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"Don't Start Now" is a song by English singer Dua Lipa from her second studio album, Future Nostalgia (2020). Lipa wrote the track with Caroline Ailin, Emily Warren, and its producer Ian Kirkpatrick. The song was released for digital download and streaming by Warner Records on 31 October 2019 as the lead single from the album. "Don't Start Now" is a nu-disco song with a percolating funk bassline, inspired by music by the Bee Gees, Daft Punk and Two Door Cinema Club. It has numerous 1980s and disco tropes in its production, including handclaps, a crowd noise, cowbell, synth bursts and accented strings. Its lyrics find Lipa celebrating her independence and instructing a former lover to forget about their past relationship.
The track received positive reviews upon its release; many reviewers noted significant growth in Lipa's sound and vocals. Critics also favoured its 1980s and disco elements for standing out among pop releases at the time. At the upcoming 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, "Don't Start Now" is nominated in three categories—Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Pop Solo Performance—marking Lipa's first nod in all three. The song peaked at number two on both the UK Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot 100, surpassing 2017's "New Rules" to become her highest-charting single in the US. It spent a total of 20 weeks in the top 10 on the US Hot 100 chart. In the UK, it registered the fourth-longest top 10 stay on the chart, and broke a record for the most weeks spent in the top 10 without reaching number one. Internationally, the song charted in the top 10 on charts in 40 countries, including number-one peaks in seven countries. The single is certified Multiplatinum in 12 countries, including Triple Diamond in Brazil.
The music video for "Don't Start Now" was directed by Nabil Elderkin, and features point-of-view and high-angle shots of Lipa dancing at a crowded nightclub and masquerade ball. To promote the single, Lipa performed it on many television programmes and awards shows, including the 2019 MTV Europe Music Awards, the 2019 American Music Awards and the 2019 Mnet Asian Music Awards. Numerous remixes have accompanied the song, including ones by Dom Dolla, Kungs and Regard. An extended version of the song was released: titled "Live in LA", it featured a 19-piece band and was accompanied by a music video directed by Daniel Carberry.
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