Don't Go Yet

Cabello first teased the song on July 14, using her Instagram account by sharing a close-up of her face along with the caption, "listos?" which translates from Spanish to English as "Ready?".{{cite news|url=https://www.elitedaily.com/entertainment/camila-cabello-dont-go-yet-lyrics|title=Camila's new song's lyrics are just as catchy as 'Havana's|last=Mendez|first=Michele|date=July 23, 2021|access-date=July 23, 2021|work=Elite Daily}} On July 16, 2021, Camila announced via her social media accounts that "Don't Go Yet" would be released on July 23.{{cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/camila-cabello-new-single-dont-go-yet-2997512|title=Camila Cabello teases 'Don't Go Yet', her first single in almost two years|last=Langford|first=Jackson|date=July 20, 2021|access-date=July 22, 2021|work=NME}} Alongside the announcement, she also revealed the song's cover artwork.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9602713/camila-cabello-dont-go-yet-teaser/|title=Camila Cabello Shares 'Don't Go Yet' Teaser|last=Iasimone|first=Ashley|date=July 17, 2021|access-date=July 22, 2021|magazine=Billboard}} The singer is seen wearing a large earring and black outfit teamed with long black gloves. The following week, Cabello continued giving teasers from the "Don't Go Yet" music video.

According to Cabello, both the song and music video were influenced by "Cuban-Mexican family parties from her childhood, where 'everybody eats dinner, and then after you put on a little cheap disco ball with lights and suddenly the living room is the dance floor'".{{cite news|url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/07/watch-camila-cabello-drops-dont-go-yet-music-video.html|title=It's a Family Affair in Camila Cabello's 'Don't Go Yet' Video|last=Sinha|first=Charu|date=July 23, 2021|access-date=July 23, 2021|work=Vulture}}

"Don't Go Yet" was written by Cabello, Scott Harris, Mike Sabath and Eric Frederic, and produced by the latter two. The song has been described as a Latin pop, pop and tropical love song with a mix of Spanish lyrics.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/23/arts/music/playlist-lil-nas-x-camila-cabello.html|title=Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow's Prison Break, and 13 More New Songs|last=Zoladz|first=Linsday|newspaper=The New York Times|date=July 23, 2021|access-date=July 24, 2021}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3179395/camila-cabello-dont-go-yet/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723225306/http://www.mtv.com/news/3179395/camila-cabello-dont-go-yet/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 23, 2021|title=Camile Cabello throws a family fiesta in 'Don't Go Yet' video|last=Serrano|first=Athena|publisher=MTV News|date=July 23, 2021|access-date=July 24, 2021}} The Latin influenced production consists of strings, maracas, drums, trumpets, and "handclapping overlapping as" beats. Opening with "urgent", "scratchy" flamenco guitar and "luscious" ad-libs from Camila, the song plunges into swift, thumping beats.{{cite news|url=https://attitude.co.uk/article/camila-cabello-dont-go-yet-review-a-refreshing-reset-1/25450/|title=Camila Cabello 'Don't Go Yet' Review: 'A Refreshing Reset'|last=Tabberer|first=Jaime|date=July 23, 2021|access-date=July 23, 2021|work=Attitude|archive-date=July 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723155246/https://attitude.co.uk/article/camila-cabello-dont-go-yet-review-a-refreshing-reset-1/25450/|url-status=dead}} Eschewing synths and vocoders, Camila's voice is "soulful" over real instruments, from textured maracas to soaring horns.

The track also features live percussion by Cuban drummer Pedrito Martinez. The song is about the singer being together with someone and never wanting to be apart from them. The singer tells her man to shrug off his ideas of an early night and stay with her, but then explodes, as its titular phrase becomes the rallying cry of an effusive, sashaying choir.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9605518/first-stream-camila-cabello-lil-nas-x-khalid|title=First Stream: New Music From Camila Cabello, Lil Nas X, Khalid & More|last=Tabberer|first=Jaime|date=July 23, 2021|access-date=July 23, 2021|magazine=Billboard}} In terms of musical notation, the song is composed in the key of C minor, with a tempo of 110 beats per minute, and runs for two minutes and 44 seconds.{{cite web|url=https://musicstax.com/de/track/dont-go-yet/1058fW9H3fZA6QjYCdOBad|title=Key, BPM and analysis of "Don't Go Yet" by Camila Cabello|publisher=MusicStax|access-date=July 23, 2021}} Christine Hahn of Los Angeles Times noted that "the arrangements, especially in the choir" are reminiscent of the great Cuban orchestras of the '50s, in which a brass explosion marked the beginning of the choir and a complex percussion "made it clear that the songs were tropical."{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/espanol/entretenimiento/articulo/2021-07-23/camila-cabello-todo-lo-que-hago-refleja-mi-orgullo-de-ser-una-mujer-latina?_amp=true&__twitter_impression=true&fbclid=IwAR0TijjtuqWkb05-LuC0Csdb3Y8OKs2qda-oI2KhS92xm5WwVt5OnhdhFp0|title=Camila Cabello: "Todo lo que hago refleja mi orgullo de ser una mujer latina"|last=Hahn|first=Christine|date=July 23, 2021|access-date=July 24, 2021|work=Los Angeles Times|language=Spanish}}

The song received positive reviews from music critics. Describing the song as "fun" and "exuberant", The New York Times{{'s}} Lindsay Zoladz wrote "Cabello leans harder than ever into her Latin-pop roots here, but also noted that there's a "sassy rasp" to her vocals that "reminds of Doja Cat." Writing for Entertainment Tonight, Meredith B. Kile‍ named the song as "a Cuban percussion-infused, dance floor-ready single."{{cite news|url=https://www.etonline.com/new-music-releases-july-23-lil-nas-x-camila-cabello-brandi-carlile-khalid-and-more-169368|title=New Music Releases July 23: Lil Nas X, Camila Cabello, Brandi Carlile, Khalid and More|last=B. Kile|first=Meredith|date=July 23, 2021|access-date=August 5, 2021|work=Entertainment Tonight|language=en}} Anamaria Sayre of NPR Music considered that the song "meshes sounds and instrumentation not only from her own Cuban heritage but Latin America at large: From rumba rhythms to flamenco claves and everything in between," and the singer "once again positions herself as {{Lang|es|la reina del Latin pop}}."{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/now-playing/2021/07/28/1021863222/camila-cabello-dont-go-yet|title=Camila Cabello, 'Don't Go Yet' : #NowPlaying : NPR|first=Anamaria|last=Sayre|access-date=August 8, 2021|date=July 28, 2021|publisher=NPR Music}} Writing for The Daily Aztec, Trinity Bland opined that the song is a Cuban Miami music milestone, because "Cabello is carrying that torch (taking Latin pop to an international mainstream level) with the song and it can be easy to compare her to a young Gloria in this colorful single as she authentically presents her Cuban culture to fans, reaching a global audience and having fun while doing so." Furthermore, Bland also compared the song to Gloria Estefan's multiple remarkable hits, "her chant-worthy chorus reminiscent of the iconic 'O ey, o ey' from 'Rhythm Is Gonna Get You' or the emphasis on dancing like in the remarkably acclaimed 'Conga'."{{cite news |title=Camila Cabello's "Don't Go Yet" is a Cuban music milestone |url=http://thedailyaztec.com/106527/artsandculture/camila-cabellos-dont-go-yet-is-a-cuban-music-milestone/ |work=The Daily Aztec |first=Trinity |last=Blend |access-date=8 August 2021 |date=July 30, 2021}} Cosmopolitan named "Don't Go Yet" 32nd on their list of the 55 Best New Songs of 2021.{{cite news |title=The 55 Best New Songs of 2021 - Best New Music of 2021 |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/music/g35172822/best-songs-2021/ |work=Cosmopolitan |first1=Kelly |last1=Allen |first2=Adrianna |last2=Freedman |first3=Corrine |last3=Sullivan |date=October 28, 2021 |access-date=November 12, 2021}}

In the United States, "Don't Go Yet" debuted and peaked at Number 42 on the Billboard Hot 100 spending 9 weeks on the chart. It debuted and peaked at Number 28 on the Billboard Global 200. The track started at Number 30 on the Mainstream Top 40 chart, based on three days of airplay and would go on to peak at Number 17.{{Cite magazine|title=Camila Cabello|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/camila-cabello/chart-history/tfm/|access-date=2021-10-19|magazine=Billboard}} The song debuted at Number eleven on the US Digital Song Sales Chart.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}} The song debuted at Number 50 on the US Rolling Stone Top 100, marking one of the biggest debut of the week on the chart. In Canada, the song entered the Hot AC chart at number 41 based on three days of radio tracking. It ascended to Number 27 the following week. The song peaked at Number 25 on the Canadian Hot 100.{{Cite magazine|title=Camila Cabello|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/camila-cabello/chart-history/can/|access-date=2021-10-19|magazine=Billboard}}

In the United Kingdom, the song peaked at Number 37 on the UK Singles Chart, marking Cabello's 12th UK Top 40 hit. In Australia "Don't Go Yet" peaked at Number 43 on the ARIA Charts.{{Cite web |title=australian-charts.com - Camila Cabello - Don't Go Yet |url=https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Camila+Cabello&titel=Don%27t+Go+Yet&cat=s |access-date=2022-03-20 |website=australian-charts.com}}

In Spain, the song was certified Platinum in November 2021{{cite web|url=https://www.elportaldemusica.es/single/camila-cabello-dont-go-yet|title=Spanish single certifications – Don't Go Yet – Camila Cabello|publisher=Productores de Música de España|access-date=29 September 2021}} and reached a new peak of Number 48 on Productores de Música de España Top 100 songs chart,{{cite web|title=Top 100 Canciones: Semana 38|url=https://www.elportaldemusica.es/lists/top-100-canciones/2021/38|publisher=Productores de Música de España|access-date=September 28, 2021}} before peaking at Number 36 on November 11.{{Cite web|title=El portal de Música|url=https://www.elportaldemusica.es/lists/top-100-canciones/2021/45|access-date=2021-12-29|website=www.elportaldemusica.es}} In Italy, the song was certified Platinum in December 2021{{Cite web|title=Certificazioni - FIMI|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/certificazioni/certificazioni.kl|access-date=2021-11-21|website=www.fimi.it|language=it-IT}} and reached its peak of 51 on Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana.{{Cite web|title=Classifiche - FIMI|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/classifiche.kl|access-date=2021-10-19|website=www.fimi.it|language=it-IT}} "Don't Go Yet" has received further certifications of Gold in France{{Cite web |title=Les certifications |url=https://snepmusique.com/les-certifications/ |access-date=2022-03-20 |website=SNEP |language=fr-FR}} and Switzerland.{{Cite web |title=Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade - hitparade.ch |url=http://www.swisscharts.com/search_certifications.asp?search=Camila+Cabello+Don%27t+Go+Yet |access-date=2022-03-20 |website=www.swisscharts.com}}

On March 20, 2022, Don't Go Yet reached 250 million streams on Spotify, 8 months after release.{{Citation|title=Don't Go Yet|date=2021-07-23|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/4gxhWdfO9qAogokjIc2bPZ|language=en|access-date=2021-12-29}}

The music video for "Don't Go Yet", directed by Philippa Price and Pilar Zeta, premiered on July 23, 2021.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/camila-cabello-dont-go-yet-song-video-1201156/|title=Camila Cabello Previews 'Familia' LP With Vibrant New Video 'Don't Go Yet'|last=Legaspi|first=Althea|date=July 23, 2021|access-date=July 23, 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en}} Prior the music video's premiere, the singer shared stills on her social media. Two days prior the song's release, the intro of the music video was shared on Cabello's social media which, according to her, featured "some Easter eggs".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9605298/camila-cabello-dont-go-yet-stream|title=Camila Cabello Releases 'Don't Go Yet' Single: Stream It Now|last=Mamo|first=Heran|date=July 23, 2021|access-date=July 23, 2021|magazine=Billboard|language=en}}

File:Camila Cabello - Don't Go Yet (music video screenshot).pngThe music video opens as the singer takes a ride in a classic convertible as she switches stations on the radio. Cabello also mentioned on her Twitter account that her grandfather's voice is playing on the radio station in the beginning. The footage then morphs into a stop-motion scene of a toy car carmaking its way up a dirt road accompanied by green hills and palm trees to a grand coral pink house, where Cabello rings the door bell. Inside, a vibrant party with friends and family is taking place.

She joins the festivities as she sings and dances to the song. The singer is then shown dressed in a black dress with blue and red eye makeup, while dancing on the table. Next scene feature Camila holding on to a man's leg as she wasn't ready for him to leave. Through the video Camila switches outfits and shows different looks with bright make-up. The music video shows "the type of carefree, close-quarters family gathering, featuring many of Cabello's actual family members, including her father, sister, and cousin".

On July 23, 2021, Cabello performed "Don't Go Yet" for the first time on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. For the performance, Cabello was joined onstage by a group of dancers, dressed in '80s costumes.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9606042/camila-cabello-dont-go-yet-fallon-dancer-response/|title=Camila Cabello Responds to Backlash Over Dancer in 'Don't Go Yet' Performance|last=Iasimane|first=Ashley|date=July 24, 2021|access-date=July 25, 2021|magazine=Billboard}} The performance received criticism from people offended by her performing with a white dancer whose skin appeared much darker in his stage makeup. In response to the criticism, Cabello said that the intention was for the dancer to look like a character with a bad fake tan. The same day, she sang the song in a bar in New York City.{{Cite web|date=|title=Camila Cabello canta "Don't Go Yet" em bar de Nova Iorque|trans-title=Camila Cabello sings "Don't Go Yet" in New York bar|url=https://portalpopline.com.br/camila-cabello-canta-dont-go-yet-em-bar-de-nova-iorque/|access-date=August 18, 2021|website=POPline|language=pt-BR}}

On September 7, 2021, Cabello performed the song on BBC Radio One in the Live Lounge, accompanied with Cheche Alara playing the accordion.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000zvpd|title=Radio 1's Live Lounge - Camila Cabello - BBC Sounds|via=BBC Radio 1|access-date=7 September 2021}} On September 12, Cabello went on to perform it at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards in a Carmen Miranda inspired costume, with a Brazilian music inspired dance break produced and arranged by Cheche Alara.{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CTx76CaAEUn/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CTx76CaAEUn |archive-date=December 24, 2021 |url-access=registration|title=Cheche Alara on Instagram: "About"|via=Instagram|date=September 14, 2021|author=Cheche Alara|author-link=Cheche Alara}}{{cbignore}} On September 23, Cabello performed it at the 2021 Billboard Latin Music Awards, with a new high energy music production and arrangement by Cheche Alara.{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CUKsaa5lGRg/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CUKsaa5lGRg |archive-date=December 24, 2021 |url-access=registration|title=Cheche Alara on Instagram: "🔥 Tonight!!! The unstoppable @camila_cabello at @latinbillboards 8pm @telemundo 🔥 We prepared something truly new and special for this…"|via=Instagram|date=September 23, 2021|author=Cheche Alara|author-link=Cheche Alara}}{{cbignore}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QXX-OD7Gv0|title=Camila Cabello canta 'Don't Go Yet' {{!}} Premios BIllboard 2021 {{!}} Telemundo Entretenimiento - YouTube |via=YouTube |publisher=Telemundo |date=September 23, 2021}} On October 15, 2021, Cabello performed the song at NPR's Tiny Desk{{Cite news|last=Sayre|first=Anamaria|date=2021-10-15|title=Camila Cabello: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert|language=en|work=NPR|url=https://www.npr.org/2021/10/15/1045251626/camila-cabello-tiny-desk-home-concert|access-date=2021-10-19}} for Hispanic Heritage Month with an 'El Tiny' takeover of the concert series performed at home. On May 28, 2022, Cabello performed the song in the 2022 UEFA Champions League Final.{{Cite web |last=Sam |date=2022-05-28 |title=Watch: Camila Cabello Scores with UEFA Champions League Final Performance |url=https://thatgrapejuice.net/2022/05/watch-camila-cabello-scores-with-uefa-champions-league-final-performance/ |access-date=2022-05-29 |website=That Grape Juice}}{{Cite magazine |last=Peters |first=Mitchell |date=2022-05-28 |title=Camila Cabello Pays Homage to Her Latin Heritage at Stunning UEFA Champions League Final Opening Ceremony |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/camila-cabello-uefa-champions-league-final-opening-ceremony-1235078758/ |access-date=2022-05-29 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}

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• Camila Cabello – lead vocals, writing
• Scott Harris – writing, guitar
• Eric Frederic – writing
• Mike Sabath – writing, production, programming, vocals
• Ricky Reed – writing, production, bass, programming
• Pilar Zeta – creative direction
• Pedrito Martinez – congas, percussion, vocals
• Carlos Henriquez – acoustic bass, vocals
• Mike Ciro – guitar, vocals
• Yeissonn Villamar – piano, vocals
• Manuel Marquez – percussion, timbales, vocals
• John Ellis – saxophone, vocals
• Marshall Gilkes – trombone, vocals
• Mike Rodriguez – trumpet, vocals
• Emerson Mancini – mastering
• Gianluca Girard – assistant engineer
• Nicky Young – assistant engineer
• Manny Marroquin – mixing
• Bart Schoudel – recording
• Steve Xia – recording

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