Don't Fight It (The Panics song)

"Don't Fight It"
Australian vinyl cover art
Single by The Panics
from the album Cruel Guards
Released	August 2007[1]
Length	5:01
Label	Dew Process
Songwriter(s)	Jae Laffer, Paul Otway, Drew Wootton, Myles Wootton, Julian Grigor[2]
Producer(s)	Scott Horscroft, The Panics
The Panics singles chronology
"Factory Girl" (2006) "Don't Fight It" (2007) "Get Us Home" (2007)

"Don't Fight It" is a song written and recorded by the Australian band The Panics. It was released in August 2007 as the lead single from the band's third studio album, Cruel Guards. In January 2008, the song was voted in at number 10 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2007.[3] Following this, the song entered and peaked at number 43 in the ARIA Charts in February 2008, becoming the band's first single in the ARIA top 100.

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2008, the song was nominated for Breakthrough Artist - Single.[4]

The song was used for the end scene of the Ugly Betty episode "Tornado Girl" in 2008[5] and in episodes of Underbelly. It also appears on the Underbelly soundtrack album.[6]

Background and reception

During the writing of the album, Myles Wootton approached Laffer with a drum loop and trumpet sample that swiftly evolved into "Don't Fight It".[7]

The song is in the key of A major and should be played at a tempo of 92 BPM.[8]

In a positive album review by Andy Gill from The Independent he called the song "the best of all".[9]

Track listing

7" single

1. "Don't Fight It"
2. "Get Us Home"

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[10]	43

Certifications

Certifications for "Don't Fight It"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[11]	Platinum	70,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label	Catalogue
Australia	August 2007[1]	Digital download	Dew Process	Dew90005
United Kingdom	2009	CD	Pública Records	PUBLIC-CDP1
Australia	2009	7" Vinyl	Dew Procee	VISA004

References

1. "Title: Don't Fight It, Artist Name : The Panics". J Play. 2007. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
2. "Australasian Performing Right Association". APRA. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
3. "Hottest 100". Triple J. ABC. Retrieved 17 February 2008.
4. "The Panics". ARIA Awards. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
5. "Music from Ugly Betty - Tornado Girl". Tunefind. Retrieved 14 November 2008.
6. "Banned Underbelly Has An Unbanned Soundtrack". Undercover. Archived from the original on 22 July 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
7. Craig Mathieson (9 November 2007). "The Panics - Don't Fight it". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
8. "The Panics "Don't Fight It"". NoteDiscover. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
9. Andy Gill (29 May 2009). "Album: The Panics, Cruel Guards (Pública)". The Independent. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
10. "The Panics – Don't Fight It". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
11. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2025 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved February 7, 2025.