I Don't Wanna Fight

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"I Don't Wanna Fight"
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Single by Tina Turner
from the album What's Love Got to Do with It
B-side "Tina's Wish" (1993 version)
ReleasedApril 23, 1993
Studio Image Recording
Genre Pop
Length
  • 6:06(album version)
  • 4:26 (7-inch edit)
Label Parlophone
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Chris Lord-Alge
  • Roger Davies
Tina Turner singles chronology
"(Simply) The Best"
(1992)
"I Don't Wanna Fight"
(1993)
"Disco Inferno"
(1993)
Music video
"I Don't Wanna Fight" on YouTube

"I Don't Wanna Fight" is a song by American singer and actress Tina Turner, released in April 1993 by Parlophone. The track was co-written by British singer Lulu, her brother Billy Lawrie, and Steve DuBerry. The song was first offered to singer Sade, who sent it on to Turner. Turner recorded it in 1993 as part of the soundtrack for her autobiographical film, What's Love Got to Do with It . Lulu's version appears as a B-side to her 1993 single "How 'Bout Us" as well as on the 2003 album The Greatest Hits .

Contents

Featuring a wistful but resolute vocal set against a synthesizer line, the track was a substantial hit on both sides of the Atlantic, reaching No. 9 on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100, and No. 7 on the UK Singles Chart. In Canada, it peaked at No. 1 for three weeks, and in Iceland, it reached No. 3. The song was nominated at the 36th Grammy Awards for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and The Grammy Award for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television. It was also awarded one of BMI's Pop Songs Awards in 1994, honoring the songwriters, composers and music publishers of the song. [1] It was Turner's last single to chart in the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100. Its accompanying music video, directed by British director Peter Care, [2] received heavy rotation on MTV Europe. [3] Song / Video - "I Don't Wanna Fight", Soundtrack for the movie, "What's Love Got To Do With It" - Identical twin dancers, featured alongside Tina Turner are Nikita Blount and Nicole Blount. https://www.petercare.com/videos/tina-turner-i-dont-wanna-fight/

Critical reception

The song received positive reviews from music critics. Larry Flick from Billboard complimented Turner's "distinctive and worldly vocal delivery". He also noted that she makes her Virgin debut "with a shuffling pop/dance ditty" that stylistically lands somewhere between her comeback hit, "Let's Stay Together", and Amy Grant's "Baby Baby". [4] The Daily Vault called "I Don't Wanna Fight" a "cinematic epic", stating that it "shows Turner capable of riding today's wave effortlessly without losing herself in it". [5] Alan Jones from Music Week viewed the song as "a soulful shuffle" that "benefits from rich arrangements and one of Turner's more restrained, though distinctive, vocals." [6] A reviewer from People Magazine described "I Don't Wanna Fight" as an "ardent ballad" that proved that Turner had "mellowed". [7] Sam Wood of Philadelphia Inquirer called the song "overproduced". [8] James Hunter from Vibe stated that "when Turner tears up her voice at the top of the bridge, it's as involving as soulful pop music gets." He concluded, "This is one of the best records of her career". [9]

Track listing and formats

  1. "I Don't Wanna Fight" (Single Edit) – 4:25
  2. "The Best" (Single Edit) – 4:08
  1. "I Don't Wanna Fight" (Single Edit) – 4:25
  2. "Tina's Wish" – 3:08
  3. "I Don't Wanna Fight" (Urban Mix) – 5:17
  4. "I Don't Wanna Fight" (Holiday Inn Lounge Mix) – 5:43
  1. "I Don't Wanna Fight" (Single Edit) – 4:25
  2. "Tina's Wish" (Single Edit) – 3:08
  3. "I Don't Wanna Fight" (Urban Mix) – 5:17
  1. "I Don't Wanna Fight" (Single Edit) – 4:25
  2. "The Best" (Single Edit) – 4:08
  3. "I Don't Wanna Lose You" – 4:20
  4. "What's Love Got to Do with It" – 3:48
  1. "I Don't Wanna Fight" (Single Edit) – 4:25
  2. "Tina's Wish" – 3:08
  1. "I Don't Wanna Fight" (Chris Lord-Alge Urban Overnight Mix) – 4:19
  2. "I Don't Wanna Fight" (Jerry Moran Dance Mix) – 4:39
  1. "I Don't Wanna Fight" (Single Edit) – 4:06
  2. "I Don't Wanna Fight" (Urban Radio) – 4:03
  3. "I Don't Wanna Fight" (Urban Mix) – 5:15
  4. "I Don't Wanna Fight" (Holiday Inn Lounge Mix) – 5:43
  5. "I Don't Wanna Fight" (Club House Mix) – 5:26
  6. "I Don't Wanna Fight" (Urban Radio Instrumental) – 4:02
  7. "I Don't Wanna Fight" (LP Version) – 6:05

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