“I Won’t Let You Down” by Ph.D.
William Taylor 
by SMF·
The lyrics of Ph.D.’s “I Won’t Let You Down” are being expressed from the perspective of a man who has come to the realization that the relationship with the woman he loves is on the verge of dissolution. He feels he has given it his all but still fell short of ‘treating her right’. Moreover based on the second verse we know that she herself has been complaining, as she is under the impression that she is the only one properly holding things down in their relationship.
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Facts about “I Won’t Let You Down”
This is the second single from Ph.D.’s debut album, which was also entitled “Ph.D.”. The track was released by the Warner Music Group with an official release date of 1 January 1981.
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“I Won’t Let You Down” topped the music charts in Belgium and the Netherlands. In Ph.D.’s home country of the United Kingdom it reached number three on the UK Singles Chart. And it also charted in 7 other countries, in almost every case breaking their respective top 10.
