Don't Stop the Music (Robyn album)

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Don't Stop the Music
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Released30 October 2002
Label
Producer
Robyn chronology
My Truth
(1999)
Don't Stop the Music
(2002)
Robyn's Best
(2004)
Singles from Don't Stop the Music
  1. "Keep This Fire Burning"
    Released: 21 September 2002
  2. "Don't Stop the Music"
    Released: 23 January 2003
Professional ratings
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SourceRating
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Don't Stop the Music is the third studio album by Swedish pop singer Robyn. It was released on 30 October 2002 in Sweden by BMG. The album peaked at number two in her native Sweden, and the two singles "Keep This Fire Burning" and "Don't Stop the Music" were both top 10 hits. [4] In 2003, Don't Stop the Music was certified platinum by IFPI, and has sold over 60,000 copies in Sweden. [5]

Contents

The song "Should Have Known" also appears on Robyn's self-titled fourth studio album from 2005 in a re-recorded version. Despite the album's two singles being released through most of Europe, the album was only available in Sweden and Japan until 2019, when it received a worldwide digital release on Konichiwa Records.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Keep This Fire Burning"
Ghost3:50
2."Don't Stop the Music"
Ghost3:27
3."O Baby"
  • Robyn
  • Kronlund
4:06
4."Blow My Mind"
  • Robyn
  • Kronlund
Guy Sigsworth 4:06
5."Should Have Known"
  • Robyn
  • Kronlund
Sigsworth4:39
6."Moonlight"
Ghost3:48
7."Breakdown Intermission"
  • Ghost
  • Jah
3:26
8."Ain't No Thing"
  • Robyn
  • Lindström
  • Ekhé
Ghost3:30
9."Big City"
  • Robyn
  • Remee
  • Lindström
  • Ekhé
Ghost4:01
10."Psycho"
  • Robyn
  • Remee
  • Lindström
  • Ekhé
Ghost4:15
11."Still Your Girl"
  • Ghost
  • Cutfather & Joe [b]
3:54
12."Regntunga skyar" (hidden track)
 5:00
Total length:48:02

Charts and certifications

Release history

RegionDate
Sweden30 October 2002
Japan22 April 2003
United StatesJuly 2019

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