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
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 group's most successful release in the region. [2]

Contents

The song was covered by Irish boy band Westlife in 1999, as a B-side to their debut single "Swear It Again".

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

References

  1. "DAMAGE | Artist". Official Charts. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  2. "Damage Forever Chart Positions". Australian Charts Portal. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  3. "Damage - Forever". Discogs.
  4. "Damage – Forever". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  5. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 14, no. 1–3. 11 January 1997. p. 21. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  6. "Top 100 French Radio Airplay". SNEP. March 23, 1997. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  7. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Forever". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  8. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  9. "Independent Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 22 February 1997. p. 15. ISSN   0265-1548 via World Radio History.
  10. "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  11. "Top 100 Singles 1996". Music Week . January 18, 1997. p. 25.
  12. "ARIA End of Year Singles Chart 1997". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 18 May 2020.