Don't Let Me Down (Will Young song)

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"Don't Let Me Down"
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Single by Will Young
B-side
  • "If That's What You Want"
  • "Ready or Not"
Released18 November 2002 (2002-11-18)
Studio Biffco (Dublin, Ireland)
Length4:46
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Richard Stannard
  • Julian Gallagher
Will Young singles chronology
"The Long and Winding Road"
(2002)
"Don't Let Me Down" / "You and I"
(2002)
"Leave Right Now"
(2003)

"Don't Let Me Down" is a song by English singer Will Young. It was written by Young, Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher, Dave Morgan, and Simon Hale 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 double A-side single was released in aid of Children in Need.

Contents

Track listings

UK CD1 [1]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Don't Let Me Down"
  • Gallagher
  • Stannard
4:46
2."You and I"
  • Peden
  • Ed Johnson
  • Henry Johnson
Peden4:06
3."If That's What You Want" Absolute 6:49
4."You and I" (video)   
UK CD2 [2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Don't Let Me Down"
  • Young
  • Gallagher
  • Hale
  • Morgan
  • Stannard
  • Gallagher
  • Stannard
4:46
2."You and I"
  • Peden
  • E. Johnson
  • H. Johnson
Peden4:06
3."Ready or Not"
  • Young
  • Gallagher
  • Morgan
  • Stannard
  • Gallagher
  • Stannard
3:49
UK cassette single [3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Don't Let Me Down"
  • Young
  • Gallagher
  • Hale
  • Morgan
  • Stannard
  • Gallagher
  • Stannard
4:46
2."You and I"
  • Peden
  • E. Johnson
  • H. Johnson
Peden4:06
3."If That's What You Want"
  • Ackerman
  • Watkins
  • Paul Wilson
Absolute6:49

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the UK CD1 liner notes. [1]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Don't Let Me Down"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [9] Silver200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

"Don't Let Me Down" release history
RegionDateLabelFormat(s)Ref(s)
United Kingdom18 November 2002 CD single [10]

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