Don't Need Love (Johnny Diesel and the Injectors song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Don't Need Love
| cover = Don't Need Love by Diesel and the Injectors.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Johnny Diesel and the Injectors
| album = Johnny Diesel and the Injectors
| B-side = Never Last
| released = 23 October 1988
| recorded = August 1988 – September 1988
| studio = Ardent Studio and Alpha Sound (Memphis, Tennessee)
| genre =
| length = 4:15
| label = Chrysalis
| writer = Diesel
| producer = Terry Manning
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Soul Revival
| next_year = 1989
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = Alternative cover
| type = single
| cover = Don't Need Love by Johnny Diesel and the Injectors Ltd.jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| caption = Limited edition
}}
}}
"Don't Need Love" is the debut single by Australian rock group Johnny Diesel and the Injectors. The song was released in October 1988 and peaked at 10 in Australia and 7 in New Zealand.
The song was nominated for two awards at the ARIA Music Awards of 1989, winning Best New Talent but losing Breakthrough Artist – Single to "That's When I Think of You" by 1927.{{cite web|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/1989|title=ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year: 3rd Annual ARIA Awards|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)|accessdate=13 June 2012}}
Track listing
7" single
- "Don't Need Love" – 4:15
- "Never Last" – 3:33
12" vinyl
- "Don't Need Love" – 4:15
- "Never Last" – 3:33
- "Parisienne Hotel"
Personnel
- Terry Manning – producer, engineer, mixing
- Johnny "Tatt" Dalzell – bass guitar
- Yak Sherrit – drums
- Johnny Diesel – guitar, vocals
- Bernie Bremond – saxophone, backing vocals
Charts
"Don't Need Love" debuted at number 36 in Australia in November 1988, before peaking at #10 in December.{{cite web|url=http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Johnny+Diesel+%26+The+Injectors&titel=Don%27t+Need+Love&cat=s|title=Johnny Diesel and the Injectors - Don't Need Love|website=australian-charts.com|accessdate=16 April 2016}}
=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col"| Chart (1988–1989)
!scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{single chart|Australia|10|artist=Johnny Diesel and the Injectors|song=Don't Need Love|rowheader=true|accessdate=16 April 2016|refname="ARIA"}} |
| {{single chart|New Zealand|7|artist=Johnny Diesel and the Injectors|song=Don't Need Love|rowheader=true|accessdate=16 April 2016}} |
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (1989)
!scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"|Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/9GTxuJZ.jpg|title=The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – 1989|publisher=ARIA|via=Imgur|access-date=17 November 2020}}
|54 |
References
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Category:Chrysalis Records singles
Category:ARIA Award-winning songs
Category:Diesel (musician) songs