable artists such as Nick Jonas, Selena Gomez, Dem ...

, with additional production by Aaron Z, and co-written by

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with Michael Pollack and

Music videos

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. The first video revolves around a woman's relationship with her lover failing, culminating in the woman raiding a convenience store; Benjamin appears as a bystander throughout the video. The second video features Benjamin and Cara singing their verses alone in different locations, intercut with scenes of couples embracing.

Track listing

* Digital download # "Let Me Down Slowly" – 2:49 * Digital download # "Let Me Down Slowly" (featuring

) – 2:49

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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