Nicky Chinn is credited as a writer but he was not even in the country when it was composed. Chapman included Chinn's name because of a partnership arrangement the two men had made, even though the partnership was unraveling. Knight was appalled but did not argue with Chapman. Chinn's writing credit gave him one-third of all royalties from the song.[4]
Music video
In the video, Turner is seen performing the song on stage, wearing a black leather jacket and black skin-tight, knee-length leather pants, with leopard print high heels and spikey blonde hair. Towards the end, a man (Cy Curnin lead singer of the Fixx) appears on stage and grabs Turner's arms. She looks him in the eyes and sings the words, "Why can't you be good to me?", then pushes him away. At the end of the video, Turner disappears under the stage in a puff of smoke. Both Curnin and the guitarist in the video, Jamie West-Oram (also of the Fixx), perform on the Private Dancer album.
^Rolling Stone Staff (24 May 2023). "Tina Turner: 15 Essential Songs". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 24 May 2023. ...Turner made it feel like a signature statement, imbuing its demand for respect with rock-star swagger and her own story of struggle and resilience.
