"I Don't Wanna Fight" is a song written by the British singer Lulu

Lulu (singer)

Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, OBE , best known by her stage name Lulu, is a Scottish singer, actress, and television personality who has been successful in the entertainment business from the 1960s through to the present day...

, her brother Billy Lawrie and Steve DuBerry

Steve DuBerry

Steve DuBerry is a British Grammy Award nominated songwriter and record producer, co-writer of Tina Turner's "I Don't Wanna Fight"...

 and was first offered to singer Sade

Sade Adu

Helen Folasade Adu OBE , is a British singer-songwriter, composer, and record producer. She first achieved success in the 1980s as the frontwoman and lead vocalist of the Brit and Grammy Award winning English group Sade.-Biography:Sade was born in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria...

, who sent it on to Tina Turner

Tina Turner

Tina Turner is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years. She has won numerous awards and her achievements in the rock music genre have led many to call her the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll".Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the...

. Turner recorded it in 1993 as part of the soundtrack for her autobiographical film, What's Love Got to Do with It. Featuring a wistful but resolute vocal set against a melodic synthesizer line, the track was a substantial hit on both sides of the Atlantic, reaching number nine 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...

 as well as number seven on the 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 ...

. This is Turner's last top-ten hit in the US. "I Don't Wanna Fight" was number one in Canada for five weeks.

Lulu's version appears as the b-side to her 1993 single "How 'Bout Us" as well as on the 2003 album The Greatest Hits

The Greatest Hits (Lulu album)

The Greatest Hits is a 2003 Lulu album charting her 40-year career in music from 1964's UK Top Ten Hit "Shout" through 2002's "We've Got Tonight," a UK Top 5 duet with Ronan Keating...

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Versions and remixes

• Single Edit - 4:26
• Album Version - 6:06
• Urban Mix - 5:17
• Holiday Inn Lounge Mix - 5:43

Peak positions

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart	39
Austrian Singles Chart	29
Canadian Singles Chart	1
Dutch Singles Chart	14
French Singles Chart	49
German Singles Chart	35
Irish Singles Chart	14
Italian Singles Chart	8
New Zealand Singles Chart	7
Norwegian Singles Chart	8
Polish Singles Chart	19
Spanish Singles Chart	4
Swedish Singles Chart	39
Swiss Singles Chart	11
UK Singles Chart	7
US Billboard Hot 100	9

End of year charts

End of year chart (1993)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	42