Forever (Kid Rock song)

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"Forever"
Forever Kid Rock.jpg
Single by Kid Rock
from the album Cocky
ReleasedOctober 23, 2001 (2001-10-23)
Studio The Clarkston Chophouse (Clarkston, Michigan)
Genre Rap metal [1]
Length3:46
Label Atlantic, Lava, Top Dog
Songwriter(s) R. J. Ritchie, Matthew Shafer, Freddie Beauregard
Producer(s) Kid Rock
Kid Rock singles chronology
"American Bad Ass"
(2000)
"Forever"
(2001)
"Lonely Road of Faith"
(2002)

"Forever" is the first single released from American singer-songwriter Kid Rock's fifth studio album, Cocky (2001), on October 23, 2001.

Contents

The song peaked at number 18 on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and number 21 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. Internationally, it reached number 27 in Australia, number 52 in Germany, and number 75 in Switzerland. "I'm a Dog," Cocky's 10th track, was released along with "Forever" on the single. The music video, released in October 2001, features Pamela Anderson.

When the song is performed during concerts, the vocals are played over an instrumental version of "Tom Sawyer" by Rush.

Track listings

European CD single [2]

  1. "Forever" (radio edit)
  2. "Forever" (album version)

Australian CD single [3]

  1. "Forever" (radio edit) – 3:45
  2. "Forever" (explicit album version) – 3:45
  3. "I'm a Dog" (explicit album version) – 3:35

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the European CD single liner notes. [2]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2001–2002)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [4] 27
Germany (Official German Charts) [5] 52
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [6] 75
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [7] 21
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [8] 18

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesOctober 23, 2001 [9]
AustraliaJanuary 14, 2002CD [10]

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