Song · Gang of Youths
“Let Me Down Easy” by Gang of Youths
From the album Go Farther in Lightness (2017)
“Let Me Down Easy” by Gang of Youths appears on 6 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2017 and 2025. It was first released in 2017 on the album Go Farther in Lightness. Its best result is #2 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2017. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #79 alternative song of 2017.
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"Let Me Down Easy" came out on 26 May 2017 through Mosy Recordings, the third single from Gang of Youths' second album, Go Farther in Lightness, and it's a big-hearted, strutting thing with a chorus that begs to be hollered back. David Le’aupepe wrote it alone, sings it and plays guitar and piano, with Jung Kim and Joji Malani on guitars, Kim adding keys, Max Dunn on bass and Donnie Borzestowski on drums. Adrian Breakspear produced it with the band and Peter Katis mixed it.
It only reached 49 on the ARIA singles chart but went double platinum by 2019, and triple j listeners took it to heart, voting it runner-up for 2017, then placing it 19th when the station counted down the whole decade and 60th on its list of Australian songs. It also came second in the 2018 Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2017 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 216 | WYEP | WYEP Big Spring Countdown 2019 | 1017 |
| 2019 | 216 | WYEP | WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 | 1099 |
| 2020 | 19 | Triple J | Triple J Hottest 100 of the 2010s (2020) | 100 |
| 2025 | 886 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
| 2025 | 60 | Triple J | Triple J Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (2025) | 100 |
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