Steamy Windows

"Steamy Windows"
Single by Tina Turner
from the album Foreign Affair
Released	November 1989
Format	7" 12" CD single
Recorded	1989
Genre	Rock
Length	4:03
Label	Capitol
Writer(s)	Tony Joe White
Producer(s)	Dan Hartman
Tina Turner singles chronology
"I Don't Wanna Lose You" (1989) "Steamy Windows" (1989) "Look Me in the Heart" (1990)

"Steamy Windows" is a song by Tina Turner. It was included on Turner's 1989 Foreign Affair album and released as the album's second single in November 1989, and third single in the United Kingdom and Ireland in February 1990. Written by Tony Joe White and produced by Dan Hartman, is known for its high energy and strong vocal performance. Released as the album's third single, it became a top ten hit in Belgium and Ireland, while reaching the top forty on the majority of all charts it appeared on.

The single included a dance version of the track co-produced and remixed by Justin Strauss and Murray Elias and it was also issued as a separate remix single in certain territories. It was covered two years later by country artist John Anderson for his album Seminole Wind as well as country artist Kenny Chesney. Turner performed the song as the opening number during her 1990, 1993 and 2008/2009 concert tours.

Music video

The official music video for the song was directed by Andy Morahan.^[1]

Track listing

CD single

1. "Steamy Windows"
2. "The Best" (Extended remix)
3. "Steamy Windows" (Vocal mix)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1989–90)	Peak position
scope="row"	Australia (ARIA)[2]	34
scope="row"	Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3]	18
scope="row"	Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4]	5
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5]	25
Canada Retail Singles (RPM)[6]	15
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[7]	31
Germany (Official German Charts)[8]	29
Ireland (IRMA)[9]	7
Italy (Hit Parade Italia)[10]	11
scope="row"	Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11]	16
scope="row"	New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12]	30
scope="row"	Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13]	14
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[14]	13
scope="row"	US Billboard Hot 100[15]	39
scope="row"	US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[16]	33

Year-end charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Italy (Hit Parade Italia)[17]	66
Chart (1990)	Peak position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[18]	338

References

1. Garcia, Alex S. "mvdbase.com - Tina Turner - "Steamy windows"". Music Video DataBase. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
2. "Australian-charts.com – Tina Turner – Steamy Windows". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
3. "Austriancharts.at – Tina Turner – Steamy Windows" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
4. "Ultratop.be – Tina Turner – Steamy Windows" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
5. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6658." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
6. "RPM 30 Retail Singles". RPM. January 27, 1990. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
7. "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. March 10, 1990. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
8. "Tina Turner - Top Titel" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
9. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Steamy Windows". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
10. "Indice per Interprete: T". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
11. "Dutchcharts.nl – Tina Turner – Steamy Windows" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
12. "Charts.org.nz – Tina Turner – Steamy Windows". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
13. "Swisscharts.com – Tina Turner – Steamy Windows". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
14. "Tina Turner: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
15. "Tina Turner – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Tina Turner. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
16. "Tina Turner – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for Tina Turner. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
17. "I singoli più venduti del 1989". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
18. "Jaarlijsten 1990" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved October 12, 2015.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics