"Lay Your Head on Me"
Single by Major Lazer featuring Marcus Mumford
from the album Music Is the Weapon
ReleasedMarch 26, 2020
Length3:19
LabelMad Decent
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Major Lazer singles chronology
"Rave de Favela"
(2020) 		"Lay Your Head on Me"
(2020) 		"Oh My Gawd"
(2020)
Marcus Mumford singles chronology
"You'll Never Walk Alone"
(2020) 		"Lay Your Head on Me"
(2020) 		"Cannibal"
(2022)

"Lay Your Head on Me" is a song by American music project Major Lazer, featuring vocals from British musician and lead singer of the band Mumford & Sons, Marcus Mumford. It was released as the fifth single from Major Lazer's fourth studio album, Music Is the Weapon, on March 26, 2020.[1][2][3] The song was written by Henry Agincourt Allen, Karen Marie Aagaard Ørsted Andersen, Jasper Helderman, Mumford, Thomas Pentz and Bas van Daalen.

Background

According to a press release, the collaboration came about after Marcus Mumford and Diplo became friends and started experimenting in the studio together. Danish pop star MØ, who has previously worked with Major Lazer on "Lean On", "Lost" and "Cold Water", also co-wrote the song.[4]

Chart performance

The single became Major Lazer’s third number one, as well as Mumford’s first, to reach Billboard’s Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart in its August 22, 2020 issue.[5]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2020) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 43
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[7] 15
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[8] 94
Iceland (Plötutíðindi)[9] 33
Mexico Airplay (Billboard)[10] 15
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[11] 98
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] 29
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[13] 11
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[14] 7
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[15] 26

Year-end charts

Chart (2020) Position
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[16] 69
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[17] 41
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[18] 23

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Various March 26, 2020
Mad Decent

References

  1. ^ "Lay Your Head On Me (feat. Marcus Mumford) - Single by Major Lazer on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Lay Your Head On Me". Spotify. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "Major Lazer & Marcus Mumford's 'Lay Your Head on Me' Is an Uplifting Lullaby for Uneasy Times". Billboard. March 26, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  4. ^ "Major Lazer and Marcus Mumford team up for 'Lay Your Head On Me'". NME. March 27, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  5. ^ “Major Lazer & Marcus Mumford March to No. 1 on Dance/Mix Show Airplay Chart” from Billboard (August 20, 2020)
  6. ^ "Major Lazer feat. Marcus Mumford – Lay Your Head on Me" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  7. ^ "Major Lazer feat. Marcus Mumford – Lay Your Head on Me" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  8. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 202038 into search. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Tónlistinn – Lög" [The Music – Songs] (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Archived from the original on May 14, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  10. ^ "Major Lazer Chart History (Mexico Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  11. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 202017 into search. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  12. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 19, 2020" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  13. ^ "Major Lazer Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  14. ^ "Major Lazer Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  15. ^ "Major Lazer Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  16. ^ "Rapports Annuels 2020". Ultratop. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  17. ^ "Rock Airplay Songs – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  18. ^ "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
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