"Don't Stop" is a song written by Chick Rains and

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, and recorded by American

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artist

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. It was released in July 1995 as the third single from Hayes' debut album ''

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''. The song reached number 10 on the ''

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chart and number 12 on the Canadian ''

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'' country singles chart.

Critical reception

Larry Flick, of ''

'' magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "fun, uptempo romp."''

'', July 22, 1995

Music video

The music video was directed by

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and premiered in mid-1995.

Chart performance

"Don't Stop" debuted at number fifty-four on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 15, 1995.

Year-end charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Don't Stop (Wade Hayes Song) 1995 singles Wade Hayes songs Songs written by Tom Shapiro Song recordings produced by Don Cook Columbia Nashville Records singles Music videos directed by Steven Goldmann Songs written by Chick Rains 1995 songs