Forever (Medina song)

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"Forever"
Medina - Forever Single.jpg
Single by Medina
from the album Forever
Released13 April 2012 (2012-04-13)
Genre Electropop, dance-pop
Length3:31
Label EMI
Songwriter(s) Medina Valbak, Rasmus Stabell, Jeppe Federspiel, Engelina Andrina, Nazerine Henderson
Producer(s) Providers
Medinasingles chronology
"12 dage"
(2012)
"Forever"
(2012)
"Lyser i mørke"
(2012)
Alternative cover
Medina - Forever Single2.jpg
Danish/US cover

"Forever" is a song by Danish electropop singer Medina from her second English-language album Forever . The song was released as the album's lead single on 13 April 2012. "Forever" was translated into English from Medina's Danish number-one single "For altid". It samples the song "The One" (in the original Danish-language version "For altid" - "Vi to"). "Forever" was written by Medina, Providers, Engelina Andrina, and Nazerine Henderson, and it was produced by Providers.

Contents

Music video

The music video was shot in New York and was directed by Michael Sauer Christensen. The video premiered on 7 May 2012 on her official myvideo.de channel and a day later on the labels YouTube channel.

Track listing

  1. "Forever" – 3:31
  1. "Forever" – 3:33
  2. "Forever" (Jean Elan Remix) – 6:44
  3. "Forever" (DJ Tonka's True House Mix) – 4:31
  4. "Forever" (Tagteam Terror Remix) – 4:36
  1. "Forever" (Tagteam Terror Remix) – 4:37
  2. "Forever" (Jean Elan Radio Mix) – 3:33
  3. "Forever" (Jean Elan Remix) – 6:44
  4. "Forever" (DJ Tonka's True House Radio Mix) – 3:15
  5. "Forever" (DJ Tonka's True House Mix) – 4:32
  6. "Forever" (Svenstrup & Vendelboe Remix) – 7:06
  1. "Forever" (Trentemøller Remix) – 5:50
  2. "Forever" (Morten Breum Remix) – 6:28
  3. "Forever" (Roger Sanchez & S.co Remix) – 6:16

Charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [5] 19
CIS (TopHit) [6] 182
Germany (Official German Charts) [7] 21
Latvia (European Hit Radio) [8] 26
Poland (Dance Top 50) [9] 41
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [10] 15

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)LabelRef.
Austria13 April 2012 Digital download EMI [1]
Germany
Switzerland
Austria18 May 2012 CD single [2]
Germany
Switzerland
Denmark21 May 2012Digital downloadLabelmade [11]
United States26 June 2012 Ultra Records [12]
21 August 2012Digital download — remixes (part 1) [3]
30 October 2012Digital download — remixes (part 2) [4]

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