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"Don't Stop"
Single by Fleetwood Mac
from the album Rumours
B-side"Gold Dust Woman" (UK)
"Never Going Back Again" (US)
ReleasedMarch 1977
Recorded1976
GenrePop rock
Length3:13
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Christine McVie
Producer(s)
Fleetwood Mac singles chronology
"Dreams"
(1977) 		"Don't Stop"
(1977) 		"You Make Loving Fun"
(1977)
Rumours track listing
Template:Rumours tracks

"Don't Stop" is a song by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, written by vocalist and keyboard player Christine McVie. Sung by guitarist Lindsey Buckingham and McVie, it was a single taken from the band's hit album Rumours (1977). It is one of the band's most enduring hits, peaking at No. 3 on the Billboard singles chart. In the UK market, "Don't Stop" followed "Go Your Own Way" as the second single from Rumours and peaked at No. 32. In the US market, it was the third single released, and peaked at No. 3 in October 1977.

Music and concept

"Don't Stop" has been described musically as a pop rock song.[1][2] It reflects Christine McVie's feelings after her separation from Fleetwood Mac's bass guitarist, John McVie, after eight years of marriage. "'Don't Stop' was just a feeling. It just seemed to be a pleasant revelation to have that 'yesterday's gone'," she remembers in The Fleetwood Mac Story: Rumours and Lies, "It might have, I guess, been directed more toward John, but I'm just definitely not a pessimist."[3]

Political significance

The song was the theme music for United States presidential candidate Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign, and was played at the 1992 Democratic National Convention during its final night balloon drop. Upon winning the election, Clinton persuaded the Rumours lineup of the group to perform the song for his inaugural ball in 1993.[4]

At the 2000 convention, he ended his speech by saying, "Keep putting people first. Keep building those bridges. And don't stop thinking about tomorrow!" Immediately after the final sentence, the song began playing over the loudspeakers. The song was also played for Clinton's appearances at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 conventions.[citation needed]

Personnel

Chart performance

References

  1. ^ "Blake Shelton puts a country spin on his rendition of Fleetwood Mac's 'Don't Stop'". Coast. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  2. ^ Miller, Matt (13 June 2017). "Fleetwood Mac Members Will Warm Your Cold, Dead Heart With 'Don't Stop' On Toy Instruments". Esquire. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  3. ^ Brunning, Bob .(2001). Rumours and Lies: The Fleetwood Mac Story. ISBN 978-1-84449-011-0. Retrieved January 2, 2007.
  4. ^ Greene, Andy (2013-01-22). "Flashback: Fleetwood Mac Reunite in 1993". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
  5. ^ "Fleetwood Mac – Don't Stop" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  6. ^ "Fleetwood Mac – Don't Stop" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  7. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  8. ^ "Fleetwood Mac – Don't Stop" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  9. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  10. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, September 17, 1977". Archived from the original on June 9, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  11. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Fleetwood Mac – Don't Stop" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  12. ^ "Top 200 Singles of '77 – Volume 28, No. 14, December 31 1977". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  13. ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1977/Top 100 Songs of 1977". www.musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  14. ^ "Cash Box Year-End Charts: 1977/Top 100 Pop Singles, December 31, 1977". Archived from the original on October 20, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  15. ^ "British single certifications – Fleetwood Mac – Don't Stop". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
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