I Didn't Want to Need You explained

I Didn't Want to Need You
Cover:Heart IDWTNY.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Heart
Album:Brigade
B-Side:The Night
Length:4:05
Label:Capitol
Producer:Richie Zito
Prev Title:All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You
Prev Year:1990
Next Title:Stranded
Next Year:1990

"I Didn't Want to Need You" is a song by American rock band Heart. It was composed by veteran songwriter Diane Warren and released as the second single from the band's 10th studio album, Brigade (1990).[1] "I Didn't Want to Need You" peaked at number 23 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 14 on the Canadian RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart. It also 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 and the USF Sundome in Tampa, Florida on June 10, 1990.

Track listings

7-inch, cassette, and mini-CD single[2] [3] [4]

  1. "I Didn't Want to Need You" – 4:05
  2. "The Night" – 4:50

12-inch and CD single[5] [6]

  1. "I Didn't Want to Need You" – 4:05
  2. "The Night" – 4:50
  3. "The Will to Love" – 4:19

Charts

Chart (1990)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 64
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[9] 85

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Giles . Jeff . Heart Look Back on 'Brigade,' and Leaving the 80s Behind: Exclusive Interview . ultimateclassicrock.com . Ultimate Classic Rock, Townsquare Media, Inc. . 6 September 2022 . 9 April 2015.
  2. I Didn't Want to Need You. Heart. 1990. US 7-inch single vinyl disc. Capitol Records. NR-44553.
  3. I Didn't Want to Need You. Heart. 1990. US cassette single sleeve. Capitol Records. 4JM-44553.
  4. I Didn't Want to Need You. Heart. 1990. Japanese mini-CD single liner notes. Capitol Records. TODP-2195.
  5. I Didn't Want to Need You. Heart. 1990. UK 12-inch single vinyl disc. Capitol Records. 12CL 580.
  6. I Didn't Want to Need You. Heart. 1990. UK CD single liner notes. Capitol Records. CDCL 580, 20 3908 2.
  7. I Didn't Want to Need You. Heart. 1990. UK 12-inch single vinyl disc. Capitol Records. 12CLP 580.
  8. Book: Ryan, Gavin. Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. 2011. Moonlight Publishing. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia. pdf. 126.
  9. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 7. 31. IV. August 4, 1990. August 15, 2020.