Peak
79
Weeks
9
Score
304
Chart Year
2019
The music video for the solo version was released on June 4, 2018, and for the duet version on February 6, 2019. Benjamin and Cara then made a video for an acoustic version of the song, which was released two weeks later.[3] The first video revolves around a woman's relationship with her lover failing, culminating in the woman raiding a convenience store; Benjamin appears as a bystander throughout the video. The second video features Benjamin and Cara singing their verses alone in different locations, intercut with scenes of couples embracing
Phoenix, Arizona native Alec Benjamin first came to attention when he released his debut mixtape, Narrated for You, in 2018. Benjamin soon began to garner support from other musicians, including one of his biggest inspirations, John Mayer, who invited him onto his Instagram Live TV show Current Mood, where the two performed some of the young singer's songs. This song, the lead single from Narrated For You, was influenced by Benjanin's first relationship. He told Billboard they'd reached a stage in their romance when he still cared for his lover, but felt like he was at her mercy. "They kind of hold all the cards and it was kind of like a helpless feeling," Benjamin stated. "So it's about asking for somebody to be gracious if they're gonna leave." A new duet version of the song featuring Alessia Cara was debuted on January 7, 2019. The collaboration came about when Cara tweeted that she liked the song. Benjamin sent her his phone number and asked her if she wanted to do a verse. A couple of days later, Cara sent him a voice memo that she'd recorded at home. Benjamin told Billboard: "She added a lot of really cool harmonies, and her perspective brought new meaning to the song." Alec Benjamin released two videos for the song. The clip for his solo version chronicles a couple's struggle to pay their bills. The visual for his duet remix with Alessia Cara, which was directed by Jared Hogan, concentrates more on relationships. "We really wanted to keep the overall vision simple but also capture the themes of the song through various relationships," Benjamin told Complex UK of the latter promo.
This night is cold in the kingdom I can feel you fade away From the kitchen to the bathroom sink and Your steps keep me awake Don't cut me down, throw me out, leave me here to waste I once was a man with dignity and grace Now I'm slipping through the cracks of your cold embrace So please, please Could you find a way to let me down slowly? A little sympathy, I hope you can show me If you wanna go, then I'll be so lonely If you're leaving, baby, let me down slowly Let me down, down, let me down, down, let me down Let me down, down, let me down, down, let me down If you wanna go, then I'll be so lonely If you're leaving, baby let me down slowly I hold on to little pieces of what we were I know we're long gone, but take it easy Because it hurts Don't cut me down, throw me out, leave me here to waste I once was a girl with dignity and grace Now I'm slipping through the cracks of your cold embrace So please, please Could you find a way to let me down slowly? A little sympathy, I hope you can show me If you wanna go, then I'll be so lonely If you're leaving, baby, let me down slowly Let me down, down, let me down, down, let me down Let me down, down, let me down, down, let me down If you wanna go, then I'll be so lonely If you're leaving, baby let me down slowly And I can't stop myself from falling down And I can't stop myself from falling down And I can't stop myself from falling down And I can't stop myself from falling down Could you find a way to let me down slowly? A little sympathy, I hope you can show me If you wanna go, then I'll be so lonely If you're leaving, baby, let me down slowly Let me down, down, let me down, down, let me down Let me down, down, let me down, down, let me down If you wanna go, then I'll be so lonely If you're leaving, baby let me down slowly If you wanna go, then I'll be so lonely If you're leaving, baby let me down slowly
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 26, 2019 | 79 | 47 |
| 3 | Feb 9, 2019 | 100 | 26 |
| 4 | Feb 16, 2019 | 94 | 32 |
| 5 | Feb 23, 2019 | 94 | 32 |
| 6 | Mar 2, 2019 | 94 | 32 |
| 10 | Mar 30, 2019 | 97 | 29 |
| 13 | Apr 20, 2019 | 98 | 28 |
| 14 | Apr 27, 2019 | 99 | 27 |
| 15 | May 4, 2019 | 97 | 29 |