Don't Wanna Lose You
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| “Don't Wanna Lose You” | |||||
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| Single by Gloria Estefan from the album Cuts Both Ways |
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| Released |  June 21, 1989
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| Format | CD Single | ||||
| Recorded | ? | ||||
| Genre | Pop/Ballad | ||||
| Length | 04:12 | ||||
| Label | Epic Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Gloria Estefan | ||||
| Certification | Gold (U.S.) | ||||
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| Cuts Both Ways track listing | |||||
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"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.
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[edit] History
The song, is an adult contemporary soft-pop song. It was the first solo number-one single for Estefan, her last number-one single "Anything for You" was performed with Miami Sound Machine on their 1987 Let It Loose album.
[edit] Song nominations
The song earned a nomination to the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, but lost against Bonnie Raitt's "Nick of Time". It also received a nomination to an American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Single but again, lost, but this time against Milli Vanilli's eventually bogus "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You".
[edit] 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.
[edit] Formats and track listings
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Don't Wanna Lose You".
UK Maxi-CD single (655054 2 (The Ballads))
- "Don't Wanna lose You" (Album Version)
- "Anything for You"
- "Can't Stay away from You"
- "Words get in the Way"
U.S. cassette single (34T 68959)) and 7" single (34-68959)
- "Don't Wanna lose You" (Album Version)
- "Si Voy a Perderte"
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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| Brazilian Singles Chart | 4 |
| German Singles Chart | 41 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 6 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 3 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 13 |
| UK Singles Chart | 6 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 (1 week) |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales | 1 (1 week) |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles Airplay | 1 (1 week) |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks | 1 (5 weeks) |
| U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 Singles | 1 (2 weeks) |
[edit] Certifications
| Country | Certification |
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| U.S. | Gold |
| 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 "Fria Como El Viento" by Luis Miguel |
