Nothing Lasts Forever (The Living End song)

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"Nothing Lasts Forever"
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Single by The Living End
from the album State of Emergency
Released19 August 2006
Recorded2005
Genre Punk rock
Length4:54
Label EMI
Songwriter(s) Chris Cheney
Producer(s) Nick Launay
The Living End singles chronology
"Long Live the Weekend"
(2006)
"Nothing Lasts Forever"
(2006)
"White Noise"
(2008)

"Nothing Lasts Forever" is a song by Australian punk rock band The Living End. It was first released in Australia on 19 September 2006, as the fourth single from the band's album State of Emergency.

The song charted at #39 of the Australian ARIA charts. [1] It was the song played by Australian TV channel SBS for the video for stage 15 of the 2006 Tour de France.

Track listing

All tracks written by Chris Cheney.

  1. "Nothing Lasts Forever" – 4:54
  2. "What's on Your Radio" (Live) – 3:17
  3. "Long Live the Weekend" (Live) – 2:55

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References

  1. "ARIA Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 2nd October 2006" (PDF). ARIA Report. No. 865. 2 October 2006. Retrieved 15 May 2020.