Turn My Back on You

"Turn My Back on You"
"Turn My Back on You"
Single by Sade
from the album Stronger Than Pride
B-side	"Keep Looking"
Released	14 November 1988
Genre	Disco-funk
Length	6:05
Label	Epic
Composer(s)	Sade Adu; Andrew Hale; Stuart Matthewman;
Lyricist(s)	Sade Adu
Producer(s)	Sade
Sade singles chronology
Music video
	"Turn My Back on You" on YouTube

"Turn My Back on You" is a song by English band Sade from their third studio album, Stronger Than Pride (1988). It was released as the album's fourth single on 14 November 1988.

Reception

Sophie Heawood of The Guardian commented, "Anchored by a bassline that feels like it could go on forever, Sade's light touch defines this. Her casualness and distracted ba-ba-bas belie her devotion, but it's all in the details: the crucial pause in the way she sings 'You are my ... religion,' for instance."^[3] Frank Guan of Vulture wrote, "Complicated lyrics would only get in the way of that massive bass line. Sade sticks to plain professions of fidelity and leaves it to Paul Denman to carry the day."^[4]

Track listings

7-inch single

A. "Turn My Back on You" (re-mix) – 4:11

B. "Keep Looking" – 5:21

12-inch single

A. "Turn My Back on You" (extended re-mix) – 6:09

B1. "Turn My Back on You" (Heff's mix) – 7:06

B2. "Keep Looking" – 5:21

UK and European CD single

"Turn My Back on You" (extended re-mix) – 6:09
"Turn My Back on You" (Heff's mix) – 7:06
"Keep Looking" – 5:21

Charts

Chart performance for "Turn My Back on You"
Chart (1989)	Peak position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[5]	12
US Top R&B Singles (Cash Box)^[6]	13

References

^ Smith, Robin (12 November 1988). "News Continued: Back to Front". Record Mirror. p. 6. ISSN 0144-5804.
^ Sarig, Roni (2004). "Sade". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 712–713. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
^ Heawood, Sophie (13 March 2012). "Why Sade is bigger in the US than Adele". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
^ Guan, Frank (26 October 2017). "All 73 Sade Songs, Ranked From Worst to Best". Vulture. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
^ "Sade Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
^ "Cash Box Top R&B Singles – Week ending February 18, 1989". Cash Box. Retrieved 7 June 2022.

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[1] Smith, Robin (12 November 1988). "News Continued: Back to Front". Record Mirror. p. 6. ISSN 0144-5804.

[RS_2004-2] Sarig, Roni (2004). "Sade". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 712–713. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.

[3] Heawood, Sophie (13 March 2012). "Why Sade is bigger in the US than Adele". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 June 2019.

[4] Guan, Frank (26 October 2017). "All 73 Sade Songs, Ranked From Worst to Best". Vulture. Retrieved 21 June 2019.

[sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_Sade-5] "Sade Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 December 2019.

[6] "Cash Box Top R&B Singles – Week ending February 18, 1989". Cash Box. Retrieved 7 June 2022.

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