Let Me Down Slowly

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"Let Me Down Slowly"
Alec Benjamin and Alessia Cara - Let Me Down Slowly.png
Duet version cover
Single by Alec Benjamin
from the album Narrated for You
ReleasedNovember 16, 2018 (2018-11-16)
Genre Pop
Length2:49
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Alec Benjamin singles chronology
"I Built a Friend"
(2017)		"Let Me Down Slowly"
(2018)		"Boy in the Bubble"
(2018)
Alessia Cara singles chronology
"Trust My Lonely"
(2018)		"Let Me Down Slowly"
(2019)		"Out of Love"
(2019)

Certifications

Certifications for "Let Me Down Slowly"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [61] 2× Platinum140,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria) [62] 2× Platinum60,000‡
Belgium (BEA) [63] 2× Platinum80,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [64] 2× Platinum80,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [65] 4× Platinum320,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [66] 2× Platinum180,000‡
France (SNEP) [67] Diamond333,333‡
Germany (BVMI) [68] Gold200,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [69] Platinum70,000‡
Netherlands (NVPI) [70] Platinum80,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [71] Platinum30,000‡
Norway (IFPI Norway) [72] 2× Platinum120,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [73] 4× Platinum200,000‡
Portugal (AFP) [74] 2× Platinum20,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [75] Platinum60,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [76] 2× Platinum40,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [77] Platinum600,000‡
United States (RIAA) [78] 4× Platinum4,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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