Swedish House Mafia

"Don't You Worry Child" is a song by Swedish electronic dance group, Swedish House Mafia. It is the sixth and final single released before their indefinite hiatus, featuring vocals from Swedish singer John Martin. In the United States, it is the act's second number-one single on Billboard's Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart, following "Save the World." It received a Grammy nomination for Best Dance Recording in the 2013 Grammy Awards. It is their most successful song to date.

The song was announced during the Swedish House Mafia's tour of Australia in early 2012 whilst they played at Future Music Festival 2012. They say it was made from the inspiration they took from the beauty of Australia and was said to have made grown men cry. The title "Don't You Worry Child" was mentioned a few times, with hints from the Swedes themselves on their Twitter pages. When it was announced that the tour the Swedish House Mafia was about to set on would be their last, a farewell single was also announced - "Don't You Worry Child" being that single. The song had its live debut at the Swedish House Mafia's Milton Keynes Bowl concert and its radio debut on Pete Tong's BBC Radio 1 show on 10 August 2012. It was written by John Martin and Max Kennedy.

In the UK, "Don't You Worry Child" made is debut at number one with first week sales of 135,000 copies. It has sold 632,000 copies in the UK in 2012, the 13th best-selling single of the year. In the US, the song has sold over 1 million copies as of January 2013.

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