Whenever I Say Your Name

"Whenever I Say Your Name"
Single by Sting & Mary J. Blige
from the album Sacred Love (Sting) Love & Life (Mary J. Blige)
Released	July 6, 2004
Format	CD
Recorded	2003
Genre	R&B pop
Length	5:25
Label	A&M Geffen
Writer(s)	Sting, Mary J. Blige
Producer(s)	Sting
Sting chronology "Send Your Love" (2004) "Whenever I Say Your Name" (2004) "Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing)" (2004) Mary J. Blige chronology Not Today (2004) "Whenever I Say Your Name" (2004) "It's a Wrap" (2004)

"Whenever I Say Your Name" is a 2004 duet between British singer-songwriter Sting and American R&B singer Mary J. Blige. The song is the second single from Sting's studio album Sacred Love. It was not originally included on Mary J. Blige's sixth studio album Love & Life but was later added to the album's international re-release.

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, meaning that the song became 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. Despite the song's lack of commercial success, it did win the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for music released in 2003.

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

Weekly charts

References

1. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Sting & Mary J Blige search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
2. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Sting & Mary J Blige – Whenever I Say Your Name". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
3. ↑ "Sting & Mary J Blige: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-05-23.
4. ↑ Illegal name entered Sting & Mary J Blige/Sting+%26+Mary+J+Blige/chart?f=367 "Sting & Mary J Blige – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Sting & Mary J Blige. Retrieved 2012-05-23.