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Don't Stop (Megan Thee Stallion song)

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{{Infobox song

| name = Don't Stop

| cover = Megan Thee Stallion - Don't Stop.png

| alt = A tattoo on the buttocks presenting Megan Thee Stallion in three different positions and fashions and Young Thug in the same, wearing on the left and right sides of Megan. On the right there is also a bottle with a note saying "DRINK ME!". Over all the body, there are roses. Hands are with red nails and right hand is hiding left breast. Writings on tattoo reads: on the top, "MEGAN THEE STALLION", "YOUNG THUG" and on the bottom "DON'T STOP".

| type = single

| artist = Megan Thee Stallion featuring Young Thug

| album = Good News

| released =

| recorded = August 2020

| studio =

| genre = *Hip hop

*electronic

*industrial

| length = 3:08

| label =

* 1501 Certified

* 300

| writer =

* Megan Pete

* Jeffery Williams

* Tyron Douglas

| producer =

* Buddah Bless

| chronology = Megan Thee Stallion

| prev_title = WAP

| prev_year = 2020

| next_title = Thick (Remix)

| next_year = 2020

| misc =

}}

"'Don't Stop'" is a song by American rapper Megan Thee Stallion, featuring vocals from American rapper Young Thug. It was written by both with Buddah Bless, and produced by Buddah Bless and Ricky Remedy. The song was released on October 2, 2020 by 1501 Certified Entertainment and 300 Entertainment as the second official single from her debut studio album 'Good News' (2020). Musically, it is a sex-positive hip hop song with production inspired by electronic and industrial music.

"Don't Stop" debuted and peaked at number 30 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100. To promote the song, Megan performed it alongside Young Thug during the season premiere of the 46th season of 'Saturday Night Live'. A music video inspired by the 1951 film 'Alice in Wonderland' and directed by Colin Tilley was released on the same day as the song.

Background and release



The collaboration was first teased via the Instagram page of 300 Entertainment after they posted a picture of the two artists in the studio together, a week before the song's release. On September 28, 2020, Megan posted the song's cover art and release date to her Instagram. The song was released on October 2, 2020.

On October 8, 2020, Megan partnered with Amazon Music to create the "Don't Stop" scholarship fund, which provided two women of color pursuing an associate degree, bachelor's degree or postgraduate degree in any field of study with $10,000 each.

Composition



"Don't Stop" is a hip hop song with elements of electronic and industrial music in its production. The track is backed instrumentally by "glitch" sounds and heavy percussion 'MTV Australia's Jackson Langford compared the song's production to that of British record label PC Music. The song includes "raunchy" and "sex-positive" lyrics, such as "I've got a stank ass walk and a reckless ass mouth" and "Don't stop, pop that cat".

Critical reception



Jessica McKinney of 'Complex' identified the song as one of the best released during the week ending October 2, 2020. 'Billboard's Jason Lipshutz praised the song, writing that it "sounds like it would absolutely ignite any dance floor or arena crowd upon which it is dropped", and calling the production "one of Buddah Bless' most spectacular productions to date". Andrew Sacher of 'BrooklynVegan' called the track a "banger". Langford of 'MTV Australia' wrote that, with "Don't Stop", "Megan asserts her dominance over the globe once again just in case you forgot who was in charge.". Writing for 'Paper', Sarah Mai complimented the song's lyrics, referring to them as "clever and fun".

Live performances



A day after the release of "Don't Stop", Megan performed the track during the season premiere of 'Saturday Night Live' alongside Young Thug.

Commercial performance



"Don't Stop" debuted and peaked at number 30 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 chart for the week ending October 17, 2020, with 13.8 million domestic streams and 5,000 downloads. The single also debuted at number one on 'Billboard's Top Triller US and Top Triller Global charts, displacing Dixie D'Amelio's "Be Happy", and at number 61 on the 'Billboard' Global 200 chart, amassing 18.6 million streams and 6,000 downloads globally.

Music video



The music video for "Don't Stop", directed by Colin Tilley, was released alongside the song, serving as the first official music video from Megan's debut album Good News. Megan Thee Stallion appears throughout the video dressed in outfits inspired by various characters from 'Alice in Wonderland', including Alice, the Queen of Hearts, and the Cheshire Cat. The video also features voguing dancers from the HBO Max series 'Legendary' (on which Megan is a judge), Megan riding a giant rocking horse and twerking, and a CGI-animated cat which resembles the Cheshire Cat. Young Thug appears during his verse dressed as 'Edward Scissorhands'.

Reception

'Pitchfork's Eric Torres named the video for "Don't Stop" the third best music video released in October 2020, calling it "a delirious trip through familiar cinematic imagery, all delivered by Megans tongue-wagging, irreverent charisma." Zoe Haylock of 'Vulture' reviewed the video positively, writing, "The music video is endless twists on classics, with just enough Meg in there to make them feel brand new. And, its carefree."

Personnel



Credits adapted from Tidal.

* Megan Thee Stallionvocals, songwriting

* Young Thugvocals, songwriting

* Buddah Blessproduction, songwriting

* A. "Bainz" Bainsengineering, vocal recording engineering

* Shawn "Source" Jarrettengineering

* Aresh Banajiassistant engineering

* Jaycen Joshuamixing

* Jacob Richardassistant mixing

* Mike Seabergassistant mixing

* Colin Leonardmastering

Charts



Certifications



Release history



References



Category:2020 singles

Category:2020 songs

Category:300 Entertainment singles

Category:Megan Thee Stallion songs

Category:Songs written by Megan Thee Stallion

Category:Young Thug songs

Category:Songs written by Young Thug

Category:Songs written by Buddah Bless

Category:Song recordings produced by Buddah Bless

Category:Music videos directed by Colin Tilley

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