Lay Me Down (Sam Smith song)

"Lay Me Down" is the debut single by British recording artist 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. The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 134 and re-entered on 23 February 2014 at number 46 after being mentioned by James Corden at the 2014 BRIT Awards. The song was written by Sam Smith, Jimmy Napes and Elvin Smith.

It was announced on 30 January 2015 that Smith would re-release "Lay Me Down" as the sixth single from his album In the Lonely Hour on 15 March following commercial success with his previous singles. Smith recorded a new version of the song for its re-release with the track's original producers.

The original music video showed Smith and his friends at a casino. Following the announcement of the re-release, it was removed from YouTube and VEVO. The second music video, which replaced the original, was recorded in St Margaret's Church, Lee, South East London, with the permission of the Rector the Revd. Dr. Alan Race. It was shot in one sequence. It depicts Smith at a funeral in the church standing in front of the deceased's coffin, then a flashback reveals that Smith actually married the man in question in the same church. The video then returns to the present day, some time after the funeral, with Smith mourning the loss of his husband in the empty church.