Always on My Mind
Always on My Mind
Song Information
Artist: Pet Shop Boys
Album: Always on My Mind single (1987)
BPM: 125
Length: 1:48
First Music Game Appearance: DanceDanceRevolution X
Other Music Game Appearances: None.
Lyrics
Maybe I didn't treat you Quite as good as I should Maybe I didn't love you Quite as often as I could Little things I should have said and done I never took the time You were always on my mind You were always on my mind Maybe I didn't hold you All those lonely, lonely times And I guess I never told you I am so happy that you're mine If I made you feel second best I'm so sorry I was blind You were always on my mind You were always on my mind Tell me, tell me that your sweet love hasn't died Give me, One more chance to keep you satisfied You were always on my mind You were always on my mind
Song Connections / Remixes
- Always on My Mind is a cover of the song of the same title by Johnny Christopher, Mark James and Wayne Carson.
- Another cover of Always on My Mind by Akira Yamaoka and Mary Elizabeth McGlynn appears as the main theme of Silent Hill Shattered Memories.
Trivia
- Always on My Mind is Pet Shop Boys' tenth single album.
- Always on My Mind was later included in Pet Shop Boys' third album, Introspective in 1988.
- Always on My Mind features its music video in DanceDanceRevolution, eliminating any on-screen dancers.
- The cut of the videos differs in console and arcade releases. The most notable difference is at the final chorus, where the console version uses the scene of the band members on a train noticing a zebra being carried away, while the arcade version uses a one-shot of the band passing through a station where they first pass a group of soldiers then a violinist playing along to the song.
Song Production Information
Who else could turn a Country/Western standard into a dance classic but the legendary Pet Shop Boys? Altough it is a song telling the tale of remorseful love, it's hard not to feel joyful when dancing to it's infectious groove. Originally released as both a single and on their 1988 "Introspective" album, Always on My Mind peaked at number 4 on the Billboard's Hot 100 chart.
Difficulty & Notecounts
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 20 from X onwards. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd.)
| Game | Single | Double | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | |
| Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows | 59 / 3 | 114 / 7 | 156 / 19 | 253 / 12 | - / - / - | 108 / 13 | 158 / 12 | 252 / 16 | - / - / - |
| DanceDanceRevolution X | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | — | 3 | 5 | 9 | — |
| DanceDanceRevolution X2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ↑9 | — | 3 | 5 | 9 | — |
| DanceDanceRevolution X CS JP/US | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | — | 3 | 5 | 9 | — |