Not While I'm Around (song)

"Not While I'm Around"
Song by Helena Bonham Carter
Edward Sanders
Published1979
Songwriter(s)Stephen Sondheim
Track listing
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street: The Motion Picture Soundtrack

"Not While I'm Around" is a song from the Stephen Sondheim musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. It is a duet between Tobias Ragg and Mrs. Lovett that first appeared on Broadway in 1979. A screen adaptation for the 2007 film of the same name features Edward Sanders as Tobias and Helena Bonham Carter as Mrs. Lovett. In the 2023 revival, it is sung by Gaten Matarazzo and Annaleigh Ashford. Josh Groban, who played the barber in the 2023 production, has also released his own version.