Forever (BabyMonster song)

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"Forever"
BabyMonster - Forever.png
Single by BabyMonster
LanguageKorean
ReleasedJuly 1, 2024 (2024-07-01)
Genre
Label YG
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Producer(s)
BabyMonster singles chronology
"Sheesh"
(2024)		"Forever"
(2024)
Music video
"Forever" on YouTube

"Forever" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group BabyMonster. It was released by YG Entertainment on July 1, 2024, as a pre-release single for their upcoming first studio album. [1]

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Background and release

On January 24, 2024, YG Entertainment founder Yang Hyun-suk announced plans for the group to release a mini-album on April 1, followed by a full-length album during the fall of the same year. [2] A follow-up announcement by Yang on May 19 revealed plans to release a pre-release single for the upcoming studio album in early July. [3] [4]

On June 17, 2024, a teaser for BabyMonster's new single was released on the group's social media page, titled RSVP along with the date July 1, 2024. [5] The name of the single, "Forever", was revealed a day later. [6] Individual posters were released on June 24, [7] followed by a teaser for the music video for the single the next day. [8] The single was released digitally on July 1, along with its accompanying music video. [1] [9]

Credits and personnel

Adapted from Melon credits: [10]

Charts

Chart performance for "Forever"
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [11] 141
Hong Kong ( Billboard ) [12] 16
Indonesia ( Billboard ) [13] 20
Japan (Japan Hot 100) [14] 92
Malaysia ( Billboard ) [15] 7
Singapore (RIAS) [16] 12
South Korea (Circle) [17] 106
Taiwan ( Billboard ) [18] 7
US World Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [19] 7

Release history

Release history for "Forever"
RegionDateFormatLabel
VariousJuly 1, 2024 YG

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