(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me

1964 single by Lou Johnson the song by the Housemartins There Is Always Something There to Remind Me September 2025 (There's) Always Something There to Remind Me (There's) Always Something There to Remind Me.jpg Swedish release picture sleeve single Lou Johnson The Magic Potion Of... Wouldn't That Be Something 1964 Pop soul 2:58 Big Hill Burt Bacharach Hal David Burt Bacharach Reach Out for Me 1963 Kentucky Bluebird (Message To Martha) 1964 "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me" is a song written by American songwriting duo Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Originally recorded as a demonstration tape by Dionne Warwick in 1963, "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me" first charted for Lou Johnson, whose version reached number 49 on the Billboard Hot 100 in mid-1964.https://www.allmusic.com/search/artists/lou+johnson Artist Search for "lou johnson" AllMusic November 9, 2018 Sandie Shaw took the song to number one in the UK that same year, while the duo Naked Eyes had a number-eight hit with the song in the US two decades later in 1983. Sandie Shaw version (There's) Always Something There to Remind Me Theres always something there to remind me sandie shaw US reissue 1960s.png side-A label Side A of a 1960s US re-pressing single Sandie Shaw Don't You Know September 1964 1964 Pop 2:42 Pye Reprise (US) Burt Bacharach Hal David Tony Hatch As Long As You're Happy Baby 1964 I'd Be Far Better Off Without You 1964 British impresario Eve Taylor heard Johnson's version while on a US visit scouting for material for her recent discovery, Sandie Shaw, who consequently covered the song for the UK market. Rush-released in September 1964, the song was premiered by Shaw with a performance on Ready Steady Go!, the pop music TV program. The first week after its release, the single sold 65,000 copies.https://books.google.com/books?id=SyAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA38 Billboard Magazine, October 1964 October 31, 1964 June 28, 2018 Shaw's version reached number one on the UK Singles Chart, spending three weeks there in November 1964, and that same month, it debuted on the Billboard Hot 100. Despite reaching the top 10 in some markets, including Detroit and Miami,Tim Warden http://las-solanas.com/arsa/charts_item.php?hsid=500 ARSA | Sandie Shaw (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me Las-solanas.com August 17, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110713184932/http://las-solanas.com/arsa/charts_item.php?hsid=500 July 13, 2011 dead Shaw's version failed to best the US showing of the Lou Johnson original; the Hot 100 peak of Shaw's version was number 52.Sandie Shaw's charting singles Retrieved December 7, 2011. A number-one hit in Canada and South Africa, Shaw's version of "...Always Something There to Remind Me" was also a hit in Australia (number 16), Ireland (number seven), and the Netherlands (number 10); the track's success in the last territory did not preclude hit status for the Dutch rendering by Edwin Rutten nl entitled "Ik moet altijd weer opnieuw aan je denken" (number 12). Shaw herself recorded "...Always Something There to Remind Me" in French, as "Toujours un coin qui me rappelle", with lyrics by Ralph Bernet fr, which reached number 19 in France, and in Italian, as "Il Mondo Nei Tuoi Occhi". A cover by Eddy Mitchell was more successful, reaching number two in France in April 1965 and also reaching number three on Belgium's French-language chart. Shaw made a bid for a German hit, as well, rendering "...Always Something There to Remind Me" as "Einmal glücklich sein wie die ander'n". It was not a success. Film composer Steven Price did a cover for the 2021 film Last Night in Soho, subtitled (Soho Version), with the first half being the Sandie Shaw version and the second half of the track being the orchestra. Charts + English version Chart (1964–65) Peakposition Australia 16 Canada 1 Ireland (Irish Singles Chart) 7 Netherlands (Single Top 100)http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Sandie+Shaw&titel=Always+Something+There+To+Remind+Me&cat=s Single Top 100 page for Always Something There To Remind Me September 11, 2013 10 New Zealand (Lever)http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=Lever+hit+parades&qyear=1964&qmonth=Dec&qweek=03-Dec-1964#n_view_location flavour of new zealand - Lever hit parades Flavourofnz.co.nz November 9, 2018 6 South Africa 1 UK Singles (OCC)Billboard https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RSAEAAAAMBAJ November 9, 2013 November 14, 1964 Billboard Magazine 34 0006-2510 1 US Billboard Hot 100 52 US Cash Box Top 100http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/60s_files/19641226.html Cash Box Top 100 12/26/64 Tropicalglen.com November 9, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20171201044058/http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/60s_files/19641226.html December 1, 2017 dead 49 + French version Chart (1965) Peakposition Belgium 3 France 2 The Carpenters version The Carpenters included the song on the 1971 album Carpenters.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBSranIgmYM&t=175s Bacharach/David Medley: Knowing When To Leave/Make It Easy On Yourself/There's Always Something... August 7, 2018 The Carpenters - Topic January 31, 2025 YouTube It was included in a medley of other Bacharach and Hal David songs, including "I'll Never Fall in Love Again", "Walk on By", and "Do You Know the Way to San Jose". The song did not chart, but the album reached number two.Schmidt Randy Little Girl Blue: the Life of Karen Carpenter 2012 Omnibus Press 978-0-85712-769-3 1 La Vergne R. B. Greaves version Always Something There to Remind Me single R. B. Greaves R.B. Greaves Oh When I Was a Boy 1969 1969 Pop 3:09 Atco Burt Bacharach Hal David Ahmet Ertegun Jackson Howe Take a Letter Maria 1969 Fire & Rain 1970 "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me" – as "Always Something There to Remind Me" – entered the US top 40 for the first time via a version by R. B. Greaves which reached No. 27 in February 1970. Recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in 1969, with production by Ahmet Ertegun and Jackson Howe, Greaves' version was also a No. 3 Easy Listening hit.https://www.allmusic.com/search/artists/rb+greaves Artist Search for "rb greaves" AllMusic November 9, 2018 This version peaked at number 48 in Australia.Kent David David Kent (historian) Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 illustrated Australian Chart Book St Ives, N.S.W. 1993 0-646-11917-6 129 In Canada, it reached number 12.http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.3771.pdf RPM Top 100 Singles - March 7, 1970 Naked Eyes version Always Something There to Remind Me Naked_Eyes_-_ASTTRM..jpg single Naked Eyes Burning Bridges The Time Is Now October 10, 1982 1982 Abbey Road (London, England) Synth-pop new wave 3:40 EMI Burt Bacharach Hal David Tony Mansfield Voices in My Head 1983 Nearly 20 years after its composition, the song became a major hit in the United States for the first time via a synth-pop reinvention by Naked Eyes titled "Always Something There to Remind Me", which peaked inside the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 in the summer of 1983. Vocalist Pete Byrne and keyboardist Rob Fisher first cut "Always Something There to Remind Me" as one of a number of demos recorded in Bristol upon forming the duo later known as Naked Eyes in early 1982. Byrne would recall: "I had always loved the song 'Always Something There to Remind Me' so we called a friend who had the record, he read the lyric over the phone and we put it together from memory." On the strength of the demos cut in Bristol, Byrne and Fisher were signed to EMI Records in May 1982 and the track "Always Something There to Remind Me" was cut on September 1, 1982, in a session at Abbey Road Studios produced by Tony Mansfield. Byrne would recall: "The record was recorded at Abbey Road, and we were invited to a party downstairs, with Paul McCartney and many other stars...When we returned upstairs to the studio around 1 a.m., I decided to have a go at the vocal, it was the first time I have ever recorded a vocal in one take".http://www.discog.info/naked-eyes-interview.html Naked Eyes interview Discog.info August 17, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110721195819/http://www.discog.info/naked-eyes-interview.html July 21, 2011 live Originally released in the UK in 1982, Naked Eyes' "Always Something There to Remind Me" gradually gained attention, entering the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1983 to peak at No. 8 that June, becoming the duo's only top 10 American hit.https://www.allmusic.com/search/artists/naked+eyes Artist Search for "naked eyes" AllMusic November 9, 2018 The cachet of entering the US top 10 allowed the single, previously overlooked in its performers' United Kingdom homeland, to make a July 1983 UK chart debut, although it only rose to No. 59. "Always Something There to Remind Me" did afford Naked Eyes top 10 success in other countries besides the United States: Australia (No. 7), Canada (No. 9) and New Zealand (No. 2). Charts + Weekly charts Chart (1983) Peakposition Australia (Kent Music Report)Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 Kent David David Kent (historian) Australian Chart Book St Ives, N.S.W 1993 0-646-11917-6https://i.imgur.com/860ttad.jpg Kent Music Report – National Top 100 Singles for 1983 Kent Music Report Imgur.com January 22, 2023 7 Canada Top Singles (RPM) 9 New Zealand (RIANZ)charts.org.nz - Naked Eyes - Always Something There To Remind Me https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Naked+Eyes&titel=Always+Something+There+To+Remind+Me&cat=s January 28, 2024 charts.nz 2 UK Singles (OCC) 59Billboardhot100 8 Naked Eyes November 3, 2018 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) Joel Whitburn Joel Whitburn 1993 Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993 Record Research 171 31 US Dance/Disco (Billboard) 37 US Cash Box Top 100http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/80s_files/19830702.html Cash Box Top 100 7/02/83 Tropicalglen.com November 9, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20150215162557/http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/80s_files/19830702.html February 15, 2015 dead 7 + Year-end charts Chart (1983) Rank Australia (Kent Music Report) 42 Canada Top Singles (RPM) http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.6699&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=mhe12pta2k83e08udtq66ot062 Top 100 Singles of 1983 – Volume 39, No. 17, December 24 1983 RPM Library and Archives Canada November 19, 2017 60 New Zealand (RIANZ) End of Year Charts 1983 Recorded Music NZ November 19, 2017 https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/1983-12-31 21 US Billboard Hot 100http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1983.htm Top 100 Hits of 1983/Top 100 Songs of 1971 Musicoutfitters.com November 9, 2018 December 11, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211211073436/http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1983.htm dead 46 US Cash Box Top 100http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/80s_files/1983YESP.html Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1983 Tropicalglen.com November 9, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20190516174621/https://tropicalglen.com/Archives/80s_files/1983YESP.html May 16, 2019 dead 50 Tin Tin Out featuring Espiritu version Always (Something There to Remind Me) Always (Something There to Remind Me).jpg single Tin Tin Out featuring Espiritu Always 1995 3 13https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1995/Music-Week-1995-03-11.pdf New Releases: Singles Music Week 33 March 11, 1995 June 27, 2021 House Brad Beatnik Hot Vinyl: Tune of the Week Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert) February 25, 1995 12 May 5, 2021 https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1995/Music-Week-1995-02-25.pdf 3:29 (original edit) 7:02 (original mix) WEA Burt Bacharach Hal David Darren Stokes Lindsay Edwards Tin Tin Out The Feeling 1994 All I Wanna Do 1997 _89yJZAjdck "Always (Something There to Remind Me)" English electronic music duo Tin Tin Out recorded a house cover of the song titled "Always (Something There to Remind Me)" in 1995. The song features vocals by French singer Espiritu (aka Vanessa Quinones). This version, released by WEA on March 13, reached No. 14 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 1 on the UK Dance Singles Chart. The accompanying music video was filmed in the Café de Paris in London. Beats & Pieces Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert) March 4, 1995 12 May 6, 2021 https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1995/Music-Week-1995-03-04.pdf Critical reception A reviewer from pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "The first thing she [Espiritu] reminds you of is all the previous versions of this Burt Bacharach & Hal David song. Spirited and dancey as it is, it doesn't make a poor figure at all."https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-10-22.pdf New Releases: Singles Music & Media October 22, 1994 April 10, 2018 Brad Beatnik from Music Week'''s RM Dance Update commented, "This unabashed house cover of Dusty Springfield's 'Always Something There to Remind Me' is already on its way into the dancefloor history books thanks to its initial Hooj Choons release and its ability to whip a club into a total frenzy. Simple in its piano house format and chugging Euro rhythm, this is hardbag house at its purest and most joyful." Another editor, James Hamilton, noted, "Vannessa calmly croons the title over piping wheezy organ and plonking piano in [a] naggingly effective simple jiggly chugging 0-129.7bpm [track]". James Hamilton Dj directory Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert) March 18, 1995 15 May 6, 2021 https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1995/Music-Week-1995-03-18.pdf James Hamilton (DJ and journalist) Track listings 12-inch single, UK (1994) Always... original mix 6:59 Always... Tooley St mix 8:04 7-inch single, UK (1995) Always (Something There to Remind Me) original edit 3:29 Always (Something There to Remind Me) Tooley St. edit 3:40 CD single, Europe (1995) Always (Something There to Remind Me) original edit 3:29 Always (Something There to Remind Me) Tooley St. edit 3:40 Always (Something There to Remind Me) original mix 6:58 Always (Something There to Remind Me) Tooley St. mix 8:02 Always (Something There to Remind Me) original instrumental 6:57 Always (Something There to Remind Me) Tooley St. instrumental 8:02 Charts Weekly charts Chart (1994) PeakpositionUK Club Chart (Music Week)https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1994/Music-Week-1994-10-01.pdf The RM Club Chart Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert) October 1, 1994 6 May 20, 2023 49 Chart (1995) PeakpositionAustralia (ARIA)https://imgur.com/v2PAaAV Tin Tin Out ARIA chart history, received from ARIA in 2022 ARIA Imgur February 5, 2026 N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. 121Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1995/MM-1995-04-01.pdf Eurochart Hot 100 Singles Music & Media 12 13 20 April 1, 1995 April 9, 2018 42Ireland2 28 Always Something There to Remind Me true June 27, 2021Israel (Israeli Singles Chart)https://israelcharts.com/ Israeli Charts April 18, 1995 August 17, 2026 June 26, 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260626205604/https://israelcharts.com/ live Search "Always (Something There to Remind Me)" for Israeli chart history. 21Scotland 16 19950225 true June 27, 2021UK 14 19950225 true June 27, 2021UKdance 1 19950225 true June 27, 2021UK Airplay (Music Week)https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1995/Music-Week-1995-04-01.pdf Top 50 Airplay Hits Music Week April 1, 1995 19 December 6, 2025 37UK Club Chart (Music Week) https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1995/Music-Week-1995-03-11.pdf The RM Club Chart Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert) March 11, 1995 8 September 2, 2021 4UK Pop Tip Club Chart (Music Week) https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1995/Music-Week-1995-03-18.pdf The RM on a Pop Tip Club Chart Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert) March 18, 1995 10 September 2, 2021 3 Year-end charts Chart (1995) PositionUK Pop Tip Club Chart (Music Week)https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1995/Music-Week-1995-12-23.pdf#page=27 On a Pop Tip Club Chart 95 Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert) December 23, 1995 7 March 10, 2026 15 References Further reading Serene Dominic. 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