Forever Love (Gary Barlow song)

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"Forever Love"
Single by Gary Barlow
from the album Open Road
A-side "Forever Love"
B-side "I Miss It All"
Released July 5, 1996
Format CD Single
Recorded 1996
Genre Pop
Length 4:36
Label BMG Records
Writer(s) Gary Barlow
Producer Gary Barlow
Gary Barlow singles chronology
"Forever Love"
(1996)		 "Love Won't Wait"
(1997)

"Forever Love" is the debut solo single released by British singer-songwriter Gary Barlow, taken from his debut album Open Road. The song was also used as the official theme for the film The Leading Man.

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[edit] Chart performance

The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number one where it stayed for one week, before being dethroned by The Spice Girls debut hit Wannabe; thus making Barlow the first member of Take That to top the charts with a solo record. It remained in the Top 75 for a total of 16 weeks[1] selling 512,294 copies and being certified as Gold by the BPI.[2]

[edit] Music video

The official music video of Forever Love is shot in black and white and begins with Gary Barlow waking up alone and looking out of a window which critics believe symbolises the start of a new chapter in Barlow's career. He is then shown to partake in a number of day to day activities and finally ends up in a downtown cafe where he witnesses all types of love that exist between people before returning to his studio.[3]

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Forever Love" - 4:36
  2. "I Miss It All" - 4:02
  3. "Forever Love" (Instrumental) - 4:37

[edit] Charts

Chart (1996) Peak
Position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 7
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[5] 11
Belgium (Ultratop 40 Vlaanderen)[6] 5
Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonie)[7] 4
Denmark (Tracklisten)[8] 4
Europe (Top 20)[9] 4
Finland (SNEP)[10] 6
France (SNEP)[11] 27
Germany (Media Control AG)[12] 5
Ireland (IRMA)[13] 3
Italy (FIMI)[14] 5
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[15] 6
Norway (VG-lista)[16] 9
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[17] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 12
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 5
United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)[20] 1


[edit] Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)[21] Gold 400,000^
Australia (ARIA)[22] Platinum 70,000^
Germany (BVMI)[23] Gold 150,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[24] 2× Platinum 40,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

[edit] Succession

Preceded by
"Killing Me Softly" by The Fugees		 UK Singles Chart Number 1 single
July 14, 1996 for 1 week		 Succeeded by
"Wannabe" by The Spice Girls
Preceded by
"Someone To Love" by East 17		 Latvian Singles Chart
July 29, 1996 for 5 weeks		 Succeeded by
"Words" by Boyzone
Preceded by
"Seven Days And One Week" by B.B.E.		 Spanish Singles Chart
July 8, 1996 for 3 weeks		 Succeeded by
"Freedom" by Robbie Williams

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Forever Love" at Chartstats.com
  2. ^ http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx
  3. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iA8huEmBjK0&ob=av2e Official Music video of Forever Love.
  4. ^ http://italiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Gary+Barlow&titel=Love+Won%27t+Wait&cat=s
  5. ^ http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Gary+Barlow&titel=Forever+Love&cat=s
  6. ^ http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Gary+Barlow&titel=Open+Road&cat=a
  7. ^ http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showitem.asp?interpret=Gary+Barlow&titel=Open+Road&cat=a
  8. ^ "Hits of the World: Denmark (IFPI/Nielsen Marketing Research) 08/28/96". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media) 108 (35): 101. 31 August 1996. ISSN 0006-2510. 
  9. ^ http://ki.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de/~topsi/mtv1996/mtv_170896.html European Top 20 Chart Archive 17.08.96
  10. ^ [1]
  11. ^ http://charts-surfer.de/
  12. ^ http://charts-surfer.de/
  13. ^ http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement
  14. ^ http://italiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Gary+Barlow&titel=Love+Won%27t+Wait&cat=s
  15. ^ http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Gary+Barlow
  16. ^ http://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Gary+Barlow
  17. ^ http://spaincharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Gary+Barlow
  18. ^ http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Gary+Barlow
  19. ^ http://www.swisscharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Gary+Barlow
  20. ^ http://www.everyhit.com/
  21. ^ "British single certifications – Gary Barlow – Forever Love". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx.  Enter Forever Love in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Click Go
  22. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-1997.htm. 
  23. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Gary Barlow; 'Forever Love')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=Forever+Love&strInterpret=Gary+Barlow&strTtArt=single&strAwards=checked. 
  24. ^ "Spanish single certifications – Gary Barlow – Forever Love" (in Spanish) (PDF). Productores de Música de España. http://promusicae.es/english.html. 
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