Separate Ways (Elvis Presley song)

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"Separate Ways"
Single by Elvis Presley
from the album Separate Ways
B-side	"Always on My Mind"
Released	October 31, 1972
Recorded	March 27, 1972
Studio	RCA Studio C, Hollywood
Genre	Pop country
Length	2:38
Label	RCA Victor
Songwriter(s)	Red West, Richard Mainegra
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"Burning Love" / "It's a Matter of Time" (1972) "Separate Ways" / "Always on My Mind" (1972) "Steamroller Blues" / "Fool" (1973)

"Separate Ways" is a 1972 song by Elvis Presley written by Red West and Richard Mainegra. Elvis Presley recorded the song on March 27, 1972, and released it as a single with "Always On My Mind" as the B-side. It reached gold status in the US for sales of over half a million copies. It was listed as a double sided hit reaching #16 on Billboard magazine's Hot Country Singles chart in November 1972.^[1] In the UK "Always On My Mind" was the hit song and "Separate Ways" was the B-side.