"Eternal Flame" is a 1989 ballad by The Bangles. It is from their 1988 album "Everything". It became a hit when it was released in February 1989 in the United States. It hit #1 in other countries, including Australia. With this song, the Bangles became the third girl group to have many number one songs in the United States, after The Supremes (twelve) and The Shirelles (two).