Let Your Hair Down (Magic! song)

"Let Your Hair Down"
Single by Magic!
from the album Don't Kill the Magic
ReleasedOctober 7, 2014 (2014-10-07)
GenreReggae fusion
Length4:25
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Messinger
  • Atweh
  • Mark Pellizzer
  • Tanas
Magic! singles chronology
"Don't Kill the Magic"
(2014) 		"Let Your Hair Down"
(2014) 		"No Way No"
(2015)
Music video
"Let Your Hair Down" on YouTube

"Let Your Hair Down" is a song recorded by Canadian reggae fusion band Magic! for their debut studio album, Don't Kill the Magic (2014). It was written by Adam Messinger with group members Nasri Atweh and Alex Tanas, and was produced by Messinger, Atweh, Tanas and Magic! guitarist Mark Pellizzer. On October 7, 2014 the song was issued to contemporary hit radio by RCA Records as the third single from the album, and second to be released in the US.[1]

Music video

A lyric video for "Let Your Hair Down" was uploaded to the band's official Vevo channel on August 20, 2014.[2] The official music video, directed by David Rousseau, features the band on a beach at sunset and premiered October 31, 2014.[3][4]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2014–15) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] 20
Canada AC (Billboard)[6] 6
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[7] 11
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[8] 6
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[9] 35

Year-end chart

Chart (2015) Position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10] 91

Release history

Country Date Format Label
United States[1][11] October 7, 2014 Contemporary hit radio RCA Records
October 27, 2014 Hot adult contemporary
Canada[12] November 17, 2014

References

  1. ^ a b "Top 40/M Future Releases". All Access Media Group. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  2. ^ ournameismagicVEVO. "MAGIC! - Let Your Hair Down (Lyric)". YouTube. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  3. ^ ournameismagicVEVO. "MAGIC! - Let Your Hair Down". YouTube. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  4. ^ "Magic! - Don't Let Your Hair Down" (Article is misnamed, with a superfluous "Don't" inserted before the proper song title). IMVDb. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  5. ^ "Magic! Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Magic! Chart History (Canada AC)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Magic! Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  8. ^ "Magic! Chart History (Canada Hot AC)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  9. ^ "Magic! Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  10. ^ "Canadian Hot 100 – Year End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  11. ^ "Hot/Modern/AC Future Releases". All Access Media Group. Archived from the original on October 13, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  12. ^ "Virgin Radio 96 :: Magic! - Let Your Hair Down". CJFM-FM. Bell Media. Retrieved December 23, 2014.