Down Down Down

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"Down Down Down"
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Single by Charlie Simpson
from the album Young Pilgrim
Released11 April 2011
Recorded2011
Genre Acoustic, folk
Length3:18:00
Label PIAS
Songwriter(s) Charlie Simpson
Charlie Simpson singles chronology
"Down Down Down"
(2011)
"Parachutes"
(2011)

"Down Down Down" is the debut single by English singer-songwriter Charlie Simpson, from his debut studio album Young Pilgrim (2011). It was released on 11 April 2011 as a digital download in the United Kingdom. The song peaked to the number 65 on the UK Singles Chart and number 9 on the UK Indie Chart.

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Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Down Down Down" was first released onto YouTube on 15 April 2011 at a total length of three minutes and twenty-three seconds. There is a storyline in the video and Charlie worked with the same people with next video for single 'Parachutes'. [1]

Track listing

Digital download No. 1 (FREE EP)
No.TitleLength
1."Down Down Down (Demo)"3:18
2."Thorns (Demo)"4:16
3."Sundown"3:32
Digital download No. 2
No.TitleLength
1."Down Down Down"3:20
2."Don't I Hold You (Wheat Cover)"3:30

Chart performance

Chart (2011)Peak position
Scotland (OCC) [2] 55
UK Singles(The Official Charts Company) [3] 65
UK Indie (OCC) [4] 9

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom11 April 2011Digital download No. 1 [5] Charlie Simpson music
15 May 2011Digital download No. 2 [6]

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References

  1. Charlie Simpson 'Down Down Down' OFFICIAL VIDEO YouTube
  2. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  3. "Official Charts Company for Down Down Down by Charlie Simpson". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  4. "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company.
  5. Down Down Down – Single by Charlie Simpson iTunes Archived 10 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Down Down Down – Single by Charlie Simpson iTunes Archived 12 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine