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{{Infobox song
| name       = Please Don't Go
| cover      = Please Don't Go by Joel Adams.jpg
| alt        =
| border     = yes
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Joel Adams (singer)|Joel Adams]]
| album      =
| released   = {{Start date|df=yes|2015|11|02}}
| recorded   = 2015
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      =
| length     = {{Duration|m=3|s=30}}
| label      = Will Walker Records
| writer     = Joel Adams
| producer   = Joel Adams, Derek Fuhrmann
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"'''Please Don't Go'''" is a 2015 song by an Australian singer songwriter [[Joel Adams (singer)|Joel Adams]]. The song was released on 2 November 2015 <ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/please-dont-go-single/id1050676167|title=Please Don't Go by Joel Adams (single)|date=2 November 2015 |publisher=iTunes Australia|accessdate=13 June 2016}}</ref> and has peaked at number 55 in Australia. This is Joel Adams' debut single. The song charted all over the world, proving especially successful in Sweden where it peaked at #6 and Norway at #11.
“Please Don’t Go” is the theme song of 2019 [[Brat (digital network)|Brat]] series ''[[Zoe Valentine]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZzVQbHq-G0Y|title=ZOE VALENTINE - Season 1 - Ep. 1: "Disappearing Act"|publisher=YouTube|date=16 January 2019|accessdate=12 September 2019}}</ref>
==Background==
In an interview with Girl.com.au, Joel said; "I wrote the song 4 years ago when I was fifteen at school. I remember it was performance week and each student had to write an original song and sing it for the class, but I had totally forgotten. So, I grabbed a guitar, sat down on some stairs about an hour before it was my go and just started frantically strumming chords and came up with all the melodies in about 12 minutes and then went in a few minutes later and pretty much winged it! I ended up finishing the song after that night and kind of kept it in my pocket until the right time came to jump in the studio and produce it."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.girl.com.au/joel-adams-please-dont-go-interview.htm|title=Joel Adams Please Don't Go Interview|publisher=girl.com.au|date=April 2016|accessdate=18 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808131256/http://www.girl.com.au/joel-adams-please-dont-go-interview.htm|archive-date=8 August 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Critical reception==
Mark Papadotos from Digital Journal said; "Overall, Joel Adams showcases a great deal of talent and charisma on "Please Don't Go." One can easily tell that he sings from the heart, and he maintains great control over his voice. His tone is crystalline and his lyrics are warm. He deserves to make it big in the contemporary pop music scene. His single garners an A rating."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitaljournal.com/a-and-e/music/review-joel-adams-phenomenal-on-please-don-t-go-single-and-music-video/article/454376#ixzz4BuJcofoa|title=Review: Joel Adams phenomenal on 'Please Don't Go' single and music video |publisher=Digital Journal|date=10 January 2016|accessdate=18 June 2016}}</ref>
== Performance ==
Joel performed "Please Don't Go" live on ''[[The Morning Show (TV program)|The Morning Show]]'' on 1 April 2016.<ref>{{cite web |date=1 April 2016 |title=Joel Adams performs 'Please Don't Go' LIVE |url=https://au.tv.yahoo.com/the-morning-show/video/watch/31231231/joel-adams-performs-please-dont-go-live/#page1 |accessdate=18 June 2016 |publisher=[[Yahoo!]]}}</ref>
Joel performed "Please Don't Go - Live Studio Performance on his [[YouTube]] Channel "Joel Adams" on 12 March 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Joel Adams - Please Don't Go - Live Studio Performance - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTDFK2z6adI |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>
==Music video==
The official music video was directed by Chuong Vo and released on 23 December 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2oxFIsENgM|title=Joel Adams - Please Don't Go (Official Music Video)|publisher=YouTube|date=23 December 2015|accessdate=17 June 2016}}</ref> As of April 2022, the video had earned over 105 million views and 2 million likes.
==Track listings==
{{Track listing
| headline = Digital download
| title1 = Please Don't Go
| length1 = 3:30
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Digital download - A Cappella
| title1 = Please Don't Go
| length1 = 3:26
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Digital download - Remixes
| title1 = Please Don't Go
| note1 = Tschax remix
| length1 = 3:50
| title2 = Please Don't Go
| note2 = Norelli remix
| length2 = 3:31
}}
==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Chart (2015–16)
! Peak<br/>position
|-
! scope="row"| Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.auspop.com.au/2016/08/chart-watch-380/|title=CHART WATCH #380|publisher=auspOp|date=6 August 2016|accessdate=6 August 2016}}</ref>
| 55
|-
{{singlechart|Austria|58|artist=Joel Adams|song=Please Don't Go|rowheader=true|accessdate=4 August 2016}}
|-
{{singlechart|Flanders Tip|17|artist=Joel Adams|song=Please Don't Go|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 August 2016}}
|-
{{singlechart|Wallonia Tip|20|artist=Joel Adams|song=Please Don't Go|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 August 2016}}
|-
{{singlechart|Canada|54|artist=Joel Adams|rowheader=true|accessdate=3 March 2016}}
|-
{{singlechart|Czechdigital|25|year=2016|week=29|artist=Joel Adams|song=Please Don't Go|rowheader=true|accessdate=25 July 2016}}
|-
! scope="row"| Denmark ([[Tracklisten]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hitlisten.nu/default.asp?w=37&y=2016&list=t40|title=Hitlisten.NU - Danmarks officielle hitlister|publisher=[[Tracklisten]]|accessdate=14 September 2016}}</ref>
| 29
|-
{{singlechart|Ireland|34|year=2016|week=29|rowheader=true|accessdate=22 July 2016}}
|-
! scope="row"| Italy ([[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|FIMI]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fimi.it/classifiche#/category:digital/id:2307/page:1|title=Classifica settimanale WK 31|publisher=[[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana]]|language=Italian|accessdate=6 August 2016}}</ref>
| 56
|-
{{singlechart|Dutch100|59|artist=Joel Adams|song=Please Don't Go|rowheader=true|accessdate=22 July 2016}}
|-
{{singlechart|Norway|11|artist=Joel Adams|song=Please Don't Go|rowheader=true|accessdate=9 July 2016}}
|-
{{singlechart|Slovakdigital|30|artist=Joel Adams|year=2016|week=29|song=Please Don't Go|rowheader=true|accessdate=18 July 2016}}
|-
{{singlechart|Sweden|6|artist=Joel Adams|song=Please Don't Go|rowheader=true|accessdate=24 June 2016}}
|-
{{singlechart|Switzerland|54|artist=Joel Adams|song=Please Don't Go|rowheader=true|accessdate=29 August 2016}}
|-
{{singlechart|UK|50|date=2016-08-05|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 August 2016}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardbubbling100|17|artist=Joel Adams|rowheader=true|accessdate=20 July 2016}}
|-
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Chart (2016)
! Position
|-
! scope="row"| Denmark (Tracklisten)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hitlisten.nu/top2016.asp?list=Track%20100 |title=Track Top-100, 2016 |publisher=Hitlisten.NU |accessdate=31 December 2016}}</ref>
| 86
|-
! scope="row"| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=2016&dspp=1|title=Årslista Singlar – År 2016|publisher=[[Sverigetopplistan]]|language=Swedish|accessdate=22 November 2019}}</ref>
| 29
|}
{{col-end}}
==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Denmark|artist=Joel Adams|title=Please Don't Go|award=Platinum|id=4058|certyear=2017|relyear=2015|access-date=24 November 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|artist=Joel Adams|title=Please Don't Go|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2015|certyear=2017|id=4246|access-date=5 November 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Joel Adams|title=Please Don't Go|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2015|certyear=2019|id=5133-4257-1|access-date=6 February 2018}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}
==Release history==
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
!scope="col"| Region
!scope="col"| Date
!scope="col"| Format
! Version
!scope="col"| Label
!scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| rowspan=3| Australia
| 2 November 2015
| [[Music download|Digital download]]
| Original
| rowspan=3| Will Walker Records
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/please-dont-go-single/1050676167|title=Please Don't Go (single)|date=2 November 2015 |publisher=iTunes Australia|accessdate=16 February 2018}}</ref>
|-
| 16 February 2017
| [[Music download|Digital download]]
| A Cappella
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/please-dont-go-a-cappella-single/1208851401|title=Please Don't Go (A Cappella single)|date=16 February 2017 |publisher=iTunes Australia|accessdate=16 February 2018}}</ref>
|-
| 1 April 2017
| [[Music download|Digital download]]
| Remixes
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/please-dont-go-remixes-single/1223357457|title=Please Don't Go (Remixes single)|date=April 2017 |publisher=iTunes Australia|accessdate=16 February 2018}}</ref>
|-
|}
==References==
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