Forever (Chris Brown song)
| Forever | |
|---|---|
| Chris Brown | |
| publication | April 19, 2008 |
| length | 4:38 |
| Genre (s) | Eurodisco , Contemporary R&B , Europop |
| Author (s) | Chris Brown , Jamal Jones , Brian Kennedy , Andre Merritt , Rob Allen |
| Publisher (s) | Jive Records |
| album | Exclusive: The Forever Edition |
Forever is a song by the American musician Chris Brown . It was released on April 19, 2008 as the fifth single from the album Exclusive , but can only be found on "Exclusive: The Forever Edition" . After the release, the song reached number two in the Billboard Hot 100 and position 20 in the German single charts .
background
Brown explained that Polow da Don created the rhythm in the studio and Brown wrote the lyrics at the same time. However, since the producer's style was more European and shaped by techno and house , the rest of the participants wanted to move more towards pop music .
The published version of the song arose from a commercial for Doublemint chewing gum made by The Wrigley Company . Brown and his team wrote the shorter version of the title especially for this commercial, then extended and modified the song during a recording session in a recording studio in February 2008. The recording session was paid for by the gum maker.
The song was originally supposed to appear on a third Brown studio album, but Brown said he wasn't ready to release a new album. In addition, his record label was originally against selling the title as a single. The song was then so "good" that one finally believed in a suitable commercial success.
Music video
The music video was shot in Los Angeles in April 2008 , with Joseph Kahn , who also shot the videos for Brown's songs Crawl and I Can Transform Ya in 2009 , as director.
The video opens with a scene in which Brown arrives at a club and chews gum (a nod to the commercial the song was originally written for). He sings the first verse of the title while the other guests of the club dance. He later leaves the club to follow his beloved, played by Megan Abrigo . He continues to dance when the two stand in front of a water fountain.
success
reception
Bill Lamb rated the song four and a half stars out of five and felt it was one of Brown's best songs to date. In Billboard , it was said that the song "is really a love song, one by the electrifying production of Polow da Don and also the" dance floor ignite "may". Alex Fletcher of Digital Spy described hearing the track as "a pleasant experience, but the song never really finds its own identity".
Commercial win
| Annual charts (2008) | Top ranking |
|---|---|
| Australia | 20th |
| Hot 100 Songs (USA) | 10 |
| Decade charts 2000–2009 (USA) | Highest position |
|---|---|
| Hot 100 songs | 100 |
The song debuted at number ninth on the Billboard Hot 100 , and then dropped out of the top ten again the next week. After falling out of the top 20 positions in the charts, it reached its top position in its 15th week (behind Katy Perry's " I Kissed a Girl "). The following week the title defended its position, but this time it was placed behind Rihanna's " Disturbia ". In the UK, the song rose to 17th place in June 2008, and in the same month it also achieved its highest ranking there. In Germany, the single achieved its highest ranking in the first week, and it stayed in the charts for a total of 16 weeks.
By November 2011, around 3,461,000 units of the song had been sold in the USA, making the song the only Brown single in the USA alongside Look at Me Now (2011) and No Air (2008, duet with Jordin Sparks ) has been sold three million times.
| Charts | Top rankings |
|---|---|
 Germany
|
20 (16 weeks) |
 Austria
|
31 (11 weeks) |
 Switzerland
|
22 (16 weeks) |
 Great Britain
|
4 (31 weeks) |
 United States
|
2 (33 weeks) |
Awards for music sales
- Australia
- United States
Awards and nominations
The song and the accompanying music video received several nominations and awards, for example at the MTV Video Music Awards 2008 . At this award ceremony, the video clip was nominated in both the categories “Best Dancing in a Video” and “Best Choreography in a Video”, although both times it came out empty-handed. In the category "Video of the Year" Brown was able to prevail against his competitors. At the Teen Choice Awards 2008 , the title was nominated in the categories "Choice Summer Song" and "Choice Music: R&B Track", in which it was also able to receive the award.
Contributors
- Vocals - Chris Brown, Keri Hilson (background vocals)
- Songwriting - Christopher Brown, Jamal Jones, Brian Kennedy, Andre Merritt, Rob Allen
- Producers - Polow da Don , Brian Kennedy (co-producer)
- Recording - Jason Schweitzer ("Village Studios", Los Angeles ), Doug Fenske ("Westlake Audio", Los Angeles)
- Mixing - Phil Tan ("Soapbox Studios", Atlanta ), Josh Houghkir (assistant)
- Mastering - Chris Athens ("Sterling Sound", New York )
Other use
- In July 2009 a video of a wedding called JK Wedding Entrance Dance was uploaded to Youtube , where the song served as a wedding march. The clip shows how the bride and groom and the guests of the celebration dance to the song one after the other. It achieved great popularity that the couple was even invited to some talk shows in the USA. The internet phenomenon was also reported in Germany. Due to the circumstances ( Rihanna / Brown violent confrontation ) and the success of the video, the couple asked for donations to a foundation that cares for victims of domestic violence on their official website . After the popularity of the Internet video, the song also reached higher chart positions.
- Andrew Garcia , a participant in the ninth season of the US counterpart to Deutschland sucht den Superstar , American Idol , sang an acoustics during the "Top 10 Show" (the last ten candidates), which was to deal thematically with R&B / Soul -Cover of the song. His non-acoustic version of the title was later published on iTunes , among others . Garcia left the show a little later in ninth place.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Shaheem Reid, Jasmine Dotiwala: Chris Brown Readies Deluxe Edition Of Exclusive; Calls Rihanna 'A Close Friend' . mtv.com. March 25, 2008. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
- ↑ a b Ethan Smith, Julie Jargon: Chew on This: Hit Song Is a Gum Jingle . online.wsj.com. July 28, 2008. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
- ↑ Bill Lamb: Chris Brown - "Forever" . top40.about.com. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ↑ Michael Menachem: Forever: CHRIS BROWN . Archived from the original on July 15, 2008. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
- ↑ Alex Fletcher: Chris Brown: 'Forever' . digitalspy.co.uk. June 4, 2008. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
- ^ Annual charts for Australia
- ↑ Annual charts USA
- ↑ US decade charts
- ↑ a b Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ^ Paul Grein: Week Ending Nov. 20, 2011. Songs: Katy Joins The Club . music.yahoo.com. January 23, 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ↑ Music Sales Awards: Australia
- ^ MTV Video Music Awards 2008 - Nominees and Performers . musicloversgroup.com. September 6, 2008. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
- ↑ MTv Video Music Awards 2008 Winners . musicloversgroup.com. September 8, 2008. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
- ↑ 2008 Teen Choice Awards winners and nominees . theenvelope.latimes.com. June 17, 2008. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
- ↑ Michael Santo: JK Wedding Entrance Dance Becomes YouTube Sensation . huliq.com. July 24, 2009. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ↑ official website "Jill and Kevin wedding"