Don't Turn Around

"Don't Turn Around"
Single by Ace of Base
from the album Happy Nation and The Sign
B-side	"Young and Proud"
Released	March 15, 1994 (Europe); May 3, 1994 (US); July 1, 1994 (UK)
Format	CD single, 12" single, 7" single
Recorded	1993;; Tuff Studios, Gothenburg, Sweden
Genre	Pop, dance, reggae fusion
Length	3:51 (album Version)
Label	Arista (US, Japan); Mega (Europe)
Writer(s)	Albert Hammond, Diane Warren Tina Turner*
Producer(s)	Tommy Ekman, Per Adebratt
Ace of Base singles chronology

"Don't Turn Around"
Single by Aswad
from the album Distant Thunder
Released	February 10, 1988
Recorded	1987
Genre	Pop, reggae
Length	3:51
Label	Mango, Island
Writer(s)	Albert Hammond, Diane Warren Tina Turner*
Producer(s)	Chris Porter
Aswad singles chronology

"Don't Turn Around"
Song

"Don't Turn Around" is a popular song written by Albert Hammond and Diane Warren. 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, most notably Aswad in 1988 and Ace of Base in 1994.

Aswad version

British reggae group Aswad heard Luther Ingram's version and made a cover of it. It was released on February 10, 1988 and went to number one on the UK Singles Chart in March 1988.^[1] It also reached number 45 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs in the US that same year.

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[2]	34
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[3]	6
Germany (Official German Charts)^[4]	29
Ireland (IRMA)^[5]	4
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[6]	5
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[7]	1
Norway (VG-lista)^[8]	10
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[9]	13
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[10]	1
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs^[11]	45

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)^[12]	Silver	250,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone sales/streaming figures based on certification alone

Ace of Base version

In 1993, Swedish pop group Ace of Base recorded a minor key version of "Don't Turn Around" for their US debut album, The Sign. It was also included on the re-release of Happy Nation the same year. The song reached number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number five on the UK Singles Chart. Ace of Base filmed a music video, directed by Matt Broadley.

Track listing

UK CD single

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

German 4-track CD

"Don't Turn Around" (Radio Groove Mix)
"Don't Turn Around" (The Aswad Mix)
"Don't Turn Around" (Groove Mix Extended)
"Happy Nation" (Moody Gold Mix)

European 2-CD set

CD 1:

"Don't Turn Around"
"Don't Turn Around" (Stretch Version)
"Young and Proud"

CD 2:

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

Credits and 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

Weekly charts

Chart	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[13]	19
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[14]	8
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[15]	13
Canada Top Singles (RPM)	1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[16]	3
France (SNEP)^[17]	17
Germany (Official German Charts)^[18]	6
Ireland (IRMA)	8
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[19]	7
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[20]	8
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[21]	2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[22]	14
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)	5
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[23]	4
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream^[23]	1
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40^[23]	6
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary^[23]	7

End of year charts

End of year chart (1994)	Position
Australia (ARIA)^[24]	95
Canada Dance (RPM)^[25]	28
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[26]	10

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Germany (BVMI)^[27]	Gold	250,000
United States (RIAA)^[28]	Gold	500,000^[29]
^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

Other cover version

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 UK Singles Chart.

Bonnie Tyler released her version on her 1988 album Hide Your Heart, while soul singer Luther Ingram had a US Billboard R&B chart No. 55 hit with his interpretation.

Loretta Chandler also sung this song on the "Mr. Wacky's World" episode of the 1980s TV show Fame (Ep. 6.8, 1986).

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. Also in 1992, Swedish pop singer Tone Norum recorded a version, which is included on her album, Don't Turn Around.

In 1998, the Argentinean dance-pop group El Simbolo recorded a Spanish language cover titled "No Llores Más" from their album No Pares.

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

References

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Preceded by "I Should Be So Lucky" by Kylie Minogue	UK number one single (Aswad version) March 20, 1988 (for 2 weeks)	Succeeded by "Heart" by Pet Shop Boys
Preceded by "Breakaway" by Big Pig	New Zealand RIANZ number-one single (Aswad version) June 5, 1988 (for 2 weeks)	Succeeded by "Alphabet Street" by Prince
Preceded by "I Swear" by All-4-One	Canadian Singles Chart number-one single (Ace of Base version) July 11, 1994 (for 1 week)	Succeeded by "Wild Night" by John Mellencamp and Me'shell Ndegeocello

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v t e Tina Turner
Studio albums	Tina Turns the Country On! Acid Queen Rough Love Explosion Private Dancer Break Every Rule Foreign Affair Wildest Dreams Twenty Four Seven
Live albums	Tina Live in Europe VH1 Divas Live '99 Tina Live
Soundtracks	Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome What's Love Got to Do with It
Compilation albums	Simply the Best The Collected Recordings: Sixties to Nineties All the Best Tina! Love Songs
Singles	"Baby, Get It On" "Whole Lotta Love" "Acid Queen" "Under My Thumb" "Sometimes When We Touch" "Night Time Is the Right Time" "Back Stabbers" "Let's Stay Together" "Help!" "What's Love Got to Do with It" "Better Be Good to Me" "Private Dancer" "I Can't Stand the Rain" "Show Some Respect" "We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)" "One of the Living" "Typical Male" "Back Where You Started" "Two People" "Girls" "What You Get Is What You See" "Break Every Rule" "Paradise Is Here" "Afterglow" "Nutbush City Limits" "Addicted to Love" "Tonight" "A Change Is Gonna Come" "634-5789" "The Best" "I Don't Wanna Lose You" "Steamy Windows" "Look Me in the Heart" "Foreign Affair" "Be Tender with Me Baby" "Nutbush City Limits (The 90s Version)" "Way of the World" "Love Thing" "I Want You Near Me" "(Simply) The Best" "I Don't Wanna Fight" "Disco Inferno" "Why Must We Wait Until Tonight" "Proud Mary" "GoldenEye" "Whatever You Want" "On Silent Wings" "Missing You" "Something Beautiful Remains" "In Your Wildest Dreams" "When the Heartache Is Over" "Whatever You Need" "Don't Leave Me This Way" "Open Arms" "Complicated Disaster"
Guest singles	"Boxtop" "Ball of Confusion" "Tonight" "It's Only Love" "Tearing Us Apart" "It Takes Two" "Cose della vita - Can't Stop Thinking of You" "Teach Me Again"
Videography	One Last Time Live in Concert All the Best: The Live Collection Tina Live
Tours	Private Dancer Tour Break Every Rule World Tour Foreign Affair: The Farewell Tour What's Love? Tour Wildest Dreams Tour Twenty Four Seven Tour Tina!: 50th Anniversary Tour
Related articles	Discography Songs written by Tina Turner Awards Ike & Tina Turner Ike & Tina Turner discography I, Tina What's Love Got to Do with It Tina (musical) Tina (documentary) Bolic Sound

v t e Bonnie Tyler songs
Discography
The World Starts Tonight	"Lost in France" "More Than a Lover"
Natural Force	"It's a Heartache" "Living for the City" "Heaven" "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" "Here Am I"
Diamond Cut	"Too Good to Last" "My Guns Are Loaded"
Goodbye to the Island	"I'm Just a Woman" "Sometimes When We Touch" "A Whiter Shade of Pale" "Sitting on the Edge of the Ocean" "I Believe in Your Sweet Love"
Faster Than the Speed of Night	"Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" "Faster Than the Speed of Night" "Total Eclipse of the Heart" "Straight from the Heart"
Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire	"If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man)" "Loving You's a Dirty Job but Somebody's Gotta Do It" "Band of Gold" "Lovers Again" "Holding Out for a Hero"
Hide Your Heart	"Hide Your Heart" "Don't Turn Around" "Save Up All Your Tears" "To Love Somebody" "The Best"
Bitterblue	"Against the Wind" "Bitterblue" "Where Were You"
Angel Heart	"Fools Lullaby" "I Cry Myself to Sleep at Night"
Silhouette in Red	"You Are So Beautiful"
Free Spirit	"You're the One" "Making Love Out of Nothing at All" "Bridge over Troubled Water" "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad"
All in One Voice	"Angel of the Morning" "I Put a Spell on You" "The Rose" "He's the King" "Silent Night"
Heart Strings	"Human Touch" "Everybody Hurts" "Amazed" "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" "Lean on Me" "In My Life" "Learning to Fly" "Right Here Waiting" "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" "I Can't Make You Love Me" "Need Your Love So Bad" "It's Over"
Simply Believe	"Si demain... (Turn Around)" "Si tout s'arrête (It's a Heartache) "Darlin'"
Wings	"Louise"
Rocks and Honey	"This Is Gonna Hurt" "Believe in Me" "What You Need from Me" "Love Is the Knife" "Mom"
Collaborations	"A Rockin' Good Way (to Mess Around and Fall in Love)" "Islands" "Vergiß Es (Forget It)" "Amour Éternel (Eternal Flame)"
Other songs	"Sayonara Tokyo" "Here She Comes" "The Desert Is in Your Heart" "I Don't Know How to Love Him"

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Jonas Berggren Ulf Ekberg Linn Berggren Jenny Berggren Clara Hagman Julia Williamson
Studio albums	Happy Nation The Sign The Bridge Flowers Cruel Summer Da Capo The Golden Ratio
Compilations	Singles of the 90s Greatest Hits The Collection/All That She Wants Platinum & Gold Collection Platinum & Gold Hidden Gems
Box Sets	The Ultimate Collection Greatest Hits, Classic Remixes and Music Videos
Extended plays	All That She Wants (Remixed)
Related articles	Discography List of songs recorded by Ace of Base Yaki-Da My Story

v t e Ace of Base singles
Discography
Happy Nation/The Sign	"Wheel of Fortune" "All That She Wants" "Happy Nation" "Waiting for Magic" "The Sign" "Don't Turn Around" "Living in Danger"
The Bridge	"Lucky Love" "Beautiful Life" "Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry"
Flowers/Cruel Summer	"Life Is a Flower" "Cruel Summer" "Whenever You're Near Me" "Travel to Romantis" "Always Have, Always Will" "Everytime It Rains" "Cecilia"
Singles of the 90s	"C'est la Vie (Always 21)" "Hallo Hallo"
Da Capo	"Beautiful Morning" "The Juvenile" "Unspeakable"
Greatest Hits, Classic Remixes and Music Videos	"Wheel of Fortune 2009"
The Golden Ratio	"All for You"
Hidden Gems	"Would You Believe"

Don't Turn Around

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Charts

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Ace of Base version

Track listing

Credits and personnel

Charts

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