title: Don't Give Up on Me (Kill the Noise and Illenium song)
text: # Don't Give Up on Me (Kill the Noise and Illenium song)
  
  "Don't Give Up on Me" is a song recorded by American DJs and record producers Kill the Noise and Illenium. It features Mako, who contributed vocals. It was released on February 13, 2018, via Proximity.
  
  ## Background
  
  "Don't Give Up on Me" was first leaked in the Reddit community by fans, who shared a link to the unlisted video that was published on Mako's YouTube channel. The video was immediately taken down and removed from public access.
  
  The song is described as a genre-bending banger beginning with "a post-apocalyptic vibe" with "dark synths contrasted by layered harmonic vocals."
  
  About the song, Illenium told Billboard "I've looked up to Kill the Noise for a while now, so it was awesome to get a chance to work on a song with him... I got the vocal from Mako and instantly fell in love with it."
  
  