Don't Shut Me Down
"Don't Shut Me Down" | ||||
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Single by ABBA | ||||
from the album Voyage | ||||
Released | 2 September 2021 | |||
Recorded | 2017–2018[1][2] | |||
Genre | Disco[3] | |||
Length | 3:58 | |||
Label | Polar | |||
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Lyric video | ||||
"Don't Shut Me Down" on YouTube |
"Don't Shut Me Down" is a song by Swedish group ABBA. It was released on 2 September 2021 as a dual lead single alongside "I Still Have Faith in You" from the band's upcoming ninth studio album and first in 40 years, Voyage.[4] Agnetha Fältskog performs lead vocals.
On 4 September 2021, "Don't Shut Me Down" was the most streamed song on Spotify in Sweden and Finland, followed by "I Still Have Faith In You".
Lyric video
ABBA released a lyric video on YouTube of "Don't Shut Me Down" to accompany the release. It is directed by Mike Anderson of the production company Able.
The lyric video gained 1.4 million views in 24 hours following its release, placing in the top three of YouTube's trending rankings in 12 countries, including the UK.[5]
Critical reception
Kate Mossman of the New Statesman wrote: "Its opening has a West End feel, like Evita's tentative address to the masses, but then it whizzes with a "Dancing Queen" mirrorball glissando into squelchy 1980s disco, giving the impression it's going to be straightforward. But then it mutates, and mutates into something wonderful and strange."[3] Jon Pareles of The New York Times is similarly positive, calling the song "a strutting march with gleaming orchestration and scrubbing disco guitars, stolid and earnestly tuneful."[6]
Charts
Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[7] | |
UK Singles Sales (OCC)[8] |
References
- ^ Don't Shut Me Down (Liner notes in printed album cover). ABBA. Universal International Music B.V. 00602438745692.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "ABBA says it has recorded 2 new songs, marking first new material in 35 years". Associated Press. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2021 – via USA Today.
- ^ a b Mossman, Kate (3 September 2021). "Abba are back – with the old magic intact". New Statesman. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ White, Jack (2 September 2021). "ABBA announce their first studio album of new material in 39 years Voyage and hologram concert series". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ The Guardian Abba singles race to top of streaming charts in comeback triumph
- ^ Pareles, Jon (3 September 2021). "Abba Previews First Album in 40 Years, and 11 More New Songs". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.