I Don't Want a Lover

"I Don't Want a Lover"
Single by Texas
from the album Southside
B-side "Believe Me"
"All in Vain"
Released January 1989
Format CD single, 7" vinyl
Recorded 1989
Genre Country Rock
Length 5:07
Label Phonogram
TEX 1
Writer(s) Johnny McElhone / Sharleen Spiteri
Producer Tim Palmer
Texas singles chronology
"I Don't Want a Lover"
(1989)		 "Thrill Has Gone"
(1989)
Texas 2001 Remix chronology
"Inner Smile"
(2001)		 "I Don't Want a Lover"
(2001 remix)
(2001)		 "Guitar Song"
(2001)
2001 Remix Cover

I Don't Want a Lover is the debut single from Texas's first album Southside. It was released in January 1989 and peaked at #8 in the UK Singles Chart. It was remixed in 2001 by Stargate and DJ Stonebridge to promote The Greatest Hits compilation album. The song was also featured on an in-game radio station (Vice City FM) on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 game Grand Theft Auto IV.

Contents

Track listing

1989 CD single (TEX CD1)

  1. "I Don't Want a Lover" - 5:07
  2. "Believe Me" - 4:00
  3. "All in Vain" - 3:43

2001 CD1 (MERCD 533)

  1. "I Don't Want a Lover" (2001 Mix) - 4:15
  2. "Superwrong" - 3:58
  3. "I Don't Want a Lover" (Stonebridge Club Remix) - 7:37
  4. "I Don't Want a Lover" (Video) - 4:15

2001 CD2 (MERDD 533) Ltd Edition

  1. "I Don't Want a Lover" (Live) - 5:33
  2. "Summer Son" (Live) - 4:09
  3. "Suspicious Minds" (Live) - 4:41

Charts

1989 Original version

Chart (1989) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[1] 8
Australian Singles Chart 4
German Singles Chart 18
Spanish Singles Chart 20
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 77

2001 Remix version

Chart (2001) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[2] 16

References

  1. ^ http://www.chartwatch.co.uk/TopTen/acts/act02054.htm
  2. ^ Chart Stats - Texas - I Don't Want A Lover {2001}
Texas
Sharleen Spiteri · Tony McGovern · Ally McErlaine · Johnny McElhone · Eddie Campbell · Michael Bannister · Neil Payne
Studio albums
Compilation albums
Double Up · 1993 · The Greatest Hits · I Don't Want A Lover
EPs
Everyday Now · Extracts from Mothers Heaven · The Greatest Hits: Preview of the Forthcoming Album · What About Us
Live albums
Singles
"I Don't Want A Lover" · "Thrill Has Gone" · "Everyday Now" · "Prayer For You" · "Why Believe in You" · "In My Heart" · "Alone With You" · "Mothers Heaven" · "Tired of Being Alone" · "So Called Friend" · "You Owe It All to Me" · "So In Love With You" · "You've Got To Live A Little" · "Fade Away" · "Say What You Want" · "Halo" · "Black Eyed Boy" · "Put Your Arms Around Me" · "In Our Lifetime" · "Summer Son" · "When We Are Together" · "In Demand" · "Inner Smile" · "Guitar Song" · "Carnival Girl" · "I'll See It Through" · "Getaway" · "Can't Resist" · "Sleep" · "What About Us"
DVDs
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