Don't Go Now

{{Infobox song

| name = Don't Go Now

| cover = Don't_Go_Now_by_Ratcat.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Ratcat

| album = Blind Love

| released = {{Start date|1991|04|df=yes}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| length = {{duration|m=3|s=12}}

| label = rooArt

| writer = Simon Day, Robyn St Clare

| producer = Nick Mainsbridge

| prev_title = Saying Goodbye

| prev_year = 1989

| next_title = Baby Baby

| next_year = 1991

}}

"Don't Go Now" is a single by Australian indie pop band Ratcat, released in April 1991. It went peaked at {{abbr|No.|Number}} 1 in Australia, becoming their second number-one single after the Tingles extended play (EP). Nick Mainsbridge was nominated for Engineer of the Year at the ARIA Music Awards of 1992 for "Don't Go Now".{{cite web|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/search/?text=ratcat|title=ARIA Award search "RatCat" |publisher=ARIA Awards|accessdate=12 March 2015}}

Track listing

CD single (rooArt 878 861-2)

"Don't Go Now" – 3:13
"The Lie" – 2:53
"Midnight" – 1:42

Reception

Double J named it in the top fifty Australian songs of the 1990s, saying, "Charming as its melody and sentiment were, the thought of something as punkish and vital as ‘Don't Go Now' sitting in the number one spot on the charts is beyond belief. It's got the basics of a perfect pop tune; Only difference is, this one has a bitchin' fuzz solo in the middle of it."{{cite web|author=Dan Condon|url=https://www.abc.net.au/listen/doublej/music-reads/features/the-50-best-australian-songs-of-the-90s/10267974|title=The 50 best Australian songs of the 90s|website=Double J}}

Charts

On Australia's ARIA Singles Chart, "Don't Go Now" debuted at No. 8 and peaked at No. 1 six weeks later, spending 13 weeks in the top 50.

=Weekly charts=

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scope="col"\| Chart (1991) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
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scope="col"| Chart (1991)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"{{single chart|Australia|1|artist=RatCat|song=Don't Go Now|access-date=11 March 2015|refname="aus"}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"\| Chart (1991) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| Australia (ARIA){{cite web\|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1991/singles-chart\|title=ARIA Top 50 Singles for 1991 \|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association \|access-date=3 October 2022}} \| 32

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

scope="col"| Chart (1991)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1991/singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 50 Singles for 1991 |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association |access-date=3 October 2022}}

| 32

Certifications

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1991|certyear=1991|access-date=3 October 2022}}

Release history

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scope="col"\|Region !scope="col"\|Date !scope="col"\|Format !scope="col"\|Label !scope="col"\|{{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}}
scope="row"\|Australia \|April 1991 \|CD single \|rooArt \|

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scope="col"|Region

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Format

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!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row"|Australia

|April 1991

|CD single

|rooArt