Always (Erasure song)

"Always"
Single by Erasure
from the album I Say I Say I Say
B-side"Tragic"
Released11 April 1994 (1994-04-11)[1]
Genre
Length3:57
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Martyn Ware
Erasure singles chronology
"Who Needs Love Like That" (Hamburg Mix)
(1992) 		"Always"
(1994) 		"Run to the Sun"
(1994)
Erasure singles chronology
"Storm in a Teacup"
(2007) 		"Always" (2009 Remix)
(2009) 		"Phantom Bride" (2009 Remaster)
(2009)
Music video
"Always" on YouTube

"Always" is a song by English synth-pop duo Erasure. The ballad was released on 11 April 1994 as the first single from their sixth studio album, I Say I Say I Say (1994). Written by Erasure members Vince Clarke and Andy Bell, it was produced by Martyn Ware. Mute Records issued the single in the United Kingdom, and Elektra Records released it in the United States.

The song became Erasure's 14th top-10 single on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number four. In the United States, the single became Erasure's third top-20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 20—six years after their last major US pop hit. On the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, the single climbed to number six. In Europe, "Always" reached number two in Austria and Sweden, number three in Finland, number four in Iceland, and number five in Germany. Its music video was directed by Jan Kounen.

  1. ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Music Week. 9 April 1994. p. 23. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
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