Don't Worry (Kim Appleby song)

"Don't Worry"
Single by Kim Appleby
from the album Kim Appleby
B-side
  • "Don't Worry" (Phil Chill Mix)
  • "Don't Worry" (Stressed Out Mix)
Released22 October 1990 (1990-10-22)[1]
GenreDance-pop
Length3:33
LabelParlophone
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Pete Schwier
  • George DeAngelis
Kim Appleby singles chronology
"Don't Worry"
(1990) 		"G.L.A.D."
(1991)
Music video
"Don't Worry HD Music Video" on YouTube

"Don't Worry" is the debut solo single of English musician Kim Appleby from her self-titled debut solo album (1990). This was Appleby's first solo-single after the death of her sister Mel. The song addresses the process of getting over being heartbroken. With the aid of her then boyfriend, ex-Bros bassist Craig Logan, Kim launched a solo career with much of her debut solo album composed of songs co-written with Mel, for what was intended to be the next Mel and Kim album. The new album showed Appleby in a more prominent, soulful role, although the tongue-in-cheek humour of Mel & Kim still remained.

Released on 22 October 1990 by Parlophone, the song reached number two on the UK Singles Chart in November 1990 and entered the top 40 throughout Europe. The single was also one of the best played singles on both IR stations and the BBC for a month.[2] Additionally it peaked within the top 10 in Austria, Belgium, Finland, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands and Switzerland. On the Eurochart Hot 100, "Don't Worry" reached number seven in December 1990. Outside Europe, the single charted in Zimbabwe, peaking at number one in January 1991.

Critical reception

Pan-European magazine Music & Media declared the song as a "hit-bound record with a strong Motown (Supremes) feel. Co-written by Appleby and former Bros member Craig Logan, this is an up-tempo, cheerful and well produced song."[3] Selina Webb from Music Week felt that this release "is tinged with considerable sadness, as it should have been performed by a duo." She added that it "lacks the SAW magic but stands up as an easily-consumed pop song which should bop its way easily into the charts."[4] R.S. Murthi from New Straits Times said it "sounds so much like Stock/Aitken/Waterman that you're disappointed to discover that it's not their work."[5] Tom Doyle from Smash Hits wrote that the song is "something of a bouncy singalong SAW-type affair", and complimented Appleby's voice as "consistently strong and tuneful".[6]

Music video

A music video was produced to promote the single, directed by Liam Kan.[7] It received heavy rotation on MTV Europe.[8]

Track listings

  • CD single
  1. "Don't Worry" – 3:33
  2. "Don't Worry" (The Phil Chill mix) – 4:37
  3. "Don't Worry" (The Stressed Out mix) – 7:51
  • 7-inch single
  1. "Don't Worry" – 3:31
  2. "Don't Worry" (instrumental) – 3:50
  • 12-inch single
  1. "Don't Worry" (The Stressed Out mix) – 7:52
  2. "Don't Worry" (The Phil Chill mix) – 4:36
  3. "Don't Worry" (Crypt mix) – 4:54

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[31] Silver 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "New Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 20 October 1990. p. 37. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Spotlight: Kim Appleby" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 51. 22 December 1990. p. 23. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Previews: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 46. 17 November 1990. p. 16. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  4. ^ Webb, Selina (27 October 1990). "Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 25. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  5. ^ Murthi, R.S. (13 January 1991). "Real mellow set from Chet and Mark". New Straits Times. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  6. ^ Doyle, Tom (28 November 1990). "Review: LPs". Smash Hits. p. 60. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Kim Appleby: Don't Worry (1990)". IMDb. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Station Reports > TV > MTV/London" (PDF). Music & Media. 2 February 1991. p. 21. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry (submitted to [email protected]), received 15 July 2015". Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015 – via Imgur.
  10. ^ "Kim Appleby – Don't Worry" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  11. ^ "Kim Appleby – Don't Worry" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  12. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 48. 1 December 1990. p. IV. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  13. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  14. ^ "Kim Appleby – Don't Worry" (in French). Les classement single.
  15. ^ "Kim Appleby – Don't Worry" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  16. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Kim Appleby". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  17. ^ Radio Luxembourg Singles, 11 November 1990
  18. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Kim Appleby" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  19. ^ "Kim Appleby – Don't Worry" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  20. ^ "Kim Appleby – Don't Worry". Singles Top 100.
  21. ^ "Kim Appleby – Don't Worry". Swiss Singles Chart.
  22. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  23. ^ "Top Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 17 November 1990. p. 8. Retrieved 6 September 2023 – via World Radio History.
  24. ^ * Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: singles chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
  25. ^ "1990 Top 100 Singles". Music Week. London, England: Spotlight Publications. 2 March 1991. p. 41.
  26. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1991" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  27. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 1991" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 51–52. 21 December 1991. p. 21. Retrieved 17 January 2020 – via World Radio History.
  28. ^ "EHR Year-End Top 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 51–52. 21 December 1991. p. 20. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  29. ^ "Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 1991" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  30. ^ "Single top 100 over 1991" (PDF) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  31. ^ "British single certifications – Kim Appleby – Don't Worry". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 February 2021.