Don't Go (Girls and Boys)

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"Don't Go (Girls and Boys)"
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Single by Fefe Dobson
from the album Fefe Dobson (2004 reissue)
B-side "Don't Let Me Fall"
Released25 May 2004 (2004-05-25)
Recorded2003
Genre
Length3:18
Label Island
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Jay Levine
Fefe Dobson singles chronology
"Everything"
(2004)
"Don't Go (Girls and Boys)"
(2004)
"Don't Let It Go to Your Head"
(2005)

"Don't Go (Girls and Boys)" is a song written and recorded by Canadian singer Fefe Dobson with producer Jay Levine. It was released on May 25 2004, and serves as the fourth and final single from Dobson's self-titled debut album. Although it did not appear on the initial release of the album, the song was appended to later pressings. [2] The song was featured in a 2004 Tommy Hilfiger commercial that starred Dobson. [3] [4]

Contents

Critical reception

Rashaun Hall of Billboard wrote that "Don't Go (Girls and Boys)" is "as nostalgic as it is catchy" and is an "instantly infectious jam." [1]

Track listing

CD single [5]

  1. "Don't Go (Girls and Boys)" (Fefe Dobson, Jay Levine) — 3:18
  2. "Don't Let Me Fall" (Dobson, Levine) — 3:55

There is a version "For Promotional Use Only" [6] sometimes referred to as a DJ single, with just the song and a brief "CALLOUT".

Music video

The music video for "Don't Go" was directed by Rainbows & Vampires and is set in New York City, with references to subways, 43rd Street, and CBGB in both the song and video. [7] The video starred Dobson and Drake Bell running away from two unidentified men in black suits and culminates with Dobson performing the song on-stage at CBGB.

Chart performance

Chart (2004)Peak
position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan) [8] 9
Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 ( Radio & Records ) [9] 13
Canada Hot AC Top 30 ( Radio & Records ) [10] 9

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousMay 25, 2004 Digital download [11]
United StatesJune 11, 2004 Contemporary hit radio [12]
VariousJune 29, 2004 CD single Universal International [5]
United StatesJuly 9, 2004 Hot adult contemporary
  • Island
  • IDJMG
[13]

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