Don't Turn Your Back

"Don't Turn Your Back"
Single by Amy Marshall from the album Amy Marshall
Released	February 21, 2005
Format	CD single Digital download
Recorded	2004
Genre	Pop
Label	Visionary.Music
Writer	Esmeralda Dimuzio
Producer	Amy Marshall
Chart position	#7 (Urapopstar singles chart)
Certification	N/A
Amy Marshall chronology
Immature (2004) Don't Turn Your Back (2005) No One/Mood Swing (2005)

"Don't Turn Your Back" is the third single from Amy Marshall's debut album Amy Marshall. Written by Esmeralda Dimuzio, this is considered by many of Amy's fans to be the best track on the album.

Song information

The song tells a story about a woman whose lover stood her up on a date for another woman, and the woman can tell what's going on based on his treatment of her and the fact she is being completely ignored.

The video

The video was filmed in Toronto, Canada in mid-January 2005. In the video, Amy's boyfriend does not show up for a date, and this one single event leads to a series of more angry events for Amy. When her boyfriend follows her down the street, she ignores him. When she sees a newspaper with a headline saying her boyfriend was caught cheating, she throws it at the camera. When she sees dust on the keys of her piano, she breaks it into a million pieces. When she sees roses on her doorstep, she steps on them until they're blown apart. And when she sees a reflection of her boyfriend in the mirror, she shoots the mirror. The end sequence shows Amy's boyfriend walking up to her on the street, as Amy shows him her new boyfriend. He walks away only to be hit by a car.

The violent images in the video led for MTV and VH1 to pull it from their rotation after receiving complaints. However, it was a big hit on Yahoo! Music.

Track listings

CD1
1. Don't Turn Your Back (album version)
2. Don't Turn Your Back (music video)

CD2
1. Don't Turn Your Back [Gottielectric Mix]
2. Don't Turn Your Back (SG-1 Funk Marshall Mix)
3. Don't Turn Your Back (Alesha's Cold Shoulder Revamp)
4. Don't Turn Your Back (Innocent Ingrateful Imbusul Cut)
5. Don't Turn Your Back (Band Of Boyz N Front Of U Remix)
6. Don't Turn Your Back (DJ Double Garage's Out Of The Dust Mix)
7. Don't Turn Your Back (Charlie C's Back On The Track Disco Edit)
8. Don't Turn Your Back (Andrea's Paaah In The Skaaah Remix)

Chart performance

"Don't Turn Your Back" debuted at #7 on the Urapopstar Top 40 Singles Chart on February 27, 2005 with 32,284 copies sold. Its success came as a surprise to many because it outranked singles from Jon Farley, CeCe Winston, 4tune and Kandi, and most notably, Sophie Ramone and Kelly's single "The Gardener", which debuted at #38.

Covers

Esmeralda Dimuzio recorded her own version as a B-side to her 2009 comeback single "False Hopes".

External links

Lyrics