Don't Let Me Be Yours

"Don't Let Me Be Yours"
Remixes cover
Single by Zara Larsson
from the album So Good
Released 12 May 2017 (2017-05-12)
Format Digital download
Genre Pop[1]
Length 3:19
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Zara Larsson singles chronology
"Symphony"
(2017)		 "Don't Let Me Be Yours"
(2017)		 "Only You"
(2017)

"Symphony"
(2017)		 "Don't Let Me Be Yours"
(2017)		 "Only You"
(2017)
Music video
"Don't Let Me Be Yours" on YouTube

"Don't Let Me Be Yours" is a song by Swedish singer Zara Larsson. It was released on 12 May 2017, as the seventh single[2] from Larsson's second studio album, So Good (2017).[3] The song was co-written by Ed Sheeran, who additionally provided backing vocals.[4]

Composition

"Don't Let Me Be Yours" is a pop song with the length of three minutes and nineteen seconds. It is in the key of E major and moves at a tempo of 113 beats per minute in a 4/4 time signature.[5]

Critical reception

Mike Wass of Idolator wrote that the song "meets the soulful-pop-with-euro-beats brief better than most, showing what the Swedish pop star is capable of when given the right material."[6]

Music video

The music video for the song, directed by Daniel Kaufman, premiered on 12 May 2017 via Larsson's Vevo channel.[7] The music video has a girl power theme,[8] following the story of a young girl who aspires to be a racer.[9]

Track listing

Digital download – Remixes[10]
No.TitleLength
1."Don't Let Me Be Yours" (Black Chiney Remix)3:25
2."Don't Let Me Be Yours" (AObeats Remix)4:11

Personnel

Taken from Tidal.[11]

  • Zara Larsson – vocals, writer, background vocals
  • Johnny McDaid – writer
  • Ed Sheeran – writer, background vocals, guitar
  • Steve Mac – writer, producer, keyboard, piano
  • Chris Laws – drums
  • Phil Tan – mixing engineer
  • Bill Zimmerman – mixing engineer
  • Chris Laws – mixing engineer
  • Dann Pursey – mixing engineer
  • Michelle Mancini – mastering engineer

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Netherlands (Tipparade)[12] 16
Serbia (Top 50 Srbija) [13] 44
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[14] 57
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 36

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Australia 12 May 2017 Digital download Sony [16]
Canada [17]
New Zealand [18]
Swedish [19]
United Kingdom [20]
United States [10]
United Kingdom 2 June 2017 Contemporary hit radio [21][22]
Europe Digital download [23]

References

  1. ↑ ""Don't Let Me Be Yours" – Zara Larsson [YouTube Music Video]". Zumic. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Zara Larsson reveals video for new single 'Don't Let Me Be Yours'". CelebMix. 2017-05-13. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  3. ↑ "Zara Larsson Drops Video For "Don't Let Me Be Yours"". BreatheHeavy.com. 2017-05-12. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  4. ↑ "Ed Sheeran Co-Wrote a Song With Zara Larsson For Her New Album & He Loves It: Listen to 'Don't Let Me Be Yours'". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  5. ↑ "Don't Let Me Be Yours by Zara Larsson | BPM | Key | Find Song Tempo". findsongtempo.com. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  6. ↑ "Zara Larsson's Girl Racer-Themed "Don't Let Me Be Yours" Video". idolator. 2017-05-12. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  7. ↑ "Zara Larsson drops music vid for Ed Sheeran collab song". Digital Spy. 2017-05-12. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  8. ↑ Celebretainment, By. "Zara Larsson unveils video for Don't Let Me Be Yours". Bismarck Tribune. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  9. ↑ "Watch Zara Larsson's Flamey Video For 'Don't Let Me Be Yours' | MTV UK". Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  10. 1 2 "Don't Let Me Be Yours (Remixes) - Single by Zara Larsson on Apple Music". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  11. ↑ "Tidal Credits".
  12. ↑ "Tipparade-lijst van week 29, 2017". Dutch Top 40 (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  13. ↑ "Top 50 Srbija". POP TOP. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  14. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201726 into search. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  15. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Zara Larsson – Don't Let Me Be Yours". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  16. ↑ "Don't Let Me Be Yours (Remixes) - Single by Zara Larsson on Apple Music". iTunes Store (AUS). Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  17. ↑ "Don't Let Me Be Yours (Remixes) - Single by Zara Larsson on Apple Music". iTunes Store (CA). Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  18. ↑ "Don't Let Me Be Yours (Remixes) - Single by Zara Larsson on Apple Music". iTunes Store (NZL). Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  19. ↑ "Don't Let Me Be Yours (Remixes) - Single by Zara Larsson on Apple Music". iTunes Store (SE) (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  20. ↑ "Don't Let Me Be Yours (Remixes) - Single by Zara Larsson on Apple Music". iTunes Store (UK). Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  21. ↑ "BBC – Radio 1 – Playlist". BBC Radio 1. 21 July 2017. Archived from the original on 4 June 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  22. ↑ "New UK Single". Radio 1. Archived from the original on June 2, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  23. ↑ "Zara Larsson "Don't Let Me Be Yours (Remixes)"". Discogs. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
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