"don't stop" was written and recording over the course of 2016 and 2017, while the band alternated between touring and writing and recording their fifth studio album, "the stories we tell ourselves". the song was leaked on june 16, 2017, due to a technical glitch on the band's website, and was immediately taken down. the song was officially released a week later, on june 23, at the same time as the album's first single, "go to war". a lyric video was released at the same time. a promotional single and full-fledged music video was released on september 29, 2017, two weeks after the release of "the stories we tell ourselves". this version contains additional vocals in the bridge by papa roach frontman jacoby shaddix, alternating vocals with nothing more frontman jonny hawkins. the music video alternates between footage of the band performing, and increasing numbers of people running through a city, away from special agent government men, with the people eventually arriving at the warehouse the band is performing in. shaddix also appears in the video, where he emerges from the crowd to perform his part of the song.