Everytime You Go Away - wikipedia Everytime You Go Away `` Every Time You Go Away '' Single by Paul Young from the album The Secret of Association B - side `` This Means Anything '' Released February 25, 1985 Format 7 '' single, 12 '' maxi, CD Single reissue Recorded 1984 Genre Soft rock Length 4 : 15 ( 7 `` ) 7 : 32 ( 12 `` ) 5 : 24 ( album ) Label Columbia Songwriter ( s ) Daryl Hall Producer ( s ) Laurie Latham Paul Young singles chronology `` Love of the Common People '' ( 1984 ) `` Every Time You Go Away '' ( 1985 ) `` I 'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down '' ( 1985 ) `` Love of the Common People '' ( 1984 ) `` Every Time You Go Away '' ( 1985 ) `` I 'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down '' ( 1985 ) `` Everytime You Go Away '' is a song written and composed by Daryl Hall. It was first recorded in 1980 by the American duo Hall & Oates but was not released as a single. The song became an international hit, under slightly different spelling, when covered by English singer Paul Young in 1985. There have also been several other versions of this song. Contents 1 Hall and Oates version 1.1 Personnel 2 Paul Young version 2.1 Background 2.2 Track listings 2.3 Certifications 2.4 Chart performance 2.5 Weekly charts 2.6 Year - end charts 3 Other versions 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Hall and Oates version The original version of `` Everytime You Go Away '' appeared on Hall & Oates 's 1980 studio album, Voices, although it was not released as a single. Hall & Oates also recorded it for their 1985 concert album Live at the Apollo. Personnel Daryl Hall : lead vocals John Oates : backing vocals, 6 - and 12 - string guitars G.E. Smith : guitars Charlie DeChant : saxophone John Siegler : bass guitar Jerry Marotta : drums Additional personnel Ralph Schuckett : organ Mike Klvana : equipment technician Paul Young version Background English singer Paul Young recorded a cover of `` Every Time You Go Away '' for his studio album The Secret of Association in 1985. His cover features a combination of echoed piano, the distinctive fretless bass of Pino Palladino and an electric sitar, ( Coral ) and Ovation Spanish acoustic which were both played by John Turnbull. Young 's version hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on July 27, 1985 and was one of two top 10 hits he had on the U.S. pop singles chart. It also topped the U.S. adult contemporary chart for two weeks. The song peaked at No. 4 in the UK, Young 's home country. The song won British Video of the Year at the 1986 Brit Awards. It was one of the songs he played at Live Aid. Track listings 7 '' single `` Every Time You Go Away '' -- 4 : 15 `` This Means Anything '' -- 3 : 13 12 '' maxi `` Every Time You Go Away '' ( extended version ) -- 7 : 32 `` This Means Anything '' -- 3 : 13 15 '' album `` Every Time You Go Away '' -- 4 : 28 Certifications Country Certification Date Sales certified Canada Gold August 13, 1985 50,000 UK Silver April 1, 1985 250,000 U.S. Gold January 17, 1990 500,000 Chart performance Weekly charts Chart ( 1985 ) Peak position Australia ( KMR ) 20 Canada RPM Top Singles Dutch Mega Top 100 16 French SNEP Singles Chart 16 German Singles Chart 40 Irish IRMA Singles Chart Norwegian Singles Chart UK Singles Chart US Billboard Hot 100 US Billboard Adult Contemporary US Billboard Mainstream Rock 14 US Cash Box Top 100 Year - end charts Chart ( 1985 ) Rank Australia 108 Canada 20 UK 60 US Billboard Hot 100 11 US Cash Box 18 Other versions The song was covered by Gloria Gaynor in 1986 on her album The Power. In 1985 and 1986, Hong Kong singers Danny Summer and Elisa Chan covered this song in Cantonese. At the end of the 1987 film Planes, Trains and Automobiles, the song is performed by Blue Room. In 2006, Clay Aiken covered the song on his CD A Thousand Different Ways. In 2006, George Benson and Al Jarreau covered the song on their CD Givin ' It Up. In 2014, singer - songwriter Linus of Hollywood released a cover version of the song on the multi-artist compilation album Here Comes The Reign Again : The Second British Invasion. See also List of Hot 100 number - one singles of 1985 ( U.S. ) List of number - one adult contemporary singles of 1985 ( U.S. ) References Jump up ^ John Leland ( August 1985 ). Paul Young : `` Everytime You Go Away '' b / w `` This Means Anything '' ( Columbia ). Spin magazine. Retrieved 2010 - 11 - 20. Jump up ^ `` 1986 Brit Awards -- Winners ''. Brits.co.uk. Retrieved July 7, 2012 Jump up ^ Canada certifications cria.ca Archived April 12, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. ( Retrieved January 12, 2009 ) Jump up ^ UK certifications Bpi.co.uk ( Retrieved January 12, 2009 ) Jump up ^ U.S. certifications riaa.com Archived June 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. ( Retrieved January 12, 2009 ) Jump up ^ Kent, David ( 1993 ). Australian Chart Book 1970 -- 1992. St Ives, NSW : Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0 - 646 - 11917 - 6. Jump up ^ `` Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada ''. Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2017 - 04 - 04. ^ Jump up to : `` Every Time You Go Away '', in various singles charts Lescharts.com ( Retrieved January 12, 2009 ) Jump up ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie Archived 2009 - 06 - 03 at WebCite ( Retrieved January 12, 2009 ) Jump up ^ `` Every Time You Go Away '', UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com ( Retrieved January 12, 2009 ) ^ Jump up to : Billboard allmusic.com ( Retrieved January 12, 2009 ) Jump up ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, August 3, 1985 Jump up ^ `` RPM 's Top 100 Singles of 1985 ''. RPM. Vol. 43 no. 16. 28 December 1985. Retrieved 9 January 2017. Jump up ^ Musicoutfitters.com Jump up ^ Cash Box Year - End Charts : Top 100 Pop Singles, December 28, 1985 Jump up ^ Yahoo Movies -- `` Planes, Trains, and Automobiles '' credits Jump up ^ `` Here Comes The Reign Again : The Second British Invasion '' ( kickstarter.com ) External links Every Time You Go Away music video on YouTube Preceded by `` A View to a Kill '' by Duran Duran Billboard Hot 100 number - one single July 27, 1985 Succeeded by `` Shout '' by Tears for Fears Preceded by `` Who 's Holding Donna Now '' by DeBarge Billboard Adult Contemporary number - one single August 10, 1985 -- August 17, 1985 Succeeded by `` Cherish '' by Kool & the Gang Preceded by `` Never Surrender '' by Corey Hart Canadian RPM Singles Chart number - one single August 3, 1985 Succeeded by `` You Spin Me Round ( Like a Record ) '' by Dead or Alive hide Paul Young Discography Studio albums No Parlez The Secret of Association Between Two Fires Other Voices The Crossing Compilation albums From Time to Time -- The Singles Collection Singles `` Wherever I Lay My Hat ( That 's My Home ) '' `` Come Back and Stay '' `` Love of the Common People '' `` Love Will Tear Us Apart '' `` I 'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down '' `` Everytime You Go Away '' `` Softly Whispering I Love You '' `` Oh Girl '' `` Calling You '' `` Senza una donna ( Without a Woman ) '' `` Both Sides Now '' `` Do n't Dream It 's Over '' `` What Becomes of the Brokenhearted '' Other songs `` I 've Been Lonely for So Long '' `` Pale Shelter '' Related articles Q - Tips Band Aid Live Aid `` Come Back '' Book : Paul Young Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Everytime_You_Go_Away&oldid=839078714 '' Categories : 1980 songs 1985 singles Hall & Oates songs Paul Young songs Columbia Records singles Billboard Hot 100 number - one singles Billboard Adult Contemporary number - one singles Songs written by Daryl Hall RPM Top Singles number - one singles Pop ballads Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Webarchive template webcite links Use mdy dates from February 2016 Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español Français Italiano Nederlands Português Edit links This page was last edited on 1 May 2018, at 03 : 32. 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Question: who wrote the song everytime you go away
Answer: Daryl Hall