^ "Sam Smith Chart History (Adult Contemporary)".^ "Sam Smith Chart History (Hot 100)".Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201510 into search. Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100".^ " Sam Smith – Lay Me Down" (in Dutch).^ "Sam Smith Chart History (Japan Hot 100)".^ " Sam Smith – Lay Me Down" (in French).Note: Change the chart to CZ – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100 and insert 201510 into search. ^ "Sam Smith Chart History (Canada Hot AC)".^ "Sam Smith Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)".^ "Sam Smith Chart History (Canada AC)".^ "Sam Smith Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)"."Sam Smith re-records 'Lay Me Down' for single release". ^ "Sam Smith Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)".Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. ^ a b "Lay Me Down - Single by Sam Smith".^ Sam Smith "Lay Me Down" Sheet Music.Charts Weekly charts Chart (2015)Ĭonnie Talbot released a single of her cover version of "Lay Me Down" in 2014. On 13 March 2015, Smith and Legend performed "Lay Me Down" together for the first and only time together during Comic Relief – Face the Funny, a major event broadcast live on BBC One from the London Palladium. The video features Smith and Legend recording the song in a recording studio. The music video is also broadcast nationally on BBC One. It was posted by Smith on their official Vevo account. Smith and Legend also appear in a new video for the charity. Some later parts are a duet by the two artists. Smith sings the opening verse and first chorus with Legend on the piano, then Legend joins in with the second verse. This version was released the same day and all proceeds from the track's sales benefit the charity. On 9 March 2015, it was announced that Smith and John Legend had joined forces for a third version of "Lay Me Down" to be used as the official Red Nose Day charity single. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
* Sales figures based on certification alone.
Track listing Digital download – single No.Ĭzech Republic ( Singles Digitál Top 100) Critics have pointed out the similarities between this and Guns N' Roses's music video to " November Rain".
The video then returns to the present day, some time after the funeral, with Smith mourning the loss of their husband in the empty church.
It depicts Smith at a funeral in the church standing in front of the deceased's coffin, then a flashback reveals that Smith actually married the man in question in the same church. The music video for the re-release, which replaced the original, was recorded in St Margaret's Church, Lee, South East London, with the permission of the Rector the Revd. Smith recorded a new version of the song for its re-release with the track's original producers. It was announced on 30 January 2015 that Smith would re-release "Lay Me Down" as the sixth single from their album In the Lonely Hour following commercial success with their previous singles. " Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard) Following the announcement of the re-release, it was removed from YouTube and Vevo. The original music video showed Smith and their friends at a casino.