Separate Ways (Elvis Presley song)

"Separate Ways"
Single by Elvis Presley
from the album Separate Ways
B-side"Always on My Mind"
ReleasedOctober 31, 1972
RecordedMarch 27, 1972
StudioRCA Studio C, Hollywood
Genre
Length2:38
LabelRCA Victor
SongwritersRed West, Richard Mainegra
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"Burning Love" / "It's a Matter of Time"
(1972)
"Separate Ways" / "Always on My Mind"
(1972)
"Steamroller Blues" / "Fool"
(1973)

"Separate Ways" is a 1972 song by Elvis Presley written by Red West and Richard Mainegra. Elvis Presley recorded the song on March 27, 1972, and released it as a single with "Always On My Mind" as the B-side. It reached gold status in the US for sales of over half a million copies. It was listed as a double-sided hit reaching No. 16 on Billboard magazine's Hot Country Singles chart in November 1972. In the UK "Always On My Mind" was the hit song and "Separate Ways" was the B-side.