"Don't Stop" is a song by American

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band Nothing More. It was released as a promotional single off of their album ''

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''. Two versions of the song exist, the album version, and the single and

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version, which contains new guest vocals in the

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Background

"Don't Stop" was written and recording over the course of 2016 and 2017, while the band alternated between touring and writing and recording their fifth studio album, ''

''. The song was leaked on June 16, 2017, due to a technical glitch on the band's website, and was immediately taken down. The song was officially released a week later, on June 23, at the same time as the album's first single, "

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". A lyric video was released at the same time. A promotional single and full-fledged

was released on September 29, 2017, two weeks after the release of ''The Stories We Tell Ourselves''. This version contains additional vocals in the

, alternating vocals with Nothing More frontman Jonny Hawkins. The music video alternates between footage of the band performing, and increasing numbers of people running through a city, away from special agent government men, with the people eventually arriving at the warehouse the band is performing in. Shaddix also appears in the video, where he emerges from the crowd to perform his part of the song.

Composition and themes

The song was described as having an electronic and

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beat, with an overall

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sound due to its "massive bass" and "soaring guitars". The song's sound was described as having elements of

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. Hawkins alternates between soaring, melodic vocals, and harsh, screamed vocals, throughout the song. The guest vocals provided by Jacoby Shaddix mirror these same traits, with the two creating a sound as if they are "facing off" against one another, chanting and screaming. Lyrically, the song is about one pushing forward in one's inner struggles while embracing individuality and inner-strength to do so. It has been described as a "powerful, twisty anthem about not giving up", with Hawkins repeatedly pleading to the listener to "keep digging deep". The song, written by Hawkins, was one from the album written during his efforts to re-examine his life, his personal issues, and his role in society.

Personnel

*Credits from album inlay booklet. Band * Jonny Hawkins – lead vocals * Mark Vollelunga – guitar, backing vocals * Daniel Oliver – bass, keyboards, backing vocals * Ben Anderson – drums Guest musicians *

- vocals

References

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