I Don't Wanna Lose You

For the Gloria Estefan song, see Don't Wanna Lose You.

"I Don't Wanna Lose You"
Single by Tina Turner
from the album Foreign Affair
B-side	"Not Enough Romance" "Steel Claw" (live) "Stronger Than the Wind"
Released	November 6, 1989 (1989-11-06)
Length	4:20
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Albert Hammond Graham Lyle
Producer(s)	Albert Hammond Graham Lyle Roger Davies
Tina Turner singles chronology
"The Best" (1989) "I Don't Wanna Lose You" (1989) "Steamy Windows" (1989)
Music video
"I Don't Wanna Lose You" on YouTube

"I Don't Wanna Lose You" is a song by American-Swiss singer Tina Turner. It was written by Albert Hammond and Graham Lyle and produced along with Roger Davies for Turner's seventh solo studio album, Foreign Affair (1989). It was released as the album's second single in the UK on November 6, 1989 by Capitol Records, and as third single in the rest of Europe and in Australia in early 1990. It became a top-10 hit in Belgium, Luxembourg and the United Kingdom, where it peaked at No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart to become her fifth top-10 single there.

Critical reception

In a 2019 retrospective review, Matthew Hocter from Albumism stated that Turner "delivers some solid club tracks" on Foreign Affair , like "I Don't Wanna Lose You". ^[1] Bil Carpenter from AllMusic complimented the song as "fine". ^[2] Upon the release, Rufer & Fell from the Gavin Report commented, "Nothing but the best from Ms. Turner", describing it as "a declaration of possession sung by someone who's experienced her share of "have-nots" in the past." ^[3] In a 2015 review, Pop Rescue declared it as a "great little track", noting Gary Barnacle's "well placed" blast of saxophone. ^[4] William Shaw from Smash Hits said, "Actually this is quite good", "a simple, plain, slow yet still sort of perky love song that ambles along in an unsurprising way but which is actually rather charming all the same." ^[5]

Track listings

• UK and Australian 7-inch and cassette single

1. "I Don't Wanna Lose You" – 4:20
2. "Not Enough Romance" – 4:04

• European 7-inch and CD single

1. "I Don't Wanna Lose You" – 4:19
2. "Steel Claw" (live) – 4:32

• UK CD single

1. "I Don't Wanna Lose You" – 4:20
2. "Stronger Than the Wind" – 3:59
3. "Not Enough Romance" – 4:04
4. "We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)" – 4:16

• European CD and 12-inch single

1. "I Don't Wanna Lose You" – 4:19
2. "Steel Claw" (live) – 4:32
3. "The Best" (extended Mighty mix) – 6:33

• UK 12-inch single

1. "I Don't Wanna Lose You" – 4:20
2. "Stronger Than the Wind" – 3:59
3. "Not Enough Romance" – 4:04

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1989–1990) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [6] 59 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [7] 20 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [8] 9 Europe (European Hot 100 Singles) [9] 36 Ireland (IRMA) [10] 16 Luxembourg (Radio Luxembourg) [11] 6 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [12] 24 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [13] 24 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [14] 30 UK Singles (OCC) [15] 8 West Germany (GfK) [16] 38

Year-end charts Chart (1989) Position UK Singles (OCC) [17] 91 Chart (1990) Position Belgium (Ultratop) [18] 71

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	November 6, 1989	7-inch vinyl 12-inch vinyl CD cassette	Capitol	[19]
Australia	February 12, 1990	7-inch vinyl cassette	Interfusion Festival	[20]

References

1. Hocter, Matthew (September 11, 2019). "Tina Turner's 'Foreign Affair' Turns 30: Anniversary Retrospective". Albumism. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
2. Carpenter, Bil. "Tina Turner – Foreign Affair". AllMusic . Retrieved November 4, 2020.
3. Rufer, Diane; Fell, Ron (April 17, 1992). "A/C: Reviews" (PDF). Gavin Report . p. 36. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
4. "Review: "Foreign Affair" by Tina Turner (CD, 1989)". Pop Rescue. September 30, 2015. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
5. Shaw, William (October 18, 1989). "Singles". Smash Hits . p. 77. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
6. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 285.
7. "Tina Turner – I Don't Wanna Lose You" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
8. "Tina Turner – I Don't Wanna Lose You" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
9. "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. January 6, 1990. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
10. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – I Don?t Want to Lose You". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
11. Radio Luxembourg Singles. December 17, 1989.
12. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 11, 1990" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
13. "Tina Turner – I Don't Wanna Lose You" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
14. "Tina Turner – I Don't Wanna Lose You". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
15. "Tina Turner: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
16. "Offiziellecharts.de – Tina Turner – I Don't Wanna Lose You" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
17. "Year End Singles". Record Mirror . January 27, 1990. p. 44.
18. "Jaaroverzichten 1990" (in Dutch). Ultratop . Retrieved September 30, 2015.
19. "New Singles". Music Week . November 4, 1989. p. 45.
20. "New Release Summary: Singles". The ARIA Report . No. 5. February 11, 1990. p. 19.