▁Background ▁" Don ' t ▁Stop ▁Now " ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Neil ▁Finn ▁shortly ▁after ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁Sh aron ▁Finn , ▁moved ▁to ▁F resh ford ▁near ▁Bath , ▁England . ▁The ▁influence ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁came ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁Finn ' s ▁wife ▁driving ▁and ▁having ▁difficulty ▁navig ating ▁due ▁to ▁her ▁vehicle ' s ▁G PS ▁system ▁providing ▁incorrect ▁information . ▁To ▁comp ound ▁her ▁difficulty , ▁this ▁was ▁her ▁first ▁time ▁driving ▁in ▁this ▁area ▁of ▁England , ▁an ▁area ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁narrow ▁roads . ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Crow ded ▁House ▁front man ▁Neil ▁Finn ▁as ▁a ▁solo ▁effort . ▁The ▁song ▁features ▁guitar ▁work ▁from ▁alternative ▁group ▁The ▁Smith s ' ▁former ▁co - song writer ▁Johnny ▁Mar r . ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁originally ▁dest ined ▁for ▁Finn ' s ▁third ▁solo ▁album , ▁but ▁as ▁his ▁third ▁album ▁was ▁converted ▁into ▁the ▁new ▁album ▁for ▁his ▁band ▁Crow ded ▁House , ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁Crow ded ▁House ▁offering . ▁" Don ' t ▁Stop ▁Now " ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁four ▁from ▁the ▁four teen ▁tracks ▁from ▁Time ▁on ▁Earth ▁that ▁includes ▁the ▁full ▁line up ▁of ▁Finn , ▁bass ist ▁Nick ▁Se ym our , ▁guitar ist / key board ist ▁Mark ▁Hart ▁and ▁new com er ▁drum mer ▁Matt ▁Sher rod ▁as ▁Crow ded ▁House . ▁ ▁Cover ▁art ▁The ▁cover ▁art ▁of ▁" Don ' t ▁Stop ▁Now " ▁is ▁all ▁in ▁the ▁same