"Don't" officially impacted US contemporary hit radio on 15 July 2014 and was released independently on 24 August 2014 as the album's second single.
"Don't" peaked at No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart.
In the US, it became Sheeran's first top 10 single.
"Don't" is written in the key of F minor with a tempo of 92 beats per minute.
In 2015, Ellie Goulding released "On My Mind" for her third studio album, Delirium. The song was described by many critics as an answer song to "Don't", an allegation Goulding had denied.