"Let You Down" is a song by Australian
electronic music
Electronic music is a genre of music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments, or circuitry-based music technology in its creation. It includes both music made using electronic and electromechanical means ( electroa ...
duo
Peking Duk
Peking Duk are an electronic music group made up of disc jockeys and music producers Adam Hyde and Reuben Styles. The pair first garnered attention in 2012 with the release of a Passion Pit bootleg remix. Their biggest hit "High" reached 5 on ...
featuring Swedish duo
Icona Pop. The song was released on 13 October 2017 and has peaked at number 37 on the Australian
ARIA Singles Chart. For the first time, the song features the vocals of one of Adam Hyde from Peking Duk.
Peking Duk described the song as a "modern heartbreak anthem" and say it was inspired by the 2006 film, ''
Candy'', with the story being told from
Heath Ledger
Heath Andrew Ledger (4 April 1979 – 22 January 2008) was an Australian actor and music video director. After playing roles in several Australian television and film productions during the 1990s, Ledger moved to the United States in 1998 to ...
's perspective.
At the
APRA Music Awards of 2019
The APRA Music Awards of 2019 are the 37th annual awards given in the series of awards together known as APRA Awards, given in 2019. The awards are given in a series of categories in three divisions and in separate ceremonies throughout the yea ...
, the song was nominated for Dance Work of the Year.
Track listing
Charts
Certifications
References
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Peking Duk songs
Icona Pop songs
2017 singles
2017 songs
Sony Music Australia singles