Down (Marian Hill song)

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"Down"
Down - Marian Hill.jpeg
Single by Marian Hill
from the album Act One
ReleasedMarch 4, 2016 (2016-03-04)
Length3:28
Label Republic
Songwriter(s)
  • Samantha Gongol
  • Jeremy Lloyd
Producer(s) Jeremy Lloyd
Marian Hill singles chronology
"One Time"
(2015)		"Down"
(2016)		"I Want You"
(2016)
Music video
"Down" on YouTube

"Down" is a song by American electronic duo Marian Hill as a single from their debut album Act One. Originally released in 2016, the song became popular after its adoption by Apple in an AirPods commercial. [1]

Contents

The song started to gain more traction over the following weeks, debuting on the Billboard Hot 100 and Alternative Songs chart. [2] It became a sleeper hit, peaking at number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Composition

The song is written in the key of C minor with a tempo of 85 beats per minute. It follows a chord progression of Cm–Bb–Ab–Gm. [3]

Commercial performance

"Down" debuted at number one on the Billboard Top TV Commercials chart in January 2017. [1] Shortly after, the song entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 99 [2] before rising in the following weeks. The song later entered the top 40 of the chart and peaked at number 21, [4] going on to spend 17 weeks on the chart

Music video

The video starts with Samantha Gongol and Jeremy Lloyd inside an elevator with walls covered with pink flowers. Samantha sings her verse as the elevator keeps going down. Next elevator comes with Samantha inside and Jeremy on the roof of elevator playing keyboard. As the video goes on, both Samantha and Jeremy are shown changing elevators and walking via lobby. In the end both faces anti gravity as the elevator goes down in a high speed as its rope is cut off.

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [18] Gold35,000‡
France (SNEP) [19] Gold66,666‡
United States (RIAA) [20] 2× Platinum2,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Marian Hill's 'Down' Debuts at No. 1 on Top TV Commercials Chart for January". Billboard .
  2. 1 2 "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard .
  3. ↑ Marian Hill "Down" Sheet Music in C Minor musicnotes.com
  4. ↑ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard .
  5. ↑ "ARIA CHART WATCH #408". auspOp. February 18, 2017. Archived from the original on February 19, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
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  7. ↑ "Marian Hill – Down" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Marian Hill Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP (Week 13, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 2018-02-08. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
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  11. ↑ "Marian Hill – Down". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Marian Hill Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Marian Hill Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Marian Hill Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Marian Hill Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Pop Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  18. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2017 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  19. ↑ "French single certifications – Marian Hill – Down" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  20. ↑ "American single certifications – Marian Hill – Down". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved December 8, 2023.



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