Don't Stop (Fleetwood Mac song)
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| Single by Fleetwood Mac | ||||||||||||
| from the album Rumours | ||||||||||||
| B-side | "Never Going Back Again" (US) / "Gold Dust Woman (UK) | |||||||||||
| Released | March 1977 (UK) / July 1977 (US) | |||||||||||
| Format | 7" | |||||||||||
| Recorded | 1976 | |||||||||||
| Genre | Rock | |||||||||||
| Length |
3:13 (Album version) 3:34 (Demo version) | |||||||||||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Christine McVie | |||||||||||
| Producer(s) | Fleetwood Mac, Richard Dashut & Ken Caillat | |||||||||||
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"Don't Stop" is a song by the British-American group Fleetwood Mac, written by vocalist and keyboard player Christine McVie. Sung by Christine McVie and guitarist Lindsey Buckingham, it was a single taken from the band's 1977 hit album, Rumours. 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 U.S, it was the third single released, and peaked at No. 3 in October 1977.
Background
"Don't Stop" 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."[1]
Political significance
It was used by U.S. presidential candidate Bill Clinton as the theme for his first campaign, most notably at the 1992 Democratic National Convention. Upon winning the election, President Clinton persuaded the then-disbanded group to reform to perform it for his inaugural ball in 1993. At the 2000 DNC, he ended his speech by saying, "Keep putting people first. Keep building those bridges. And don't stop thinking about tomorrow!" Immediately after this sentence, the song began playing over the loudspeakers.
The theme was played again for Clinton's appearances at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 events.
Music video
A live performance of the song was used as a music video.
Personnel
- Mick Fleetwood - drums
- John McVie - bass guitar
- Christine McVie - acoustic piano, tack piano, Vox Continental, lead vocals
- Lindsey Buckingham - electric guitars, lead vocals
- Stevie Nicks - tambourine, backing vocals
Chart performance
Weekly singles charts
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Year-end charts
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Cover versions
A cover by Elton John was included on the 1998 compilation Legacy: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac's Rumours.
Status Quo covered the song in their 1996 covers album Don't Stop.
Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist Nina Nesbitt released a cover version of "Don't Stop" on August 23, 2013 in the United Kingdom.
It is included as one of the many songs in The Official BBC Children in Need Medley.
Notes
- ↑ Brunning, Bob .(2001). Rumours And Lies: The Fleetwood Mac Story. ISBN 978-1-84449-011-0. Retrieved January 2, 2007.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Fleetwood Mac – Don't Stop" (in French). Ultratop 50.
- ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Fleetwood Mac – Don't Stop". GfK Entertainment Charts.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Fleetwood Mac – Don't Stop" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ↑ "Fleetwood Mac: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company.
- ↑ http://50.6.195.142/archives/70s_files/1977YESP.html
