"Always" is a song by American R&B group Atlantic Starr. The track was the second single from the group's seventh studio album '' All in the Name of Love'' (1987). The single was the biggest hit for Atlantic Starr; it peaked at number one on both the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and ''Billboard'' Hot Black Singles charts in June 1987, being the band's only number one song. The song also spent two weeks atop the U.S. adult contemporary chart. In July, it topped the

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'' RPM 100'' national singles chart, where it remained for two weeks. The

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(BPI) certified it silver.

Music video

The official music video was directed by Jane Simpson.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Cover versions and appearances

In 1994, Bobbie Eakes and Jeff Trachta included a

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of the song on their album ''Bold and Beautiful Duets''. In 2000, pop act Boyz N Girlz United covered the song on their self-titled debut album. In 2008, it was covered by Filipina singer-actress Iya Villania as a duet with Jay-R on her album '' Finally!''.

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recorded the song with Mone't on his album '' A Night to Remember''. MF Doom sampled "Always" for his song "Dead Bent", from his album '' Operation: Doomsday''. * The song appeared in ''That's Entertainment'' in 1987 for the Metro Manila Film Festival premiered in Ultra on December 27, 1987. * The song also appears in Mii the episode In ''The Love''. * The song appeared in 1987 episodes of the daytime soap operas '' Another World'', ''

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'', and '' Loving'' as well as 1988 episodes of ''

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''. in 1988, Hong Kong singer George Lam covered this song in Cantonese. * The song in Cantonese version appears as theme song in 1991 Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) ''Fiction Family'' 《小說家族》series 12 &13�
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(Yolinda Yan) and 杜德偉 (Alex Tao). * The song was covered during the September 1, 1995 episode of '' The Bold and The Beautiful'' by Bobbie Eakes and Jeff Trachta following the wedding of their on-screen characters, Macy Alexander and Thorne Forrester. * The song appears in the game '' Karaoke Revolution Party'', and in the 2011 film, '' Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules''.

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* AMG AllMusic* {{DEFAULTSORT:Always (Atlantic Starr Song) 1987 songs 1987 singles Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles Cashbox number-one singles Atlantic Starr songs RPM Top Singles number-one singles Pop ballads Contemporary R&B ballads Male–female vocal duets Warner Records singles 1980s ballads Songs about marriage