Always on Your Side

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"Always on Your Side"
Single by Sheryl Crow featuring Sting
from the album Wildflower
Released	March 2006
Recorded	2005–2006
Genre	Pop
Length	4:12 (Album Version) 4:09 (Radio Edit featuring Sting)
Label	A&M
Songwriter(s)	Sheryl Crow
Producer(s)	Sheryl Crow, John Shanks
Sheryl Crow featuring Sting singles chronology
"Perfect Lie" (2005) "Always on Your Side" (2006) "Real Gone" (2006)

"Always on Your Side" is a song by American singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow, and is featured on her 2005 album, Wildflower. It was released as the second single from the album. While the original album version features only herself on lead vocals, the radio version is a duet with British musician Sting.

The song debuted at No. 35 on the Billboard Hot 100 (and stayed inside the Billboard Hot 100 for 8 weeks), her third highest debut ever. The single also peaked in the top 20 of the UK airplay chart, while the single debuted and peaked at No. 8. The single also hit at No. 2 on the Canadian Singles Chart.

Sheryl Crow's Web site offered a free download of the new single to anyone who had already purchased the Wildflower-album. A subsequent edition of the parent album features the duet version.

The duet received a Grammy Award-nomination in 2007 as Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals.

The song was used as the theme for the 2006 telenovela Desire on the MyTV Network.

Music video[]

The video was directed by Nigel Dick.

Chart performance[]

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