Don't Give Up on Me (Kill the Noise and Illenium song)

"Don't Give Up on Me"
Single by Kill the Noise and Illenium featuring Mako
Released	February 13, 2018 (2018-02-13)
Genre	Dubstep • Trap [1]
Length	4:39
Label	Proximity
Songwriters	Nicholas D. Miller Alex Seaver Jacob Stanczak [2]
Kill the Noise singles chronology
"Cold Hearted" (2017) "Don't Give Up on Me" (2018) "Horizon" (2018)
Illenium singles chronology
"Beautiful Creatures" (2017) "Don't Give Up on Me" (2018) "Gold (Stupid Love)" (2018)

"Don't Give Up on Me" is a song recorded by American dubstep DJs Kill the Noise and Illenium featuring American house DJ Mako, who contributed vocals. ^{[3] [4]} It was released on February 13, 2018, via Proximity. ^[5]

Background

"Don't Give Up on Me" was first leaked in the Reddit community by fans, who shared a link to the unlisted video that was published on Mako's YouTube channel. The video was immediately taken down and removed from public access. ^{[6] [7]}

The song is described as a genre-bending banger beginning with "a post-apocalyptic vibe" with "dark synths contrasted by layered harmonic vocals." ^{[8] [9] [10]}

About the song, Illenium told Billboard "I've looked up to Kill the Noise for a while now, so it was awesome to get a chance to work on a song with him... I got the vocal from Mako and instantly fell in love with it." ^[11]

References

1. Pesquero, Adrià (February 13, 2018). "Illenium, Kill The Noise y Mako presentan un memorable 'Don't Give Up On Me'". EDM Red (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-02-14.
2. "ASCAP Repertory entry for this song". ASCAP. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
3. Suarez, Pedro (February 14, 2018). "Illenium & Kill The Noise share "Don't Give Up On Me" with Mako..." EDM Chicago. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
4. Murthi, Rajrishi (February 14, 2018). "Kill The Noise & Illenium feat. Mako - Don't Give Up On Me". The Bangin Beats. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
5. Meadow, Matthew (February 8, 2018). "Illenium, Kill The Noise & Mako's Highly Anticipated Collab Reveal Is Finally Here". Your EDM. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
6. Bonavoglia, Brian (February 13, 2018). "Illenium Unleashes "Don't Give Up On Me" With Kill The Noise & Mako". This Song Slaps. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
7. Matt (February 8, 2018). "Illenium Announces Kill The Noise & Mako Collab "Don't Give Up On Me"". The Middle Phinger. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
8. GLU (February 13, 2018). "Kill The Noise Teams Up With Mako and Illenium For A Monster Collaboration". EDM Sauce. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
9. Chung, Max (February 13, 2018). "Illenium & Kill The Noise Unleash Epic "Don't Give Up on Me" Collaboration". Run the Trap. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
10. Van, Carly (February 13, 2018). "Illenium x Kill The Noise - Don't Give Up On Me (feat. Mako)". EDM Tunes. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
11. George, Rachel (February 13, 2018). "Illenium & Kill The Noise Share Hauntingly Beautiful Record 'Don't Give Up On Me' Featuring Mako". Billboard . Retrieved 2018-02-14.