The video then returns to the present day, some time after the funeral, with Smith mourning the loss of their husband in the empty church.

It depicts Smith at a funeral in the church standing in front of the deceased's coffin, then a flashback reveals that Smith actually married the man in question in the same church. The music video for the re-release, which replaced the original, was recorded in St Margaret's Church, Lee, South East London, with the permission of the Rector the Revd. Smith recorded a new version of the song for its re-release with the track's original producers.

It was announced on 30 January 2015 that Smith would re-release 'Lay Me Down' as the sixth single from their album In the Lonely Hour following commercial success with its previous singles. ' Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas' Following the announcement of the re-release, it was removed from YouTube and Vevo. The original music video showed Smith and their friends at a casino. A third version featuring John Legend recorded for the British charity telethon Comic Relief reached number one in the UK in March 2015. The song was re-released in February 2015 as the sixth single from the album, this time reaching number 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 15 on the UK Singles Chart.

The song was written by Smith, Jimmy Napes and Elviin and produced by Napes and Steve Fitzmaurice.

It originally peaked at number 46 on the UK Singles Chart and at number 25 on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart in 2014. ' Lay Me Down' is a song by English singer Sam Smith, released on 15 February 2013 as the lead single from their debut studio album In the Lonely Hour (2014).

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