Everlasting Love (Howard Jones song)

"Everlasting Love"
Single by Howard Jones
from the album Cross That Line
B-side	"The Brutality of Fact"
Released	20 February 1989
Genre	Synthpop dance-pop
Length	4:16
Label	WEA (UK) Elektra (US)
Songwriter(s)	Howard Jones
Producer(s)	Chris Hughes Ross Cullum Ian Stanley
Howard Jones singles chronology
"Little Bit of Snow" (1987) "Everlasting Love" (1989) "The Prisoner" (1989)

"Everlasting Love" is a song by English singer and songwriter Howard Jones from his fourth studio album, Cross That Line (1989). Written by Jones, it was released as the album's first single on 20 February 1989.

The song reached No. 12 in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the early summer of that year,[1] and also peaked at No. 19 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart,[2] the first of only two singles to appear there. It also spent two weeks at No. 1 on the US Adult Contemporary chart, the singer's second chart-topper on this tally (following "No One Is to Blame" from 1986).[3] In his native UK, where Jones had enjoyed numerous pop hits, "Everlasting Love" failed to have as much of an impact as earlier singles, stalling at No. 62 on the UK Singles Chart.[4] The song was co-produced by ex-Tears for Fears band member Ian Stanley.

Track listing

7" & cassette

1. "Everlasting Love" – 4:20
2. "The Brutality of Fact" – 4:27

12"

1. "Everlasting Love (808 Mix)" – 6:28
2. "Everlasting Love" – 4:20
3. "The Brutality of Fact" – 4:27
4. "Power of the Media" – 4:47

3" CD

1. "Everlasting Love" – 4:20
2. "The Brutality of Fact" – 4:27
3. "Power of the Media" – 4:47
4. "No One Is to Blame" – 4:13

Limited Edition 3" CD

1. "Everlasting Love (The Institute Mix)" – 4:48
2. "Hide and Seek (Orchestral)" – 7:09
3. "Conditioning (Live in Philadelphia)" – 5:26

Chart positions

Weekly charts Year Chart Position 1989 US Billboard Hot 100[1] 12 US Modern Rock Tracks[2] 19 US Adult Contemporary[3] 1 UK Singles Chart[4] 62 Australian Singles Chart[5][6] 91 Canada - RPM[7] 3

Year-end charts Chart (1989) Position Canada Top Singles (RPM)[8] 61

Personnel

• Howard Jones – vocals; keyboards
• Ian Stanley – keyboards
• Chris Hughes – drums
• Andy Ross – guitar
• Martin Jones – guitar
• Sandy McLelland – additional vocals

References

1. "Billboard > Artists / Howard Jones > Chart History > The Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
2. "Billboard > Artists / Howard Jones > Chart History > Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
3. "Billboard > Artists / Howard Jones > Chart History > Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
4. "Official Charts > Howard Jones". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
5. "Response from ARIA Re: chart inquiry, received 19 May 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
6. "The ARIA Report Issue 796 – Week Commencing 30 May 2005" (PDF). Australian Web Archive. p. 2 (Chartifacts). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-06-19. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
7. "RPM Top 100 Singles - June 5, 1989" (PDF).
8. "Top Singles - Volume 51, No. 8, December 23, 1989". RPM. December 23, 1999. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2017.

External links

• 12" single release info at discogs.com
• The Official Howard Jones Website Discography^[permanent dead link‍]