"Don't!" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian

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singer Shania Twain. It was released on January 18, 2005, to country and adult contemporary radio as the second single from her '' Greatest Hits'' compilation album. The song was written by Twain and then-husband Robert John "Mutt" Lange. The song was also included under the end credits of the 2005 film '' An Unfinished Life'', and in the Brazilian soap opera '' América''. "Don't!" was a moderate commercial success, reaching the top 20 on the US

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chart as well as the Ultratip charts in both Flanders and Wallonia.

Music video

The

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for "Don't!",directed by

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, was shot in

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at Quinta Real Hotel and

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plantation. It was filmed on October 24, 2004, and released on January 7, 2005, to

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. In 2006,

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named "Don't!" the eighth sexiest country music video. In the video Twain rides a horse through rows of Yucca wearing a red dress, and walks around in the hotel wearing a white dress and

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. Near the end of the video, a tear runs down her face. The video is included on certain CD singles of "Don't!".

Chart performance

"Don't!" debuted on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart the week of January 29, 2005, at number 44, Twain's fourth highest debut of all time, and highest of the week. The single spent 15 weeks on the chart and climbed to a peak position of number 24 on April 2, 2005, where it remained for one week. Released to

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radio on March 28, 2005, "Don't!" debuted at number 29, the highest debut of the week, on April 16, 2005. The single spent 16 weeks on the chart and climbed to a peak position of number 18 on May 14, 2005, where it remained for four non-consecutive weeks. "Don't!" became Twain's tenth consecutive top 20 single there. In the UK, "Don't!" appeared at its peak position of number 30 on March 12, 2005. This became, and remains, her lowest peaking single in that country, and only remained on the chart for three weeks. It fell to number 57 in its second week, then fell off the chart completely. It re-entered the chart for one more week at number 87. It was her last single to chart in the UK until her 2023 collaboration with

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, " Unhealthy", reached the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart.

Track listings

These are the formats for major releases. Maxi CD single (UK & Germany) #"Don't" - 3:53 #"I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" (Live) - 4:23 #"From This Moment On" (Live) - 4:07 #Enhanced: "Don't" - Music Video UK CD single - Limited Edition #"Don't" - 3:55 #"Party For Two" (Kenny Hayes Remix) - 5:43 Germany CD single #"Don't" - 3:55 #"I'm Gonna Getcha Good! (Live) - 4:23

Official versions

*Album Version (3:56) *Radio Edit (3:30)

Cover version

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covered the song on her ''

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'' album, released in 2007.

Charts

Release history

References

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