Song · OK Go
“I Won't Let You Down” by OK Go
From the album Hungry Ghosts (2014)
“I Won't Let You Down” by OK Go appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2014 and 2025. It was first released in 2014 on the album Hungry Ghosts. Its best result is #67 on the WEQX Top 102.7 of 2014. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #360 alternative song of 2014.
OK Go's "I Won't Let You Down" comes from Hungry Ghosts, their 2014 album, and it's the band going full late-'70s disco. Damian Kulash wrote it alone, and he's said the disco crept in while they were fooling with the beat: they hit on a sound that called up the Jackson 5 and Diana Ross and knew it was worth chasing. Tony Hoffer produced and mixed it and added guitar and keyboards, with Cameron Lister recording.
It went out as a single that December, but the video got there first, premiering on The Today Show in October: another OK Go single take, shot in double time by a camera on a drone, with the band gliding around on Honda UNI-CUBs among several hundred dancers working through elaborate choreography. The song also turned up in the dance film Step Up: All In.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 67 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2014 | 103 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 697 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
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