I Didn't Want to Need You

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"I Didn't Want to Need You"
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Single by Heart
from the album Brigade
B-side
  • "The Night"
  • "The Will to Love" (non-LP) (12" and CD only)
ReleasedJuly 1990
GenreHard rock
Length4:05
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Diane Warren
Producer(s)Richie Zito
Heart singles chronology
"All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You"
(1990) 		"I Didn't Want to Need You"
(1990) 		"Stranded"
(1990)

"I Didn't Want to Need You" is a song recorded by American rock band Heart in 1990. It was released as the second single from their 10th studio album, "Brigade." It was composed by veteran songwriter Diane Warren and released as the second single from the band's tenth studio album, Brigade. Warren, one of the most successful pop music songwriters of the 1980s and 1990s, also penned Heart's 1987 US top-ten single "Who Will You Run To".

"I Didn't Want to Need You" is a midtempo rock song with lyrics in which singer Ann Wilson laments her lack of resistance to fall in love with someone. The single peaked at number 23 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 14 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart. It 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.

Charts[]

Chart (1990) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 64
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[2] 14
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[3] 85
Ireland (IRMA)[4] 14
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] 60
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[6] 15
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 47
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 23
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[9] 13

References[]

  1. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 126.
  2. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1327." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  3. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7 no. 31. August 4, 1990. p. IV. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  4. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – I Didn't Need You". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  5. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Heart – I Didn't Want to Need You" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  6. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Heart – I Didn't Want to Need You". Singles Top 100. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  7. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  8. ^ "Heart Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  9. ^ "Heart Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2019.

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