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"Whenever I Say Your Name" is a duet by English musician Sting and American singer
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. It serves as the second single from Sting's seventh studio album ''
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'' (2003). It was not originally included on Blige's sixth studio album '' Love & Life'' but was later added to the album's international re-release. The recording won Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals at the
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in 2004. The single was the third and final non-US single from '' Love & Life''. The track was released in mid-2004, only peaking at #60 in the UK, marking Sting's lowest charting single since "They Dance Alone" reached #94 in 1988. It also became Mary J. Blige's smallest hit there since the first release of "Real Love" in 1992. The song was rereleased in 2021 on Sting's complication album ''
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Track listings

# "Whenever I Say Your Name" (Album Version) # "Whenever I Say Your Name" (
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Remix featuring
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) # "Whenever I Say Your Name" (Salaam Remi Groove Mix)


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{{Authority control 2003 singles Sting (musician) songs Mary J. Blige songs Male–female vocal duets Songs written by Sting (musician) Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals 2003 songs