I Don't Wanna Fight

This article is about the song by Tina Turner. For the song by Alabama Shakes, see Don't Wanna Fight. For the Westlife song, see Westlife (album).

"I Don't Wanna Fight"
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
StudioImage Recording
GenrePop
Length
  • 6:06 (album version)
  • 4:26 (7-inch edit)
LabelParlophone
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.

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/

  1. ^ "BMI Salutes the PRS Writers and Publishers of BMI's Most Performed Works in the United States of 1993" (PDF). Music & Media. November 5, 1994. p. 2. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
  2. ^ "Tina Turner: I Don't Wanna Fight". IMDb. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  3. ^ "Station Reports > MTV Europe/London" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 31. July 31, 1993. p. 17. Retrieved December 13, 2022.