I Didn't Want to Need You
"I Didn't Want to Need You" | ||||
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Single by Heart | ||||
from the album Brigade | ||||
B-side | "The Night" | |||
Released | June 5, 1990 (1990-06-05)[1] | |||
Length | 4:05 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Songwriter(s) | Diane Warren | |||
Producer(s) | Richie Zito | |||
Heart singles chronology | ||||
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"I Didn't Want to Need You" is a song by American rock band Heart. It was composed by veteran songwriter Diane Warren and released as the second single from the band's 10th studio album, Brigade (1990).[2] "I Didn't Want to Need You" peaked at number 23 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 14 on the Canadian RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart. It also reached the top 40 in Ireland and Sweden and number 47 on the UK Singles Chart.
Music video
The majority of the video features close-up shots of the Wilson sisters blended with live shots of the band on the Brigade tour from their stop at the Orlando Arena in Orlando, Florida, on June 9, 1990 and the USF Sundome in Tampa, Florida on June 10, 1990.
Track listings
7-inch, cassette, and mini-CD single[3][4][5]
- "I Didn't Want to Need You" – 4:05
- "The Night" – 4:50
12-inch and CD single[6][7]
- "I Didn't Want to Need You" – 4:05
- "The Night" – 4:50
- "The Will to Love" – 4:19
- A limited-edition 12-inch vinyl with a poster sleeve was also issued in the UK.[8]
Charts
Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[9] | 64 |
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[10] | 14 |
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[11] | 85 |
Ireland (IRMA)[12] | 14 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[1] | 60 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[13] | 15 |
UK Singles (OCC)[14] | 47 |
US Billboard Hot 100[15] | 23 |
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[16] | 13 |
References
- ^ a b "Heart – I Didn't Want to Need You" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- ^ Giles, Jeff (9 April 2015). "Heart Look Back on 'Brigade,' and Leaving the 80s Behind: Exclusive Interview". ultimateclassicrock.com. Ultimate Classic Rock, Townsquare Media, Inc. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ I Didn't Want to Need You (US 7-inch single vinyl disc). Heart. Capitol Records. 1990. NR-44553.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ I Didn't Want to Need You (US cassette single sleeve). Heart. Capitol Records. 1990. 4JM-44553.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ I Didn't Want to Need You (Japanese mini-CD single liner notes). Heart. Capitol Records. 1990. TODP-2195.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ I Didn't Want to Need You (UK 12-inch single vinyl disc). Heart. Capitol Records. 1990. 12CL 580.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ I Didn't Want to Need You (UK CD single liner notes). Heart. Capitol Records. 1990. CDCL 580, 20 3908 2.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ I Didn't Want to Need You (UK 12-inch single vinyl disc). Heart. Capitol Records. 1990. 12CLP 580.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 126.
- ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1327." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 31. August 4, 1990. p. IV. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – I Didn't Need You". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- ^ "Heart – I Didn't Want to Need You". Singles Top 100. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- ^ "Heart Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- ^ "Heart Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
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