| "I Don't Want to Live Without You" | ||||
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| Single byForeigner | ||||
| from the albumInside Information | ||||
| B-side | "Face To Face" | |||
| Released | March 25, 1988 (US)[1] May 16, 1988 (UK)[2] | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
| Genre | Soft rock[3] | |||
| Length | 3:57 (single) 4:52 (album) | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Songwriter | Mick Jones | |||
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"I Don't Want to Live Without You" is a song written byMick Jones that was first released by the pop rock bandForeigner on their 1987 albumInside Information. Jones has rated it as one of his favorite Foreigner songs.[4]
Released as the follow-upsingle to the song "Say You Will," "I Don't Want to Live Without You" peaked at #5 on the USBillboard Hot 100 on the issue dating May 28, 1988.[5][6] It remains the band's ninth and final top 10 hit, as well as their 16th and finalTop 40 hit on theBillboard Hot 100 to this day. On theBillboardadult contemporary chart, the song became Foreigner's only #1 hit, spending one week atop the tally the week of May 14, 1988.[7][8] The band had previously reached the Top 5 on the AC chart twice, with the songs "Waiting for a Girl Like You" (#5 in 1981) and "I Want to Know What Love Is" (#3 in 1985).[7]
Cash Box said that "Mick Jones has fashioned a lush and emotional track for Lou Gramm's well-measured singing" and that "if you loved 'I Want to Know What Love Is' fromAgent Provocateur you'll flip for this one."[9]
| Chart (1987–1988)[10] | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart[11] | 91 |
| U.S.Cash Box Top 100[12] | 8 |
| U.S.Billboard Hot 100[5] | 5 |
| U.S.Billboard Adult Contemporary[7] | 1 |
| U.S.BillboardAlbum Rock Tracks[13] | 18 |
| Chart (1988) | Position |
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| U.S. (Cash Box)[14] | 40 |
| United States (Billboard)[15][16] | 86 |
