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 8 July 1996
Format CD Single
Recorded 1996
Genre Pop
Length 4:36
Label BMG
Writer(s) Gary Barlow
Producer(s) 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.

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]

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]

Track listing

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

Charts

Chart (1996) Peak
Position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 7
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[5] 11
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Vlaanderen)[6] 5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonie)[7] 4
Denmark (Tracklisten)[8] 3
Europe(Top 100)[9] 3
Finland (SNEP)[10] 6
France (SNEP)[11] 27
Germany (Media Control AG)[11] 5
Ireland (IRMA)[12] 3
Italy (FIMI)[4] 5
Japan (Oricon)[13] 8
Latvia (EHR)[14] 1
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[15] 6
Norway (VG-lista)[16] 9
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[17] 2
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[18] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 12
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 5
Taiwan (IFPI)[21] 1
United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)[22] 1

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[23] Platinum 70,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[24] 2× Platinum 40,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[25] Gold 400,000

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

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  13. ↑ Oricon Singles Chart Oricon Singles Chart (Retrieved 2 November 2012)
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  17. ↑ "Archive Chart: 1996-07-14". Scottish Singles Top 40.
  18. ↑ [2][dead link]
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  25. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Enter Forever Love in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search

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