I Don't Want a Lover

"I Don't Want a Lover"
Single by Texas
from the album Southside
B-side	"Believe Me" "All in Vain"
Released	23 January 1989 9 July 2001 (remix)
Format	CD single, 7" vinyl
Recorded	1988
Genre	Rock, country rock
Length	5:07
Label	Phonogram TEX 1
Writer(s)	Johnny McElhone / Sharleen Spiteri
Producer(s)	Tim Palmer
Texas singles chronology
"I Don't Want a Lover" (1989) "Thrill Has Gone" (1989) Texas 2001 Remix chronology "Inner Smile" (2001) "I Don't Want a Lover" (2001 remix) (2001) "Guitar Song" (2001)
2001 Remix Cover

I Don't Want a Lover is the debut single from Texas's first album Southside. It was released on 23 January 1989 and peaked at #8 in the UK Singles Chart. It was remixed on 9 July 2001 by Stargate and DJ Stonebridge to promote The Greatest Hits compilation album. The song was also featured on an in-game radio station (Vice City FM) on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 game Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City.

The music starts with blues slide guitar followed by a throbbing rhythm section before the vocals break in.

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