| "Lay Down" | ||||
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| Single by DMA's | ||||
| from the album Hills End | ||||
| Released | 29 September 2015 [1] | |||
| Length | 3:13 | |||
| Label | I Oh You | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Johnny Took, Matthew Mason, Tommy O'Dell, Patrick Harrowsmith | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Lay Down" on YouTube | ||||
"Lay Down" is a song by Australian rock band DMA's. It was released in September 2015 as the lead single from their debut album Hills End . The song was premiered on Annie Mac's BBC 1 show [2] and was certified gold in Australia in 2019.
Cady Siregar from Stereo Gum said the song "intertwines jangly, dreamy shoegaze with uncompromising noise". [3]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA) [4] | Gold | 35,000 |
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