When Forever Has Gone

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"When Forever Has Gone"
Single by Demis Roussos
from the album The Demis Roussos Magic
Released1976 (1976)
Label Philips
Songwriter(s) Brent Mason and Stélios Vlavianós
Producer(s) Peter Sullivan
Demis Roussos singles chronology
"Can't Say How Much I Love You"
(1976)
"When Forever Has Gone"
(1976)
"Because"
(1977)

"When Forever Has Gone" is a song by Greek singer Demis Roussos. The song "When Forever Has Gone" was first released on the B-side of the single "With You" in 1974. [1] Later, in 1976, "When Forever Has Gone" was released as a single itself. [2]

Contents

The song was later included on Roussos' 1977 album The Demis Roussos Magic .

Background and writing

The song was written by Brent Mason and Stélios Vlavianós. The recording was produced by Peter Sullivan. [2]

Commercial performance

The song spent two weeks at number 2 in the official UK singles chart in the second half of October 1976, [3] with the number one in both weeks being Pussycat's "Mississippi". [4]

Track listing

7" single "With Wou" (1974)

7" single "With You" Philips 6009 543 (1974, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, etc.)
7" single "With You" RTB / Philips S 53804 (1974, Yugoslavia)

A. "With You" (3:16)
B. "When Forever Has Gone" (3:02) [1]

7" single "When Forever Has Gone" (1976)

7" single "When Forever Has Gone / Woman" Philips 6042 186 (1976, Germany)

A. "When Forever Has Gone" (3:02)
B. "Woman" (2:30) [2]

7" single "When Forever Has Gone" Philips S 53 804 (1976)

A. "When Forever Has Gone" (3:02)
B. "With You" (3:16) [2]

Charts

Chart (1976)Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) [5] 2

Certifications

Certifications for When Forever Has Gone
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [6] Silver250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - When Forever Has Gone" . Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  3. "when-forever-has-gone | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  4. "Official Singles Chart Top 50 (17 October 1976 - 23 October 1976)". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 24 October 2017.
    "Official Singles Chart Top 50 (24 October 1976 - 30 October 1976)". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  5. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  6. "British single certifications – Demis Roussos – When Forever Has Gone". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 26 November 2019.