Always (Samantha Jade song)

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"Always"
Samantha Jade - Always (Single Cover).png
Single by Samantha Jade
from the album Nine
Released26 February 2016 (2016-02-26)
Recorded2015
Genre Pop
Length3:01
Label Sony
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Jon Levine
Samantha Jade singles chronology
"Shake That"
(2015)
"Always"
(2016)
"Hurt Anymore"
(2016)
Music video
"Always" on YouTube

"Always" is a song by Australian recording artist, Samantha Jade. The song was written by Samantha Jade, Jon Levine & Carmen Reece. It was released as the second single from Nine on 26 February 2016. The song's accompanying music video was released on 3 March 2016.

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Background and release

"Always" was the final track written for Nine. Jade describes it as being "about finding that person, your one, the one you keep falling in love with," [1] and as one of the album's "very fun pop songs that make you feel like letting go and enjoying the good times". [2]

The song was originally scheduled for release as a single on 6 November 2015. [3] It was announced and released for pre-order on 6 October 2015, however Jade changed course and decided to give previous single "Shake That" a second promotional push and "give the album its moment as well." [4]

On 10 February 2016, Jade re-announced "Always" as her next single, for release on 26 February 2016. [5] On 14 February 2016, Jade launched an "Always" Valentine's Day promotion through Tweematic, an online "photo booth" where fans could take a picture with her to share on social media. [6]

A "stream to unlock" promotion was unveiled on 17 February 2016, where a behind-the-scenes look at the music video would be unlocked after reaching a certain amount of streams on Spotify.

"Always" features heavily in the on-air promotions for Jade's Home and Away episodes. A 90-second trailer premiered on 7 March 2016, integrating scenes from the music video with scenes from the show. [7]

Music video

The official music video for "Always" premiered on 3 March 2016 on Yahoo7, [8] and was released on Vevo the following day. [9] It features Jade's Home and Away co-star, Nic Westaway, as her love interest. [10]

Live performances

On 5 March 2016, Jade performed "Always" for the first time on television at the Weekend Sunrise Parathon. [11] On 8 March 2016 she performed the single on Sunrise . [12] "Always" was also performed on The Morning Show on 16 March 2016. [13]

Track listing

  1. "Always" – 3:01
  2. "Always" (Instrumental) – 3:01

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [15] 28
Australian Artist Singles (ARIA) [16] 4

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelCatalogue
Australia26 February 2016 Sony Music Australia CD single 88875163082

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