Don't go

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Don't go
Wretch 32 feat. Josh Kumra
publication August 18, 2011
length 3:57
Genre (s) Hip-hop , R&B
Author (s) Wretch 32, Rachel Moulden and Josh Kumra
Label Ministry of Sound
album Black and White

Don't Go is a song by British rapper Wretch 32 from his debut album Black and White , which he recorded with Josh Kumra .

Data

It was first released on August 18, 2011 on the Ministry of Sound label and is Wretch 32's most commercially successful single to date. The song was produced by Paul Heard and Maiday, composed and written by Wretch 32, Rachel Moulden and Josh Kumra.

background

Wretch 32 rates Don't Go as a single who communicates with people. In addition, the sound would be reminiscent of the songs from his old mixtapes and CDs. He would also like heartfelt music, but with Don't Go he wanted to bring out something for the clubs and festivals. Wretch 32 told the Sun that he would see parallels with William Shakespeare by talking about one thing but meaning something else that he had mastered perfectly. So the text to Don't Go is about love, but Wretch 32 actually wanted to express his love for music. When he tried to explain this to people, they would not have understood it at first, but after a few more attempts to explain it would have clicked on them.

reception

Charts

Don't Go became Wretch 32's first number one hit. The single went straight to the top of the UK charts on August 27, 2011. They stayed in the UK Top 75 for a total of eleven weeks . In the UK R&B Charts as well as in the UK Indie Charts, she also climbed to position one. In Scotland, on the other hand, they only achieved second place and Ireland highest position 39.

criticism

  • BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe selected the song as the Hottest Record in the World on June 9, 2011. He described it as "emo rap with the style of Eminem , LL Cool J , Mike Skinner and the other great MCs who dare to show vulnerability in the genre that is actually built on strength [hip-hop] . "
  • Female First's Alistair McGeorge said the song would cement what people had suspected before: Wretch 32 was going to become a huge crossover mainstream star.
  • Digital Spy’s Robert Copsey wrote that Don't Go might not be as fast as his previous releases, but it’s definitely the most captivating release. He awarded four stars out of five.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Don't Go (Remixes) [feat. Josh Kumra]. In: iTunes . Apple Inc., August 18, 2011, accessed October 20, 2012 .
  2. ↑ WRETCH 32 FEAT. JOSH KUMRA - DON'T GO. hitparade.ch , accessed on October 20, 2012 .
  3. ^ Robert Copsey: Wretch 32 interview: "I'm keeping an eye on the US". In: Digital Spy . Hearst Magazines UK, July 27, 2011, accessed on October 20, 2012 (English): “This third single isn't the easiest or most obvious choice, but I think it's starting to connect with people, which is all I want to do really. This type of sound is what I was known for making on my old CDs and mixtapes. I like heartfelt music, but I wanted to initially come out with something for the clubs and festivals. "
  4. ↑ Don't Go by Wretch 32nd In: Songfacts. Tone Media, accessed on October 20, 2012 (English): “Take my track 'Don't Go', which was, on the surface, a love song. But I actually wrote it about my love for music. At first, when I told people that, they didn't get it at all but, after a few lists, it clicked. And that's something that Shakespeare started. "
  5. ↑ Chart sources: UK UK R&B UK Indie SCO IRE
  6. ^ Zane Lowe: Hottest Record - Wretch 32 - Don't Go. BBC Radio 1 , June 9, 2011, accessed October 20, 2012 (English): "Tonight's Hottest Record is emo-rap in the grand tradition of Eminem, LL Cool J, Mike Skinner and the other great MCs unafraid to show weakness in a genre primarily built on strength. "
  7. ↑ Alistair McGeorge: Single Review: Wretch 32 - Don't Go (ft. Josh Kumra). In: Female First. First Active Media, July 29, 2011, accessed on October 20, 2012 : “'Don't Go' cements what some people already suspected: Wretch 32 is the next big thing on the scene, and will be a huge crossover star in the mainstream. "
  8. ↑ Robert Copsey: Wretch 32 ft. Josh Kumra: 'Don't Go'. In: Digital Spy . Hearst Magazines UK, August 14, 2011, accessed on October 20, 2012 (English): “[…] guest vocalist Josh Kumra croons on the lighter-waving chorus; the result is not as instant as his previous offerings, but easily his most infectious yet. "