Genre Indie rock, funk | Label Mercury, Universal | |
Released 23 March 2009 (2009-03-23) Format CD single, digital download, 12" single Length 3:12 (Radio Edit)
3:49 (Album Version) Writer(s) George Astasio, Jamie Morrison, Jason Pebworth, Shingai Shoniwa, Daniel JM Smith | ||
"Don't Upset the Rhythm (Go Baby Go)" is the second single from the British band Noisettes' second studio album, Wild Young Hearts (2009). The official remix features Wale and Estelle.
Contents
The track was prominently featured in television advertisements for Mazda 2 throughout 2009 and 2010 in the United Kingdom.
Critical reception
Of the track, USA Today said "The London band has a grabber in Shingai Shoniwa's soul-jazz vocal, funky bass lines, snappy guitars and disco beat."
Chart performance
In the United Kingdom, the song made its debut on 29 March 2009 at number two and made it to number one on the iTunes downloads chart, becoming the band's highest-charting single to date. The song entered the Irish Singles Chart at number 55 on 2 April 2009. On 9 April, "Don't Upset the Rhythm (Go Baby Go)" was the Irish chart's "greatest gainer" of the week after jumping to number 18 and ultimately peaking at number 8.