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: Episodes from Liberty City.

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

• All songs recorded live at the Greatest Hits tour 2001.

Charts

1989 Original version

Chart (1989)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	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	16