Always Have, Always Will (Ace of Base song)
| "Always Have, Always Will" | ||||
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| Single by Ace of Base | ||||
| from the album Flowers | ||||
| B-side | "Love for Sale" | |||
| Released | 7 December 1998 | |||
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| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:48 | |||
| Label | Mega | |||
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| Producer(s) | Ole Evenrude | |||
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| "Always Have, Always Will" on YouTube | ||||
"Always Have, Always Will" is a 1998 song by Swedish pop band Ace of Base. Heavily inspired by the Motown sound of the mid-1960s, the intro samples the intros from the Supremes track "Where Did Our Love Go" and the Four Tops track "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)". It was co-written by Jonas Berggren with Mike Chapman. The song was originally titled "Killer on the Rampage" and contained different lyrics. When the song was pitched as a potential song for the upcoming Flowers/Cruel Summer album, Arista records liked the melody; however, requested that the lyrics be rewritten.
The song was released from their third album, Flowers (1998), in many parts of the world, but at different times.
- UK on 7 December 1998 as single three, following "Life Is a Flower" and "Cruel Summer".
- Australia in early 1999 as the second single, following "Cruel Summer"
- Scandinavia & Germany on 1 March 1999 as single four, following "Life Is a Flower", "Cruel Summer", and "Travel to Romantis".