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

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band

Magic! Magic! (stylized in all uppercase) is a Canadian reggae fusion band from Toronto. Based in Los Angeles, the band comprises lead vocalist, guitarist/producer Nasri Atweh, guitarist/keyboardist Mark "Pelli" Pellizzer, and bassist Ben Spivak. Ac ...

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

Nasri Atweh Nasri Tony Atweh (, born 10 January 1981), known mononymously as Nasri, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and record producer. He serves as lead vocalist and songwriter for the reggae fusion band Magic!, which he formed in 2012 with fellow Tor ...

and Mark Pellizzer along with the producer,

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

. 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