Cover art for Turn My Back On You by Sade

Turn My Back On You

Sade
Track 5 on Stronger Than Pride  

Producers

Sade, Mike Pela &
“Turn My Back On You” peaked at #12 on Billboard’s R&B chart, staying on the chart for 14 weeks in 1988.
Nov. 21, 19881 viewer5.6K views

Turn My Back On You Lyrics

[Chorus]
To turn my back on you
Now would I turn my back on me?
To turn my back on you
Now would I turn my back on me?

[Interlude]
Ba-ba-da, ba-ba-da
Ba-ba-da, ba-ba-da
Ba-ba-da, ba-ba-da (Ba-ba-ba)
Ba-ba-da, ba-ba-da (Ba-ba-da-da-doo-doo)

[Verse 1]
No (Don't say)
I'm not gonna turn my back on you
You know I'll never let you down
(Ah, ha) No way
I'll never let you down
I'll never let you down, no way

[Pre-Chorus]
Try to tell you that it's alright
Ooh, I'm not playing
Can't you see what I am saying?
You are my religion
[Chorus]
To turn my back on you
Now would I turn my back on me?
To turn my back on you
Now would I turn my back on me?

[Verse 2]
No (Don't say)
I'm not gonna turn my back on you
You know I'll never let you down
(Ah, ha) No way
I'll never let you down
I'll never let you down, no way

[Pre-Chorus]
Try to tell you that it's alright
Ooh, I'm not playing
Can't you see what I'm saying?
You are my religion

[Chorus]
To turn my back on you
Now would I turn my back on me?
To turn my back on you
Now would I turn my back on me?

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“Turn My Back On You” peaked at #12 on Billboard’s R&B chart, staying on the chart for 14 weeks in 1988.

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Stronger Than Pride (1988)
  1. 1.
    Love Is Stronger Than Pride
  2. 2.
    Paradise
  3. 3.
    Nothing Can Come Between Us
  4. 4.
    Haunt Me
  5. 5.
    Turn My Back On You
  6. 6.
    Keep Looking
  7. 7.
    CIean Heart
  8. 8.
    Give It Up
  9. 9.
    I Never Thought I’d See the Day
  10. 10.
    Siempre Hay Esperanza
Credits
Producers
Writers
Label
Copyright ©
Phonographic Copyright ℗
Publisher
Background Vocals
Drums
Percussion
Keyboards
Guitar
Bass
Engineer
Mastering Engineer
Released on
November 21, 1988
Turn My Back On You Remixes
Tags
PopR&BIn EnglishSophisti-PopUK PopUKUK R&BSoul JazzAa (Check Description)FunkJazzSoul PopSoul
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