{{For|the Westlife song|Where We Are{{!}}''Where We Are''}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Use Australian English|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox song | name = Talk Me Down | cover = Troye Sivan - Talk Me Down (CD single).jpg | border = yes | alt = | type = single | artist = Troye Sivan | album = Blue Neighbourhood | released = {{start date|2016|05|26|df=y}} | recorded = 2014 | studio = | venue = | genre = Pop | length = {{duration|m=3|s=57}} | label = {{hlist|EMI Australia|Capitol|Polydor}} | writer = {{hlist|Troye Sivan|Bram Inscore|Brett McLaughlin|Allie X|Emile Haynie}} | producer = {{hlist|Haynie|Inscore}} | prev_title = Youth | prev_year = 2015 | next_title = Wild | next_year = 2016 | misc = {{external music video|{{YouTube|Lo3lxS-6joY|"Talk Me Down"}}}} }} "'''Talk Me Down'''" (stylized in all caps) is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Troye Sivan from his debut studio album ''Blue Neighbourhood'' (2015). It was written by Sivan, Bram Inscore, Brett McLaughlin, Allie X, and Emile Haynie, and was produced by Haynie and Inscore.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/talk-me-down-mw0002891470/credits|title = Talk Me Down - Troye Sivan - Credits - AllMusic|access-date = 28 December 2015|work = AllMusic}}</ref> The song was first released as a promotional single along with the pre-order of the album on 16 October 2015, and was released as the third official single on 26 May 2016.<ref name="Billboard preorder">{{cite magazine|url = http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6730087/troye-sivan-announces-debut-album-blue-neighbourhood-adds-tour-dates|title = Troye Sivan Announces Debut Album 'Blue Neighbourhood,' Adds Tour Dates|access-date = 7 April 2016|date = 15 October 2015|magazine = Billboard}}</ref><ref name="BBC">{{cite web|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160531214937/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/playlist?filter=new|url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/playlist?filter=new|title = BBC - Radio 1 - Playlist|archive-date = 31 May 2016|access-date = 22 June 2016|work = BBC Radio 1}}</ref>
==Critical reception== "Talk Me Down" has received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its mature themes and dramatic production. In a review of ''Blue Neighbourhood'', Everett True of ''The Guardian'' wrote that "the spine-chilling Talk Me Down out-Macklemore’s [''sic''] Macklemore with its unashamed and unforgiving look at the lasting effects of homophobia."<ref>{{cite news|last1=True|first1=Everett|title=Troye Sivan: Blue Neighbourhood review – immaculate doses of three-minute emotion|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/dec/04/troye-sivan-blue-neighbourhood-review-|accessdate=24 May 2016|work=The Guardian|date=3 December 2015}}</ref>
Jules Lefevre of ''Rolling Stone Australia'' complimented the song's pop sensibilities, writing that the "pillowy" and "orchestral" sound of "Talk Me Down" is bellied by an "unshakeable chorus hook."<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Lefevre|first1=Jules|title=Rolling Stone Australia — Album Review: Troye Sivan - Blue Neighbourhood|url=http://rollingstoneaus.com/reviews/post/troye-sivan-blue-neighbourhood/2793-page-1|accessdate=24 May 2016|magazine=Rolling Stone Australia|publisher=Wenner Media|date=1 December 2015|archive-date=24 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624080903/http://rollingstoneaus.com/reviews/post/troye-sivan-blue-neighbourhood/2793-page-1|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''The Herald Sun'' called the song's melancholic production "glorious" and "perfect for the story being told."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Adams|first1=Cameron|last2=Cahill|first2=Mikey|last3=Wehner|first3=Cyclone|title=Latest Album Reviews: Troye Sivan, Coldplay, Molly OST, Palms & Ceelo Green|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/music/latest-album-reviews-troye-sivan-coldplay-molly-ost-palms--ceelo-green/news-story/d4c668198035b7815536470dfa65274d|accessdate=24 May 2016|work=Herald Sun|publisher=News Corp Australia|date=2 December 2015}}</ref>
== Music video == The music video for "Talk Me Down" is the third and final installment in Sivan's "Blue Neighbourhood" trilogy. It was directed by Tim Mattia and premiered 20 October 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.vevo.com/watch/troye-sivan/talk-me-down-(blue-neighbourhood-part-3-3)/AUUV71500159|title = TALK ME DOWN (Blue Neighbourhood Part 3/3) - Troye Sivan - Vevo|access-date = 28 December 2015|date = 20 October 2015|work = Vevo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo3lxS-6joY|title = Troye Sivan - TALK ME DOWN (Blue Neighbourhood Part 3/3) - YouTube|access-date = 28 December 2015|date = 20 October 2015|work = YouTube}}</ref>
==Live performances== "Talk Me Down" is included in the setlist for Sivan's Blue Neighbourhood Tour, serving as the thirteenth and final song in the standard set. His performance of the track was cited as a highlight of the show by Megan Downing of MTV UK, who attended the 19 April 2016 show at the O{{sub|2}} Shepherd's Bush Empire in London, England and wrote that "Talk Me Down" "gave us ALL the feels."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Downing|first1=Megan|title=MTV Review: Troye Sivan Shows He Really Is Fireproof At London Show|url=https://www.mtv.co.uk/news/n841tn/mtv-review-troye-sivan-shows-he-really-is-fireproof-at-london-show|access-date=24 May 2016|work=MTV UK|publisher=Viacom International Media Networks Europe|date=20 April 2016}}</ref>
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2015) ! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position |- {{singlechart|Australia|36|artist=Troye Sivan|song=Talk Me Down|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 October 2015}} |- {{singlechart|Flanders Tip|21|artist=Troye Sivan|song=Talk Me Down|rowheader=true|accessdate=11 June 2016}} |- ! scope="row"| New Zealand Heatseekers (Recorded Music NZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/singles/2015-10-23|title=NZ Top 40 Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=26 October 2015|access-date=23 October 2015}}</ref> | 4 |- ! scope="row"| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zobbel.de/cluk/151024cluk.txt|title=CHART: CLUK Update 24.10.2015 (wk43)|work=Zobbel.de|publisher=Tobias Zywietz|last=Zywietz|first=Tobias|accessdate=3 November 2015}}</ref> | 118 |}
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2016|certyear=2020|access-date=19 November 2021}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|artist=Troye Sivan|title=Talk Me Down|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2016|certyear=2024|access-date=12 July 2024}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true | noshipments=true | streaming=true}}
==Release history== {| class="wikitable" ! Country ! Date ! Format ! Record label ! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! Worldwide | 16 October 2015{{efn|Release as a promotional single.}} | Digital download | {{hlist|EMI Australia|Capitol}} | <ref name="Billboard preorder"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Talk Me Down - Troye Sivan {{!}} Release Info|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/release/talk-me-down-mr0004481895|website=AllMusic|publisher=All Media Network|accessdate=24 May 2016}}</ref> |- ! United Kingdom | 26 May 2016 | Contemporary hit radio | Polydor | <ref name="BBC" /> |}
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