Let Forever Be

• The Chemical Brothers – production
  • Tom Rowlands – writing
  • Ed Simons – writing
• Noel Gallagher – writing (credited), vocals (uncredited)
• Steve Dub – engineering
• Cheeky Paul – editing
• Mike Marsh – mastering

"Let Forever Be"
Single by the Chemical Brothers
from the album Surrender
B-side	"The Diamond Sky" "Studio K"
Released	23 July 1999 (1999-07-23)
Studio	Orinoco (South London, England)
Genre	Alternative rock [1] big beat [1] psychedelic [1]
Length	3:56 (album version) 3:40 (radio edit)
Label	Freestyle Dust Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Tom Rowlands Ed Simons Noel Gallagher
Producer(s)	The Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers singles chronology
"Hey Boy Hey Girl" (1999) "Let Forever Be" (1999) "Out of Control" (1999)
Noel Gallagher singles chronology
"Setting Sun" (1996) "Let Forever Be" (1999) "Keep What Ya Got" (2004)

Weekly charts Chart (1999) Peak position Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [9] 15 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [10] 37 Hungary (Mahasz) [11] 2 Ireland (IRMA) [12] 23 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [13] 89 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [14] 30 Scotland (OCC) [15] 7 UK Singles (OCC) [16] 9 UK Dance (OCC) [17] 9 US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [18] 29 US Dance Singles Sales ( Billboard ) [19] 18

Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position UK Singles (OCC) [20] 198

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [21]	Silver	200,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
Japan	23 July 1999	CD	Freestyle Dust Virgin	[22]
United Kingdom	2 August 1999	7-inch vinyl 12-inch vinyl CD cassette		[23]
United States	3 August 1999	CD	Astralwerks	[24]

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20. Zywietz, Tobias (November 2000). "The Top 200 Singles of 1999" (PDF). Chartwatch. Ilminster, Somerset. pp. 41–42. Retrieved 2 August 2025– via Zobbel.
21. "British single certifications – Chemical Brothers – Let Forever Be". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 4 January 2025.
22. "レット・フォーエバー・ビー | ケミカル・ブラザーズ" [Let Forever Be | The Chemical Brothers] (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved 28 August 2023.
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