Don't Turn Around

"Don't Turn Around"
B-side to "Typical Male" by Tina Turner from the album Break Every Rule
Released	1986
Genre	Pop, Rock
Length	4:16
Label	Capitol
Writer	Diane Warren, Albert Hammond

"Don't Turn Around"
Single by Aswad
Released	February 10, 1988
Recorded	1987
Genre	Pop
Length	3:51
Writer(s)	Diane Warren, Albert Hammond

"Don't Turn Around"
Single by Ace of Base
from the album Happy Nation/The Sign
Released	US May 3, 1994 UK July 1, 1994
Format	CD single Digital download
Recorded	mid 1993
Genre	Pop, dance, reggae fusion
Length	3:51 (Album Version)
Label	Mega
Writer(s)	Diane Warren, Albert Hammond
Producer	Denniz Pop
Certification	Gold (USA), Gold (Germany), Gold (NZ)
Ace of Base singles chronology
"The Sign" (1994) "Don't Turn Around" (1994) "Living in Danger" (1994)

"Don't Turn Around" is a popular song written by Diane Warren and Albert Hammond. It was originally recorded by Tina Turner as the B-side to the single "Typical Male" in 1986. Warren is said to have been disappointed that Turner's record company treated the song as a B-side and never included it on one of her albums. However it has since been included on the rarities disc of the 1994 compilation The Collected Recordings – Sixties to Nineties.

It has been covered by a number of artists. Kim Goody released a single version in 1987. Despite being featured in several episodes of her Saturday morning show No. 73, the song failed to get into the top 100 in the UK chart. Bonnie Tyler released her version on her 1988 album Hide Your Heart, while soul singer Luther Ingram had a U.S. #55 R&B hit with his interpretation. Aswad heard Ingram's version and made a cover of it, taking the song to #1 on the UK singles chart in March 1988. This version also reached #45 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart that same year.

Loretta Chandler also sung this song on an episode of the 1980s TV show Fame.

In 1990, a little-known rock band called Eyes, which featured Jeff Scott Soto on lead vocals, covered the song on their self-titled album. It was released under the Curb Records label.

In 1992, Neil Diamond recorded a version of "Don't Turn Around", which made the Top 20 on the Adult Contemporary chart. In 1992 Swedish pop singer Tone Norum recorded a version, which is on her album called "Don't Turn Around".

Two years later, in 1994, Swedish pop group Ace of Base took a minor key version of the song to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and to #5 in the UK. Ace of Base filmed a music video, directed by Matt Broadley.

In 1999, Dance-Pop group El Simbolo recorded a Spanish language cover of the song for their album "No Pares".

In 2010, Albert Hammond, co-writer of the song, recorded the song for his album "Legend."

Tracklistings (Ace of Base version)

• UK CD Single:

1. "Don't Turn Around" (The 7" Aswad Mix)
2. "Don't Turn Around" (Stretch Version)
3. "Young and Proud"

• German 4-Track CD:

1. "Don't Turn Around" (Radio Groove Mix)
2. "Don't Turn Around" (The Aswad Mix)
3. "Don't Turn Around" (Groove Mix Extended)
4. "Happy Nation" (Moody Gold Mix)

• European 2-CD Set:

CD 1:

1. "Don't Turn Around"
2. "Don't Turn Around" (Stretch Version)
3. "Young and Proud"

CD 2:

1. "Don't Turn Around" (The 7" Aswad Mix)
2. "Don't Turn Around" (Turned Out Eurodub)
3. "Don't Turn Around" (Groove Mix Extended)
4. "Happy Nation" (Moody Gold Mix)

Personnel

• Vocals by Linn Berggren, Jenny Berggren and Ulf Ekberg
• Backing Vocals by Linn Berggren and Jenny Berggren
• Written by Albert Hammond and Diane Warren
• Produced by Tommy Ekman and Per Adebratt
• Recorded and produced at Tuff Studios, Gothenburg
• Mixed at Park Studios, Stockholm

Charts (Ace of Base version)

Peak positions Chart Peak position Australian ARIA Singles Chart 19 Austrian Singles Chart 8 Canadian Singles Chart 1 Dutch Singles Chart 7 French Singles Chart 17 German Singles Chart 6 Irish Singles Chart 8 New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart 8 Swiss Singles Chart 14 Swedish Singles Chart 2 UK Airplay Chart 4 UK Singles Chart 5 U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1] 4 U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream[1] 1 U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40[1] 6 U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[1] 7

End of year charts End of year chart (1994) Position U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2] 10

Sales

• UK: 180,000
• US: 500,000 (Gold)

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Allmusic. Ace of Base | Billboard Singles.
2. ^ "1994: Year-End USA Charts (Singles)". Billboard.com. http://top40-charts.com/features/YearEnd/yearend1994.php. Retrieved 2009-06-12.  (archived by Top40-Charts.com)

Preceded by "I Should Be So Lucky" by Kylie Minogue

UK number one single (Aswad version) March 20, 1988

Succeeded by "Heart" by Pet Shop Boys