"Don't Panic" is a song by American

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recording artist

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. It was released on August 12, 2014, as a standalone single. The song was produced by

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Background

The song was teased for months on social media and featured a different cover art prior to its official release in August. Then girlfriend

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is featured on the right side of the official cover art. The song makes a few allusions to the novel ''

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'', namely the phrase "Don't Panic", repeated throughout the song, and star and planet imagery in the first verse.

Music video

A music video for the song directed by Eif Rivera was shot on July 9, 2014. It was released on August 13, 2014. The video features Montana's now ex-girlfriend

Remixes

The official remix features R&B singers

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and

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. Fellow Coke Boy member Chinx released his own remix to the song. Compton rapper YG made a remix of his own.

Track listing

;Digital download

Charts

References

2014 songs 2014 singles French Montana songs Song recordings produced by Mustard (record producer) Songs written by French Montana Songs written by Mustard (record producer) {{2010s-hiphop-single-stub