"Lay It on Me" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy and released on 12 July 2017.[1] It is the first single from his album Nation of Two.[2]
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| Single by Vance Joy | ||||
| from the album Nation of Two | ||||
| Released | 12 July 2017 | |||
| Genre | Indie | |||
| Length | 3:34 | |||
| Label | Liberation Music | |||
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| Producer(s) | James Keogh | |||
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The song premiered on Triple J on 13 July 2017, and is about being in a relationship and letting your defences down. Joy said "Lay It on Me" was recorded in Malibu, California and came together on the basis of an old phone recording looking for a home. "I wrote the guitar riff for this song in 2012 [and] I tried to write lyrics to it for ages. I remember being at SXSW in 2013/4 and just that riff was still there. The start of this year it all came together... once you have the right lyrics and ingredients the song comes together really quickly. I think Paul Kelly described them as odd socks, you have them lying around looking for another match."[3]
At the ARIA Music Awards of 2018, the song was nominated for Song of the Year.[4][5]
The video was directed by Mimi Cave and was released on 12 July 2017.[6]
| Chart (2017–18) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[7] | 18 |
| Canada Rock (Billboard)[8] | 7 |
| US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[9] | 31 |
| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[10] | 12 |
| US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[11] | 6 |
| Chart (2017) | Position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[12] | 90 |
| US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[13] | 46 |
| US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[14] | 24 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[15] | 4× Platinum | 280,000 |
| Canada (Music Canada)[16] | 2× Platinum | 160,000 |
| United States (RIAA)[17] | Gold | 500,000 |
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