"Don't Kill the Magic" is a song recorded by Canadian

reggae fusion Reggae fusion is a genre of reggae that mixes reggae and/or dancehall with other genres, such as pop, rock, hip hop, R&B, jazz, funk, soul, disco, electronic and latin. Origin Although artists have been mixing reggae with other genres from as ...

band

Magic! Magic! (stylized in all uppercase) is a Canadian reggae fusion band based in Toronto, Ontario. The band is composed of lead vocalist, guitarist/producer Nasri Atweh, guitarist/keyboardist Mark "Pelli" Pellizzer, and bassist Ben Spivak. Active ...

from their debut studio album of the same name (2014). It was written by group members

Nasri Atweh Nasri Tony Atweh ( ar, نصري طوني عطوة, born 10 January 1981), known mononymously as Nasri, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and record producer. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California, United States. He is the lead vocali ...

and Mark Pellizzer along with the producer,

Adam Messinger Adam "Messy" Messinger is a Grammy Award-winning Canadian songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist currently based in Los Angeles, California. He is a producer for Canadian reggae band Magic!, but was initially a producer/songwriter ...

. Released on April 4, 2014 as the album's second single in select territories including New Zealand and Australia, it was not released in the United States due to "

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" enjoying prolonged popularity and continuing to rise on the charts there.

Music video

The official video for "Don't Kill the Magic" premiered April 23, 2014 and features the band performing in a dark room lit by pulsating lamps set up in the form of a giant capital 'M'.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

{{authority control 2014 songs 2014 singles Magic! songs RCA Records singles Sony Music singles Songs written by Nasri (musician) Songs written by Adam Messinger Songs written by Mark "Pelli" Pellizzer