"Don't Worry Bout Me" is a song by Swedish singer

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, released by

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on 28 March 2019. Larsson wrote "Don't Worry Bout Me" with

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, Linnea Södahl, Whitney Phillips, and The Struts, who also produced the song. It is a

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production. Initially released as a standalone single, the song appears on the Japanese edition of Larsson's third studio album, '' Poster Girl''.

Critical reception

Robin Murray of '' Clash'' magazine described the track as "electrifying" and "a tour de force of pop energy, backed by a killer chorus and one of Zara's most emphatic vocal performances to date." ''

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''s Cerys Kenneally called it "a sleek summer number".

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References

2019 singles 2019 songs Zara Larsson songs Epic Records singles Sony Music singles Songs written by Tove Lo Songs written by Rami Yacoub Songs written by Jakob Jerlström Songs written by Zara Larsson Songs written by Ludvig Söderberg Songs written by Whitney Phillips Songs written by Linnea Södahl {{Dance-song-stub