Down (Jay Sean song)

"Down"
Single by Jay Sean featuring Lil Wayne
from the album All or Nothing
Released	31 May 2009 (U.S. airplay) (see release history)
Format	Digital download, CD
Recorded	Dec. 2008 – Mar. 2009
Genre	R&B, dance-pop, electropop
Length	3:32 (Single version/Album version) 3:16 (Without rap)
Label	Jayded, 2Point9, Cash Money, Universal Republic
Writer(s)	Kamaljit Jhooti, Dwayne Carter, Jared Cotter, J-Remy, Bobby Bass, Jonathan Perkins
Producer(s)	J-Remy & Bobby Bass
Jay Sean singles chronology
"Tonight" (2009) "Down" (2009) "Written on Her" (2009)
Lil Wayne singles chronology "Maybach Music 2" (2009) "Down" (2009) "Forever" (2009) Music video "Down" on YouTube

Down is an R&B-electropop song by British artist Jay Sean.^[1] The song was released in North America as his debut single from his first album there, All or Nothing. In other markets, including the United Kingdom, the song serves as Jay Sean's lead single from his third studio album. The single features American rapper and label mate Lil Wayne and is produced by J-Remy and Bobby Bass. "Down" is the seventh-best selling single of 2009,^[2] and has been certified Platinum in several countries.^[3] The song went on to sell six million copies in the United States,^[4] and received a large airplay of two billion listener impressions on radio worldwide.^[5][6]

The track was released to US radio on 31 May 2009, and digital retailers on 30 June 2009. "Down" hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the issue dated 17 October 2009, knocking The Black Eyed Peas off the top of the chart after their 26-week reign at number one. This made Jay Sean the first British act to score a Billboard Hot 100 number-one single since Coldplay's "Viva la Vida" in 2008, and the fourth British act overall in the 2000s decade.^[7] The song has also made him "the first UK Urban act ever to top Billboard's Hot 100",^[8] the ninth (second British) male solo performer to top the US charts with his debut single in the United States, and the first British act to have reached No. 1 in the United States and not in the United Kingdom with a song since Seal's "Kiss From a Rose" in 1995. It is also the best-selling single by a British/European male artist in North America since Elton John's "Candle in the Wind" in 1997,^[9][10][11] and the first by a British Asian artist since Freddie Mercury in 1980.^[12]

History

Development

On 15 October 2008, at the MOBO Awards, Jay Sean announced that he had signed with the American hip hop record label Cash Money Records. He explained, "It’s always been a dream for me to sign to an American label. And it’s great to be accepted by the best in the game."^[13]

It was rumoured that his first single in the US would be a remix of the single, "Tonight" featuring Lil Wayne. In fact, a remix had not been produced, but the song "Down" which originally began recording in December 2008. Jay Sean and Lil' Wayne co-wrote the song with Jared Cotter, Jonathan Perkins, J-Remy, and Bobby Bass. It was also produced by J-Remy and Bobby Bass. The track was originally for My Own Way: Deluxe Edition without Lil Wayne, alongside "War". The CEO of Cash Money Ronald "Slim" Williams liked the track, played it to Wayne and wanted Wayne to be on the track; Wayne loved it and added a new verse on the track.

Sean told MTV News that he recorded this song in 90 minutes, after which he received a call from Ronald "Slim" Williams. He recalled: "Slim called me up and was like, 'Yo, man, there's something wrong on the second verse that just doesn't sound right.' I was like, 'Really? What?' He played the song. All of a sudden I heard Wayne's Auto-Tune stuff, and I'm like, 'OK. What's going on? Right! That's Lil Wayne on my song right now!' That day was brilliant."

"The news was on, everything was depressing and we were like 'look at this man – everything's so down in the dumps. Why don't we write a song to take everyone's mind away from being down?'" explains Sean about how the track came about during a late night recording session in Miami's Hit Factory studio. According to Sean, "Wayne heard it, fell in love and dropped a verse on it," which resulted in the up-tempo summer record peppered with Wayne's gritty pipes.^[14]

After the release

The BBC reported in 2009 that Jay Sean became "The Most Successful Male U.K. Urban artist in U.S chart history". "I want to do my best to represent the UK in America and let people really understand that it doesn't matter if we're from a little place called Hounslow. As long as you work hard and strive to do you best and make good music, and of course with a bit of luck, it is possible," Jay told the BBC.^[15] The success of "Down" has also led to Sean being considered the most successful European urban artist in North America.^[11]

When the track topped the Billboard Hot 100, Jay Sean was on stage with labelmate Lil Wayne, on the first night of the US rapper's London concert tour. Before he returned to the US, Jay Sean was asked, "How does it feel to have the top song of the week?", and replied, "This is insane. It's just incredible to have reached No. 1 with my first release in America. It's difficult for me to put into words. My head is spinning. I've been grinding hard for the last seven years releasing records independently and now to have the biggest record in the USA this week. It's just a dream come true."^[16] The second time the song hit No. 1, he was performing at "The Justin Timberlake and Friends Concert Benefiting Shriners Hospitals For Children" on 17 October 2009 with Justin Timberlake.

Music video

The music video for "Down" was produced alongside the video for "Written On Her". The "Down" video was first shot in London on 24 April 2009, with Cash Money crew without Lil Wayne. The video was shot over two days. The Buckinghamshire mansion featured is Hedsor House, an enormous private mansion and park where Mark Ronson hosted his 33rd birthday and where scenes for the feature film The Golden Compass were filmed.^[17] The video was completed in Miami, with Jay Sean heading to the US to finish the video with Lil Wayne on 20 May 2009.^[18][19] The video features Hispanic American model Korrina Rico as the lead lady, dancers, bright blue lights and bottles. The video was produced by Shurwin Beckford and directed by Richard Pengelley for Jayded Entertainment/Guerilla Hype/Hey Buddy and edited by Jamie Mac and Adam Wood. During the rap break, Lil Wayne is seen wearing a red T-shirt with the word 'COMMUNIST' in white capitalized letters. The prelude of his previous single "Ride It" can be heard in the music video as the introduction to this song.

On 23 July 2009, the video premiered on Jay Sean's YouTube page; it was the No. 1 most viewed music video on YouTube for its first two weeks and had over 5 million views as of 24 December 2009.^[20] During the week of 10 August 2009, the music video was featured as iTunes' Free Music Video of the Week. The video was added to MTV's rotation on 5 August 2009 include MTV Hits and MTV U.S.A. The video was also added to the Universal Music Group's channel where the video had more than 20 million views as of 23 November 2009.^[21] The video was added to the Island Records channel where his UK fans can see the video, which had around 5 million views as of 20 December 2009.^[22] The video was also added to the Jay Sean Vevo channel, where it has more than 168 million views as of 25 March 2016.^[23] Chipmunk and Tinie Tempah make cameo appearances in the video.

Reception

Critical reception

Ginger Clements from Billboard gave the song a positive review, stating that Jay Sean's "melodic vocals [...] resonate with impressive tonal clarity".^[24] Billboard gave the song a score of 91/100.^[25] Alex MacGregor of UK Mix gave the song 4 out of 5 stars, stating that it "is actually a creditable offering of world beating R&B pop that reminds the listener of some of the better moments in Usher's back catalogue."^[26]

Popularity

"Down" has been included in various compilation albums, including Now That's What I Call Music! 32 (US), which debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200.^[27] It has also been included in Now That's What I Call Music! 74 (UK), Clubland 16 and the Australian kids' compilation So Fresh Pop Party 9. The song has also been featured in the "Canon" episode of Melrose Place.^[28] "Weird Al" Yankovic covered "Down" as part of "Polka Face," the polka medley from his 2011 album Alpocalypse.

According to data released by Google, "Down" is one of the top five most searched-for songs of 2009 on the internet.^[29] "Down" has been used and covered in numerous user videos on YouTube, including a breast cancer awareness video by the Providence St. Vincent Medical Center.^[30][31] A cover version of the song was also performed on Episode 2 of The Sing-Off by the a cappella group Nota. After Nota went on to win the contest during the finale, Sean himself made an appearance, performing "Down" with the group in the show's ending.^[32] DJ Bikram Keith and DJ Vix made a "Desi Remix" to "Down".^[33] The title "Urban Desi Boy of 2009" was given to Jay Sean by DesiHits.^[34] At the Grammy Awards 2010, where Jay Sean was,^[35] Taylor Swift stated that "Down" was her favorite song of 2009.^[36]

In early December 2009, the song appeared at No. 20 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2009. As a result, the single was also included on DJ Earworm's mash-up of all the Top 25 Billboard hits of the year.^[37] The song also appeared at No. 14 on the Billboard Year-End Pop Songs of 2009.^[38] Later in the month, it appeared at No. 4 on Z100's Top 100 Songs of 2009.^[39] It also appeared on VH1's Top 40 Music Videos of 2009 List at #20. Having sold more than three million digital copies in the United States alone, "Down" is the seventh-best selling single of 2009,^[2] in a year noted for having the highest record sales of all time.^[40] By February 2010, it sold six million copies.^[41]

The song has been made into a playable track on the Kinect game Dance Central for the Xbox 360 which was released on 4 November 2010.

Live performance

After the track leaked on web 21 May 2009 did Jay Sean perform the "Without Rap" version of the track for the first time live in Chicago.^[42] He has also performed the track on Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade,^[43] in Toronto,^[44] on Jimmy Kimmel Live!,^[45] on Madison Square Garden, alongside "Do You Remember",^[46][47] on The Wendy Williams Show,^[48] on BBC 1Xtra Live 2009,^[49] an "Acoustic version" for Billboard.com and Yahoo! Music,^[50][51] and the "Candle Light Remix" for BBC Radio 1.^[52] On 21 December 2009, he performed the song on The Sing-Off with the winning group Nota.

Chart performance

"Down" debuted at number 72 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the chart week of 6 August 2009, and stayed at number two for three weeks. After fourteen weeks on the chart, the song reached number one for the chart week ending 17 October 2009, making Jay Sean the first Indian-origin solo artist to achieve a number-one single in the US. "Down" ended The Black Eyed Peas' 26-week reign at the number-one spot on the Hot 100.^[50] Furthermore, "Down" had managed to top one of the most competitive weeks in the US charts this decade, with the top five titles (Sean's "Down", Miley Cyrus' "Party in the U.S.A.", Jay-Z's "Run This Town", Jason DeRulo's "Whatcha Say", and Black Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Feeling") being "separated by the tightest point margin in more than six years."^[53] After spending a week at the top spot, "Down" was succeeded by Britney Spears' "3", but the following week, it returned to number one.^[54] On the Canadian Hot 100, it debuted at number 40 for the week of 17 August 2009, and peaked at number three for the week of 15 October 2009. The song also peaked at number one on Billboard's Pop Songs, Radio Songs (airplay), and Rhythmic Top 40 charts, and number two on the Digital Songs (sales) chart. Since its release, it has sold over 4,000,000 downloads.^[55]

On the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand singles chart, "Down" debuted at number 18, and after six weeks the song peaked at number two (where it spent four weeks) for the week of 5 November 2009. On Sverigetopplistan, "Down" debuted at number 52 and, in its second week, peaked at number 29 beginning 5 November 2009, where it spent ten weeks at that position. In Switzerland, for the week of 8 October 2009, the song debuted on the Swiss Music Charts at number 65 and peaked at number 57 five weeks later. The single debuted at number nine on 22 October 2009, on the Norwegian Singles Chart and peaked at number five two weeks later. In the UK, "Down" entered and peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart and spent one week at number one on the UK R&B Chart. It is his highest charting single in the UK since "Stolen" charted at number four in 2004.

On the Austrian Singles Chart, "Down" debuted at number 70 for the week beginning of 5 November 2009, and peaked at number 52. On the Australian ARIA Charts, the song debuted at number nine that same week and peaked at number two three weeks later. On the Belgian Singles Chart, the song peaked at number two. The song debuted at number nine on the European Hot 100 and number 94 on the Japan Hot 100 during the week dated 9 November 2009,^[56] and peaked at number 79 on the week dated 6 March 2010.^[57] The song debuted on the French SNEP chart at number 19 on 27 February 2010.

Track listing

iTunes Digital download

1. "Down" (feat. Lil Wayne) – 3:32

Promo US CD

1. "Down" (Clean featuring Lil Wayne) – 3:32
2. "Down" (Clean without Rap) – 3:15
3. "Down" (Instrumental) – 3:32
4. "Down" (Bobbybass Dance Remix) – 4:00

UK Single CD

1. "Down" (featuring Lil Wayne) – 3:32
2. "Down" (Jason Nevins Edit) – 3:39
3. "Down" (Roll Deep Mix) – 4:05
4. "Down" (K-Warren Remix) – 5:45
5. "Down" (Chasing Pluto Remix) – 3:47

Charts and certifications

Jay Sean's first single with Cash Money Records and Universal Music Group (and his American-debut single) became his first number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and first single to sell more than two million copies in America,^[58] and the second for featured artist Lil Wayne who first led for five weeks last year with "Lollipop" on the Hot 100.^[59]

"Down" entered the UK Singles Chart on 1 November 2009 at No. 3, and No. 1 on the R&B Chart becoming Sean's highest charting positions on both charts.^[60]

Charts Chart (2009–11) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[61] 2 Australian Urban Chart[62] 1 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[63] 8 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[64] 32 Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[65] 2 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[66] 3 Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[67] 20 Denmark (Tracklisten)[68] 7 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[69] 17 Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[70] 9 France (SNEP)[71] 17 Germany (Media Control AG)[72] 9 Ireland (IRMA)[73] 10 Japan (Japan Hot 100)[74] 79 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[75] 2 Norway (VG-lista)[76] 5 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[77] 1 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[78] 25 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[79] 8 UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[80] 1 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[81] 3 US Billboard Hot 100[82] 1 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[83] 1 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[84] 1

Year-end charts Charts (2009) Position Australian Singles Chart[85] 34 Canada[38] 40 Hungarian Singles Chart[86] 153 New Zealand[87] 12 UK Singles Chart[88] 64 U.S. Billboard Hot 100[38] 20 U.S. Billboard Pop 100[38] 14 U.S. Billboard Digital Songs[2] 7 Charts (2010) Position Australian Singles Chart[89] 66 US Billboard Hot 100[90] 41 Chart (2011) Position German Singles Chart[91] 97 Sales and certifications Region Certification Sales/shipments Australia (ARIA)[92] 2× Platinum 140,000 New Zealand (RMNZ)[93] Platinum 15,000 United Kingdom (BPI)[94] Gold 400,000 United States (RIAA)[95] 6× Platinum 6,000,000[4] ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United States	31 May 2009	Digital download
Canada
Norway[96]	18 August 2009	Airplay	Universal Music Group
Belgium	24 August 2009	Digital
France
Sweden
New Zealand
United Kingdom[97]	10 September 2009	Airplay	Jayded Records, 2Point9 Records
Switzerland	23 September 2009	Digital	Universal Music Group
Norway	13 October 2009
United Kingdom[98]	25 October 2009	Digital, CD	Jayded Records, 2Point9 Records
Worldwide	31 October 2009	Digital	Universal Music Group

Destine version

"Down"
Single by Destine
from the album Lightspeed (2011 Japan release)
Released	1 October 2010
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2010
Genre	Pop punk
Length	3:19
Label	Sony Music
Writer(s)	Kamaljit Jhooti, Dwayne Carter, Jared Cotter, J-Remy, Bobby Bass, Jonathan Perkins
Destine singles chronology
"Spiders" (2010) "Down" (2010) "Stay" (2011)

The Dutch pop punk band Destine released a cover version of "Down" as a stand-alone single on 1 October 2010 and as an iTunes download on 4 October. The official music video was meant to debut on EFM on 8 October, but was released through the band official YouTube page three days earlier on 5 October 2010, although it was deleted the next day.^[99] Their debut album, Lightspeed, was released on 3 August 2011 in Japan, and included "Down" as a bonus track.

Digital single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Down"	3:19
2.	"Down (Instrumental Version)"	3:19

Breathe Carolina version

"Down"
Single by Breathe Carolina
from the album Punk Goes Pop 3
Released	16 September 2010
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2010
Genre	Electronicore
Length	3:42
Label	Fearless Records
Writer(s)	Kamaljit Jhooti, Dwayne Carter, Jared Cotter, J-Remy, Bobby Bass, Jonathan Perkins
Producer(s)	Mike Green[100]
Breathe Carolina singles chronology
"I.D.G.A.F." (2010) "Down" (2010) "Blackout" (2011)

American band Breathe Carolina covered the track for the compilation album Punk Goes Pop 3,^[101] which was released on 2 November 2010. It was available for Digital download on 16 September.^[102] A music video including live footage of the band performing the song was released on 2 February 2011.^[103]

See also

• List of number-one R&B hits of 2009 (UK)
• List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2009 (U.S.)
• List of Mainstream Top 40 number-one hits of 2009 (U.S.)
• List of Billboard Rhythmic number-one songs of the 2000s

References

1. McCormick, Neil (24 March 2010). "Jay Sean and Taio Cruz wowing America". Daily News (New York). Retrieved 12 September 2011.
2. Caulfield, Keith (6 January 2010). "Taylor Swift Edges Susan Boyle For 2009's Top-Selling Album". Billboard. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
3. "Cash Money/Universal Republic Newcomer Jay Sean Hits One Million Platinum Single Milestone with Smash Debut 'Down'". Universalmusic.com. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
4. "Jay Sean - Down". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
5. 4Music 360 SESSION I Jay Sean interview in Miami I Part 1/3 on YouTube
6. Pietroluongo, Silvio (7 October 2009), "Jay Sean Sends Peas Packing From Hot 100 Penthouse", Billboard, retrieved 1 November 2009
7. Bhansali, Akshay (15 April 2009). "Lil Wayne Gives A Boost To British R&B Star Jay Sean". Mtv. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
8. "Jay Sean's the Urban US legend", Daily Mirror (UK), 10 October 2009, retrieved 30 September 2009
9. Duerden, Nick (6 December 2009). "Jay Sean: Ahead of the race". The Independent (UK). Retrieved 6 December 2009.
10. Live from Studio Five, Episode #1.38, Channel 5, 04/11/2009 Check date values in: |date= (help) (see Jay Sean's Interview live from Studio 5 on Channel 5 – 04 / 11 / 2009 on YouTube)
11. "Jay Sean Live Interview with Jessie Jordan Q102 Philadelphia Jingle Ball". StreetTalkin. 14 December 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
12. Millard, Robin (1 December 2009). "Freddie's the champion of Indian communities". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 December 2009.
13. Miah, Shuhel (16 October 2008). "Jay Sean to take on the U.S". Insidedesi.com. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
14. Breaking and Entering: Jay Sean
15. Youngs, Ian (23 September 2009). "British R&B star conquers America". BBC News. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
16. "Jay Sean hits No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on the UK Top 40 Chart". Jaysean.com. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
17. 18 mei 2009. "Jay Sean feat. Lil Wayne – Down "Behind The Scenes"". Youtube. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
18. "Lil Wayne, Jay Sean Rock The ‘Down’ Video Shoot In Miami". Newsroom.mtv.com. 21 May 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
19. "Jay Sean & Lil Wayne Are "Down, Down, Down, Down, Down"". Newlilwayne.com. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
20. "Jay Sean – "Down" feat. Lil Wayne – OFFICIAL VIDEO HD". YouTube. 23 July 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
21. Jay Sean – Down: Closed-Captioned – Clean Version on YouTube
22. Jay Sean ft. Lil Wayne – Down on YouTube
23. Jay Sean – Down ft. Lil Wayne on YouTube
24. "Jay Sean Featuring Lil Wayne, "Down" – Preview". Billboard. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
25. "Down". Billboard. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
26. MacGregor, Alex (October 2009). "Jay Sean: "Down"". UK Mix. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
27. Idol Chatter (11 November 2009). Carrie Underwood tops country, pop album charts. USAToday.com.
28. Jay Sean at the Internet Movie Database
29. "How Many Times Did You Google ‘Bluffin’ With My Muffin’ in 2009?". New York. 3 December 2009. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
30. "Hospital Gets 'Down' For Good Cause". DesiHits. 19 November 2009. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
31. "Hospital Gets Down In "Pink Glove Dance" For Breast Cancer Awareness". The Huffington Post. 11–18–09. Retrieved 19 November 2009. Check date values in: |date= (help)
32. "Jay Sean Surprises A Cappella Group Nota on NBC's The Sing-Off". Desihits.com. 23 December 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
33. "Jay Sean's DJ Bikram Keith and DJ Vix Remix 'Down'". Desihits.com. 5 November 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
34. "Urban Desi Boy of 2009: Jay Sean – on". Desihits.com. 24 December 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
35. Akon, Kelly Rowland and Brandy attend Grammy party on YouTube
36. "Video: Country Starlet Taylor Swift Gets Down to 'Down'". Desihits.com. 2 February 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
37. "Jay Sean's 'Down' Makes 'United State of Pop 2009' Mash-Up". Desihits.com. 28 December 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
38. "Year End Charts – Year-end Singles – The Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
39. "Z100's Top 100 Songs of 2009". Z100. Retrieved 25 December 2009.
40. "Overall music sales hit an all-time high in 2009; Taylor Swift's 'Fearless' is the year's top-selling album". Los Angeles Times. 6 January 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
41. Dawson, Kim (27 February 2010). "Jay Sean's Boycott Plan Over Brits Snub". Daily Star. UK. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
42. "Jay Sean Performs 'Down' and 'Ride It' in Chicago". Desihits.com. 27 May 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
43. "Jay Sean at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade". Desihits.com. 26 November 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
44. "Jay Sean to Perform in Toronto on 19 December". Desihits.com. 1 December 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
45. "Video: Jay Sean Performs 'Down' on Jimmy Kimmel Live". Desihits.com. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
46. "Video: Jay Sean Wows Crowd at Madison Square Garden". Desihits.com. 14 December 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
47. "Behind the Scenes Video: Jay Sean Performs 'Do You Remember' at Madison Square Garden". Desihits.com. 29 December 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
48. "Video: Jay Sean Brings 'Down' the House on The Wendy Williams Show". Desihits.com. 27 January 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
49. BBC 1XTRA LIVE 2009 I Jay Sean Performing 'Down' Live at Sheffield Arena on YouTube
50. Jay Sean Sends Peas Packing From Hot 100 Penthouse
51. Watch Jay get "Down" in New York City’s High Line Park. Archived 26 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
52. "Jay Sean performing 'DOWN' piano version Live on BBC Radio 1 live lounge". Abmp3.com. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
53. Pietroluongo, Silvio (8 October 2009). "Jay Sean Leads Packed Hot 100 Top Five". Billboard. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
54. ""Down" continues to break records Stateside". Jaysean.com. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
55. "Week Ending Feb 6, 2011: Songs: Katy Stands Alone – Yahoo! Chart Watch". New.music.yahoo.com. 9 February 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
56. "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard charts. 2009-11-09. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
57. "Jay Sean". Billboard charts. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
58. Akbar, Arifa (30 October 2009). "After 2,000 gigs, Hounslow singer tops the US charts". The Independent (UK). Retrieved 30 October 2009.
59. Jay Sean Leads Packed Hot 100 Top Five
60. "Music Week". Music Week. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
61. "Australian-charts.com – Jay Sean feat. Lil Wayne – Down". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
62. "ARIA Top 40 Urban Albums & Singles Chart". ARIA Charts. 01/02/2010. Retrieved 1 February 2010. Check date values in: |date= (help)
63. "Austriancharts.at – Jay Sean feat. Lil Wayne – Down" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
64. "Ultratop.be – Jay Sean feat. Lil Wayne – Down" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
65. "Ultratop.be – Jay Sean feat. Lil Wayne – Down" (in French). Ultratip.
66. "Jay Sean – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Jay Sean.
67. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 20102 into search.
68. "Danishcharts.com – Jay Sean feat. Lil Wayne – Down". Tracklisten.
69. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Jay Sean search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
70. "Jay Sean – Chart history" European Hot 100 for Jay Sean.
71. "Lescharts.com – Jay Sean feat. Lil Wayne – Down" (in French). Les classement single.
72. "charts.de". Media Control Charts. Media Control AG.
73. "Chart Track: Week 44, 2009". Irish Singles Chart.
74. "Jay Sean – Chart history" Japan Hot 100 for Jay Sean.
75. "Charts.org.nz – Jay Sean feat. Lil Wayne – Down". Top 40 Singles.
76. "Norwegiancharts.com – Jay Sean feat. Lil Wayne – Down". VG-lista.
77. "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 200949 into search.
78. "Swedishcharts.com – Jay Sean feat. Lil Wayne – Down". Singles Top 100.
79. "Swisscharts.com – Jay Sean feat. Lil Wayne – Down". Swiss Singles Chart.
80. "November 2009/ Archive Chart: 7 November 2009" UK R&B Chart.
81. "November 2009/ Archive Chart: 7 November 2009" UK Singles Chart.
82. "Jay Sean – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Jay Sean.
83. "Jay Sean – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for Jay Sean.
84. "Jay Sean – Chart history" Billboard Rhythmic Songs for Jay Sean.
85. "Top 100 singles of the noughties". The Advertiser. 7 January 2010.
86. "Éves összesített listák – MAHASZ Rádiós TOP 100 (súlyozott)". Mahasz. Mahasz.
87. "New Zealand Top 50 Singles of 2009". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
88. "Charts Plus Year end 2009" (PDF). Charts Plus. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
89. "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 2010". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
90. "Billboard Year End Chart 2010". Billboard.com. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
91. ":: MTV | Single Jahrescharts 2011 | charts". Mtv.de. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
92. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2010 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association.
93. "New Zealand Singles Chart: Chart #1567". RIANZ. 28 December 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
94. "British single certifications". British Phonographic Industry.
95. "American single certifications". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
96. "Jay Sean ft. Lil' Wayne – Down". Thevoice.no. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
97. ""Down" sells 1 million units in the USA". Jaysean.com. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
98. "The UK prepares to get "Down"". Jaysean.com. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
99. "Destine | The Official Website » Blog". Destinemusic.com. 26 September 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
100. http://www.discogs.com/Various-Punk-Goes-Pop-3/release/3995750
101. "Punk Goes Pop 3 Now Available For Pre-Order van Punk Goes... op Myspace". Blogs.myspace.com. 27 September 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
102. "Punk Goes... | Gratis muziek, tourneedata, foto's, video's". Myspace.com. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
103. 2 February 2011 10:00 am by Andrea Holmes (2 February 2011). "Breathe Carolina, 'Down' – Video Premiere – AOL Music Blog". Music.aol.com. Retrieved 11 January 2012.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics