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"Nothing Ever Goes as Planned" is a song by American rock band Styx, released as the third single from their tenth album Paradise Theatre. A chart disappointment following the first two singles off the album, it peaked at No. 54 on the U.S. pop chart in late summer 1981. It also reached No. 33 on the Canada RPM Top Singles chart in the week of September 5, 1981.

"Nothing Ever Goes as Planned"
Single by Styx
from the album Paradise Theatre
B-side	"Never Say Never"
Released	June 1981 [1]
Recorded	1980
Genre	Rock
Length	4:48
Label	A&M
Songwriter(s)	Dennis DeYoung
Styx singles chronology
"Too Much Time on My Hands" (1981) "Nothing Ever Goes as Planned" (1981) "Rockin' the Paradise" (1981)

The lyrics are about the "inevitability of failure."[2]

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