Steamy Windows

"Steamy Windows" is a song recorded by Tina Turner. It was included on Turner's album Foreign Affair (1989) and released as the album's second single (in America) in November 1989, and third single in the United Kingdom and Ireland in February 1990. It was written by Tony Joe White and produced by Dan Hartman. It became a top ten hit in Belgium and Ireland, while reaching the top forty on the majority of all charts it appeared on.

"Steamy Windows"
Single by Tina Turner
from the album Foreign Affair
ReleasedNovember 1989
Recorded1989
Length4:03
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Tony Joe White
Producer(s)Dan Hartman
Tina Turner singles chronology
"I Don't Wanna Lose You"
(1989)		 "Steamy Windows"
(1989)		 "Look Me in the Heart"
(1990)
Music video
"Steamy Windows" on YouTube

A dance version of the track co-produced and remixed by Justin Strauss and Murray Elias was also issued as a separate remix single in certain territories. It was covered two years later by country artist John Anderson for his album Seminole Wind as well as country artist Kenny Chesney. Turner performed the song as the opening number during her 1990, 1993 and 2008/2009 concert tours.

Music video

The official music video for the song was directed by Andy Morahan.[1]

Personnel

Track listing
CD single
  1. "Steamy Windows"
  2. "The Best" (Extended remix)
  3. "Steamy Windows" (Vocal mix)

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1989–90) Peak
position
scope="row"Australia (ARIA)[2] 34
scope="row"Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 18
scope="row"Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 5
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5] 25
Canada Retail Singles (RPM)[6] 15
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[7] 31
Germany (Official German Charts)[8] 29
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 7
Italy (Hit Parade Italia)[10] 11
scope="row"Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 16
scope="row"New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12] 30
scope="row"Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 14
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[14] 13
scope="row"US Billboard Hot 100[15] 39
scope="row"US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[16] 33

Year-end charts
Chart (1989) Peak
position
Italy (Hit Parade Italia)[17] 66
Chart (1990) Peak
position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[18] 338
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References
  1. Garcia, Alex S. "mvdbase.com - Tina Turner - "Steamy windows"". Music Video DataBase. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  2. "Australian-charts.com – Tina Turner – Steamy Windows". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  3. "Austriancharts.at – Tina Turner – Steamy Windows" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  4. "Ultratop.be – Tina Turner – Steamy Windows" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  5. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6658." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  6. "RPM 30 Retail Singles". RPM. January 27, 1990. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  7. "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. March 10, 1990. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  8. "Tina Turner - Top Titel" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  9. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Steamy Windows". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  10. "Indice per Interprete: T". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  11. "Dutchcharts.nl – Tina Turner – Steamy Windows" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  12. "Charts.nz – Tina Turner – Steamy Windows". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  13. "Swisscharts.com – Tina Turner – Steamy Windows". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  14. "Tina Turner: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  15. "Tina Turner Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
  16. "Tina Turner Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
  17. "I singoli più venduti del 1989". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  18. "Jaarlijsten 1990" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
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