Don't Wanna Lose You
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| Single by Gloria Estefan | |||||||||||||||||||
| from the album Cuts Both Ways | |||||||||||||||||||
| Released | June 21, 1989 (see Release history) |
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| Format | CD Single CD maxi single Cassette Single 7-inch single 12-inch single |
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| Genre | Pop | ||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 04:12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Epic | ||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Gloria Estefan | ||||||||||||||||||
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"Don't Wanna Lose You" is a song written and recorded by Gloria Estefan. It was released in 1989 as the first single from the album Cuts Both Ways and reached number one in the U.S., where it became her second number-one single on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The single was certified Gold.
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[edit] Song nominations
The song earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance but lost against Bonnie Raitt's "Nick of Time". Her live performance of the song at the 1990 Grammy Awards was released on the 1994 album Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume I.[1] It also received an American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Single but lost to Milli Vanilli's "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You".
[edit] International versions
Estefan also recorded "Si Voy a Perderte"; which is the Spanish version of this song. "Si Voy a Perderte" hit number one on Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks chart. "Se Tenho que Perder" is the Portuguese version of this song, and was released as a single in Brazil.
[edit] Formats and track listings
UK Maxi-CD single (655054 2 (The Ballads))
- "Don't Wanna lose You" (Album Version)
- "Anything for You"
- "Can't Stay away from You"
- "Words get in the Way"
U.S. cassette single (34T 68959)) and 7" single (34-68959)
- "Don't Wanna lose You" (Album Version)
- "Si Voy a Perderte"
[edit] Release history
| Region | Date |
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| United States | June 21, 1989 |
| Japan | July 12, 1989 |
| Europe | July 13, 1989 |
| United Kingdom |
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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| Dutch Singles Chart | 3 |
| German Singles Chart | 41 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 6 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 13 |
| UK Singles Chart | 6 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks | 1 |
[edit] Certifications
| Country | Certification |
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| U.S. | Gold |
[edit] Covers
It was covered by Glee's Amber Riley in "The Spanish Teacher" episode using some of the lyrics from the Spanish version of the song.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Grammy's Greatest Moments, Volume 1: Various Artists". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000002IXZ/. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
[edit] External links
- http://web.archive.org/web/20091027084359/http://www.geocities.com/weslarkins/glorialibre.html
- http://www.romantic-lyrics.com/ld20.shtml
- Music video on YouTube
| Preceded by "Hangin' Tough" by New Kids on the Block |
Billboard Hot 100 number-one single September 16, 1989 |
Succeeded by "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You" by Milli Vanilli |
| Preceded by "Simplemente Amigos" by Ana Gabriel |
Billboard Hot Latin Tracks number one single September 16, 1989 - October 14, 1989 |
Succeeded by "Fría Como el Viento" by Luis Miguel |
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