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PYD (song)

2013 single by Justin Bieber

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 22, 2026
Entity authorityQ15630191 ↗
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"PYD" ("Put You Down") is a single by Canadian singer Justin Bieber, featuring vocals from American singer R. Kelly. It was released on November 18, 2013. The song is the seventh in Bieber's series Music Mondays, the first six being "Heartbreaker" (October 7, 2013), "All That Matters" (October 14), "Hold Tight" (October 21), "Recovery" (October 28), "Bad Day" (November 4), and "All Bad" (November 11). Bieber released a new single every week for 10 weeks from October 7 to December 9, 2013.

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The public source identifies “PYD (song)” as 2013 single by Justin Bieber. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around song, single and Justin.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2013—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 2013-11-18. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with song, single and Justin providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “PYD (song)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.