I Love You Always Forever
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| Single by Donna Lewis from the album Now in a Minute |
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| Released | 1996 | ||||
| Format | CD maxi 12" maxi |
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| Recorded | 1995 | ||||
| Genre | Adult contemporary | ||||
| Length | 3:51 (Album Version) 3:24 (Radio Edit) |
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| Label | Atlantic | ||||
| Writer(s) | Donna Lewis | ||||
| Producer | Donna Lewis, Kevin Killen | ||||
| Certification | Gold (RIAA) | ||||
| Donna Lewis singles chronology | |||||
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"I Love You Always Forever" is a single released in 1996 by Welsh singer Donna Lewis, from her debut album, Now in a Minute. It was inspired by the H. E. Bates novel Love for Lydia.
It was extremely successful, reaching number two on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and staying there for nine weeks during the summer of 1996, kept from number one by Los Del Rio's "Macarena". The song was number one on the Hot 100 Airplay chart for thirteen weeks, becoming one of the most played songs of the 1990s.
"I Love You Always Forever" was the song for the Windows 95 marketing campaign. The very beginning of the song is edited in a radio version of the song.
[edit] Track listings
- CD maxi
- "I Love You Always Forever" (Album Version) (3:58)
- "I Love You Always Forever" (Sylk 130 Edit) (4:38)
- "I Love You Always Forever" (Sylk 130 Remix) (9:00)
- "I Love You Always Forever" (Sylk 130 Instrumental) (4:59)
- "I Love You Always Forever" (Drumapella) (5:11)
- 12" maxi
- "I Love You Always Forever" (Sylk 130 Remix) (9:00)
- "I Love You Always Forever" (Sylk 130 Instrumental) (4:59)
- "I Love You Always Forever" (Album Version) (3:58)
- "I Love You Always Forever" (Accapella) (4:10)
- Promotional Only CD Single (sent to Mainstream Radio)
- "I Love You Always Forever" (Radio Edit) (3:24)
- "I Love You Always Forever" (Album Version) (3:58)
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1996)[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] | Peak position |
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| Australian Singles Chart | 2 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 3 |
| Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart | 12 |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart | 10 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 25 |
| French Singles Chart | 5 |
| German Singles Chart | 7 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 3 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 9 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart | 3 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 16 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 6 |
| UK Singles Chart | 5 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 2 |
| US Billboard Adult Contemporary Tracks | 2 |
| US Billboard Adult Top 40 | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 20 |
| US Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 | 2 |
| US Billboard Top 40 Mainstream | 1 |
| US ARC Weekly Top 40 | 1 |
| United World Chart | 1 |
| Preceded by "Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)" by Los Del Rio |
ARC Weekly Top 40 number one single August 31, 1996 – October 12, 1996 |
Succeeded by "It's All Coming Back To Me Now" by Céline Dion |
| Preceded by "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" by Céline Dion |
United World Chart number one single November 9, 1996 – November 16, 1996 |
Succeeded by "Un-Break My Heart" by Toni Braxton |
[edit] References
- ^ "I Wanna Sex You Up", in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
- ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
- ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
- ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
- ^ "Donna Lewis - Billboard Singles". All Music Guide and Billboard.
- Feldman, Christopher G. The Billboard Book of Number 2 Singles.
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