Don't Wanna Fall in Love
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"Don't Wanna Fall in Love" is a 1990
hit song for Toronto
-born singer/songwriter/musician Jane Child
. Released as the second single from her self-titled debut album
, the single went to number two for three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100
singles chart in late April and early May 1990, kept out of the top spot by Sinéad O'Connor
's ballad "'Nothing Compares 2 U
". In addition, a "New Jack Swing
" remix of the song was produced by Teddy Riley and reached number six on the R&B chart
"Don't Wanna Fall in Love" is a 1990
hit song for Toronto
-born singer/songwriter/musician Jane Child
. Released as the second single from her self-titled debut album
, the single went to number two for three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100
singles chart in late April and early May 1990Stylus Magazine, kept out of the top spot by Sinéad O'Connor
's ballad "'Nothing Compares 2 U
". In addition, a "New Jack Swing
" remix of the song was produced by Teddy Riley and reached number six on the R&B chart
"Don't Wanna Fall in Love" is a 1990
hit song for Toronto
-born singer/songwriter/musician Jane Child
. Released as the second single from her self-titled debut album
, the single went to number two for three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100
singles chart in late April and early May 1990Stylus Magazine, kept out of the top spot by Sinéad O'Connor
's ballad "'Nothing Compares 2 U
". In addition, a "New Jack Swing
" remix of the song was produced by Teddy Riley and reached number six on the R&B chart, and number eleven on the dance chart.. Shep Pettibone
also remixed the single, but was only released to DJ's. When released around Europe it also became successful. In the UK, the single peaked at a low #22, because Child refused to appear on the popular British TV program Top of the Pops
while the single was climbing the charts due to considering appearing on that program a "sellout".
In April 1990, the single was certified gold by the RIAA
.RIAA Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - Jane Child Singles. RIAA.com. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
It is Child's best known song and only top 40 hit, making her a one hit wonder in the public eye.
and mixing the results on a multitrack board
.
of the Pussycat Dolls
, appearing on the bonus disc for their album Doll Domination
.
1990 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1990.-Events:*January 21 – MTV's Unplugged premieres on cable television with British band Squeeze...
hit song for Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
-born singer/songwriter/musician Jane Child
Jane Child
Jane Child is a Canadian dance-pop singer, producer and musician.-Career:The daughter of Ricky Hyslop, Child joined Canadian Opera Company's children's chorus in her youth....
. Released as the second single from her self-titled debut album
Jane Child (album)
Jane Child is the eponymous debut album of singer Jane Child. It was released in 1989 on the Warner Bros. record label.It reached #49 on the Billboard 200 album chart for the chart week of April 28, 1990.-Track listing:...
, the single went to number two for three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
singles chart in late April and early May 1990, kept out of the top spot by Sinéad O'Connor
Sinéad O'Connor
Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor is an Irish singer-songwriter. She rose to fame in the late 1980s with her debut album The Lion and the Cobra and achieved worldwide success in 1990 with a cover of the song "Nothing Compares 2 U"....
's ballad "'Nothing Compares 2 U
Nothing Compares 2 U
"Nothing Compares 2 U" is a pop song written by American recording artist Prince for one of his side-projects, The Family. However, it wasn't until Sinéad O'Connor recorded her version for the album I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got when it became a worldwide hit, topping charts in 15 countries,...
". In addition, a "New Jack Swing
New jack swing
New jack swing or swingbeat is a fusion genre spearheaded by Teddy Riley and Bernard Belle which became extremely popular from the late-1980s into the mid-1990s. Its influence, along with hip-hop, seeped into pop culture and was the definitive sound of the inventive Black New York club scene...
" remix of the song was produced by Teddy Riley and reached number six on the R&B chart
"Don't Wanna Fall in Love" is a 1990
1990 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1990.-Events:*January 21 – MTV's Unplugged premieres on cable television with British band Squeeze...
hit song for Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
-born singer/songwriter/musician Jane Child
Jane Child
Jane Child is a Canadian dance-pop singer, producer and musician.-Career:The daughter of Ricky Hyslop, Child joined Canadian Opera Company's children's chorus in her youth....
. Released as the second single from her self-titled debut album
Jane Child (album)
Jane Child is the eponymous debut album of singer Jane Child. It was released in 1989 on the Warner Bros. record label.It reached #49 on the Billboard 200 album chart for the chart week of April 28, 1990.-Track listing:...
, the single went to number two for three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
singles chart in late April and early May 1990Stylus Magazine, kept out of the top spot by Sinéad O'Connor
Sinéad O'Connor
Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor is an Irish singer-songwriter. She rose to fame in the late 1980s with her debut album The Lion and the Cobra and achieved worldwide success in 1990 with a cover of the song "Nothing Compares 2 U"....
's ballad "'Nothing Compares 2 U
Nothing Compares 2 U
"Nothing Compares 2 U" is a pop song written by American recording artist Prince for one of his side-projects, The Family. However, it wasn't until Sinéad O'Connor recorded her version for the album I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got when it became a worldwide hit, topping charts in 15 countries,...
". In addition, a "New Jack Swing
New jack swing
New jack swing or swingbeat is a fusion genre spearheaded by Teddy Riley and Bernard Belle which became extremely popular from the late-1980s into the mid-1990s. Its influence, along with hip-hop, seeped into pop culture and was the definitive sound of the inventive Black New York club scene...
" remix of the song was produced by Teddy Riley and reached number six on the R&B chart
"Don't Wanna Fall in Love" is a 1990
1990 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1990.-Events:*January 21 – MTV's Unplugged premieres on cable television with British band Squeeze...
hit song for Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
-born singer/songwriter/musician Jane Child
Jane Child
Jane Child is a Canadian dance-pop singer, producer and musician.-Career:The daughter of Ricky Hyslop, Child joined Canadian Opera Company's children's chorus in her youth....
. Released as the second single from her self-titled debut album
Jane Child (album)
Jane Child is the eponymous debut album of singer Jane Child. It was released in 1989 on the Warner Bros. record label.It reached #49 on the Billboard 200 album chart for the chart week of April 28, 1990.-Track listing:...
, the single went to number two for three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
singles chart in late April and early May 1990Stylus Magazine, kept out of the top spot by Sinéad O'Connor
Sinéad O'Connor
Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor is an Irish singer-songwriter. She rose to fame in the late 1980s with her debut album The Lion and the Cobra and achieved worldwide success in 1990 with a cover of the song "Nothing Compares 2 U"....
's ballad "'Nothing Compares 2 U
Nothing Compares 2 U
"Nothing Compares 2 U" is a pop song written by American recording artist Prince for one of his side-projects, The Family. However, it wasn't until Sinéad O'Connor recorded her version for the album I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got when it became a worldwide hit, topping charts in 15 countries,...
". In addition, a "New Jack Swing
New jack swing
New jack swing or swingbeat is a fusion genre spearheaded by Teddy Riley and Bernard Belle which became extremely popular from the late-1980s into the mid-1990s. Its influence, along with hip-hop, seeped into pop culture and was the definitive sound of the inventive Black New York club scene...
" remix of the song was produced by Teddy Riley and reached number six on the R&B chart, and number eleven on the dance chart.. Shep Pettibone
Shep Pettibone
Robert E. Pettibone, Jr. is a record producer, remixer, songwriter and club DJ, one of the most prolific of the 1980s. His earliest work known to the public was for one of New York City's top disco/dance radio stations, WRKS 98.7 "Kiss" FM, and later as remixer/producer for the disco label Salsoul...
also remixed the single, but was only released to DJ's. When released around Europe it also became successful. In the UK, the single peaked at a low #22, because Child refused to appear on the popular British TV program Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. After 25 December 2006 it became a radio program, now hosted by Tony Blackburn...
while the single was climbing the charts due to considering appearing on that program a "sellout".
In April 1990, the single was certified gold by the RIAA
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
.RIAA Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - Jane Child Singles. RIAA.com. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
It is Child's best known song and only top 40 hit, making her a one hit wonder in the public eye.
Video
The music video, filmed in black and white, was shot in New York at the request of Child, due to having written the song while living there. In it, Child is seen walking through downtown Manhattan at night, alternating with scenes of the artist at work, laying down tracks on a FairlightFairlight
Fairlight is a digital audio company based in Sydney, Australia. In 1979 they created the Fairlight CMI, the first digital audio sampler, quickly used by artists such as Peter Gabriel, Kate Bush, and Jean Michel Jarre. They are now a manufacturer of media solutions tools such as digital audio...
and mixing the results on a multitrack board
Multitrack recording
Multitrack recording is a method of sound recording that allows for the separate recording of multiple sound sources to create a cohesive whole...
.
Peak positions
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
2 |
| U.S. Billboard Dance Music/Club Play Singles | 11 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
6 |
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
22 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 52 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 16 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 12 |
End of year charts
| End of year chart (1990) | Position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 29 |
Other versions
The song was covered in 2008 by Kimberly WyattKimberly Wyatt
Kimberly Kaye Wyatt is an American showgirl, singer-songwriter, dancer, model, actress and choreographer. She is best known as a former member of the American pop/R&B girl group and dance ensemble, the Pussycat Dolls. She joined the Pussycat Dolls in 2003...
of the Pussycat Dolls
Pussycat Dolls
The Pussycat Dolls are an American pop girl group and dance ensemble based in Los Angeles; currently consisting of Lauren Bennett, Vanessa Curry, Kristal "Lyndriette" Smith, Tiffany "Taz" Zavala, Kia Hampton and Paula Van Oppen. The Pussycat Dolls were founded by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995...
, appearing on the bonus disc for their album Doll Domination
Doll Domination
Doll Domination is the second studio album from United States American girlgroup Pussycat Dolls, released from September 19, 2008 by A&M Records. The album debuted at number four on the US album chart, selling 79,000 copies in its first week...
.