I Don't Want a Lover
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| "I Don't Want a Lover" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "Believe Me" "All in Vain" |
I Don't Want a Lover is the debut single from Texas's first album Southside. It was released on 23 January 1989 and peaked at #8 in the UK Singles Chart. It was remixed on 9 July 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.
The music starts with blues slide guitar followed by a throbbing rhythm section before the vocals break in.[1]
Track listing
1989 CD single (TEX CD1)
- "I Don't Want a Lover" - 5:07
- "Believe Me" - 4:00
- "All in Vain" - 3:43
2001 CD1 (MERCD 533)
- "I Don't Want a Lover" (2001 Mix) - 4:15
- "Superwrong" - 3:58
- "I Don't Want a Lover" (Stonebridge Club Remix) - 7:37
- "I Don't Want a Lover" (Video) - 4:15
2001 CD2 (MERDD 533) Ltd Edition
- "I Don't Want a Lover" (Live) - 5:33
- "Summer Son" (Live) - 4:09
- "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[2] | 8 |
| Australian Singles Chart[3] | 4 |
| French Singles Chart | 11 |
| German Singles Chart | 18 |
| Spanish Singles Chart | 20 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 77 |
| Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 11 |
2001 Remix version
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart[4] | 16 |
References
- ^ Denselow, Robin Glasgow, Texas: Rock/Pop The Guardian 17 March 1989
- ^ [1] Archived September 19, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "australian-charts.com > Texas discography". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-09-16.
- ^ Chart Stats - Texas - I Don't Want A Lover {2001}