"Lay It on Me" is a song by
Australia
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n singer-songwriter
Vance Joy
James Gabriel Keogh (born 1 December 1987), known professionally as Vance Joy, is an Australian singer, songwriter, musician, and former Australian rules footballer. He is best known for his 2013 hit song " Riptide".
Joy signed a five-album de ...
and released on 12 July 2017. It is the first single from his album ''
Nation of Two''.
The song premiered on
Triple J
Triple J is an Australian government-funded national radio station founded in 1975 as a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). It aims to appeal to young listeners of alternative music, and plays far more Australian conten ...
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
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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
ndI 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."
At the
ARIA Music Awards of 2018
The 32nd Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAs) are a series of award ceremonies which include the 2018 ARIA Artisan Awards, ARIA Hall of Fame Awards, ARIA Fine ...
, the song was nominated for
Song of the Year.
Video
The video was directed by Mimi Cave and was released on 12 July 2017.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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2017 singles
2017 songs
Vance Joy songs
Songs written by Dave Bassett (songwriter)
Songs written by Vance Joy