Do n't Bring Me Down - wikipedia Do n't Bring Me Down This article is about the Electric Light Orchestra song. For other uses, see Do n't Bring Me Down ( disambiguation ). `` Do n't Bring Me Down '' Artwork for UK, Australian, and some other European vinyl releases Single by Electric Light Orchestra from the album Discovery B - side `` Dreaming of 4000 '' Released 1979 Format 7 '' single Genre Pop rock Length 4 : 02 Label Jet Songwriter ( s ) Jeff Lynne Producer ( s ) Jeff Lynne Electric Light Orchestra singles chronology `` The Diary of Horace Wimp '' ( 1979 ) `` Do n't Bring Me Down '' ( 1979 ) `` Confusion / Last Train to London '' ( 1979 ) `` The Diary of Horace Wimp '' ( 1979 ) `` Do n't Bring Me Down '' ( 1979 ) `` Confusion / Last Train to London '' ( 1979 ) Audio sample file help Discovery track listing 9 tracks Side one `` Shine a Little Love '' `` Confusion '' `` Need Her Love '' `` The Diary of Horace Wimp '' Side two `` Last Train to London '' `` Midnight Blue '' `` On the Run '' `` Wishing '' `` Do n't Bring Me Down '' Music video `` Do n't Bring Me Down '' on YouTube `` Do n't Bring Me Down '' is the ninth and final track on the English rock band the Electric Light Orchestra 's 1979 album Discovery. It is their highest charting hit in the United States to date. Contents 1 History 2 Misheard lyric 3 Music video 4 Jeff Lynne version 5 Personnel 6 Cover versions, samplings and remixes 7 Appearances in other media 8 Chart and sales 8.1 Weekly charts 8.2 Year - end charts 8.3 Sales and certifications 9 See also 10 References 11 External links History `` It 's a great big galloping ball of distortion. I wrote it at the last minute, ' cos I felt there were n't enough loud ones on the album. This was just what I was after. '' -- Discovery remaster ( 2001 ), Jeff Lynne `` Do n't Bring Me Down '' is the band 's second highest charting hit in the UK where it peaked at number 3 and their biggest hit in the United States, peaking at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also charted well in Canada ( number 1 ) and Australia ( number 6 ). This was the first song by ELO not to include a string section. The drum track is in fact a tape loop, coming from `` On the Run '' looped and slowed down. The song ends with the sound of a door slamming. According to producer Jeff Lynne, this was a metal fire door at Musicland Studios where the song was recorded. The song was dedicated to the NASA Skylab space station, which re-entered the Earth 's atmosphere and burned up over the Indian Ocean and Western Australia on 11 July 1979. On 4 November 2007, Lynne was awarded a BMI ( Broadcast Music, Inc ) Million - Air certificate for `` Do n't Bring Me Down '' for the song having reached two million airplays. Misheard lyric A common mondegreen in the song is the perception that, following the title line, Lynne shouts `` Bruce ! '' In the liner notes of the ELO compilation Flashback and elsewhere, Lynne has explained that he is singing a made - up word, `` Grooss, '' which some have suggested sounds like the German expression `` Gruß. '' After the song 's release, so many people had misinterpreted the word as `` Bruce '' that Lynne actually began to sing the word as `` Bruce '' for fun at live shows. Music video A music video for the song was produced, which showed video of the band performing the song interspersed with various animations relating to the song 's subject matter, including big - bottomed majorettes and a pulsating neon frankfurter. The band 's three resident string players are depicted playing keyboards in the music video. Jeff Lynne version `` Do n't Bring Me Down '' Song by Electric Light Orchestra from the album Mr. Blue Sky : The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra Released 8 October 2012 Recorded 2001 -- 2012 Bungalow Palace Length 4 : 01 Label Frontiers Songwriter ( s ) Jeff Lynne Producer ( s ) Jeff Lynne Mr. Blue Sky : The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra track listing 12 tracks `` Mr. Blue Sky '' `` Evil Woman '' `` Strange Magic '' `` Do n't Bring Me Down '' `` Turn to Stone '' `` Showdown '' `` Telephone Line '' `` Livin ' Thing '' `` Do Ya '' `` Ca n't Get It Out of My Head '' `` 10538 Overture '' `` Point of No Return '' Jeff Lynne re-recorded the song in his own home studio. It was released in a compilation album with other re-recorded ELO songs and under the ELO name called Mr. Blue Sky : The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra. Personnel Jeff Lynne -- vocals, guitar, piano, synthesizer Bev Bevan -- drums, percussion Richard Tandy -- grand piano, synthesizer, electric piano, clavinet Kelly Groucutt -- bass, vocals Cover versions, samplings and remixes In 2001, Op : l Bastards covered the song as a single. In 2012, The Hives released a song called `` Go Right Ahead ''. Though not a direct cover, the main riff in the song is nearly identical to the one in `` Do n't Bring Me Down '', and as a result Jeff Lynne was officially credited as a co-writer. Jungle Brothers sample the song on `` Because I Got It Like That '' from their debut album Straight out the Jungle in 1988. ApologetiX parodies this song on Recovery as `` Do n't Bring Me Cows ''. Buzzoven covers this song on the 1998 album... At a Loss. Appearances in other Media The song was featured in the 1997 mob thriller Donnie Brasco, the 2010 film Furry Vengeance ( the re-recorded version ), and in the 2011 films Paul and Super 8. The song is featured in the sky - diving scene in the 2008 comedy College Road Trip. The song is played in The Good Guys Season 1 episode `` Hunches and Heists '' while racing to cross the bridge. The song appeared in a commercial for Budweiser 's Select 55 beer. Part of the song is performed by LINDA, a group of characters from the Doctor Who episode `` Love & Monsters '', before they are interrupted by the arrival of the mysterious Victor Kennedy. Near the episode 's end, a clip of the original song is played in sync over a flashback of the group 's performance. The song appears in the 2011 video game NHL 12. The song has been used in numerous film trailers, including those for Stranger Than Fiction, Flushed Away, Our Idiot Brother, Jack and Jill and The Pirates ! Band of Misfits. The song is played on the 23 December 2012 Family Guy episode `` Jesus, Mary and Joseph ! '' during the Ben Hur / Him with Adam Sandler film trailer scene. The song appears in a trailer from the 2013 film Planes, a spin - off of Cars. The song appears in a trailer from the 2017 film The Emoji Movie. Chart and sales Weekly charts Chart ( 1979 ) Peak position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) 6 Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 5 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) France ( IFOP ) 44 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 5 Ireland ( IRMA ) 6 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 5 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 5 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 6 South Africa ( Springbok Radio ) 9 Spain ( AFYVE ) 10 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 US Cash Box US Record World Year - end charts Chart ( 1979 ) Rank Australia ( Kent Music Report ) 34 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 57 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 25 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 39 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 61 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 50 US Billboard Hot 100 81 US Cash Box 39 Sales and certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales United Kingdom ( BPI ) Silver 250,000 United States ( RIAA ) Gold 1,000,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone See also List of number - one singles of 1979 ( Canada ) References Jump up ^ Guarisco, Donald A. `` Do n't Bring Me Down -- Song Review ''. AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 26 May 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` Official Singles Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 March 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` Electric Light Orchestra -- Awards ''. AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 5 March 2013. ^ Jump up to : Porter, Robert. `` Electric Light Orchestra and Jeff Lynne -- Do n't Bring Me Down : An in - depth song analysis ''. Jefflynnesongs.com. Retrieved 26 May 2013. Jump up ^ Wild, David. `` The Story of a Rock and Roll Band and the Pop Genius Who Dared to Go Baroque ''. Flashback ( Media notes ). Jump up ^ Sullivan, Caroline ( 15 October 2014 ). `` ELO 's Jeff Lynne : ' All those hipsters with beards are copying me ! ' ''. The Guardian. Retrieved 23 August 2016. Jump up ^ `` Mr. Blue Sky -- The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra ''. Archived from the original on 27 October 2015... Jefflynneselo.com. Jump up ^ Johnston, Maura ( 27 March 2012 ). `` The Hives : Go Right Ahead ''. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 14 July 2014. Jump up ^ Kent, David ( 1993 ). Australian Chart Book 1970 -- 1992. St Ives, N.S.W. : Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0 - 646 - 11917 - 6. Jump up ^ `` Austriancharts.at -- Electric Light Orchestra -- Do n't Bring Me Down '' ( in German ). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 1 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Electric Light Orchestra -- Do n't Bring Me Down '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 1 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Singles : Issue 6839a. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 1 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` Le Détail par Artiste '' ( in French ). InfoDisc. Select `` Electric Light Orchestra '' from the artist drop - down menu. Retrieved 15 May 2016. Jump up ^ `` Offiziellecharts.de -- Electric Light Orchestra -- Do n't Bring Me Down ''. GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` The Irish Charts -- Search Results -- Do n't Bring Me Down ''. Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 March 2013. Jump up ^ `` Nederlandse Top 40 -- Electric Light Orchestra - Do n't Bring Me Down search results '' ( in Dutch ) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 1 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- Electric Light Orchestra -- Do n't Bring Me Down '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Retrieved 1 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` Charts.org.nz -- Electric Light Orchestra -- Do n't Bring Me Down ''. Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 1 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 -- 1989 Acts ( E ) ''. Rock.co.za. Retrieved 29 April 2013. Jump up ^ Salaverri, Fernando ( September 2005 ). Sólo éxitos : año a año, 1959 -- 2002 ( in Spanish ) ( 1st ed. ). Spain : Fundación Autor - SGAE. ISBN 84 - 8048 - 639 - 2. Jump up ^ `` Swisscharts.com -- Electric Light Orchestra -- Do n't Bring Me Down ''. Swiss Singles Chart. Jump up ^ `` CASH BOX Top 100 Singles -- Week ending SEPTEMBER 22, 1979 ''. Archived from the original on 5 February 2011... Cash Box. Jump up ^ `` Record World Singles '' ( PDF ). Record World. 15 September 1979. p. 29. ISSN 0034 - 1622. Retrieved 17 September 2017. Jump up ^ `` Forum -- ARIA Charts : Special Occasion Charts -- Top 100 End of Year AMR Charts -- 1970s ''. Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2014. Jump up ^ `` Jaaroverzichten 1979 '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2014. Jump up ^ `` 1979 Top 200 Singles ''. RPM. Vol. 32 no. 13. 22 December 1979. Retrieved 15 May 2016. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 - Jaaroverzicht van 1979 '' ( in Dutch ). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 14 July 2014. Jump up ^ `` Jaaroverzichten -- Single 1979 '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2014. Jump up ^ `` End of Year Charts 1979 ''. Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 30 October 2015. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Hits for 1979 ''. The Longbored Surfer. Retrieved 14 July 2014. Jump up ^ `` The CASH BOX Year - End Charts : 1979 ''. Archived from the original on 25 August 2012... Cash Box. Jump up ^ `` British single certifications -- ELO -- Do n't Bring Me Down ''. British Phonographic Industry. Enter Do n't Bring Me Down in the search field and then press Enter. Jump up ^ `` American single certifications -- Electric Light Orchestra -- Don_t Bring Me Down ''. Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH External links In - depth Song Analysis at the Jeff Lynne Song Database ( jefflynnesongs.com ) Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Electric Light Orchestra singles discography 1970s 1972 `` 10538 Overture '' / `` First Movement ( Jumping Biz ) '' `` Mr. Radio '' ( withdrawn ) 1973 `` Roll Over Beethoven '' / `` Queen of the Hours '' `` Showdown '' / `` In Old England Town ( Instrumental ) '' `` Ma - Ma - Ma Belle '' / `` Daybreaker '' ( US ) `` Ma - Ma - Ma Belle '' / `` Oh No Not Susan '' ( UK ) `` Ca n't Get It Out of My Head '' / `` Illusions in G Major '' `` Boy Blue '' / `` Eldorado '' `` Evil Woman '' / `` 10538 Overture ( live ) '' 1976 `` Strange Magic '' / `` New World Rising '' ( US ) `` Nightrider '' / `` Daybreaker ( live ) '' `` Strange Magic '' / `` Showdown ( live ) '' ( UK ) `` Livin ' Thing '' / `` Ma - Ma - Ma Belle '' ( US ) `` Livin ' Thing '' / `` Fire On High '' ( UK ) 1977 `` Rockaria ! '' / `` Poker '' `` Do Ya '' / `` Nightrider '' `` Telephone Line '' / `` Poor Boy ( The Greenwood ) '' ( US ) `` Telephone Line '' / `` Poor Boy ( The Greenwood ) '' and `` King of the Universe '' ( UK ) `` Turn to Stone '' / `` Mister Kingdom '' 1978 `` Mr. Blue Sky '' / `` One Summer Dream '' `` Sweet Talkin ' Woman '' / `` Fire On High '' ( US ) `` Wild West Hero '' / `` Eldorado '' `` Sweet Talkin ' Woman '' / `` Bluebird is Dead '' ( UK ) `` It 's Over '' / `` The Whale '' The ELO EP 1979 `` Shine a Little Love '' / `` Jungle '' `` The Diary of Horace Wimp '' / `` Down Home Town '' `` Do n't Bring Me Down '' / `` Dreaming of 4000 '' `` Confusion '' / `` Last Train to London '' ( UK ) `` Confusion '' / `` Poker '' ( US ) `` Last Train to London '' / `` Down Home Town '' ( US ) 1980s 1980 `` I 'm Alive '' / `` Drum Dreams '' `` Xanadu '' ( duet with Olivia Newton - John ) / `` Fool Country '' ( Olivia Newton - John ) ( UK ) `` Xanadu '' ( with Olivia Newton - John ) / `` Whenever You 're Away from Me '' ( Olivia Newton - John ) ( US ) `` All Over the World '' / `` Midnight Blue '' ( UK ) `` All Over the World '' / `` Drum Dreams '' ( US ) `` Do n't Walk Away '' / `` Across the Border '' 1981 `` Hold On Tight '' / `` When Time Stood Still '' `` Twilight '' / `` Julie Do n't Live Here '' 1982 `` Here Is the News '' / `` Ticket to the Moon '' `` Rain Is Falling '' / `` Another Heart Breaks '' `` The Way Life 's Meant to Be '' / `` Wishing '' `` Rock ' n ' Roll Is King '' / `` After All '' `` Secret Messages '' / `` Buildings Have Eyes '' `` Four Little Diamonds '' / `` Letter from Spain '' `` Stranger '' / `` Train of Gold '' 1986 `` Calling America '' / `` Caught in a Trap '' `` So Serious '' / `` Endless Lies '' ( US ) `` So Serious '' / `` A Matter of Fact '' ( UK ) `` Getting to the Point '' / `` Secret Lives '' 1990s `` Destination Unknown '' ( promo ) 2000s `` Alright '' / `` Love Changes All '' / `` Do Ya '' ( Unedited Alternative Mix ) `` Moment in Paradise '' / `` Alright '' ( PBS 2001 Version ) / `` Mr. Blue Sky '' ( PBS 2001 Version ) / `` Livin ' Thing '' ( PBS 2001 Version ) 2006 `` Surrender '' 2007 `` Latitude 88 North '' 2010s 2015 `` When I Was a Boy '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Don%27t_Bring_Me_Down&oldid=801135762 '' Categories : 1979 songs 1979 singles Electric Light Orchestra songs British pop rock songs Jet Records singles RPM Top Singles number - one singles Song recordings produced by Jeff Lynne Songs written by Jeff Lynne Hidden categories : CS1 French - language sources ( fr ) CS1 Spanish - language sources ( es ) CS1 Dutch - language sources ( nl ) Use dmy dates from November 2013 Use British English from November 2013 Articles with hAudio microformats Music infoboxes with malformed table placement Music infoboxes with deprecated parameters Articles with attributed pull quotes Singlechart usages for Austria Singlechart usages for Flanders Singlechart usages for Canadatopsingles Singlechart called without artist Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Germany2 Singlechart usages for Ireland2 Singlechart usages for Dutch40 Singlechart usages for Dutch100 Singlechart usages for New Zealand Singlechart usages for Switzerland Singlechart usages for UK Singlechart making named ref Certification Table Entry usages for United Kingdom Certification Table Entry usages for United States Talk Contents About Wikipedia Čeština Français Italiano Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk nynorsk Slovenčina Edit links This page was last edited on 17 September 2017, at 21 : 46. 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Question: who sang the song don't bring me down
Answer: Electric Light Orchestra