Forever (Damage song)

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"Forever"
Single by Damage
from the album Forever
B-side "They Don't Have to Know"
Released7 December 1996
Genre R&B
Length4:39
Label Big Life Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Steve Mac
Damage singles chronology
"Love II Love"
(1996)
"Forever"
(1996)
"Love Guaranteed"
(1997)

"Forever" is a song by British boy band Damage, released on 7 December 1996 as the third single from their debut album of the same name. The song was a major success on the UK Singles Chart as it made the top 10, peaking at No. 6. [1] In Australia, the song peaked at No. 13 in 1997, becoming the band's most successful release in the region. [2]

Contents

Music video

The music video is set against a CGI landscape, set in the clouds. The band appear in a range of oversized jackets, performing the song.

Track listings

CD1
  1. "Forever" (Radio Edit) - 4:39
  2. "They Don't Have to Know" (H. Atkins/K. Atkins/Trotman/Simpson/Harriott, produced by Ethnic Boyz)
  3. "Forever" (Linslee Campbell Mix) - 5:39
  4. "Damage Groove" (Simpson/Jones/Bromfield/Richards/Harriott, produced by Mark Lewis)
CD2
  1. "Forever" (Original Mix) - 5:00
  2. "My Heart Cries" (Simpson/Jones/Bromfield/Richards/Harriott, produced by Mark Lewis) - 5:18
  3. "Private Thoughts" (A personal message from Damage)
Cassette
  1. "Forever" (Radio Edit) - 4:39
  2. "They Don't Have to Know"
  3. "Private Thoughts" (A personal message from Damage)
12-inch vinyl [3]
  1. "Forever" (Radio Edit) - 4:39
  2. "They Don't Have to Know"
  3. "Be My Baby" (Terri Robinson, Dominic Owen, Fabian Hamilton, produced by High Class)

Charts

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