Feelings of Forever

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"Feelings of Forever"
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Single by Tiffany
from the album Tiffany
B-side "Out of My Heart"
"Heart Don't Break Tonight"
ReleasedMay 27, 1988
Genre Pop rock [1] [2]
Length3:52
Label MCA Records
Songwriter(s)
  • Mark Paul
  • John Duarte
Producer(s) George Tobin
Tiffany singles chronology
"I Saw Him Standing There"
(1988)
"Feelings of Forever"
(1988)
"All This Time"
(1988)

"Feelings of Forever" is a song by American singer Tiffany. The song was released on May 27, 1988, as the fourth and final single from her first album Tiffany (1987). [3] The song was written by Mark Paul and John Duarte, and was produced by George Tobin.

Contents

Composition

"Feelings of Forever" is a pop rock ballad about love. [1] [2] [4] It incorporated the Fender Rhodes piano and had a "gigantic build-up". [5] Music critic Paul Taylor stated that the song was reminiscent of music by Heart. [2]

Reception

Paul Coffey of Evening Post gave the single two stars out of five, criticizing the song as "sickly" and concluding that it is "definitely an undeserved hit for Tiffany." [5]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Evening Post Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]

Track listings and formats

7" single / Japanese 3" CD single

  1. "Feelings of Forever"
  2. "Out Of My Heart"

Cassette single / CD single / 12" single

  1. "Feelings of Forever"
  2. "Out Of My Heart"
  3. "Heart Don't Break Tonight"

Charts

Chart (1988)Peak
position
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [6] 41
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [7] 43
US Billboard Hot 100 [8] 50
UK Singles (OCC) [9] 52
US Adult Contemporary ( Radio & Records ) [10] 27
US Cashbox Top 100 Singles [11] 55

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