Forever (Kiss song)
| "Forever" | ||||
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| Single by Kiss | ||||
| from the album Hot in the Shade | ||||
| Released | January 5, 1990 (US) | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded |
The Fortress, Hollywood, CA: 1989 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:50 | |||
| Label | Mercury 876 716 (US) | |||
| Writer(s) | Paul Stanley and Michael Bolton | |||
| Producer(s) | Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley | |||
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"Forever" is a power ballad by the American rock band Kiss. It was released as the second single from the 1989 album Hot in the Shade.
Background
The track was co-written by guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley and singer/songwriter Michael Bolton. Bolton was then at the peak of his commercial popularity and had performed with guitarist Bruce Kulick previous to Kiss.
Musically, "Forever" is a power ballad. It begins with Stanley singing over an acoustic guitar intro, with the full band coming in for the first refrain.
The song was remixed at Electric Lady Recording Studios in New York, by Michael Barbiero and Steve Thompson for commercial release as a single. A music video was released to promote the song. It received heavy airplay on MTV, attaining the #1 position on the channel's "Most Requested Videos" show several times. The clip is perhaps the most understated video Kiss has released, as it shows the band (then consisting of Stanley, Gene Simmons, Bruce Kulick and Eric Carr) playing the song in an empty room.
"Forever" peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart,[1] making it the group's first US Top 40 single since "I Was Made for Lovin' You" reached number 11 in 1979. It was the band's seventh and, to date, last Top 20 American single. It also reached number 17 on Billboard's Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks.[1]
Other appearances
"Forever" is also on the following Kiss albums:
- Alive III - Live version
- The Box Set
- The Very Best of Kiss
- The Best of Kiss, Volume 2: The Millennium Collection'
- Kiss Symphony: Alive IV - Live version
- Kiss Best - Kissology - 2008 re-recorded studio version
Charts
Peak positions
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Singles Chart | 38 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 18 |
| UK Singles Chart | 65 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 8 |
| U.S. Billboard Album Rock Tracks | 17 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1990) | Position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100[2] | 92 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Billboard singles chart history-Kiss". Retrieved February 18, 2009.
- ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1990". Retrieved 2009-09-15.
External links
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