Sometimes (Erasure song)

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"Sometimes"
Single by Erasure
From the album The Circus
Single Released	October 6, 1986
Single Format	12" Single 7" single CD Single
Recorded	1986
Genre	Synth pop
Song Length	3:38
Record label	Mute Records (UK) Sire Records (U.S.)
Writer	Vince Clarke, Andy Bell
Producer	Flood
Lyrics	-
Chart Positions	2 (UK) 2 (Germany)
Erasure single chronology
"Oh L'amour" (1986)	"Sometimes" (1987)	"It Doesn't Have To Be" (1987)

"Sometimes" was the fourth single released by British synth pop duo Erasure and the first from their second album The Circus. After three commercial flops from their debut album Wonderland, "Sometimes" became Erasure's first bonafide hit, peaking at number two on the UK singles chart and number two in Germany. The song became Erasure's second top-five hit on the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, where it peaked at number four.

Written by band members Vince Clarke and Andy Bell, "Sometimes" typifies the Erasure "sound" — an uptempo, dance-oriented pop tune accentuated by Clarke's analogue synthesizers and Bell's lyrics about being in love. The music video showcases Erasure on a building rooftop — Clarke playing an acoustic guitar and Bell singing — as they weave through white sheets hanging from a laundry line.

"Sometimes" spent seventeen weeks in the UK singles chart — the duo's longest chart run in that country.

Contents 1 Track listings 1.1 7" single (MUTE51) 1.2 12" single (12MUTE51) 1.3 Limited 12" single (L12MUTE 51) 1.4 Cassette single (CMUTE51) 1.5 CD single (CDMUTE51)

[edit] Track listings

[edit] 7" single (MUTE51)

1. "Sometimes"
2. "Sexuality" (Single Mix)

[edit] 12" single (12MUTE51)

1. "Sometimes" (12" Mix)
2. "Sexuality" (12" Mix)
3. "Say What" (Remix)

[edit] Limited 12" single (L12MUTE 51)

1. "Sometimes" (Shiver Mix)
2. "Sexuality" (Private Mix)
3. "Senseless" (Remix)

[edit] Cassette single (CMUTE51)

1. "Sometimes"
2. "Sexuality" (Single Mix)
3. "Who Needs Love Like That"
4. "Heavenly Action"
5. "Oh L'amour"

[edit] CD single (CDMUTE51)

1. "Sometimes"
2. "Sexuality" (Single Mix)
3. "Sometimes" (12" Mix)
4. "Sexuality" (12" Mix)
5. "Say What" (Remix)

Erasure
Vince Clarke | Andy Bell
Erasure discography | B-sides and non-album songs
Albums/EPs: Wonderland | The Circus | The Two Ring Circus | The Innocents | Crackers International Wild! | Chorus | Abba-esque | I Say I Say I Say | Erasure | Cowboy | Loveboat | Other People's Songs | Nightbird | Union Street Compilations: Pop! - the First 20 Hits | Hits! The Very Best of Erasure Box Sets: EBX 1 | EBX 2 | EBX 3 | EBX 4 Singles: Who Needs Love Like That | Heavenly Action | Oh L'amour | Sometimes | It Doesn't Have To Be | Victim of Love | The Circus | Ship of Fools | Chains of Love | A Little Respect | Stop! | Drama! | You Surround Me | Blue Savannah | Star | Chorus | Love to Hate You | Am I Right? | Breath of Life | Take a Chance on Me | Who Needs Love Like That (remix) | Always | Run to the Sun | I Love Saturday | Stay With Me | Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day) | Rock Me Gently | In My Arms | Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me | Rain | Freedom | Moon & the Sky | Solsbury Hill | Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) | Oh L'amour (remix) | Breathe | Don't Say You Love Me | Here I Go Impossible Again / All This Time Still Falling Out of Love | Boy Video/DVD: Sanctuary - the EIS Christmas Concert 2002 | Hits! the Videos | The Tank, the Swan and the Balloon | Great Hits Live - Live at Great Woods | The Erasure Show - Live in Cologne