{{Short description|1986 song by Tina Turner}} {{Other uses}} {{Use American English|date=July 2021}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox song | name = Don't Turn Around | type = song | artist = [[Tina Turner]] | A-side = [[Typical Male]] | released = August 1986 | genre = [[Rock music|Rock]] | length = {{duration|m=4|s=19}} | label = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]] | writer = * [[Albert Hammond]] * [[Diane Warren]] | producer = * [[Bryan Adams]] * [[Bob Clearmountain]] | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|W9T695-mXQw|"Don't Turn Around" (2022 remaster)}}|header=Audio video|type=song}} }}
"'''Don't Turn Around'''" is a [[Popular music|popular song]] written by [[Albert Hammond]] and [[Diane Warren]]. It was originally recorded by American singer [[Tina Turner]] and released as the [[A-side and B-side|B-side]] to her 1986 [[Hit song|hit single]] "[[Typical Male]]". It has since been included on Turner's [[compilation album]] ''[[The Collected Recordings: Sixties to Nineties]]'' (1994), as well as featuring in the ''[[Tina (musical)|Tina]]'' [[Jukebox musical|musical]] since 2018.
The song has been [[Cover version|covered]] by numerous artists, most notably by [[Luther Ingram]] in 1987, [[Aswad (band)|Aswad]] in 1988, [[Bonnie Tyler]] in 1988, [[Jeff Scott Soto|Eyes]] in 1990, [[Neil Diamond]] in 1991, [[Ace of Base]] in 1993, and Albert Hammond in 2010.
==Aswad version== {{Infobox song | name = Don't Turn Around | cover = Aswad don't turn.jpg | border = yes | alt = | caption = | type = single | artist = [[Aswad (band)|Aswad]] | album = [[Distant Thunder (Aswad album)|Distant Thunder]] | B-side = Woman | released = {{Start date|1988|2|10}} | recorded = 1987 | genre = [[Reggae fusion]] | length = {{Duration|m=6|s=56}} | label = * Mango * [[Island Records|Island]] | producer = [[Chris Porter (producer)|Chris Porter]] | prev_title = Hooked on You | prev_year = 1987 | next_title = Give a Little Love | next_year = 1988 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|xhkNb3XXats|"Don't Turn Around"}}}} }}
British [[reggae]] [[band (music)|group]] [[Aswad (band)|Aswad]] heard [[Luther Ingram]]'s version and released a cover version on February 10, 1988. This version samples a verse from [[the Righteous Brothers]]' 1964 single "[[You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin']]", as well as elements of the song closely resembling that of [[Erma Franklin]]'s 1967 single "[[Piece of My Heart]]". The song was released as the first single from their eleventh album, ''[[Distant Thunder (Aswad album)|Distant Thunder]]'' (1988), and went to number one on the [[UK Singles Chart]] in March 1988.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= [[British Hit Singles & Albums]] | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 486}}</ref> It also peaked at number one for two consecutive weeks in New Zealand in June 1988. It also reached number 45 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] in the US that same year.
===Charts=== ====Weekly charts==== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- !scope="col"|Chart (1988) !scope="col"|Peak<br />position |- {{single chart|Australia|34|artist=Aswad|song=Don't Turn Around|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Flanders|6|artist=Aswad|song=Don't Turn Around|rowheader=true}} |- !scope="row"|Denmark ([[IFPI Denmark|IFPI]])<ref>Danish Singles Chart. April 29, 1988.</ref> | 7 |- !scope="row"|Finland ([[Official Finnish Charts|Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref>{{cite book|url=https://musiikkiarkisto.fi/oa/_tiedostot/julkaisut/sisaltaa-hitin.pdf#page=21|first=Timo|last=Pennanen|year=2021|title=Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021|section=Aswad|page=21|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava|location=Helsinki|access-date=June 26, 2022|language=Finnish}}</ref> | 26 |- {{single chart|Ireland2|4|song=Don't Turn Around|rowheader=true|access-date=January 16, 2020|refname="aswadire"}} |- !scope="row"|Italy Airplay (''[[Music & Media]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1988/M&M-1988-06-25.pdf|title=Playlist Report: RAI - Italy|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=5|issue=26|page=6|date=25 June 1988}}</ref> | 7 |- {{single chart|Dutch40|5|year=1988|week=17|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Dutch100|5|artist=Aswad|song=Don't Turn Around|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|New Zealand|1|artist=Aswad|song=Don't Turn Around|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Norway|10|artist=Aswad|song=Don't Turn Around|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Switzerland|13|artist=Aswad|song=Don't Turn Around|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|UK|1|date=19880326|rowheader=true}} |- !scope="row"|US [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/search/artists/aswad|title=Artist Search for "aswad"|website=AllMusic}}</ref> | 45 |- {{single chart|West Germany|29|songid=1777|artist=Aswad|song=Don't Turn Around|rowheader=true|access-date=August 13, 2019}} |}
====Year-end charts==== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- !scope="col"|Chart (1988) !scope="col"|Position |- !scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1988|title=Jaaroverzichten 1988|publisher=Ultratop|language=nl|access-date=May 9, 2020}}</ref> | 83 |- !scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1988|title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1988|publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=May 9, 2020}}</ref> | 65 |- !scope="row"|Netherlands (Single Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1988&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 1988|publisher=[[MegaCharts]]|language=nl|access-date=May 9, 2020}}</ref> | 65 |- !scope="row"|New Zealand (RIANZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/1988-12-31|title=Top Selling Singles of 1988|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|access-date=September 6, 2022}}</ref> | 13 |}
===Certifications=== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|title=Don't Turn Around|artist=Aswad|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1988|certyear=2026|source=radioscope|access-date=January 25, 2026}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|title=Don't Turn Around|artist=Aswad|type=single|award=Silver|relyear=1988|certyear=1988|id=1913-1323-1|access-date=May 1, 2021}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|streaming=true}}
==Ace of Base version== {{Infobox song | name = Don't Turn Around | cover = Ace of Base - Don't Turn Around.jpg | caption = Scandinavian CD single; artwork also used on other European releases with different title layouts | type = single | artist = [[Ace of Base]] | album = [[Happy Nation]] {{noitalic|(U.S. version) and}} [[The Sign (Ace of Base album)|The Sign]] | B-side = * "Young and Proud" (EU) * "Dancer in a Daydream" (NA) | released = March 14, 1994 | recorded = 1993 | studio = Tuffs, [[Gothenburg]], Sweden | genre = * [[Reggae fusion]]<ref name= "AmericanRadio"/><ref name= "Campbell"/> * [[synth-pop]]<ref name="MusicHound R&B">{{cite book|last=Durchholz|first=Daniel|chapter= Ace of Base|editor-last1=Graff|editor-first1=Gary|editor-last2=du Lac|editor-first2=Josh|editor-last3=McFarlin|editor-first3=Jim|date=January 1, 1998|title=MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide|publisher=[[Visible Ink Press]]|location=Detroit|page=5}}</ref> * [[Europop]]<ref name="MusicHound R&B"/> | length = 3:50 | label = * [[Arista Records|Arista]] (US and Japan) * [[Edel-Mega Records|Mega]] (Europe) | writer = * Albert Hammond * Diane Warren * ([[Hip-hop|rap]] segment by [[Ulf Ekberg]]) | producer = * [[Style (Swedish band)|Tommy Ekman]] * Per Adebratt | prev_title = [[The Sign (song)|The Sign]] | prev_year = 1993 | next_title = [[Living in Danger]] | next_year = 1994 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|B_gs4gCyGKs|"Don't Turn Around"}}}} }}
In 1993, Swedish pop group [[Ace of Base]] recorded a [[minor-key]] version of "Don't Turn Around" for their US debut album, ''[[The Sign (Ace of Base album)|The Sign]]'' (1993). The song, produced by [[Style (Swedish band)|Tommy Ekman]] and Per Adebratt, was the follow-up to the group's successful single, "[[The Sign (song)|The Sign]]", and was also included on the re-release of ''[[Happy Nation]]'' the same year. Their version was released in March 1994 by [[Arista Records|Arista]] and [[Edel-Mega Records|Mega Records]], reaching number one in Canada, number four in the US and number five in the UK. It was the third most popular song in the United States in the summer of 1994.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/513524/summer-songs-1985-present-top-10-tunes-each-summer-listen|title=Summer Songs 1958-2015: The Top 10 Tunes of Each Summer|date=May 8, 2016|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=September 26, 2016}}</ref> Its accompanying music video, directed by [[Matt Broadley]] and filmed in [[Florida]], received [[Rotation (music)|heavy rotation]] on music television channels in both Europe and the US. "Don't Turn Around" was nominated in the category for Best Cover at the [[1994 MTV Europe Music Awards]].
===Background and recording=== {{quote box|width=30%|align=left|quote=I thought it was too much in major. We thought, 'If [Arista] really wants us to do it, why not?' The lyrics were good. We thought if we can transform it a bit into minor, in the chorus and so on, it could be OK.|source= —[[Jonas Berggren]] talking to ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' about the song.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/ace-of-base-hidden-gems-jonas-berggren-6502291/|title=Ace of Base Founder Discusses 'New' Album, Shares the Stories Behind the Band's 5 Biggest Hits|publisher=billboard.com|access-date=2018-02-19}}</ref>}}
After the huge success of the band's European debut album, ''[[Happy Nation]]'', American label [[Arista Records|Arista]] wanted to release it with some new tracks for the US market. They suggested that Ace of Base should make a cover on British [[reggae]] [[band (music)|group]] [[Aswad]]'s 1988 version of "Don't Turn Around". It was recorded and produced at Tuff Studios in Gothenburg, Sweden by [[Style (Swedish band)|Tommy Ekman]] and Per Adebratt.
This version by the band would also contain a rap segment made and written by band member [[Ulf Ekberg]].
===Critical reception=== [[AllMusic]] editor [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] stated that with singles like "[[All That She Wants]]", "[[The Sign (song)|The Sign]]", and "Don't Turn Around", "it's easy to see why they were hits – the beat is relentless and the [[Hooks (music)|hooks]] are incessantly catchy."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-sign-mw0000620925|first=Stephen Thomas|last=Erlewine|title=Ace of Base - The Sign|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=February 15, 2020|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine}}</ref> In a retrospective review, [[Annie Zaleski]] from ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' felt that Ace of Base gave the song "a brisk, breezy vibe that verges on tropical".<ref>{{cite web|author=Zaleski, Annie|title=Good timing turned Ace Of Base's The Sign into the luckiest hit of the '90s|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=February 19, 2018|access-date=April 6, 2020|url=https://www.avclub.com/good-timing-turned-ace-of-base-s-the-sign-into-the-luck-1823004434|author-link=Annie Zaleski}}</ref> [[Larry Flick]] from ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine wrote that the Swedish pop phenomenon "will, once again, blaze up the [[Hot 100]] with its slick, lightweight reading of a tune popularized by [[Aswad]]." He added that here, "thin but inoffensive vocals are laid over the kind of synth-smart [[Pop reggae|pop/reggae]] arrangement that [[Top 40 radio|top 40]] programmers regularly subscribe to."<ref name= "AmericanRadio">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1994/BB-1994-05-07.pdf|first=Larry|last=Flick|title=Single Reviews|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=May 7, 1994|access-date=January 23, 2018|author-link=Larry Flick}}{{dead link|date=May 2026|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Troy J. Augusto from ''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]'' commented, "Can these Swedish hitmakers make it three-for-three? You can bet on it, with the release of the next single from the quartet's smash ''[[The Sign (Ace of Base album)|The Sign]]'', a song made popular in reggae circles by Aswad. Will follow the likes of [[Big Mountain (band)|Big Mountain]], etc., up the charts with its easy-listening, synth-flavored mix of reggae and lightweight dance." He also deemed it a "potential summertime smash", adding, "One has to wonder. "What's in the water over at [[Arista Records|Arista]]?!"".<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Troy J.|last=Augusto|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1994/CB-1994-05-14.pdf|title=Pop Singles: Reviews|magazine=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]|date=May 14, 1994|page=7|access-date=February 19, 2018}}</ref> [[David Browne (journalist)|David Browne]] from ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' remarked that "the jauntily forlorn" song is "preeminent [[Europop]], all brassy hooks, rushing beats, and exuberant singing that brings to mind Swedish cheerleaders in an [[ABBA]] cabaret."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2000/06/16/several-90s-bands-release-new-compilations/|first=David|last=Browne|title=Several 90's bands release new compilations|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=June 16, 2000|access-date=February 26, 2020|author-link=David Browne (journalist)}}</ref>
Dave Sholin from the ''[[Gavin Report]]'' noted that "for their third time at the plate this sensational pop foursome is about take a trip around the bases with what is another surefire home run!"<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Dave |last= Sholin |title= Gavin Picks > Singles |magazine= [[Gavin Report]] |issue= 2002 |date= April 29, 1994 |page= 70 |access-date= April 16, 2018 |url= https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Gavin-Report/90/94/Gavin-1994-04-29.pdf}}</ref> In his weekly UK chart commentary, [[James Masterton]] wrote, "Ace of Base's version borrows from the Aswad arrangement but transform it still further from being the simple pop song it was originally into a mournful [[ballad]], dark and mysterious. Whether it is as big as past hits is open to question but it gets my vote for simply daring to reinterpret the track so drastically. Are you listening Big Mountain?"<ref>{{cite web|last=Masterton|first=James|title=Week Ending June 11th 1994|url=https://chart-watch.uk/archives/1994/week-ending-june-11th-1994|website=Chart Watch UK|date=June 5, 1994|access-date=September 15, 2021|author-link=James Masterton}}</ref> Ian Gittins from ''[[Melody Maker]]'' said, "Ace of Base half-want to be slick, [[Culture Beat]]-style Eurocheese, half-want to be Abba, and find a surprisingly pleasing halfway house."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Ian|last=Gittins|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/53169586818/|title=Singles|magazine=[[Melody Maker]]|date=June 4, 1994|page=33|access-date=September 7, 2023}}</ref> Mario Tarradell from ''[[Miami Herald]]'' described it as "innocuous".<ref>Tarradell, Mario (January 5, 1994). "Album Reviews: Ace of Base, ''The Sign''". p. 40. ''[[Miami Herald]]''.</ref> Alan Jones from ''[[Music Week]]'' gave it a score of four out of five, adding, "The Aswad chart-topper is stripped of much of its melody, and given a heavily percussive workover in order to fit the Ace of Base mould. Fans of their sound will heartily approve, and another Top 10 hit seems inevitable."<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Alan |last= Jones |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1994/Music-Week-1994-06-11.pdf |title= Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles |magazine= [[Music Week]] |date= June 11, 1994 |page= 16 |access-date= April 17, 2021}}</ref> ''The Network Forty'' praised the song as "another bonafide smash" and "pure pop".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-Network-40/94/Network-40-1994-05-06.pdf|title=Mainstream: Music Meeting|magazine=The Network Forty|date=May 6, 1994|page=22|access-date=March 29, 2020}}</ref> Bob Waliszewski of ''[[Plugged In (publication)]]'' found that "Don't Turn Around" and "The Sign" "demonstrate strength in the wake of romantic rejection."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pluggedin.com/album-reviews/aceofbase-thesign/|title=The Sign – Plugged In Online Album Reviews|author=Waliszewski, Bob|work=[[Plugged In (publication)]]|publisher=[[Focus on the Family]]|access-date=March 21, 2020}}</ref> [[The Rolling Stone Album Guide#Fourth edition (2004)|''The Rolling Stone Album Guide'']] described it as "a funky [[Diane Warren]] song".<ref>{{cite book| last = Brackett | first = Nathan |author2= Christian Hoard | title = The Rolling Stone Album Guide | publisher = Simon and Schuster | year = 2004 | location = New York City, New York | page = [https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/4 4] | isbn = 0-7432-0169-8 | url = https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac| url-access = registration }}</ref> Chuck Campbell from [[Scripps Howard News Service]] called it a "reggae-paced" number.<ref name= "Campbell">Campbell, Chuck (February 22, 1994). "New Releases: Ace Of Base, Crash Test Dummies, Shonen Knife". ''[[Scripps Howard News Service]]''.</ref>
===Chart performance=== "Don't Turn Around" was a huge hit around the world and remains one of Ace of Base's more successful songs. It reached number one on the ''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' Top Singles chart in Canada, and both the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary]] chart and the [[Cash Box Top 100 Pop Singles|''Cash Box'' Top 100]]. In Europe, it made it to the top ten in Austria (8), Denmark (4), Finland (3), Germany (6), Iceland (10), Ireland (8), the Netherlands (7), Scotland (8), and the UK, as well as on the [[Eurochart Hot 100]], where it peaked at number seven in April 1994, in its 13th week on the chart.<ref name="eurocharthot100">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-07-02.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=11|issue=27|date=April 9, 1994|page=17|access-date=February 27, 2018}}</ref> In the UK, "Don't Turn Around" reached number five in its third week at the [[UK Singles Chart]], on June 19, 1994.<ref>{{cite web|title=Official Singles Chart Top 100 19 June 1994 - 25 June 1994|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19940619/7501/|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=September 15, 2020}}</ref> Additionally, it was a top 20 hit in Belgium (13), France (17), Sweden (11), and Switzerland (14). Outside Europe, the single also peaked at number two on the ''RPM'' Dance/Urban chart, number three in Israel, number four on the US ''Billboard'' [[Hot 100]], number eight in New Zealand and number 19 in Australia.
"Don't Turn Around" earned a [[Music recording certification|Gold]] certification in Germany, New Zealand and the United States with a sales of 250,000, 5,000 and 500,000 singles, respectively.
===Airplay=== "Don't Turn Around" entered the European airplay chart Border Breakers at number 20 on April 2, 1994, due to crossover airplay in Central Europe and peaked at number one twice, first on June 4, followed by July 23. Both times it held on to the top spot for two weeks. Together with "The Sign", "Don't Turn Around" monopolised either the number one or two spot on Border Breakers for 36 weeks.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Karen|last=Holt|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-11-19.pdf|title=Border Breakers: Monitoring The Impact Of Euro Talent|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=11|issue=47|date=November 19, 1994|page=20|access-date=April 2, 2018}}</ref> On the European Adult Contemporary Radio chart, it peaked at number 10 in May 1994.<ref name="EAC">{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-05-21.pdf|title=Adult Contemporary Europe Top 25|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=11|issue=21|date=May 21, 1994|page=30|access-date=May 28, 2023}}</ref>
===Impact and legacy=== "Don't Turn Around" received a nomination in the category for Best Cover at the [[1994 MTV Europe Music Awards]] in Germany, but lost to [[Gun (band)|Gun]]'s cover of "[[Word Up! (song)#Gun version|Word Up!]]".<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Dominic|last=Pride|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1994/BB-1994-11-05.pdf#page=6|title=Brandenburg Gate Setting For First MTV Euro Awards|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=November 5, 1994|page=22|access-date=June 3, 2025}}</ref>
In 2014, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked it number 16 in their "20 Biggest Songs of the Summer: The 1990s" list.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=20 Biggest Songs of the Summer: The 1990s|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=July 23, 2014|access-date=October 9, 2018|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/20-biggest-songs-of-the-summer-the-1990s-13619/16-ace-of-base-dont-turn-around-216241/}}</ref>
Several reviewers have noted that "Don't Turn Around" might have inspired [[Lady Gaga]] for her 2010 hit single "[[Alejandro (song)|Alejandro]]". Lindsey Fortier from ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine compared "Alejandro" to "Don't Turn Around" in her review of Gaga's single.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1069470/lady-gaga-alejandro|title=New Releases: Lady Gaga "Alejandro"|date=May 1, 2010|access-date=October 4, 2018|magazine=Billboard|last=Fortier|first=Lindsay|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925234635/http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1069470/lady-gaga-alejandro|archive-date=September 25, 2015}}</ref> In 2014, when "Don't Turn Around" was ranked number 16 by [[Idolator (website)|Idolator]] in their list of "The 50 Best Pop Singles of 1994", they wrote: "From its spoken-word intro to its insanely catchy pan flute hook, the song encapsulates everything perfect about pop of that era. I can't be the only one who thinks Lady Gaga was inspired by this immortal classic for her own single, "Alejandro," can I?"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.idolator.com/7569924/50-best-pop-singles-1994-interview-ace-of-base-tlc-lisa-loeb-real-mccoy-haddaway/3|title=The 50 Best Pop Singles Of 1994 (Featuring New Interviews With Ace Of Base, TLC, Lisa Loeb, Real McCoy & Haddaway)|date=November 20, 2014 |publisher=idolator.com|access-date=October 4, 2018}}{{dead link|date=August 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
In 2019, ''Billboard'' magazine ranked it at number 168 in their list of "''Billboard''{{'}}s Top Songs of the '90s".<ref>{{cite magazine|first=|last=|title=Greatest of All Time: Billboard's Top Songs of the '90s|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-billboards-top-songs-90s/|date=2019|access-date=April 20, 2022}}</ref>
In 2021, [[BuzzFeed]] ranked the song number 22 in their list of "The 50 Best '90s Songs of Summer".<ref>{{cite web |first1=Matt|last1=Stopera|first2=Brian|last2=Galindo|title=The 50 Best '90s Songs Of Summer|publisher=[[BuzzFeed]] |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/1990s-songs-of-summer|date=June 29, 2021|access-date=August 23, 2021|author-link=Matt Stopera}}</ref>
===Music video=== Ace of Base filmed a music video for the song, directed by Swedish-based director [[Matt Broadley]], showing scenes of a couple leaving each other intertwined with exterior scenes of the band on the beach and interior scenes filmed in a house in [[Coconut Grove]] in Miami, Florida, in December 1993.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.saguaro.se/aceofbase.shtml|title=ace of base|publisher=www.saguaro.se}}</ref> The lighthouse in the video is located in Bill Bags Cape Florida State Park on [[Key Biscayne]], one of Miami's barrier islands. Some parts of the video are in black-and-white, but the scenes with Ace of Base members are in sepia color. The video begins with the group performing inside a sun-soaked red great room in a 1910 era mansion in Coconut Grove. The outdoor scenes were filmed on a beach in key biscayne. The brunette also descends a staircase in the house, that is not on the beach, it is in coconut Grove, and toward the end, all four members walk along the shore. It received [[Rotation (music)|heavy rotation]] on [[MTV Europe]] and was A-listed on German music television channel [[VIVA (German TV channel)|VIVA]] in May 1994.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Station Reports > MTV Europe/London|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-05-14.pdf|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=11|issue=20|date=May 14, 1994|page=22|accessdate=December 18, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Station Reports > VIVA TV/Cologne|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-05-14.pdf|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=11|issue=20|date=May 14, 1994|page=22|accessdate=December 18, 2022}}</ref> Three months later, it was A-listed also on France's [[MCM (TV channel)|MCM]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-08-06.pdf|title=Station Reports: MCM|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=11|issue=32|date=August 6, 1994|page=14|access-date=December 19, 2025}}</ref> Broadley had previously directed the videos for "[[All That She Wants]]" and "[[Happy Nation (song)|Happy Nation]]". "Don't Turn Around" had generated more than 48 million views on [[YouTube]] in December 2025.
===Track listing=== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} * '''UK CD single''' #"Don't Turn Around" (The 7" Aswad Mix) #"Don't Turn Around" (Stretch Version) #"Young and Proud"
* '''German 4-track CD''' #"Don't Turn Around" (Radio Groove Mix) #"Don't Turn Around" (The Aswad Mix) #"Don't Turn Around" (Groove Mix Extended) #"Happy Nation" (Moody Gold Mix)
* '''European 2-CD set''' CD 1: #"Don't Turn Around" #"Don't Turn Around" (Stretch Version) #"Young and Proud" {{col-2}} CD 2: #"Don't Turn Around" (The 7" Aswad Mix) #"Don't Turn Around" (Turned Out Eurodub) #"Don't Turn Around" (Groove Mix Extended) #"Happy Nation" (Moody Gold Mix)
* '''Digital download (The Remixes EP, 2009)''' #"Don't Turn Around" #"Don't Turn Around" (2009) #"Don't Turn Around" (Stretch Version) #"Don't Turn Around" (The 7" Aswad Mix) #"Don't Turn Around" (Turned Out Eurodub) #"Don't Turn Around" (Groove Mix Extended) {{col-end}}
===Credits and personnel=== * Vocals by Linn Berggren, Jenny Berggren, and Ulf Ekberg * Backing Vocals by Linn Berggren and Jenny Berggren * Written by Albert Hammond and Diane Warren * Produced by Tommy Ekman and Per Adebratt * Recorded and produced at Tuff Studios, Gothenburg * Mixed at Park Studios, Stockholm
===Release history=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Label |- ! scope="row"| Europe | March 14, 1994 | Mega |- ! scope="row"| United States | April 19, 1994 | Arista |- ! scope="row"| United Kingdom | May 30, 1994<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Single Releases|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=25|date=May 28, 1994}}</ref> | London |- ! scope="row"| Australia | June 27, 1994<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Release Summary – Product Available from : 27/06/94: Singles|magazine=[[The ARIA Report]]|issue=228|page=20|date=June 26, 1994}}</ref> | Possum |- ! scope="row"| Japan | July 6, 1994<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/46148/products/58462/1/|title=ドント・ターン・アラウンド {{!}} エイス・オブ・ベイス|trans-title=Don't Turn Around {{!}} Ace of Base|publisher=[[Oricon]]|language=ja|access-date=September 19, 2023}}</ref> | Arista |}
===Charts=== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}
====Weekly charts==== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+Weekly chart performance for "Don't Turn Around" !scope="col"|Chart (1994) !scope="col"|Peak<br />position |- {{single chart|Australia|19|artist=Ace of Base|song=Don't Turn Around|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Austria|8|artist=Ace of Base|song=Don't Turn Around|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Flanders|13|artist=Ace of Base|song=Don't Turn Around|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Canadatopsingles|1|chartid=2529|rowheader=true|access-date=March 27, 2018}} |- {{single chart|Canadaadultcontemporary|5|chartid=2572|rowheader=true|access-date=March 27, 2018}} |- {{single chart|Canadadance|2|chartid=2527|rowheader=true|access-date=March 27, 2018}} |- !scope="row"|Denmark ([[IFPI Danmark|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-04-09.pdf|title=Top 10 Denmark|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=11|issue=15|date=April 9, 1994|page=23|access-date=February 27, 2018}}</ref> | 4 |- !scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref name="eurocharthot100"/> | 7 |- !scope="row"|Europe (European AC Radio)<ref name="EAC"/> | 10 |- !scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hit Radio (chart)|European Hit Radio]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-06-11.pdf#page=21|title=EHR Top 40|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=11|issue=24|date=June 11, 1994|page=21|access-date=January 8, 2026}}</ref> | 8 |- !scope="row"|Finland ([[The Official Finnish Charts|Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref name="Book">{{cite book|first= Timo |last= Pennanen |year= 2006 |title= Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 |language= fi |edition= 1st |publisher= Tammi |isbn= 978-951-1-21053-5 |location= Helsinki}}</ref> | 3 |- {{single chart|France|17|artist=Ace of Base|song=Don't Turn Around|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Germany|6|artist=Ace of Base|song=Don't Turn Around|songid=2776|rowheader=true}} |- !scope="row"|Iceland ([[Íslenski listinn|Íslenski Listinn Topp 40]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timarit.is/files/12121919.pdf#navpanes=1&view=FitH|title=Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (28.04.1994 – 04.05.1994)|publisher=Dagblaðið Vísir – Tónlist|access-date=February 1, 2018}}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> | 10 |- {{single chart|Ireland2|8|song=Don't Turn Around|rowheader=true|access-date=March 27, 2018}} |- !scope="row"|Mexico (''[[List of number-one hits of 1994 (Mexico)|Notitas Musicales]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=670742483111757&set=a.670740836445255.1073741940.437678429751498|title=Los Discos Más Populares: Exitos Internacionales En Mexico|language=Spanish|magazine=Notitas Musicales|date=September 1994|page=34|accessdate=January 12, 2026}}</ref> | 1 |- {{single chart|Dutch40|7|artist=Ace of Base|song=Don't Turn Around|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Dutch100|7|artist=Ace of Base|song=Don't Turn Around|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|New Zealand|8|artist=Ace of Base|song=Don't Turn Around|rowheader=true}} |- !scope="row"|Quebec ([[ADISQ]])<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151129063315/http://bibnum2.banq.qc.ca/bna/palmares/2010-Anglo-Allophone/Anglo-Compilation_succes_ordre_alpha_interpretes.pdf|url=http://bibnum2.banq.qc.ca/bna/palmares/2010-Anglo-Allophone/Anglo-Compilation_succes_ordre_alpha_interpretes.pdf|title=Palmarès de la chanson anglophone et allophone au Québec|publisher=[[Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec|BAnQ]]|date=May 7, 1994|access-date=April 27, 2025|archive-date=November 29, 2015|language=fr|url-status=dead}}</ref> | 2 |- {{single chart|Scotland|8|date=19940604|rowheader=true|access-date=March 27, 2018}} |- {{single chart|Sweden|11|artist=Ace of Base|song=Don't Turn Around|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Switzerland|14|artist=Ace of Base|song=Don't Turn Around|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|UK|5|date=19940625|rowheader=true|access-date=March 27, 2018|refname="uk2"}} |- !scope="row"|UK Airplay (''[[Music Week]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1994/Music-Week-1994-06-25.pdf|title=The Airplay Chart|magazine=[[Music Week]]|date=June 25, 1994|page=24|access-date=May 23, 2025}}</ref> | 4 |- {{single chart|Billboardhot100|4|artist=Ace of Base|rowheader=true|access-date=March 27, 2018}} |- {{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|7|artist=Ace of Base|rowheader=true|access-date=March 27, 2018}} |- !scope="row"|US [[Dance Singles Sales|Maxi-Singles Sales]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1994/BB-1994-05-28.pdf#page=21|title=Hot Dance Music: Maxi-Singles Sales|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=May 28, 1994|page=23|access-date=December 31, 2025}} See LW column.</ref> | 36 |- {{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|1|artist=Ace of Base|rowheader=true|access-date=March 27, 2018}} |- {{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|6|artist=Ace of Base|rowheader=true|access-date=March 27, 2018}} |- !scope="row"|US [[Cash Box Top 100 Pop Singles|''Cash Box'' Top 100]]<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Cash Box Top 100 Pop Singles|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1994/CB-1994-07-09.pdf|magazine=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]|date=July 9, 1994|access-date=February 19, 2018}}</ref> | 1 |} {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+2018 weekly chart performance for "Don't Turn Around" !scope="col"|Chart (2018) !scope="col"|Peak<br />position |- {{single chart|Poland|86|year=2018|chartid=2591|rowheader=true|access-date=February 12, 2018}} |} {{col-2}}
====Year-end charts==== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+1994 year-end chart performance for "Don't Turn Around" !scope="col"|Chart (1994) !scope="col"|Position |- !scope="row"|Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025122130/http://i.imgur.com/LHigR9p.jpg|title=The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1994|url=http://i.imgur.com/LHigR9p.jpg|publisher=Australian Record Industry Association Ltd.|archive-date=October 25, 2015|access-date=November 2, 2015}}</ref> | 95 |- !scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1994|title=jaaroverzichten 1994|language=nl|publisher=Ultratop|access-date=December 7, 2019}}</ref> | 85 |- !scope="row"|Brazil (Mais Tocadas)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maistocadas.mus.br/1994/|title=Top 100 Músicas Mais Tocadas em 1994|date=March 30, 2018 |language=portuguese|publisher=Mais Tocadas|access-date=May 15, 2025}}</ref> | 43 |- !scope="row"|Canada Top Singles (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.2687&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.2687.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.2687 |title=RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1994 |magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |via=[[Library and Archives Canada]] |access-date=October 10, 2016}}</ref> | 15 |- !scope="row"|Canada Adult Contemporary (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.7995&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.7995.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.7995 |title=RPM Top 100 AC tracks of 1994 |magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |via=[[Library and Archives Canada]] |access-date=November 17, 2019}}</ref> | 48 |- !scope="row"|Canada Dance/Urban (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.2684&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.2684.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.2684 |title=Top 50 Dance Tracks of 1994 |magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |via=[[Library and Archives Canada]] |access-date=November 17, 2019}}</ref> | 28 |- !scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-12-24.pdf|title=1994 Year-End Sales Charts: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=11|issue=52|date=December 24, 1994|page=12|access-date=November 28, 2019}}</ref> | 37 |- !scope="row"|Europe (European Hit Radio)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-12-24.pdf#page=18|title=1994 In Review: EHR Top 40|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=11|issue=52|date=December 24, 1994|page=18|access-date=December 11, 2025}}</ref> | 12 |- !scope="row"|Europe Border Breakers (''Music & Media'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-12-24.pdf#page=20|title=Border Breakers|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=11|issue=52|date=December 24, 1994|page=8|access-date=May 27, 2022|via=World Radio History}}</ref> | 2 |- !scope="row"|Germany (Media Control)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1994|title=Top 100 Singles – Jahrescharts 1994|language=de|publisher=[[GfK Entertainment]]|access-date=November 26, 2019}}</ref> | 39 |- !scope="row"|Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2723094#page/n15/mode/2up|title=Árslistinn 1994|newspaper=[[DV (newspaper)|Dagblaðið Vísir]]|language=is|page=25|date=January 2, 1995|access-date=May 30, 2020}}</ref> | 74 |- !scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.top40web.nl/jaarlijsten/jr1994.html|title=Jaarlijsten 1994|language=nl|publisher=Stichting Nederlandse Top 40|access-date=November 29, 2019}}</ref> | 61 |- !scope="row"|Netherlands (Single Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1994&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 1994|language=nl|publisher=dutchcharts.nl|access-date=December 7, 2019}}</ref> | 97 |- !scope="row"|Sweden (Topplistan)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=1994&dspp=1|title=Årslista Singlar, 1994|publisher=[[Sverigetopplistan]]|language=sv|access-date=November 23, 2019}}</ref> | 52 |- !scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Top 100 Singles 1994|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=9|date=January 14, 1995}}</ref> | 63 |- !scope="row"|UK Airplay (''Music Week'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1995/Music-Week-1995-01-14.pdf#page=12|title=Airplay Top 50 of 1994|magazine=[[Music Week]]|date=January 14, 1995|page=12|access-date=October 29, 2025}}</ref> | 24 |- !scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://billboardtop100of.com/1994-2/|title=Billboard Top 100 – 1994|website=Billboardtop100of.com|access-date=May 1, 2021}}</ref> | 10 |- !scope="row"|US Adult Contemporary (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZAgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA42-IA8|title=The Year in Music: Hot Adult Contemporary Singles & Tracks|magazine=Billboard|volume=106|issue=52|page=YE-68|date=December 24, 1994|access-date=April 2, 2025}}</ref> | 34 |- !scope="row"|US ''Cash Box'' Top 100<ref>{{cite magazine|title= The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1994 |magazine= [[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]] |url= http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/90s_files/1994YESP.html |archive-date= October 10, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121010231529/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/90s_files/1994YESP.html}}</ref> | 1 |} {{col-end}}
===Certifications=== {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for "Don't Turn Around"}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|title=Don't Turn Around|artist=Ace of Base|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1994|certyear=1994|access-date=February 28, 2015}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|title=Don't Turn Around|artist=Ace of Base|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1994|id=1994-09-09|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|certyear=1994}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=Don't Turn Around|artist=Ace Of Base|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1994|certyear=1994|access-date=February 28, 2015|salesamount=500,000|salesref=<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uAsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA57|title=Best-Selling Records of 1994|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=BPI Communications|date=January 21, 1995|access-date=May 5, 2015|page=57|issn=0006-2510|volume=107|number=3}}</ref>}} {{Certification Table Bottom}}
==Other notable cover versions== *Soul singer [[Luther Ingram]]'s version rose to No. 55 on the US ''Billboard'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|R&B]] chart in 1987.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/luther-ingram/chart-history/bsi/ | title=Luther Ingram | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] }}</ref> *In 1992, [[Neil Diamond]] recorded a version of "Don't Turn Around", which made the Top 20 on the US [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary]] chart and Top 10 AC in Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.2073&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.2073.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.2073|title=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada |website=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |date=March 7, 1992 |access-date=January 24, 2021}}</ref> *In 2010, [[Albert Hammond]], co-writer of the song, recorded the song for his album ''Legend''.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{YouTube|pqSdIXGFTXY|Bonnie Tyler – "Don't Turn Around"}}
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