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written by

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and

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. It was originally recorded by American singer

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and released as the

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to her 1986

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" Typical Male". It has since been included on Turner's

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'' The Collected Recordings: Sixties to Nineties'' (1994), as well as featuring in the ''

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since 2018. The song has been

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by numerous artists, most notably by

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in 1987, Aswad in 1988,

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in 1988,

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in 1990,

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in 1991,

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in 1993, and Albert Hammond in 2010.

Aswad version

British

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Aswad heard

's version and released a cover version on February 10, 1988. This version samples a verse from

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' 1964 single "

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", as well as elements of the song closely resembling that of

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's 1967 single "

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". The song was released as the first single from their eleventh album, '' Distant Thunder'' (1988), and went to number one on the UK Singles Chart in March 1988. It also peaked at number one for two consecutive weeks in New Zealand in June 1988. It also reached number 45 on the ''

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in the US that same year.

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Ace of Base version

In 1993, Swedish pop group

recorded a minor-key version of "Don't Turn Around" for their US debut album, '' The Sign'' (1993). The song, produced by

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and Per Adebratt, was the follow-up to the group's successful single, " The Sign", and was also included on the re-release of ''

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'' the same year. Their version was released in March 1994 by Arista and

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, 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. Its accompanying music video, directed by Matt Broadley and filmed in

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, received 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

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Background and recording

After the huge success of the band's European debut album, ''

'', American label 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

Aswad's 1988 version of "Don't Turn Around". It was recorded and produced at Tuff Studios in Gothenburg, Sweden by

and Per Adebratt. This version by the band would also contain a rap segment made and written by band member

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Critical reception

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editor

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stated that with singles like "

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", " The Sign", and "Don't Turn Around", "it's easy to see why they were hits – the beat is relentless and the hooks are incessantly catchy." In a retrospective review,

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from ''

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'' felt that Ace of Base gave the song "a brisk, breezy vibe that verges on tropical".

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from ''

'' magazine wrote that the Swedish pop phenomenon "will, once again, blaze up the

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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 arrangement that

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'' 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'', a song made popular in reggae circles by Aswad. Will follow the likes of 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?!"". David Browne from ''

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'' remarked that "the jauntily forlorn" song is "preeminent

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, all brassy hooks, rushing beats, and exuberant singing that brings to mind Swedish cheerleaders in an

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cabaret." Dave Sholin from the ''

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'' 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!" In his weekly UK chart commentary,

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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

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, 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?" Ian Gittins from ''

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'' said, "Ace of Base half-want to be slick,

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-style Eurocheese, half-want to be Abba, and find a surprisingly pleasing halfway house." Mario Tarradell from ''

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'' described it as "innocuous". Alan Jones from ''

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'' 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." ''The Network Forty'' praised the song as "another bonafide smash" and "pure pop". Bob Waliszewski of ''

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'' found that "Don't Turn Around" and "The Sign" "demonstrate strength in the wake of romantic rejection." ''The Rolling Stone Album Guide'' described it as "a funky

song". Chuck Campbell from

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called it a "reggae-paced" number.Campbell, Chuck (February 22, 1994). "New Releases: Ace Of Base, Crash Test Dummies, Shonen Knife". ''

''.

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 ''

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'' Top Singles chart in Canada, and both the US ''

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chart and the ''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

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, where it peaked at number seven in April 1994, in its 13th week on the chart. In the UK, "Don't Turn Around" reached number five in its third week at the UK Singles Chart, on June 19, 1994. 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''

, number eight in New Zealand and number 19 in Australia. "Don't Turn Around" earned a

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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. On the European Adult Contemporary Radio chart, it peaked at number 10 in May 1994.

Impact and legacy

"Don't Turn Around" received a nomination in the category for Best Cover at the

in Germany, but lost to

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's cover of " Word Up!". In 2014, ''

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'' ranked it number 16 in their "20 Biggest Songs of the Summer: The 1990s" list. Several reviewers have noted that "Don't Turn Around" might have inspired

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for her 2010 hit single "

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". Lindsey Fortier from ''

'' magazine compared "Alejandro" to "Don't Turn Around" in her review of Gaga's single. In 2014, when "Don't Turn Around" was ranked number 16 by 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?" In 2019, ''Billboard'' magazine ranked it at number 168 in their list of "''Billboard''s Top Songs of the '90s". In 2021,

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ranked the song number 22 in their list of "The 50 Best '90s Songs of Summer".

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

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in Miami, Florida, in December 1993. The lighthouse in the video is located in Bill Bags Cape Florida State Park on

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, 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 heavy rotation on

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and was A-listed on Germany's VIVA. Broadley had previously directed the music videos for "

" and "

". As of May 2025, "Don't Turn Around" had generated more than 45 million views on

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Track listing

* 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" 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)

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

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Other notable cover versions

*Soul singer

's version rose to No. 55 on the US ''Billboard'' R&B chart in 1987. *In 1992,

recorded a version of "Don't Turn Around", which made the Top 20 on the US

chart and Top 10 AC in Canada. *In 2010,

, co-writer of the song, recorded the song for his album ''Legend''.

References

External links

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