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Don't Turn Around

original song written and composed by Diane Warren and Albert Hammond; first recorded by Tina Turner and released in 1986
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Don't Turn Around

Summary

Don't Turn Around is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (650 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Don't Turn Around's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Don't Turn Around's composer is recorded as Diane Warren[4].
  • Don't Turn Around's composer is recorded as Albert Hammond[5].
  • Don't Turn Around's genre is dance-rock[6].
  • Among the performers on Don't Turn Around was Tina Turner[7].
  • Don't Turn Around was performed by Aswad[8].
  • Among the performers on Don't Turn Around was Ace of Base[9].
  • Among the performers on Don't Turn Around was Kim Goody[10].
  • Among the performers on Don't Turn Around was Bonnie Tyler[11].
  • Don't Turn Around was performed by Neil Diamond[12].
  • Among the performers on Don't Turn Around was Albert Hammond[13].
  • Don't Turn Around's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].
  • Don't Turn Around was released on 1986[15].
  • Don't Turn Around's lyricist is recorded as Diane Warren[16].
  • Don't Turn Around's lyricist is recorded as Albert Hammond[17].
  • Don't Turn Around's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Don't Turn Around"}[18].
  • Don't Turn Around's form of creative work is recorded as song[19].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[20]

  • Genre(s): funk, soul[21]

  • Community tags: funk, soul[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6b4ee63f-91f7-49e9-82da-2724c95b9a8f[23]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Tina Turner[7], Aswad[8], Ace of Base[9], Kim Goody[10], Bonnie Tyler[11], and Neil Diamond[12].

Publication

Don't Turn Around was published on 1986[15]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[14]. Its genre is dance-rock[6].

Why It Matters

Don't Turn Around ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (650 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24]

Related Entities

Ace of Base Bonnie Tyler Diane Warren Neil Diamond Tina Turner

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Tina Turner, Aswad, Ace of Base +4
    Form of creative work → song
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0700434769, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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