Song · Erasure
“Always” by Erasure
From the album I Say I Say I Say (1994)
“Always” by Erasure appears on 8 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 1994 and 2023. It was first released in 1994 on the album I Say I Say I Say. Its best result is #50 on the Radio & Records Top 94 Songs of 1994. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #76 alternative song of 1994 and #4,865 alternative song of all time.
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"Always" is Erasure going straight for the heart: a synth-pop ballad by Vince Clarke and Andy Bell that led off I Say I Say I Say, their sixth album, in 1994, with Martyn Ware producing and Phil Legg on the mix. Mute put it out at home and Elektra handled America.
It became their 14th top-10 hit in Britain, peaking at number four, and it finally brought them back into the American top 20, reaching number 20 on the Hot 100 six years after "A Little Respect". Europe went for it too, sending it to number two in Austria and Sweden. Jan Kounen's video drops Bell into a setting modeled on Chinese scroll paintings.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 94 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1994 | 107 |
| 1994 | 63 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1994 | 91 |
| 1994 | 63 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1994 | 106 |
| 1994 | 79 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1994 | 101 |
| 1994 | 50 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 94 Songs of 1994 | 94 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1192 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1532 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
| 2023 | 614 | WYEP | WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 | 1229 |
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