I Don't Wanna Take This Pain

"I Don't Wanna Take This Pain"
Australian artwork (1990)
Single by Dannii Minogue
from the album Love and Kisses
Released	3 December 1990 (1990-12-03)
Length	4:53
Label	Mushroom MCA
Songwriter(s)	Dannii Minogue Alvin Moody Vincent Bell Eric Isles
Producer(s)	Les Adams Emma Freilich
Dannii Minogue Australian singles chronology
"Success" (1990) "I Don't Wanna Take This Pain" (1990) "Jump to the Beat" (1991)
Dannii Minogue European singles chronology
"Baby Love" (1991) "I Don't Wanna Take This Pain" (1991) "Show You the Way to Go" (1992)
Alternative covers
UK artwork (1991)
Music video
"I Don't Wanna Take This Pain" on YouTube

"I Don't Wanna Take This Pain" is a single by Australian singer Dannii Minogue from her debut album, Love and Kisses (1991). A personal favourite of Minogue's, its original mix was released as the third single in Australia, where it peaked at number 92 on the ARIA Singles CHart December 1990. A re-recorded and remixed version of the song (by L.A. Mix) was released in the United Kingdom as the fifth and final single in December 1991 and received mostly positive reviews from music critics. "I Don't Wanna Take This Pain" reached number 40 in the UK.

Critical reception

In their review of the Love and Kisses album, Billboard wrote that songs like "I Don't Wanna Take This Pain" "surround her chirpy voice with contagious beats and melodies that should sound just dandy on top 40 radio."[1] Rozalla Miller reviewed the song for Smash Hits, adding "...her voice sounds much better on this record than it does on her other ones. It's pretty good, but it's not as catchy as Baby Love."[2]

Track listings

Australian cassingle
(C10129; Released in November 1990)

1. "I Don't Wanna Take This Pain" (7-inch version)
2. "Love Traffic"

Australian 7-inch vinyl single
(K10129; Released in November 1990)

1. "I Don't Wanna Take This Pain" (7-inch version) – 3:23
2. "Love Traffic"

Australian 12-inch vinyl single
(X14933; Released in November 1990)

1. "I Don't Wanna Take This Pain" (extended mix)
2. "I Don't Wanna Take This Pain" (instrumental)
3. "Love Traffic" (album mix)

UK CD single
(MCSTD1600; Released on 2 December 1991)

1. "I Don't Wanna Take This Pain" (L.A. Mix 7-inch version) – 3:23
2. "I Don't Wanna Take This Pain" (12-inch version) – 6:04
3. "Jump to the Beat" (12-inch version) – 6:42
4. "Baby Love" (E Smooves 12-inch mix) – 6:38

Personnel

• Dannii Minogue – lead vocals
• Les Adams – L.A. Mix production
• Emma Freilich – L.A. Mix production
• Simon Fowler – photography

Charts

Chart performance for "I Don't Wanna Take This Pain"

Chart (1990–1991)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[3]	92
UK Singles (OCC)[4]	40

Release history

Release history and formats for "I Don't Wanna Take This Pain"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
Australia	3 December 1990	7-inch vinyl 12-inch vinyl cassette	Mushroom	[5]
United Kingdom	2 December 1991	7-inch vinyl 12-inch vinyl CD cassette	MCA	[6]

References

1. "Album Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. 7 March 1992. p. 46. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
2. Miller, Rozalla (11 December 1991). "Review: Singles". Smash Hits. p. 53. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
3. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 189.
4. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
5. "New Release Summary > Product Available from: 3/12/90 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 47)". Retrieved 14 May 2016 – via Imgur.
6. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 2 December 1991. p. 21.