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I Don't Wanna Lose You

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{{Infobox song

| name = I Don't Wanna Lose You

| cover = Tina Turner - I Don't Wanna Lose You.jpg

| alt =

| border = yes

| type = single

| artist = Tina Turner

| album = Foreign Affair

| B-side =

  • "Not Enough Romance"
  • "Steel Claw" (live)
  • "Stronger Than the Wind"

| released = {{Start date|1989|11|6}}{{cite magazine|title=New Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=45|date=November 4, 1989}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Pop

| length = 4:20

| label = Capitol

| writer =

| producer =

| prev_title = The Best

| prev_year = 1989

| next_title = Steamy Windows

| next_year = 1989

| misc = {{External music video|type=single|header=Music video|1={{YouTube|pLj5sBfGuQY|"I Don't Wanna Lose You"}}}}

}}

"I Don't Wanna Lose You" is a song by American-Swiss singer Tina Turner. It was written by Albert Hammond and Graham Lyle and produced along with Roger Davies for Turner's seventh solo studio album, Foreign Affair (1989). It was released as the album's second single in the UK on November 6, 1989, and as third single in the rest of Europe and in Australia in early 1990. It became a top-10 hit in Belgium and the United Kingdom, where it peaked at {{abbr|No.|Number}} 8 on the UK Singles Chart to become her fifth top-10 single there.

Critical reception

In a 2019 retrospective review, Matthew Hocter from Albumism stated that Turner "delivers some solid club tracks" on Foreign Affair, like "I Don't Wanna Lose You".{{cite web|first= Matthew |last= Hocter |title= Tina Turner's 'Foreign Affair' Turns 30: Anniversary Retrospective |publisher= Albumism |date= September 11, 2019 |access-date= November 16, 2020 |url= https://www.albumism.com/features/tina-turner-foreign-affair-turns-30-anniversary-retrospective}} Bil Carpenter from AllMusic complimented the song as "fine".{{cite web|first= Bil |last= Carpenter |title= Tina Turner – Foreign Affair |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= November 4, 2020 |url= https://www.allmusic.com/album/foreign-affair-mw0000654037}} Upon the release, Rufer & Fell from the Gavin Report commented, "Nothing but the best from Ms. Turner", describing it as "a declaration of possession sung by someone who's experienced her share of "have-nots" in the past."{{cite magazine|first1= Diane |last1= Rufer |first2= Ron |last2= Fell |title= A/C: Reviews |magazine= Gavin Report |date= April 17, 1992 |page= 36 |access-date= October 17, 2020 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Gavin-Report/90/92/Gavin-1992-04-17.pdf}} In a 2015 review, Pop Rescue declared it as a "great little track", noting Gary Barnacle's "well placed" blast of saxophone.{{cite web|title= Review: "Foreign Affair" by Tina Turner (CD, 1989) |url= https://poprescue.com/2015/09/30/pop-rescue-foreign-affair-by-tina-turner-cd-1989/ |work= Pop Rescue |date= September 30, 2015 |access-date= November 24, 2020}} William Shaw from Smash Hits said, "Actually this is quite good", "a simple, plain, slow yet still sort of perky love song that ambles along in an unsurprising way but which is actually rather charming all the same."{{cite magazine|first=William|last=Shaw|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/37530605750/in/album-72157688207936503/|title=Singles|magazine=Smash Hits|date=October 18, 1989|page=77|access-date=March 8, 2023}}

Track listings

  • UK and Australian 7-inch and cassette single
  1. "I Don't Wanna Lose You" – 4:20
  2. "Not Enough Romance" – 4:04
  • European 7-inch and CD single
  1. "I Don't Wanna Lose You" – 4:19
  2. "Steel Claw" (live) – 4:32
  • UK CD single
  1. "I Don't Wanna Lose You" – 4:20
  2. "Stronger Than the Wind" – 3:59
  3. "Not Enough Romance" – 4:04
  4. "We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)" – 4:16

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  • European CD and 12-inch single
  1. "I Don't Wanna Lose You" – 4:19
  2. "Steel Claw" (live) – 4:32
  3. "The Best" (extended Mighty mix) – 6:33
  • UK 12-inch single
  1. "I Don't Wanna Lose You" – 4:20
  2. "Stronger Than the Wind" – 3:59
  3. "Not Enough Romance" – 4:04

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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!scope="col"|Chart (1989–1990)

!scope="col"|Peak
position

scope="row"|Australia (ARIA){{cite Ryan|page=285}}

|59

scope="row" {{single chart|Austria|20|artist=Tina Turner|song=I Don't Wanna Lose You|access-date=January 3, 2014}}
scope="row" {{single chart|Flanders|9|artist=Tina Turner|song=I Don't Wanna Lose You|access-date=January 3, 2014}}
scope="row"|Europe (European Hot 100 Singles){{cite magazine|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1990/BB-1990-01-06.pdf|title=Hits of the World|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=January 6, 1990|access-date=September 30, 2015}}

|36

scope="row" {{single chart|Ireland2|16|song=I Don?t Want to Lose You|access-date=September 30, 2015}}
scope="row" {{single chart|Dutch40|24|year=1990|week=11|access-date=September 30, 2015}}
scope="row" {{single chart|Dutch100|24|artist=Tina Turner|song=I Don't Wanna Lose You|access-date=July 13, 2020}}
scope="row" {{single chart|Switzerland|30|artist=Tina Turner|song=I Don't Wanna Lose You|access-date=January 3, 2014}}
scope="row" {{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|8|artist=Tina Turner|song=I Don't Wanna Lose You|access-date=September 30, 2015}}
scope="row" {{single chart|West Germany|38|artist=Tina Turner|song=I Don't Wanna Lose You|songid=2091|access-date=July 13, 2020}}

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=Year-end charts=

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!scope="col"|Chart (1989)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{cite magazine|title=Year End Singles|magazine=Record Mirror|page=44|date=January 27, 1990}}

|91

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!scope="col"|Chart (1990)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders){{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1990|title=Jaaroverzichten 1990|publisher=Ultratop|language=nl|access-date=September 30, 2015}}

|71

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References

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{{Albert Hammond}}

{{Tina Turner singles}}

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Category:1989 songs

Category:1989 singles

Category:Tina Turner songs

Category:Capitol Records singles

Category:Songs written by Albert Hammond

Category:Songs written by Graham Lyle