Don't You Worry Child
"Don't You Worry Child" is the sixth single released by Swedish house music supergroup Swedish House Mafia. It is the last single from their second studio album, Until Now, featuring vocals from Swedish singer John Martin. In the United States, it is the act's second number-one single on Billboard's Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart, following "Save the World". It is the group's final single released before their disbandment in early 2013. It received a Grammy nomination for Best Dance Recording in the 2013 Grammy Awards, as did its predecessor, "Save the World", the previous year. The song is written in the key of B minor.
History
The song was announced during the Swedish House Mafia's tour of Australia while they played at Future Music Festival 2012. They say it was made from the inspiration they took from the beauty of Australia. The title "Don't You Worry Child" was mentioned a few times, with hints from the group members themselves on their Twitter pages. When it was announced that the tour the Swedish House Mafia was about to set on would be their last, a farewell single was also announced – "Don't You Worry Child" being that single. The song had its live debut at the Swedish House Mafia's Milton Keynes Bowl concert and its radio debut on Pete Tong's BBC Radio 1 show on 10 August 2012.The song was included on their tour One Last Tour, which ended in Miami where they parted ways for five years.
Chart and sales performance
In the United Kingdom, "Don't You Worry Child" made its debut at number one with first week sales of 135,000 copies. It sold 632,000 copies in the United Kingdom in 2012, the 13th best-selling single of that year.In the United States, the song became Swedish House Mafia's biggest hit, peaking at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it their first and only top ten single. The song has sold over 3 million copies in the United States as of March 2014, and over 5.5 million copies worldwide.
Music video
A music video for the song was released on 14 September 2012, filmed on location at the group's final British performance on 14 July 2012 at the National Bowl in Milton Keynes., the music video has over 600 million views on YouTube.Track listing
Remixes
Covers
- UK artist Beth published a vocal/piano cover on YouTube in September 2012, which was remixed by a German house DJ and producer Charming Horses in 2015.
- The pop a cappella group Pentatonix performed a mash-up of the song with "Save the World", also by Swedish House Mafia, on their YouTube channel in February 2013.
- In March 2013, British singer Olly Murs did a cover of the song for BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge.
- Jessica Sutta did a cover of the song for 104.3 MyFm in April 2013.
- The Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation also made a cover of the song for their cover album, The Q-Music Sessions, in 2013.
- The Belgian Flemish boyband 3M8S released a cover that charted on the Belgian Ultratop Singles Chart.
- The Piano Guys performed a Hindi version of the song, with lyrics sung by Shweta Subram.
- TG Lurgan in Ireland recorded a version of the song in the Irish language called Ná Bí Buartha.
- Anthem Lights included a version on their album "Covers" in 2013.
- The X Factor Australia season five contestant Joelle Hadjia sang this song during her audition.
- Kingsland Road sang this song as their room audition for The X Factor UK 2013.
- Relley C sang this song as her room audition for The X Factor UK 2013.
- The act Sons of Serendip performed their arrangement of the song on America's Got Talent live on 26 August 2014. Their arrangement is also included in their self-titled debut album.
- Lebanese musician Hadi Sarieddine released an ambient / mellow cover of this song on his official YouTube channel in April 2015.
- British recording artist Rick Astley, best known for his hit single "Never Gonna Give You Up," performed this song during several of his live shows.
- Postmodern Jukebox recorded and released a cover of this song.
- Violinist Tyler Butler-Figueroa covered the song in the quarterfinals of season 14 of America's Got Talent in 2019.
In popular culture
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Chart | Position |
Australia | 65 |
Austria | 69 |
Belgium | 83 |
Belgium | 93 |
Brazil | 6 |
Canada | 23 |
Germany | 51 |
Hungary | 12 |
Hungary | 24 |
New Zealand | 37 |
Slovenia | 34 |
Spain | 47 |
Sweden | 18 |
Switzerland | 33 |
UK Singles | 58 |
US Billboard Hot 100 | 26 |
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs | 10 |
US Mainstream Top 40 | 8 |
US Rhythmic | 36 |