Forever (Papa Roach song)

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"Forever"
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Single by Papa Roach
from the album The Paramour Sessions
ReleasedJanuary 8, 2007
RecordedDecember 2005–May 2006 at the Paramour Mansion in Hollywood, California
Length4:06
Label Geffen
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Howard Benson
Papa Roach singles chronology
"...To Be Loved"
(2006)
"Forever"
(2007)
"Hollywood Whore"
(2008)

"Forever" is the second single from Californian rock band Papa Roach's fifth album, The Paramour Sessions , and ninth released single in total. "Forever" peaked at number two on the Modern Rock Tracks chart (for nine weeks) and number two on the Mainstream Rock chart (for six weeks). It also peaked at number 55 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it their second-highest charting single there.

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Music video

There was a contest on YouTube in which fans created their own videos for the song, with the official video, directed by Meiert Avis, shot on May 23, 2007 in the Los Angeles area. On June 15, 2007, the video made its official debut on AOL. [1]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Forever" (album version)4:06
2."Forever" (edited version)4:06

Chart performance

Chart (2007)Peak
position
Czech Republic Rock (IFPI) [2] 19
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 55
U.S. Billboard Pop 100 51
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [3] 2
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 2

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References

  1. "'Forever' Video - Papa Roach - AOL Music". Archived from the original on 2007-08-28. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
  2. "CZ - Radio - Top 20 Modern Rock" (select "Top 20 Modern Rock" into the search box, then select "200721"). hitparada.ifpicr.cz. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  3. "Papa Roach Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 August 2017.