Always (Erasure song)

"Always"
Single by Erasure
from the album I Say I Say I Say
B-side	"Tragic"
Released	11 April 1994 (1994-04-11)[1]
Genre	Disco[2] Euro-pop[3] synth-pop[4]
Length	3:57
Label	Mute (UK) Elektra (US)
Songwriter(s)	Vince Clarke Andy Bell
Producer(s)	Martyn Ware
Erasure singles chronology
"Who Needs Love Like That" (1992) "Always" (1994) "Run to the Sun" (1994)
Music video
"Always" on YouTube

"Always" is a 1994 song by English synth-pop band Erasure. It is the leading single from their sixth studio album I Say I Say I Say and went to the top ten in the United Kingdom, Austria, Spain, Scotland, Ireland, Iceland, Finland, Denmark, Germany, number 72 in Australia and number 20 in the United States.

Track listings

UK and Australian CD1[5][6] Australian cassette single[7] Japanese CD single[8] "Always" (7 mix) "Always" (extended mix) "Tragic" UK and Australian CD2[9][10] Australian remix cassette single[11] "Always" (Cappella club mix) "Always" (Microbots Trance Dance mix) "Always" (Microbots In Your Brain mix) "Always" (Hey mix) UK 7-inch and cassette single[12][13] US cassette single[14] "Always" "Tragic"

UK 12-inch single[15] A1. "Always" (7 mix) A2. "Tragic" B1. "Always" (Cappella club mix) B2. "Always" (Microbots Trance Dance mix) US maxi-CD single[16] "Always" (7-inch mix) "Always" (Cappella club remix) "Always" (Hey mix) "Tragic" US 12-inch single[17] A1. "Always" (extended mix) A2. "Always" (Cappella club remix) AA1. "Always" (Microbots Trance Dance mix) AA2. "Always" (Hey mix)

References

1. "Single Releases" (PDF). Music Week. 9 April 1994. p. 23. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
2. Hamilton, John (20 November 2014). "The 50 Best Pop Singles Of 1994 (Featuring New Interviews With Ace Of Base, TLC, Lisa Loeb, Real McCoy & Haddaway)". Idolator. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
3. Sholin, Dave (8 April 1994). "Gavin Picks: Singles" (PDF). Gavin Report. p. 50. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
4. Gerard, Chris (17 September 2014). "Erasure's 40 Greatest Tracks". Metro Weekly. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
5. Always (UK CD1 liner notes). Erasure. Mute Records. 1994. CD Mute 152.
6. Always (Australian CD1 liner notes). Erasure. Liberation Records, Mute Records. 1994. D11710.
7. Always (Australian cassette single sleeve). Erasure. Liberation Records, Mute Records. 1994. C11710.
8. Always (Japanese CD single liner notes). Erasure. Mute Records. 1994. PCCY-00563.
9. Always (UK CD2 liner notes). Erasure. Mute Records. 1994. LCD Mute 152.
10. Always (Australian CD2 liner notes). Erasure. Liberation Records, Mute Records. 1994. D11796.
11. Always (Australian remix cassette single sleeve). Erasure. Liberation Records, Mute Records. 1994. C11796.
12. Always (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Erasure. Mute Records. 1994. Mute 152.
13. Always (UK cassette single sleeve). Erasure. Mute Records. 1994. C Mute 152.
14. Always (US cassette single sleeve). Erasure. Mute Records, Elektra Records. 1994. 64552-4.
15. Always (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Erasure. Mute Records. 1994. 12 Mute 152.
16. Always (US maxi-CD single liner notes). Erasure. Mute Records, Elektra Records. 1994. 66225-2.
17. Always (US 12-inch single sleeve). Erasure. Mute Records, Elektra Records. 1994. 0-66225.