Forever Now (Level 42 song)

"Forever Now"
Single by Level 42
from the album Forever Now
Released	14 February 1994 (1994-02-14) [1]
Length	4:40
Label	RCA
Songwriter(s)	Mark King Frank Musker Richard Darbyshire
Producer(s)	Mark King Mike Lindup Phil Gould Steve Anderson
Level 42 singles chronology
"My Father's Shoes" (1992) "Forever Now" (1994) "All Over You" (1994)

"Forever Now" is a song by English jazz-funk band Level 42. It was released in February 1994, by RCA Records, as the first single from their 10th studio album, Forever Now (1994). The song is written by Mark King, Frank Musker and Richard Darbyshire, and produced by King with Mike Lindup, Phil Gould and Steve Anderson. It reached number 19 on the UK Singles Chart and charted in four other countries.

Personnel

• Mark King – bass, vocals
• Mike Lindup – keyboards, vocals
• Phil Gould – drums
• Wally Badarou – keyboards
• Danny Blume – guitars
• Gary Barnacle – saxophones
• John Thirkell, Derek Watkins, Stuart Brooks – trumpets
• Richard Edwards – trombone

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Germany (GfK) [2]	51
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40) [3]	22
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [4]	31
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [5]	25
UK Singles (OCC) [6]	19
UK Airplay ( Music Week ) [7]	5

References

1. "Single Releases". Music Week . 12 February 1994. p. 21.
2. "Level 42 – Forever Now" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
3. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 Vikan 10.-16.3. '94". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 10 March 1994. p. 20. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
4. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Level 42" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
5. "Level 42 – Forever Now" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
6. "Level 42: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
7. "The Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week . 5 March 1994. p. 18. Retrieved 23 May 2025.