Darlin' Don't Go

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"Darlin' Don't Go"
Single by Sundance Head
from the album Soul Country
ReleasedDecember 12, 2016
Genre Country soul
Length3:30
Label Republic
Songwriter(s) Sundance Head
Producer(s) Blake Shelton
Sundance Head singles chronology
"Darlin' Don't Go"
(2016)
"How I Want to Be"
(2017)

"Darlin' Don't Go" is a song by the American country blues singer Sundance Head, recorded for his album Soul Country in 2015. It was later re-recorded and released as his winning single from The Voice , the popular singing competition. The song is written solely by Head.

Contents

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [1] 67
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 4

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
United StatesDecember 13, 2016Digital download Republic

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