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"You Don't Have to Worry"
Single by En Vogue
from the album Born to Sing
Released	October 31, 1990
Recorded	November – December 1989
Studio	Starlight Sound (Lake City, Florida)
Genre	R&B new jack swing hip hop
Length	3:47
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Thomas McElroy Denzil Foster
Producer(s)	Foster & McElroy
En Vogue singles chronology
"Lies" (1990) "You Don't Have to Worry" (1990) "Don't Go" (1991)

"You Don't Have to Worry" is a song by American girl group En Vogue from their debut album, Born to Sing (1990). The song was released as the third single from the album on October 31, 1990, and was the group's third consecutive number-one single on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

"You Don't Have to Worry" spent one week at number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and peaked at number 57 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song is led entirely by Cindy Herron, and in 1991 the group appeared and performed the song on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

"You Don't Have to Worry" contains samples of "Owner of a Lonely Heart" by Yes, "Straight Out the Jungle" by Jungle Brothers and "Get on the Good Foot" by James Brown.

Critical reception

In a 2020 retrospective review, Matthew Hocter from Albumism noted the "funky groove" of the song, adding that it's a "continued demonstration of their vocal symbiosis". AllMusic editor Jose F. Promis called it "biting" in his review of Born to Sing. Upon the release, Larry Flick from Billboard complimented it as a "bass-lined funk gem", remarking that "flawless harmonizing softens track's rough-hewn groove foundation, and makes this sound like another radio smash". Pan-European magazine Music & Media declared the song as "mid-tempo dance-pop, in a soulful setting, featuring a bitter-sweet melody and outstanding vocal exercises". Roger Morton from NME wrote, "The Vogue do Janet Jackson but substitute her defiance with a Supremes style quiescence." David Quantick for Smash Hits labeled it as "comparatively active".

Track listings and formats

Charts

See also

• List of number-one R&B singles of 1991 (U.S.)

References

1. "Don't think I can make it. By Denzil Foster, Thomas McElroy, Will Townsend, Pharoah Davis, Warren Robinson & Andre Zachary part 2 - song, music - Copyright Info". Faqs.org. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 189.
3. Hocter, Matthew (April 2, 2020). "En Vogue's Debut Album 'Born To Sing' Turns 30: Anniversary Retrospective". Albumism. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
4. Promis, Jose F. "En Vogue - Born to Sing". AllMusic. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
5. Flick, Larry (October 27, 1990). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. p. 81. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
6. "Previews: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. December 1, 1990. p. 18. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
7. Morton, Roger (October 20, 1990). "Singles". NME. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
8. Quantick, David (May 30, 1990). "Review: LPs". Smash Hits. No. 300. p. 60. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
9. "En Vogue - You Don't Have To Worry (1990, Vinyl)".
10. "En Vogue - You Don't Have To Worry (1990, Cassette)".
11. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
12. "En Vogue Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
13. "En Vogue Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
14. "R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2018.

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