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	2 January 1989
Format	CD single, 7" vinyl
Recorded	1988
Genre	Rock, country rock
Length	5:07
Label	Phonogram TEX 1
Writer(s)	Johnny McElhone / Sharleen Spiteri
Producer(s)	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.

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)

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[2]	8
Australia (ARIA 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

1. Denselow, Robin Glasgow, Texas: Rock/Pop The Guardian 17 March 1989
2. Archived September 19, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
3. "australian-charts.com > Texas discography". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-09-16.
4. Chart Stats - Texas - I Don't Want A Lover {2001}

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics