“Let Me Down” by Oliver Tree
“Let You Down” is another song by Oliver Tree in which the singer is taking an apologetic approach. This time around who he is actually apologizing to is his music fans. More specifically, even though the overall situation was out of his control, he felt akin to being personally responsible for the his album being delayed (at the time he reported it as being “officially cancelled”) due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Moreover he discovered that many of his fans did not take the news well. So in empathizing with their pain, he is singing primarily from their frustrated perspective. But as a side note, he also implies in the first verse that the pandemic is a situation which verily needs to be taken seriously.
“Let You Down” Facts
Oliver Tree co-wrote and co-produced this song alongside one of his regular collaborators, Whethan. Songwriter and producer David Pramik also contributed writing and production to the song.
This track came out, via Atlantic Records, as the fifth single from the singer’s debut album (under the Oliver Tree moniker). Said album is entitled “Ugly Is Beautiful”. And the date it was released was 7th April, 2020.
In all, “Ugly is Beautiful” birthed 6 singles (including “Let Me Down”). The other 5 are as follows:
- “Alien Boy”
- “Hurt”
- “Miracle Man”
- “Cash Machine”
- “Bury Me Alive“
A couple of months after the song’s official release, Oliver dropped a remix of the tune in collaboration with Blink-182. FYI: Oliver described Blink-182 as his “childhood heroes”.
Oliver directed the music video to “Let Me Down” himself.
