Forever Man (Eric Clapton Song)

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“Forever Man”
Single by Eric Clapton from the album Behind the Sun
Released	1985
Format	CD
Recorded	1984
Genre	Rock
Length	3:14
Label	Warner Music Group
Writer(s)	Jerry Lynn Williams
Producer	Lenny Waronker, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins
Eric Clapton singles chronology
"I've Got A Rock 'N' Roll Heart" (1983) "Forever Man" (1985) "See What Love Can Do" (1985)

"Forever Man" is a rock song from Eric Clapton's 1985 album Behind the Sun, released as the first single of the album.

[edit] Musical structure and lyrics

Clapton had just signed a contract with Warner Bros Records when he started recording Behind the Sun. When the album was completed, the record company rejected it because they felt it did not have enough singles. They commissioned three songs by Texas composer Jerry Lynn Williams, one of which was "Forever Man".

The song begins with the singular riff, in which the bass, the guitar and the synth play. It has an intro, verse, chorus, verse solo and final chorus.

[edit] Music video

This was Eric Clapton's first music video, showing Clapton himself performing the song with his band (Donald Duck Dunn, Jeff Porcaro, Michael Omartian, Steve Lukather, Shaun Murphy, Yvonne Elliman and Marcella Detroit) in a circular stage that in the center had a step, this is where Eric Clapton is performing, the other members of the band are a step below. The video films all of the camera men and cameras, which have black sueters with numbers in them. It became an MTV favorite, featuring an accident where one of the cameras falls off the dolly.

It was the only music video made from this album.

"Forever Man" was performed by Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood during their second US Blind Faith reunion tour at Madison Square Garden, NYC, February 25th-28th, 2008.

[edit] Chart performance

Singles – Billboard (North America)

Year	Title	Chart positions		Album
		U.S. Hot 100	U.S. Mainstream Rock
1985	"Forever Man"	26	1	Behind The Sun