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!  colspan="2" | <big>'''"This Was Never Meant To Be"'''</big>
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!  colspan="2" | Recorded by [[Sting]]
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| <b>Released:</b>
| [[1996]]
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| <b>Length:</b>
| 3:10
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| <b>Album(s):</b>
| non album track
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| <b>Label(s):</b>
| [[A&M]]
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| <b>Writer(s):</b>
| [[Sting (person) | Sting]] & Anne Dudley
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| [[PRODUCER(S)]]
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| [[STUDIO(S)]]
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| <b>Released as single?</b>
| B-SIDE
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'''"This Was Never Meant To Be"''' is a song written by [[Sting (person) | Sting]] & Anne Dudley and recorded by [[Sting (person) | Sting]] in [[YYYY]].

=About the song=
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=Personnel=
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=Release History=
==Albums==
[[This Was Never Meant To Be]] appears on the following album releases:
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==Singles==

===CD Singles===
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| 581 889-2
| "[[I Was Brought To My Senses]]" (Steve Lipson remix) / "[[This Was Never Meant To Be]]" / "[[The Pirate's Bride]]" / "[[I Was Brought To My Senses]]" (LP version)
| [[1996-09-01]]
| UK
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| [[Image:Im_So_Happy_US_CD_single.jpg|40px]]
| 31458 1983 2
| "[[I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying]]" / "[[This Was Never Meant To Be]]" / "[[Giacomo's Blues]]" / "[[Beneath A Desert Moon]]"
| [[1996-11-DD]]
| USA
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===7" Singles===
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===12" Singles===
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==Video==
'''"[[SONG TITLE]]"''' appears on the following video and dvd releases:
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=Awards, nominations, and certifications=
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==Awards==
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| [[YYYY]]
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==Nominations==
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| [[YYYY]]
| NOMINEE (album, song, producer, etc.)
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| CATEGORY
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==Certifications==
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| CLASSIFICATION (Album, singles, foreign artist...)
| CERTIFICATION (Gold, Platinum, Diamond...)
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=Lyrics=
<pre>
This was never meant to be
All the signs were there to see
From the first moment that we met I knew
This was never meant to be

This was always doomed to fail
From the moment we set sail
All our instincts told us we were wrong
This was never meant to be

But soon we were enraptured in love's dance
When the dance ended I found
I couldn't live without you
And now one of my dreams is sad embers
Here in the cold of December
And now you're in the arms of someone else
I always knew that

This was always second best
Our love would fall at the first test
Common sense would tell us we were wrong
This was never meant to be

This was never meant to last
We drank our cup of love too fast
From the first moment that we met I knew
Now Miss, from our first kiss
I tell you this was never meant to be
</pre>

=Quotations and trivia=
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=Alternative and cover versions=
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=See also=
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=External links=
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=References=
sources: Sting.com

[[Category:Songs (Sting)]] [[Category:Songwriting credits (Sting)]]