"Always on Your Side" is a song by American singer-songwriter

Sheryl Crow Sheryl Suzanne Crow (born February 11, 1962) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and actress. Her music incorporates elements of rock, pop, country, folk, and blues. She has released eleven studio albums, five compilations and three ...

from her fifth studio album, ''

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'' (2005). It was released as the second single from the album in February 2006. While the original album version features only Crow on lead vocals, the radio version is a duet with British musician

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. 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 song debuted and peaked at No. 35 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming Crow's 10th top-40 hit on the chart. The single also reached No. 2 on the

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and peaked at No. 30 in Hungary. The duet received a

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nomination in 2007 for

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. The song's video was directed by

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Charts

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2005 songs 2006 singles Male–female vocal duets Music videos directed by Nigel Dick Sheryl Crow songs Song recordings produced by John Shanks Songs written by Sheryl Crow Sting (musician) songs {{2000s-single-stub