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featuring Scottish producer

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. It is the final of eleven singles that form Petras' unofficial project ''Era 1''. The song was produced by Sophie,

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and Aaron Joseph, and was written by them along with Petras and Aaron Jennings. The track's official lyric video was released on 13 February 2019.

Background

Prior to the release,

premiered the song as "We Don't Stop" at Form 2018. The track was officially released on February 8 alongside the songs "If U Think About Me..." and "Homework" featuring

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. The song was composed in the D-flat major key at 108 beats-per-minute and is 3 minutes and 33 seconds long. The track was Petras' first release since her

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-themed EP '' Turn Off The Light, Vol. 1'' (2018).

Reception

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'' was positive in their review of the song and cited as "one of Petras' best releases to date" further dubbing it as "a party anthem that clicks and pops with producer Sophie's

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'' proclaimed the song as "an addictive pop banger made all the better by Sophie's slick production". Salvatore Maicki of ''

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'' was also positive in their review, calling the song "straight up beach party music". Robin Murray of ''

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'' called the song "upremely addictive" and further added that track is "superbly feminine while linked utterly to digital developments, it manages to be both an outrageous pop statement and a real 'wtf?' moment." Justin Horowitz of ''All Things Go'' praised the pairing for being "celebrated faces of women in the trans community and have used their talents to spread awareness and equality regarding LGBTQA+ rights." The music blog Bit Of Pop Music gave a mixed review, saying that the song might be a bit basic and repetitive in terms of vocals and lyrics" but stated that "the production is impeccable". The Bozo gave the song a lukewarm review but compared it to the sounds of

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and praised it as their favorite out of the three songs released together. ''

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'' ranked the song as the fifth best ''Era 1'' single, noting that "the track has all the makings of a pop hit straight out of

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Commercial performance

The song debuted and peaked at number 40 on the ''

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chart.

Charts

References

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