Let Me Down Easy (Billy Currington song)

"Let Me Down Easy" is a song written by Mark Nesler, Jennifer Hanson and Marty Dodson and recorded by American country music artist Billy Currington. It was released in October 2010 as the second single from Currington's 2010 album Enjoy Yourself and as the eleventh single of his career. The song became Currington's fourth consecutive and sixth number one hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of April 2, 2011.[1]

"Let Me Down Easy"
Single by Billy Currington
from the album Enjoy Yourself
ReleasedOctober 4, 2010 (2010-10-04)
Recorded2010
GenreCountry
Length3:48
LabelMercury Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Billy Currington singles chronology
"Pretty Good at Drinkin' Beer"
(2010)		 "Let Me Down Easy"
(2010)		 "Love Done Gone"
(2011)

Music video

The music video was directed by Potsy Ponciroli. It is composed entirely of tour footage, showing Currington performing both at soundcheck, and at the actual show. It was released on March 28, 2011, just before its U.S. country peak of Number One.

Critical reception

Karlie Justus of Engine 145 gave the song a thumbs-up, saying that it was a "sultry sleeper hit" but also saying that she thought it was similar to "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right" and "Don't".[2] Gary Graff of Billboard also described the song favorably, saying that it had "Lionel Richie-style smoothness".[3]

Chart performance

Weekly charts
Chart (2010–11) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 46
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6] 71

Year-end charts
Chart (2011) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 10

Decade-end charts
Chart (2010–2019) Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8] 34

References
  1. https://www.billboard.com/music/billy-currington/chart-history/country-songs
  2. Justus, Karlie (15 October 2010). "Billy Currington — "Let Me Down Easy"". Engine 145. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  3. Graff, Gary (24 September 2010). "Billy Currington, "Enjoy Yourself"". Billboard. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  4. "Billy Currington Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  5. "Billy Currington Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  6. "Billy Currington Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
  7. "Best of 2011: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
  8. "Decade-End Charts: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
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