Won't Let You Down (song)

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"Won't Let You Down"
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Single by Hilltop Hoods featuring Maverick Sabre
from the album Walking Under Stars
Released27 June 2014
Genre Australian hip hop
Length4:27
Label Golden Era Records
Hilltop Hoods featuring Maverick Sabre singles chronology
"Rattling the Keys to the Kingdom"
(2012)
"Won't Let You Down"
(2014)
"Pyramid Building"
(2014)

"Won't Let You Down" is a song by Australian hip hop group Hilltop Hoods featuring Irish-English singer-songwriter Maverick Sabre, released through Golden Era Records on 27 June 2014 as the lead single from their seventh studio album Walking Under Stars (2014). [1]

Contents

"Won't Let You Down" peaked at number 17 on the ARIA Singles Chart, marking the group's fifth top 40 single.

Music video

The music video was released on 19 August 2014. It currently has over six million YouTube views. [2]

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [3] 17

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [4] 2× Platinum140,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. "Hilltop Hoods announce new single – Won't Let You Down". The Music . 23 June 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  2. "Hilltop Hoods Announce New Won't Let You Down". YouTube . Retrieved 17 November 2014.[ dead link ]
  3. "Hilltop Hoods feat. Maverick Sabre – Won't Let You Down". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  4. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 11 August 2011.