Whenever I Say Your Name

"Whenever I Say Your Name" is a duet by English musician Sting and American singer Mary J. Blige. It serves as the second single from Sting's seventh studio album Sacred Love (2003). It was not originally included on Blige's sixth studio album Love & Life but was later added to the album's international re-release. The recording won Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals at the 46th Grammy Awards in 2004.

"Whenever I Say Your Name"
Single by Sting & Mary J. Blige
from the album Sacred Love and Love & Life
ReleasedNovember 2003 [1]
Length5:25
Label
Songwriter(s)Sting
Producer(s)
Sting singles chronology
"Send Your Love"
(2004)		 "Whenever I Say Your Name"
(2004)		 "Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing)"
(2004)
Mary J. Blige singles chronology
"Not Today"
(2004)		 "Whenever I Say Your Name"
(2004)		 "It's a Wrap"
(2004)
Music video
"Sting - Whenever I Say Your Name (Official Music Video) ft. Mary J. Blige" on YouTube

The single was the third and final non-US single from Love & Life. The track was released in mid-2004, only peaking at #60 in the UK, marking Sting's lowest charting single since "They Dance Alone" reached #94 in 1988. It also became Mary J. Blige's smallest hit there since the first release of "Real Love" in 1992.[2]

The song was rereleased in 2021 on Sting's compilation album Duets.[3]

Track listings
  1. "Whenever I Say Your Name" (Album Version)
  2. "Whenever I Say Your Name" (will.i.am Remix featuring The Black Eyed Peas)
  3. "Whenever I Say Your Name" (Salaam Remi Groove Mix)

Charts
Chart (2004) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[4] 6
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] 60
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] 50
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 60

References
  1. "Sting singles".
  2. "Polyhex | UK singles chartruns".
  3. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Duets - Sting". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  4. "Sting & Mary J Blige – Whenever I Say Your Name" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  5. "Sting & Mary J Blige – Whenever I Say Your Name" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
  6. "Sting & Mary J Blige – Whenever I Say Your Name". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
  7. "Sting & Mary J Blige: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-05-23.
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