When Two Worlds Drift Apart

{{Short description|1977 single by Cliff Richard}}

{{Infobox song

| name = When Two Worlds Drift Apart

| cover = When_Two_Worlds_Drift_Apart_-_Cliff_Richard_single.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Cover of German release

| type = single

| artist = Cliff Richard

| album = Every Face Tells a Story

| B-side = That's Why I Love You

| released = 27 June 1977

| recorded = 7,13 September 1976{{cite book |last1=Read |first1=Mike |authorlink1=Mike Read |last2=Lewry |first2=Peter |last3=Goodall |first3=Nigel |title=Cliff Richard - The Complete Chronicle |url=http://nigelgoodall.co.uk/books/cliff-richard-the-complete-chronicle/ |year=1993 |publisher=Hamlyn |location=London |isbn=0600578976 |pages=186–187}}

| studio = Abbey Road

| venue =

| genre =

| length =

| label = EMI

| writer = Peter Sills

| producer = Bruce Welch

| prev_title = My Kinda Life

| prev_year = 1977

| next_title = Yes! He Lives

| next_year = 1978

| misc = {{External music video|type=single|header=Music video|1={{YouTube|x3DAomAOF1M|"When Two Worlds Drift Apart"}}}}

}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Remember

| cover = Remember_-_Cliff_Richard_single.jpg

| alt =

| caption = French adaptation and release of When Two Worlds Drift Apart

| type = single

| artist = Cliff Richard

| album = My Kinda Life

| B-side = Lucille

| released = May 1992 (France)

| recorded = 1–2 Feb, 20–23 Apr 1992{{cite book |last1=Read |first1=Mike |authorlink1=Mike Read |last2=Lewry |first2=Peter |last3=Goodall |first3=Nigel |title=Cliff Richard - The Complete Chronicle |url=http://nigelgoodall.co.uk/books/cliff-richard-the-complete-chronicle/ |year=1993 |publisher=Hamlyn |location=London |isbn=0600578976 |pages=290–291}}

| studio =

| venue =

| genre =

| length =

| label = EMI France

| writer = Peter Sills

| producer = Bruce Welch, Cliff Richard, Paul Moesll

| prev_title = This New Year

| prev_year = 1991

| next_title = I Still Believe in You

| next_year = 1992

}}

"When Two Worlds Drift Apart" is a song by Cliff Richard from his album Every Face Tells a Story and the third single from the album. It was released as a single in 1977 reaching number 46 on the UK singles chart.[http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/19899/cliff-richard/ OfficialCharts: Cliff Richard Singles] In South Africa it reached number 19.{{cite web |title=SA Charts 1965 - 1989 (as presented by Springbok Radio / Radio Orion) |url=http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(R).html |website=www.rock.co.za |accessdate=17 June 2018}}

In 1992 Richard released a French adaptation of the song titled "Remember" as a single in France.{{cite journal|title=Records/cd/video|journal=Dynamite International|date=September 1992|issue=143}} It was taken from his album My Kinda Life that was only released in France. The album was made up of re-recordings and remixes of a selection of his previously released material from 1976 to 1989.

Chart performance

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!Charts (1977)

!Peak
position

{{singlechart|UKsinglesbyname|46|artist=Cliff Richard|song=When Two Worlds Drift Apart|refname=UKchart}}
South Africa (Springbok Radio){{cite web|title=South Africa Charts 1965-1989 - Springbok Radio / Radio Orion|url=http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(R).html|accessdate=22 January 2019}}

| style="text-align:center;"|19

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