Nothing Ever Goes as Planned

"Nothing Ever Goes as Planned"
Single by Styx
from the album Paradise Theatre
B-side	"Never Say Never"
Released	1981
Recorded	1980
Genre	Pop rock
Length	4:08
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)

"Nothing Ever Goes as Planned" is the third single release from Styx's 1981 triple-platinum album Paradise Theatre. A chart disappointment following the first two singles off the album, it peaked at #54 on the U.S. pop chart in late summer 1981. It also reached #33 on the Canada RPM Top Singles chart the week of September 5th, 1981.