2002Released
3:51

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Interesting facts and trivia about Always. By Songfacts®.

The lead single off Saliva's Back into Your System album, this was their most successful hit, making it to #1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for one week.

Saliva frontman Josey Scott wrote the song with Back into Your System producer Bob Marlette. "We wanted that song to have a strong buildup," Scott told MTV News. "It takes you to different places and different levels of intensity. We worked hard to find those tones and sounds that really expressed all the different moods in the song. It starts out smooth and sweet and ends up being very violent."

The song describes a dysfunctional relationship worsened by domestic abuse. Scott based his lyrics on someone he knew. "My girlfriend's sister Christie went through something pretty nasty with a young man she was involved with," he explained. "I just took it from her life and applied it to mine."

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Always.
C♯Key
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
182BPM

Album

The album Always is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released Always.
Mercury Records
© 2002 UMG Recordings Inc.
A Mercury Records release; ℗ 2002 UMG Recordings Inc.

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