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"Don't"
Song
B-side
  • "Be My Husband"
  • "Everything You Are"
  • "Friends"

"Don't" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran for his second studio album, x (2014). It was initially planned as the album's lead single, but was passed over in favour of "Sing".[4] It was instead released to iTunes on 13 June 2014 as the second "instant grat" promotional single from x.[5] "Don't" officially impacted US contemporary hit radio on 15 July 2014[6] and was released independently on 24 August 2014 as the album's second single.

"Don't" peaked at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart. In the US, it became Sheeran's first top 10 single. It also made the top 10 in eight other countries. It has sold 1,464,000 copies in the US as of January 2015.[7]

Background and release

"Don't" is a song about a girlfriend who cheated on Sheeran with a close friend. Having played the song for Taylor Swift he said, "She was just like, 'Whatever happens, ever, between us as friends, I never want to piss you off that much,'".[8] The song started off "as a riff on his phone",[9] and was recorded first with Benny Blanco, then again with Rick Rubin with the two producers coming together to produce the final cut.[10] The song almost didn't make it onto the album, as Sheeran felt it was "a bit personal", but was urged by those who had heard the demo to release it, as it was "an alright song... so it ended up on the record".[11]

"Don't" was planned to be released as the first single from the album until March 2014, when "Sing" was chosen. Billboard speculated that the provocative "Don't f- with my love" chorus prompted the change.[10] Sheeran debuted a snippet of the song in a commercial for Beats by Dr. Dre in May 2014.[4] On 13 June 2014, "Don't" was made available to customers who pre-ordered x as the second "instant grat" promotional single, following "One", and an official audio stream was released on Sheeran's YouTube page.[1] An extended play accompanied the release of the single, featuring a remix by Rick Ross, a live cover of Nina Simone's "Be My Husband" and a non-album song "Everything You Are". Notably, Ed's lyrics aren't censored on the Rick Ross remix but are on the album version.

Music video

An accompanying music video was released on YouTube on 4 August 2014. The video was directed by Emil Nava and follows a dancer (Philiph Chbeeb from I.aM.mE) going from poverty to wealth.[12] Sheeran makes a brief drive-by cameo appearance. 4Music called it a "compelling watch".[13]

Track listing

Digital download – single
No.TitleLength
1."Don't"3:39
CD single
No.TitleLength
1."Don't"3:39
2."Friends"3:10
Digital download – extended play
No.TitleLength
1."Don't" (Rick Ross Remix)4:17
2."Be My Husband" (Live from Glastonbury)7:50
3."Everything You Are"3:58
4."Friends"3:10
Digital download – UK extended play
No.TitleLength
1."Don't" (Rick Ross Remix)4:17
2."Be My Husband" (Live from Glastonbury)7:50
3."Everything You Are"3:58

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[48] 2× Platinum 140,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[49] 2× Platinum 160,000*
Italy (FIMI)[50] Platinum 30,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[51] Platinum 15,000*
Sweden (GLF)[52] Platinum 40,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[53] Gold 400,000‡
United States — 1,464,000[7]
Streaming
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[54] Platinum 2,600,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  50. ^ "Italian single certifications – Ed Sheeran – Don't" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 30 December 2014. Select "2014" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Don't" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
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  53. ^ "British single certifications – Ed Sheeran – Don't". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 21 November 2014. Select singles in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Don't in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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