"Lay Me Down" is the debut single by English singer and songwriter Sam Smith and the lead single from his debut studio album In the Lonely Hour (2014). The song was released in the United Kingdom on 15 February 2013. It originally peaked at number 46 on the UK Singles Chart and at number 25 on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles in 2014. The song was written by Smith, Jimmy Napes and Elviin and produced by Napes and Steve Fitzmaurice. Musically, according to the sheet music published at musicnotes.com, the song is written in E major, with a tempo of 118 bpm.