Don't Save Me (Haim song)

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"Don't Save Me"
Don'tSaveMeHaim.jpg
Single by Haim
from the album Days Are Gone
B-side "Send Me Down"
ReleasedNovember 8, 2012
Recorded2012
Genre
Length3:52(album version)
3:32 (radio edit)
Label Polydor
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Haim singles chronology
"Forever"
(2012)
"Don't Save Me"
(2012)
"Falling"
(2013)
Music video
"Don't Save Me" on YouTube

"Don't Save Me" is a song by American rock band Haim. The song was released in the United Kingdom on November 8, 2012. [1] It was featured on their debut studio album, Days Are Gone , released in 2013. On December 23, 2012, the song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 74. On January 6, 2013, the song re-entered the UK Singles Chart at number 51, climbing to number 32 the following week. [2] The song premiered on BBC Radio 1 as Zane Lowe's 'Hottest Record' on October 16, 2012. [3] A music video to accompany the release of "Don't Save Me" was first released onto YouTube on November 26, 2012, at a total length of three minutes and fifty-six seconds. [4] On November 23, 2013, the band performed the song on Saturday Night Live . [5] The song impacted radio on October 14, 2014. [6]

Contents

Track listing

7" single and digital download
  1. "Don't Save Me" – 3:52
  2. "Send Me Down" – 4:19
10" single

Side A:

  1. "Don't Save Me" – 3:52
  2. "Send Me Down" – 4:19

Side B:

  1. "Don't Save Me" – 5:17 (Cyril Hahn Remix)

Charts

Chart (2012–13)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [7] 66
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [8] 28
Ireland (IRMA) [9] 70
Scotland (OCC) [10] 32
Switzerland Airplay (Schweizer Hitparade) [11] 61
UK Singles (OCC) [12] 32

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [13] Gold35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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