If I Ever Lose My Faith in You

"If I Ever Lose My Faith in You"
Single by Sting
from the album Ten Summoner's Tales
B-side	Various songs
Released	February 1993
Format	CD single, CD maxi
Genre	Pop rock
Length	4:29
Label	A&M
Writer(s)	Sting
Producer(s)	Sting, Hugh Padgham
Sting singles chronology
"It's Probably Me" (1992) "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" (1993) "Seven Days" (1993)

"If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" is a song recorded by English singer Sting. It was the second single from his album Ten Summoner's Tales and was released in 1993. It achieved a moderate success in many countries, reaching #17 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It remains one of Sting's signature songs.

In 1994 the song won Sting a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male, while it was also nominated for both Record of the Year and for Song of the Year.

It has been included on all of Sting's compilation albums since its release, namely Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984-1994 and The Very Best of Sting & The Police.

Cover versions

In 2009, trumpeter Chris Botti covered the song with Sting on vocals. The song was released from the Chris Botti: Live in Boston.^[1][2] Lady GaGa also covered the song.

Track listings

CD maxi

1. If I Ever Lose My Faith in You — 4:29
2. Message in a Bottle [Unplugged] — 5:20
3. Tea in the Sahara [Unplugged] — 4:25
4. Walking on the Moon [Unplugged] — 5:06

CD single 1

1. If I Ever Lose My Faith in You — 4:29
2. All This Time — 5:20
3. Mad About You — 4:24
4. Every Breath You Take — 5:06

CD single 2

1. If I Ever Lose My Faith in You — 4:33
2. Message in a Bottle — 5:47
3. Tea in the Sahara — 4:43
4. Walking on the Moon — 2:56

CD maxi - Picture disk USA A&M Records #31458-0111-2

1. If I Ever Lose My Faith in You — 4:29
2. Everybody Laughed But You — 3:51
3. January Stars — 3:50
4. We Work The Black Seam [Alternate Version] — 6:08

Credits

• Harmonica by Tommy Fogerty
• Keyboards by Lil Fogerty
• Drums by Stu Clifford
• Guitar by Dominic Miller
• Percussion and backing vocals by Vinx (tracks: 2 to 4)
• Piano by David Sancious (tracks: 2 to 4)
• Vocals, Guitar, Bass by Sting
• Executive producer : Joel Gallen (tracks: 2 to 4)
• Produced by Hugh Padgham and Sting (track 1) Alex Coletti (tracks: 2 to 4)

Charts

Peak positions Chart (1993) Peak position Australia[3] 41 Netherlands[3] 30 France[3] 39 Germany[3] 31 Ireland[4] 28 Norway[3] 7 Spain (AFYVE)[5] 17 Sweden[3] 34 Switzerland[3] 16 United Kingdom[6] 14 U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] 17 U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[7] 8 U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks[7] 5 U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream[7] 4

End of year charts End of year chart (1993) Position U.S. Billboard Hot 100[8] 96

References

1. "Chris Botti in Boston Overview". Allmusic.com.
2. "Chris Botti in Boston". Billboard.biz.
3. "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved 12 January 2009)
4. Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved 12 January 2009)
5. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
6. "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You", UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved 12 January 2009)
7. Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved 12 January 2009)
8. "Billboard Top 100 - 1993". Retrieved 2010-08-27.