I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That

"I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That" is a hit song from British performer Elton John's 1988 album, Reg Strikes Back. The song was written by John and his long-time songwriting partner, Bernie Taupin. The song reached #30 on the UK Singles Chart. It fared better in the United States, peaking at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in August 1988, becoming John's biggest hit of the 80's there (kept out of the top spot by fellow British singer and vocal collaborator George Michael's hit single "Monkey"). The song also became John's eighth #1 on the adult contemporary chart.^[1]

The song describes someone ending a relationship due to not feeling exclusive and important to their partner. The song was regularly played by John in concert during the 1990s, before he retired it in 2000.^[2]

There is also a 12" extended remix single of the song by Shep Pettibone released on vinyl during the song's initial release period. This remix appears on the CD box set compilation, To Be Continued..., released in 1990. The Just-Elton-and-His-piano mix of the song is also available (on the reissued 1999 version of the Reg Strikes Back album).

Track listings

7" single

"I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That" — 4:32
"Rope Around a Fool" — 3:46

12" maxi

"I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That" (Shep Pettibone 12" Mix) — 7:20
"I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That" — 4:32
"Rope Around a Fool" — 3:46

CD maxi

"I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That" — 4:33
"Rope Around a Fool" — 3:48
"I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That" (Shep Pettibone 12" Mix) — 7:16

Personnel

Elton John: Roland RD-1000 digital piano, lead and harmony vocals
Davey Johnstone: acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Fred Mandel: synthesizers
Charlie Morgan: drums
Dee Murray: backing vocals
Nigel Olsson: backing vocals
David Paton: bass

Chart performance

Weekly singles charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart^[3]	24
Austrian Singles Chart^[3]	6
Canadian Singles Chart	1
French SNEP Singles Chart^[3]	19
German Singles Chart^[4]	22
Irish Singles Chart^[5]	25
Swiss Singles Chart^[3]	10
UK Singles Chart^[6]	30
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[7]	2
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks^[7]	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play^[7]	7
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks^[7]	13

Year-end charts

Chart (1988)	Rank
Australia	97
Canada ^[8]	12
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 ^[9]	43

References

↑ The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition, 1996
↑ http://www.setlist.fm/stats/songs/elton-john-63d6be6f.html?song=I+Don%27t+Wanna+Go+on+With+You+Like+That
1 2 3 4 "I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved January 12, 2009)
↑ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved January 12, 2009)
↑ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved January 12, 2009)
↑ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved January 12, 2009)
1 2 3 4 Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved January 12, 2009)
↑ http://hitsofalldecades.com/chart_hits/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=175&Itemid=49
↑ http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1988.htm

Preceded by "Roll With It" by Steve Winwood	Billboard Adult Contemporary (chart) number-one single August 20, 1988	Succeeded by "1-2-3" by Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine

Elton John songs

1960s and 1970s	"Skyline Pigeon" (1968) "I've Been Loving You" (1968) "Lady Samantha" (1969) "It's Me That You Need" (1969) "Border Song" (1970) "Rock n' Roll Madonna" (1970) "From Denver to L.A." (1970) "Take Me to the Pilot" (1970) "Your Song" (1970) "Levon" (1971) "Tiny Dancer" (1972) "Rocket Man" (1972) "Honky Cat" (1972) "I Think I'm Going to Kill Myself" (1972) "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" (1972) "Crocodile Rock" (1972) "Elderberry Wine" (1972) "Daniel" (1972) "Teacher I Need You" (1973) "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" (1973) "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" (1973) "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (1973) "Step into Christmas" (1973) "Candle in the Wind" (1974) "Bennie and the Jets" (1974) "Harmony" (1973) "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1974) "The Bitch Is Back" (1974) "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (1974) "Philadelphia Freedom" (1975) "I Saw Her Standing There" (1975) "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" (1975) "Island Girl" (1975) "Grow Some Funk of Your Own" (1976) "I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford)" (1976) "Pinball Wizard" (1976) "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (1976) "Cage the Songbird" (1976) "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (1976) "Bite Your Lip (Get Up and Dance!)" (1977) "Crazy Water" (1977) "The Goaldiggers Song" (1977) "Ego" (1978) "Part-Time Love" (1978) "Song for Guy" (1978) "Are You Ready for Love" (1979) "Mama Can't Buy You Love" (1979) "Johnny B. Goode" (1979)

1980s	"Little Jeannie" (1980) "Sartorial Eloquence (Don't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More?)" (1980) "Dear God" (1980) "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" (1981) "Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" (with Kiki Dee, 1981) "Blue Eyes" (1982) "Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)" (1982) "Ball and Chain" (1982) "All Quiet on the Western Front" (1982) "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" (1983) "I'm Still Standing" (1983) "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" (1984) "Nikita" (1985) "That's What Friends Are For" (1985) "Wrap Her Up" (1985) "Take Me to the Pilot" (1988) "I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That" (1988) "Town of Plenty" (1988) "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters (Part Two)" (1988) "Healing Hands" (1989) "Sacrifice" (1989)

1990s	"Club at the End of the Street" (1990) "You Gotta Love Someone" (1990) "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1991) "The One" (1992) "Runaway Train" (1992) "The Last Song" (1992) "Simple Life" (1993) "True Love" (1993) "Shakey Ground" (1994) "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (1994) "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (1994) "Circle of Life" (1994) "Believe" (1995) "Made in England" (1995) "When the Money's Gone" (1995) "You Can Make History (Young Again)" (1996) "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" (1997) "Candle in the Wind 1997" (1997) "Written in the Stars" (1999)

2000s	"I Want Love" (2001) "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" (2002) "Original Sin" (2002) "Are You Ready for Love" (2003) "Ghetto Gospel" (2005) "Electricity" (2005) "The Bridge" (2006) "Joseph, Better You than Me" (2008) "Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)" (2009)

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