"Don't Let Me Be Yours" is a song by Swedish singer

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. It was released on 12 May 2017 by

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and

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as the sixth single from her second studio album '' So Good'' (2017). The song was co-written by

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, who additionally provided backing vocals.

Composition

"Don't Let Me Be Yours" is a

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song with a length of three minutes and nineteen seconds. It is in the key of E major and moves at a tempo of 113 beats per minute in a 4/4 time signature.

Critical reception

Mike Wass of ''Idolator'' wrote that the song "meets the soulful-pop-with-euro-beats brief better than most, showing what the Swedish pop star is capable of when given the right material."

Music video

The

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for the song, directed by Daniel Kaufman, was premiered on 12 May 2017 on Larsson's

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channel. The video has a girl power theme, following the story of a young girl who aspires to be a racer.

Track listing

Personnel

– vocals, writer, background vocals *

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– writer *

– writer, background vocals, guitar *

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– writer, producer, keyboard, piano * Chris Laws – drums * Phil Tan – mixing engineer * Bill Zimmerman – mixing engineer * Chris Laws – mixing engineer * Dann Pursey – mixing engineer * Emerson Mancini – mastering engineer

Charts

Release history

References

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