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If I Ever Lose My Faith in You

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Wikipedia article




"'If I Ever Lose My Faith in You'" is a song recorded by English singer Sting. It was released as the lead single from his fourth studio album, 'Ten Summoner's Tales' (1993), on 1 February 1993. The song reached number 17 on the US 'Billboard' Hot 100 and the top 40 in several European countries. In Canada, the song reached number one, spending three weeks atop the 'RPM' Top Singles chart and finishing 1993 as Canada's fourth-most-successful single. It remains one of Sting's signature songs.

In 1994, the song won Sting a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, while it was also nominated for both Record of the Year and for Song of the Year. It has been included on all of Sting's compilation albums since its release, namely 'Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984-1994' and 'The Very Best of Sting & The Police'.

Composition



The song, in the key of A major, is played in swing time. According to Sting, the song was written on the piano, and contains a flattened fifth in the song's intro, which he says was banned in the churches due to its dissonant sound:

The "You" in the song's title is not identified by Sting, as he explained he felt it was important not to point out what it is specifically so that the listeners could connect more with the song:

Track listings



'CD maxi'

# If I Ever Lose My Faith in You 4:29

# Message in a Bottle [Unplugged] 5:20

# Tea in the Sahara [Unplugged] 4:25

# Walking on the Moon [Unplugged] 5:06

'CD single 1'

# If I Ever Lose My Faith in You 4:29

# All This Time [Unplugged] 5:20

# Mad About You [Unplugged] 4:24

# Every Breath You Take [Unplugged] 5:06

'CD single 2'

# If I Ever Lose My Faith in You 4:33

# Message in a Bottle [Unplugged] 5:47

# Tea in the Sahara [Unplugged] 4:43

# Walking on the Moon [Unplugged] 2:56

'CD maxi picture disc US'

# If I Ever Lose My Faith in You 4:29

# Everybody Laughed But You 3:51

# January Stars 3:50

# We Work The Black Seam [Alternate Version] 6:08

Credits



* Sting bass, vocals, guitar, harmonica; producer on track 1

* Dominic Miller guitars

* David Sancious keyboards; piano on tracks 2-4

* Vinnie Colaiuta drums

* Vinx percussion and backing vocals on tracks 2-4

* Hugh Padgham producer on track 1

* Joel Gallen executive producer on tracks 2-4

* Alex Coletti producer on tracks 2-4

Charts



Weekly charts



Year-end charts



Cover versions



In 2009, trumpeter Chris Botti covered the song featuring Sting on vocals. The song was released from the album 'Chris Botti in Boston'. American singer Lady Gaga also performed the song at the 2014 Kennedy Center Honors, where Sting was an honouree. American rock band Disturbed released a cover in 2020.

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References



Category:1992 songs

Category:1993 singles

Category:A&M Records singles

Category:Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

Category:Music videos directed by Howard Greenhalgh

Category:RPM Top Singles number-one singles

Category:Song recordings produced by Hugh Padgham

Category:Songs written by Sting (musician)

Category:Sting (musician) songs

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