▁single , ▁ach ieving ▁similar ▁success . ▁The ▁song ▁once ▁again ▁deb uted ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁charts , ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁longest ▁running ▁number ▁one ▁single ▁in ▁US ▁history , ▁sp ending ▁six teen ▁consecutive ▁weeks ▁at op ▁the ▁Billboard ▁charts . ▁The ▁song ▁became ▁a ▁success ▁in ▁other ▁regions ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁as ▁well , ▁to pping ▁the ▁charts ▁in ▁Canada ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁pe aked ▁within ▁the ▁top ▁five ▁in ▁Australia , ▁France , ▁Ireland , ▁and ▁The ▁Netherlands . ▁Ser ving ▁as ▁the ▁album ' s ▁third ▁single ▁in ▁select ▁European ▁countries , ▁" Open ▁Ar ms " ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁December ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁The ▁song ▁achieved ▁success ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁Ireland ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁where ▁it ▁pe aked ▁at ▁number ▁four , ▁seven ▁and ▁eight . ▁However , ▁" Open ▁Ar ms " ▁chart ed ▁weak ly ▁in ▁other ▁European ▁countries , ▁such ▁as ▁Belg ium , ▁France , ▁and ▁Germany , ▁where ▁it ▁chart ed ▁outside ▁the ▁top - th irty . ▁ ▁" Al ways ▁Be ▁My ▁Baby " ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁the ▁fourth ▁single . ▁The ▁song ▁deb uted ▁at ▁number ▁two ▁on ▁the ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 , ▁failing ▁to ▁become ▁Care y ' s ▁third ▁number ▁one ▁debut ▁( a ▁fe at ▁she ▁would ▁accomplish ▁with ▁" H oney " ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ). ▁The ▁song ▁eventually ▁reached ▁and ▁stayed ▁at op ▁the ▁charts ▁for ▁two ▁weeks