Forever Not Yours

"Forever Not Yours" is the first single from the A-ha album Lifelines. It was sent to radio stations in parts of Europe on 22 February 2002 (15 April in Belgium) and was released commercially on 2 April.

The cover of the commercial release features a closeup shot of the black front end of a 50's Cadillac standing on flatland. The A-ha logo in dark red is in the top right hand corner of the sleeve with the title in black letters underneath. The reverse of the sleeve features more flatland which has been fenced off with a small blue and white wooden panel. The sky is blue grey above with the A-ha logo in white letters at the top and track information in black underneath. The disc itself is a picture disc, showing the steering wheel and dash board photographed from inside the car. The A-ha logo is in silver at the bottom of the disc with title in white underneath. The photographs used on this single were taken by Andy Frank.

Words by Morten Harket and Ole Sverre Olsen
Music by Magne Furuholmen and Morten Harket
Produced by Stephen Hague and Martin Landquist
Additional arrangement by Keller, Schroeder
Recorded at Lydlab Studios, Oslo and Strongroom, London

Track listing

The four track single was released in many European countries around 2 April (8 April in Norway) It features the tracks:

"Forever Not Yours" (4:06)
"Differences" (2:47) (Original Demo)
"Hunting High And Low" (7:07) (Live In Oslo)
"Manhattan Skyline" (6:14) (Live In Oslo).

Forever Not Yours video

Director: Harald Zwart
The video was filmed on location in Cuba.
The theme of the video was based on the Biblical floods and Noah's Ark.
There are many famous faces entering the 'VIP entrance' in this video, including look-a-likes for Desmond Tutu, Madonna, Lenny Kravitz, and Elizabeth II.
In the final scene, A-ha once again makes fun of themselves: the VIP entrance turns out to be an entrance to a work hall for the crew.
Morten: " 'Forever Not Yours' is one of those songs that sums us up. Melancholy, and at the same time uplifting - soaring."

Chart positions

#1 (Norway)
#1 (Poland)
#1 (Macedonia)
#1 (Lithuania)
#1 (Latvia)
#1 (Romania)
#1 (Russia)
#3 (Estonia)
#4 (Moldova)
#7 (Slovakia)
#9 (Slovenia)
#12 (Canada)
#12 (Albania)
#15 (Hungaria)
#16 (Portugal)
#18 (Germany)
#24 (Italy)
#26 (Switzerland)
#31 (Austria)
#46 (Sweden)
#47 (Spain)
#82 (Holland)

A-ha

Magne Furuholmen Morten Harket Paul Waaktaar-Savoy

Studio albums	Hunting High and Low Scoundrel Days Stay on These Roads East of the Sun, West of the Moon Memorial Beach Minor Earth Major Sky Lifelines Analogue Foot of the Mountain

Compilation albums	Headlines and Deadlines – The Hits of A-ha The Definitive Singles Collection 1984–2004 25

Live albums	A-ha Live at Vallhall – Homecoming How Can I Sleep with Your Voice in My Head Ending on a High Note – The Final Concert

EPs	45 R.P.M. Club Twelve Inch Club Scoundrel Club Road Club

Box sets	Minor Earth Major Box

Tours	List of A-ha tours Ending on a High Note Tour

Related articles	Discography Awards Tours Savoy Apparatjik We Are Here Square Peg In A Round Hole

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a-ha singles

Hunting High and Low	"Take on Me" "Love Is Reason" "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." "Train of Thought" "Hunting High and Low"

Scoundrel Days	"I've Been Losing You" "Cry Wolf" "Maybe, Maybe" "Manhattan Skyline"

Stay on These Roads	"The Living Daylights" "Stay on These Roads" "The Blood That Moves the Body" "Touchy!" "You Are the One" "There's Never a Forever Thing"

East of the Sun, West of the Moon	"Crying in the Rain" "I Call Your Name" "Early Morning" "Waiting For Her"

Headlines and Deadlines – The Hits of A-ha	"Move to Memphis" "The Blood That Moves the Body '92"

Memorial Beach	"Dark Is the Night" "Angel in the Snow" "Lie Down in Darkness"

Minor Earth Major Sky	"Summer Moved On" "Minor Earth Major Sky" "Velvet" "The Sun Never Shone That Day" "I Wish I Cared"

Lifelines	"Forever Not Yours" "Lifelines" "Did Anyone Approach You?"

How Can I Sleep with Your Voice in My Head	"The Sun Always Shines on TV (Live)"

Analogue	"Celice" "Birthright" "Analogue (All I Want)" "Cosy Prisons"

Foot of the Mountain	"Foot of the Mountain" "Nothing Is Keeping You Here" "Shadowside"

25	"Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)"

Ending on a High Note	"Summer Moved On (Live)"

Non-album Singles	"Shapes That Go Together"

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