| "I Don't Wanna Lose At Love" | ||||
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| Single by Tanita Tikaram | ||||
| from the album The Cappuccino Songs | ||||
| A-side | "I Don't Wanna Lose At Love" | |||
| B-side | "Only One Boy in the Crowd, In Your Time" | |||
| Released | 17 August 1998 | |||
| Recorded | January 1997 | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Length | 3:56 (radio version) 4:20 (album version) | |||
| Label | Mother Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Tanita Tikaram, Marco Sabiu, Värttinä | |||
| Producer(s) | Marco Sabiu | |||
| Tanita Tikaram singles chronology | ||||
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"I Don't Wanna Lose At Love" is the second single to be released from Tanita Tikaram's sixth studio album The Cappuccino Songs.
Background
"I Don't Wanna Lose at Love" has a distinctive string intro, which is looped throughout the song, that is sampled from Finnish folk-rock band Värttinä's 1992 song "Seelinnikoi". The group received a credit as co-writers of the song.
Released as the second single of Tikaram's album The Cappuccino Songs, the single mix differs from the album version, and was given a poppier sound by Stephen Lironi. The song was given additional remixes by noted remixers of Indian ascent Asian Dub Foundation and Talvin Singh.
The single was released as a two-part CD in the UK. It peaked at #73 there, and to date it's Tikaram's last single to chart in that country.
Critical reception
Upon its release as a single, Steve Ashford of the Gwent Gazette commented, "Well, what next? A Tanita Tikaram single that is actually quite good! And what's more, featuring an Asian Dub Foundation re-mix! Duck... there goes that flying pig!"[1] Andrew Hirst of the Huddersfield Daily Examiner was less positive, writing, "Her dull tones sounded depressing when she became an overnight star a decade ago. She doesn't seem to have cheered up much – and the Finnish string quartet hardly help."[2]
Releases
- UK CD single 1
- "I Don't Wanna Lose At Love" (Radio Version) — 3:56
- "I Don't Wanna Lose At Love" (Love Loss Asian Dub Foundation Remix) — 4:28
- "In Your Time" — 3:46
- UK CD single 2
- "I Don't Wanna Lose At Love" (Radio Version) — 3:56
- "I Don't Wanna Lose At Love" (XT Talvin Singh Mix) — 7:18
- "Only One Boy In The Crowd" - 3:38
Charts
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles Chart | 73 |
References
- ↑ Ashford, Steve (3 September 1998). "Movers 'n' groovers". Gwent Gazette. p. 17. Retrieved 8 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ Hirst, Andrew (26 August 1998). "Off the record: Singles". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. p. 12. Retrieved 8 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.