Don't Need Love (Johnny Diesel and the Injectors song) explained

Don't Need Love
Cover:	Don't Need Love by Diesel and the Injectors.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Johnny Diesel and the Injectors
Album:	Johnny Diesel and the Injectors
B-Side:	Never Last
Released:	23 October 1988
Recorded:	August 1988 – September 1988
Studio:	Ardent Studio and Alpha Sound (Memphis, Tennessee)
Genre:	Pop rock
Length:	4:15
Label:	Chrysalis
Producer:	Terry Manning
Next Title:	Soul Revival
Next Year:	1989

"Don't Need Love" is the debut single by Australian rock group Johnny Diesel and the Injectors. The song was released in October 1988 and peaked at 10 in Australia and 7 in New Zealand.

The song was nominated for two awards at the ARIA Music Awards of 1989, winning Best New Talent but losing Breakthrough Artist – Single to "That's When I Think of You" by 1927.^[1]

Track listing

7" single

1. "Don't Need Love" – 4:15
2. "Never Last" – 3:33

12" vinyl

1. "Don't Need Love" – 4:15
2. "Never Last" – 3:33
3. "Parisienne Hotel"

Personnel

• Terry Manning – producer, engineer, mixing
• Johnny "Tatt" Dalzell – bass guitar
• Yak Sherrit – drums
• Johnny Diesel – guitar, vocals
• Bernie Bremond – saxophone, backing vocals

Charts

"Don't Need Love" debuted at number 36 in Australia in November 1988, before peaking at #10 in December.^[2]

Year-end charts

Notes and References

1. Web site: ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year: 3rd Annual ARIA Awards. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 13 June 2012.
2. Web site: Johnny Diesel and the Injectors - Don't Need Love. australian-charts.com. 16 April 2016.
3. Web site: The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – 1989. ARIA. Imgur. 17 November 2020.