Don't Wanna Fight

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"Don't Wanna Fight"
Alabama Shakes - Dont Wanna Fight single cover.jpg
Single by Alabama Shakes
from the album Sound & Color
ReleasedFebruary 10, 2015 (2015-02-10) [1]
Genre
Length3:53
Label
Songwriter(s) Brittany Howard
Producer(s) Blake Mills [2]
Alabama Shakes singles chronology
"Hang Loose"
(2013)		"Don't Wanna Fight"
(2015)		"Gimme All Your Love"
(2015)
Music video
"Don't Wanna Fight" on YouTube

"Don't Wanna Fight" is a song performed by American rock band Alabama Shakes, issued as the lead single from the band's second studio album Sound & Color . The band performed the song live for the first time on February 28, 2015 on Saturday Night Live . [3] [4] The song won two awards at the 58th Grammy Awards on February 15, 2016.

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Critical reception

The song has received positive reviews from critics. Jon Blistein of Rolling Stone called the song a "chunky, funky soul cut" as well as a "knockout blow". [5] The same magazine ranked "Don't Wanna Fight" at number 20 on its annual year-end list to find the best songs of 2015. [6] Ann Powers of NPR called the song a "deep soul track" and further stated that the song is "just a taste" of what the band has to offer on the new album. [2] In December 2015, the song received two Grammy Awards nominations for Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance, winning both in February 2016. [7] Stephen Thomas Erlewine on AllMusic described the song as "strong, boundless funk". [8] NME described it as "taut, lascivious funk". [9]

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [10] 32
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [11] 31
Canada Rock ( Billboard ) [12] 4
France (SNEP) [13] 112
Japan (Japan Hot 100) [14] 61
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [15] 13
US Rock Airplay ( Billboard ) [16] 19

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)Position
US Hot Rock Songs [17] 50

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [18] Gold40,000‡
United States (RIAA) [19] Platinum1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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