Don't Bring Me Down

*This article is about the song. For the album, see Don't Bring Me Down (EP).*

## Don't Bring Me DownSingle by Sia

* Single
* EP
* Album

Single artwork

EP artwork

Album artwork

"*That's got me down so low*"
—Tracy Nelson
"**Don't Bring Me Down**" is the sixth track from Sia's third studio album, *Colour the Small One*. Released on 1 November 2003 in Australia and 9 February 2004 in the UK, the song serves as the album's first single in the Australian edition of the album, and the second in the UK edition.

This song is also included on Sia's 2003 EP, *Don't Bring Me Down*.

## Background

In the video *The Making of Colour the Small One*, Sia explains:

> "I hadn't done drugs for a period of time before writing that song. It was about having a really horrible comedown off ecstasy, and the concept of being abandoned before you get to sleep - being the last one high when everyone else has gone to bed."
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The track is included on the soundtrack for the film *36th Precinct* and a number of compilations including, "Songbirds", *Chillout Sessions, Vol. 6* as well as Sia's 2007 live album, *Lady Croissant*.

## Reviews

Katherine Tomlinson of All Gigs UK said; "'Don't Bring Me Down' features breathy vocals, mirroring the latest style brought to fame by Katie Melua and Norah Jones, complete with haunting strings, and dreamy vocals." Tareck Ghoneim of Contact Music said this EP demonstrates Sia's uniqueness. He said, "Her voice is expressed subtly with conviction and shows depth when needed. It’s the enchanting essence of Sia that makes her so appealing to listen to." Carmine Pascuzzi in a review of the album said of the song, "The acoustic guitar sits beautifully over the heartfelt strings". However, in a review of the album, Pitchfork Media's Chris Ott said the first single "Don't Bring Me Down" was the wrong choice, describing it as "a dolled-up, half-asleep stab at commercial trip-hop starving for a good hook".

## Track listing

### 1 - Track Single

Don't Bring Me Down - 4
1. 27

### EP

Don't Bring Me Down - 4
1. 27
2. Broken Biscuit - 4:56
3. Lucky - 3:16
4. So Bored - 3:09

Note
* Track 2 is available on the US re-issue of Colour The Small One. Tracks 3 and 4 on the EP are non-album tracks.

## Music video

   The music video for the song featured a live recording of the song released on the live album *Lady Croissant* in 2007. It featured Sia singing the song in front of a green screen, interjected with scenes of a young girl named Ella playing with balloons, swimming, and eating ice cream.

## Lyrics

Faint light of dawn

I'm listening to you breathing in and breathing out

Needing nothing

You're honey dipped

You are beautiful, floating clouds, soft world

I can't feel my lips

I'm going down, I don't want to change

I'm going down, going down the drain

Don't bring me down, I beg you

Don't bring me down, I won't let you

Don't bring me down

Then all of that's annulled and I'm anyone's, everyone's

We are one

Your face becomes the sun

And I'm addicted to the joy that the little things

Those little things

The little things they bring

I'm going down, I don't want to change

I'm going down, going down the drain

Don't bring me down, I beg you

Don't bring me down, I won't let you

Don't bring me down

So now for restless mind

I could go either way

I'm going down, I don't want to change

I'm going down, going down the drain

Don't bring me down, I beg you

Don't bring me down, I won't let you

Don't bring me down, I beg you

Don't bring me down, I won't let you

Don't bring me down, I beg you

Don't bring me down, I won't let you

Don't bring me down

There's nothing left to choose

So I fight a war inside my head

Stay the night, protect me