Don't Wanna Lose You

"Don't Wanna Lose You"
Single by Gloria Estefan
from the album Cuts Both Ways
Released	June 21, 1989 (1989-06-21) (see Release history)
Format	CD Single CD maxi single Cassette Single 7-inch single 12-inch single
Genre	Pop
Length	04:12
Label	Epic
Writer(s)	Gloria Estefan
Gloria Estefan singles chronology
"1-2-3" (1988) "Don't Wanna Lose You" (1989) "Get on Your Feet" (1989)
Cuts Both Ways track listing "Oye Mi Canto (Hear My Voice)" (6) "Don't Wanna Lose You" (7) "Get on Your Feet" (8) Greatest Hits track listing "Get on Your Feet" (10) ""Don't Wanna Lose You"" (11) "Coming Out of The Dark" (12)

"Don't Wanna Lose You" is a song written and recorded by Gloria Estefan. It was released in 1989 as the first single from the album Cuts Both Ways and reached number one in the U.S., where it became her second number-one single on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The single was certified Gold.

Song nominations

The song earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance but lost against Bonnie Raitt's "Nick of Time". It also received an American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Single but lost to Milli Vanilli's "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You".

International versions

Estefan also recorded "Si Voy a Perderte"; which is the Spanish version of this song. "Si Voy a Perderte" hit number one on Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks chart. "Se Tenho que Perder" is the Portuguese version of this song, and was released as a single in Brazil.

Formats and track listings

UK Maxi-CD single (655054 2 (The Ballads))

1. "Don't Wanna lose You" (Album Version)
2. "Anything for You"
3. "Can't Stay away from You"
4. "Words get in the Way"

U.S. cassette single (34T 68959)) and 7" single (34-68959)

1. "Don't Wanna lose You" (Album Version)
2. "Si Voy a Perderte"

Her live performance of the song at the 1990 Grammy Awards was released on the 1994 album Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume I.^[1]

Release history

Region	Date
United States	June 21, 1989 (1989-06-21)
Japan	July 12, 1989 (1989-07-12)
Europe	July 13, 1989 (1989-07-13)
United Kingdom

Charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Dutch Singles Chart	3
German Singles Chart	41
Irish Singles Chart	6
Swedish Singles Chart	13
UK Singles Chart	6
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	1
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	2
U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks	1

Certifications

Country	Certification
U.S.	Gold

See also

• Hot 100 number-one hits of 1989 (United States)
• Number-one hits of 1989 (U.S. Hot Latin Tracks)

References

1. ^ "Grammy's Greatest Moments, Volume 1: Various Artists". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000002IXZ/. Retrieved 2011-11-21. 

External links

• http://web.archive.org/web/20091027084359/http://www.geocities.com/weslarkins/glorialibre.html
• http://www.romantic-lyrics.com/ld20.shtml
• Music video on YouTube

Preceded by "Hangin' Tough" by New Kids on the Block	Billboard Hot 100 number-one single September 16, 1989	Succeeded by "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You" by Milli Vanilli
Preceded by "Simplemente Amigos" by Ana Gabriel	Billboard Hot Latin Tracks number one single September 16, 1989 - October 14, 1989	Succeeded by "Fría Como el Viento" by Luis Miguel