"Almost Is Never Enough" is a song recorded as a duet between American singers
Ariana Grande and
Nathan Sykes. The
pop and
soul-influenced track was written by Grande,
Harmony Samuels,
Carmen Reece, Al Sherrod Lambert, Olaniyi-Akinpelu, and its producer, Moses Samuels. Two official versions of the song exist. The soundtrack version is included on the
official soundtrack for the 2013 fantasy film
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones and was released August 19, 2013 via
Republic Records as a second promotional single from the same, following
Colbie Caillat's "When the Darkness Comes" on July 10, and a longer version was remastered for inclusion on Grande's debut studio album,
Yours Truly (2013).