Don't Save Me (Haim song)

"Don't Save Me"
Single by Haim
from the album Days Are Gone
B-side"Send Me Down"
ReleasedNovember 8, 2012
Recorded2012
Genre
Length3:52 (album version)
3:32 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Haim singles chronology
"Forever"
(2012) 		"Don't Save Me"
(2012) 		"Falling"
(2013)
Music video
"Don't Save Me" on YouTube

"Don't Save Me" is a song by American rock band Haim. The song was released in the United Kingdom on November 8, 2012.[1] It was featured on their debut studio album, Days Are Gone, released in 2013. On December 23, 2012, the song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 74. On January 6, 2013, the song re-entered the UK Singles Chart at number 51, climbing to number 32 the following week.[2] The song premiered on BBC Radio 1 as Zane Lowe's 'Hottest Record' on October 16, 2012.[3] A music video to accompany the release of "Don't Save Me" was first released onto YouTube on November 26, 2012, at a total length of three minutes and fifty-six seconds.[4] On November 23, 2013, the band performed the song on Saturday Night Live.[5] The song impacted radio on October 14, 2014.[6]

The 7" single was released by Neon Gold Records on December 10th, 2012.[7]

Track listing

7" single and digital download
  1. "Don't Save Me" – 3:52
  2. "Send Me Down" – 4:19
10" single

Side A:

  1. "Don't Save Me" – 3:52
  2. "Send Me Down" – 4:19

Side B:

  1. "Don't Save Me" – 5:17 (Cyril Hahn Remix)

Charts

Chart (2012–13) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 66
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[9] 28
Ireland (IRMA)[10] 70
Scotland (OCC)[11] 32
Switzerland Airplay (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 61
UK Singles (OCC)[13] 32

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[14] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ iTunes - Music - Don't Save Me - Single by Haim. 2012-11-08
  2. ^ Official Charts
  3. ^ BBC - Zane Lowe's Hottest Records blog: Hottest Record - Haim - Don't Save Me. 2012-10-16
  4. ^ HAIM - Don't Save Me . YouTube. youtube.com/
  5. ^ Navaroli, Joel. "SNL Archives - Episodes - Details". The SNL Archives. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  6. ^ "AllAccess.com Alternative eWeekly". AllAccess. October 7, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  7. ^ "Don't Save Me – Neon Gold Records". Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  8. ^ "The ARIA Report: Issue 1196" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-02-03. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
  9. ^ "Haim – Don't Save Me" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  10. ^ "Chart Track: Week 04, 2013". Irish Singles Chart.
  11. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  12. ^ "Schweizer Airplay Charts 11/2013 - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  13. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  14. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved June 21, 2024.