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'' (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 ''

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chart in the early summer of that year, and also peaked at No. 19 on the

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chart, the first of only two singles to appear there. It also spent two weeks at No. 1 on the US

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, the singer's second chart-topper on this tally (following "

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" from 1986). 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

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. The song was co-produced by ex-

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band member

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. This was the first of Jones' singles to be released on CD.

Track listing

;7" & cassette #"Everlasting Love" – 4:20 #"The Brutality of Fact" – 4:27 ;12" #"Everlasting Love (808 Mix)" – 6:28 #"Everlasting Love" – 4:20 #"The Brutality of Fact" – 4:27 #"Power of the Media" – 4:47 ;3" CD #"Everlasting Love" – 4:20 #"The Brutality of Fact" – 4:27 #"Power of the Media" – 4:47 #"

" – 4:13 ;Limited Edition 3" CD #"Everlasting Love (The Institute Mix)" – 4:48 #"Hide and Seek (Orchestral)" – 7:09 #"Conditioning (Live in Philadelphia)" – 5:26

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Personnel

*Howard Jones – vocals; keyboards *

– keyboards *

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– drums *Andy Ross – guitar *Martin Jones – guitar *Sandy McLelland – additional vocals

References

External links

12" single release info at discogs.com
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