Steamy Windows#Charts

Greg Kot from Chicago Tribune noted that "Steamy Windows" begins with some of Tony Joe White's trademark "Polk Salad Annie" guitar, "a funky, gut-bucket sound that is further enhanced by some back-porch harmonica fills. It's the perfect atmosphere for Turner, a rural Tennessee native, to dig deep into her back-roads Southern past and sing about back-seat affairs."Kot, Greg (September 17, 1989). "'Foreign Affair' lets Turner head home". Chicago Tribune. Pan-European magazine Music & Media said it "recalls the Ike & Tina sound of the late 60s. A massive hit."{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M&M-1989-11-25.pdf|title=Previews: Singles|magazine=Music & Media|date=November 25, 1989|page=26|access-date=September 25, 2020}}

David Giles from Music Week wrote, "Delightfully risqué number that finds Turner's trad blues vocal neatly complemented by a spruced-up country-style rhythm with plenty of harmonica and mischievous guitar runs." He added further, "I was thinking 'bout parking the other night", "runs the lyric. The thought doesn't last long, though, as the windows are soon moist with "body heat". What can they be up to in there?"{{cite magazine|first= David |last= Giles |title= Singles |magazine= Music Week |date= February 17, 1990 |access-date= October 29, 2020 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1990/MW-1990-02-17.pdf}} People Magazine found that Turner "sounds as passionate and expressive as ever", describing the song as "a contagious piece of funk rock". The reviewer added, "But why would a 49-year-old woman sing about necking in the back seat of a car?"{{cite magazine|url= https://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-foreign-affair-vol-32-no-15/ |title= Picks and Pans Review: Foreign Affair |magazine= People |date= October 9, 1989 |access-date= November 13, 2020}} USA Today viewed it as "spicy"."The Listening Room". USA Today. October 19, 1989. John Mackie from The Vancouver Sun called it "a sultry little ditty about back seat hijinks".Mackie, John (October 7, 1989). "Recordings". The Vancouver Sun.

In a 2019 retrospective review, Matthew Hocter from Albumism stated that "Steamy Windows" is the "epitome" of adult contemporary, adding that it "in true Turner style", incorporates elements of the blues and a whole lot of rock.{{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 also noted that here, the singer "tackled" rock.{{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}} The Daily Vault's Mark Millan called it "one of Turner's sexiest moments ever recorded", describing it as "a great swampy blues/rock song that finds Turner lamenting those wild nights of teenage lust".{{cite web|first= Mark |last= Millan |title= Foreign Affair – Tina Turner |publisher= The Daily Vault |date= December 13, 2008 |access-date= November 22, 2020 |url= http://dailyvault.com/toc.php5?review=5813}} In a 2015 review, Pop Rescue found that the singer's voice is "hard, confident, and perfectly suited to this pop-rock sound, which she delivers an effortless growl."{{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}}

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The official music video for the song was directed by British commercial, film and music video director Andy Morahan.{{cite web|url=http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=28499|title=mvdbase.com - Tina Turner - "Steamy windows"|work=Music Video DataBase|last=Garcia|first=Alex S|access-date=November 1, 2015}} It was later published on Turner's official YouTube channel in March 2009. The video has amassed more than 4,4 million views as of September 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e04pzNwIqU8|title=Tina Turner - Steamy Windows|publisher=YouTube|date=March 13, 2009|access-date=September 27, 2021}}{{primary source inline|date=December 2024}}

A dance version of the track co-produced and remixed by Justin Strauss and Murray Elias was also issued as a separate remix single in certain territories. Tony Joe White later recorded his own version of the song (alongside "Undercover Agent for the Blues", another track he wrote for Foreign Affair) on his album Closer to the Truth (1991). The song has also been covered by John Anderson, Kenny Chesney and Shemekia Copeland.

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• European 7-inch and CD single

1. "Steamy Windows" – 4:02
2. "Not Enough Romance" – 4:03

• Australian 7-inch single

1. "Steamy Windows" – 4:02
2. "Bold and Reckless" – 3:48

• US 7-inch and cassette single

1. "Steamy Windows" – 4:03
2. "The Best" (edit) – 4:08

• UK 7-inch and cassette single

1. "Steamy Windows" – 4:03
2. "The Best" (Single Muscle mix) – 4:15

• European CD and 12-inch single

1. "Steamy Windows" – 4:02
2. "Stronger Than the Wind" – 3:59
3. "Not Enough Romance" – 4:03

• UK CD single

1. "Steamy Windows" – 4:03
2. "The Best" (extended Muscle mix) – 5:30
3. "Steamy Windows" (vocal mix) – 6:22

• European CD and 12-inch single (Remixes)

1. "Steamy Windows" (12-inch vocal mix) – 6:20
2. "Steamy Windows" (7-inch mix) – 4:19
3. "Steamy Windows" (12-inch dub mix) – 6:36

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• European CD and 12-inch single (Remixes)

1. "Steamy Windows" (12-inch house mix) – 7:08
2. "Steamy Windows" (7-inch house mix) – 4:09
3. "Steamy Windows" (12-inch house dub mix) – 6:50

• Australian 12-inch single

1. "Steamy Windows" (12-inch vocal mix) – 6:20
2. "Steamy Windows" (12-inch dub mix) – 6:35
3. "Steamy Windows" (12-inch house dub mix) – 6:48
4. "Bold and Reckless" – 3:48

• US 12-inch single

1. "Steamy Windows" (12-inch vocal mix) – 6:20
2. "Steamy Windows" (12-inch house mix) – 7:08
3. "Steamy Windows" (12-inch dub mix) – 6:35
4. "Steamy Windows" (12-inch house dub mix) – 6:48

• UK 12-inch single

1. "Steamy Windows" (vocal mix) – 6:20
2. "The Best" (Muscle mix) – 4:15
3. "Steamy Windows" (house mix) – 7:08

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• Tina Turner – lead vocals
• Tony Joe White – guitar, harmonica, synthesizer
• Dan Hartman – piano, Hammond organ
• Eddie Martinez – rhythm guitar
• Neil Taylor – guitar
• Gary Barnacle – saxophones
• Jeff Bova – horn section
• Carmine Rojas – bass guitar
• J.T. Lewis – drums

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