Get You Down

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"Get You Down"
Single by Sam Fender
from the album Seventeen Going Under
Released8 September 2021
Recorded Grouse Lodge, Ireland
Length4:23
Label Polydor
Songwriter(s) Sam Fender
Producer(s) Bramwell Bronte
Sam Fender singles chronology
"Aye"
(2021)		"Get You Down"
(2021)		"Spit of You"
(2021)
Music video
"Get You Down" on YouTube

"Get You Down" is a song by English singer-songwriter Sam Fender. It was released on 8 September 2021 by Polydor Records as the second single from his second studio album Seventeen Going Under . [1] The song peaked at number 48 on the UK Singles Chart.

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Background

The song was originally recorded in 2019. When speaking to NME just prior to the track's release, Fender explained that its lyrics look "at how [my] insecurity tore apart my relationships, and my last relationship in particular." He continued: “I think it’s one of those records that’s kinda like a slow burner, but it’s a monster.” [1]

Music video

The song's music video was released on 22 October 2021. Directed by Hector Dockrill, Fender plays the main role, with actress Monica Armario playing Fender's love interest. The video is set at a racetrack, and as Rolling Stone explains, it opens to "scenes set in a caravan, the visuals show Fender riding around the racetrack and arguing with [Armario] in the car, before getting injured in an accident." [2]

The following year it was nominated for 'Best Colour Grading in a Video' at the 2022 UK Music Video Awards, [3] although it ultimately lost to "Point and Kill" by Little Simz featuring Obongjayar. [4]

Charts

Chart (2021)Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) [5] 48

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [6] Silver200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom8 September 2021 Polydor

Awards and nominations

AwardYearCategoryResultRef.
UK Music Video Awards 2022 Best Colour Grading in a VideoNominated [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Sam Fender on new single 'Get You Down' and punk side project plans". NME. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Sam Fender shares cinematic video for single 'Get You Down'". Rolling Stone. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "UK Music Video Awards 2022: all the nominations for this year's UKMVAs". Promonews.tv. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  4. 1 2 "UK Music Video Awards: Little Simz campaign honoured with more trophies". Music Week. 27 October 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "Sam Fender: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "British single certifications – Sam Fender – Spit of You". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 15 March 2025.
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