"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 song was co-written by Paul Stanley and Michael Bolton. "Forever" begins with Stanley singing over an

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intro, with the rest of the band joining during the first chorus. The song was remixed at Electric Lady Recording Studios in New York, by

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and Steve Thompson for commercial release as a single. A music video was released to promote the song. It received heavy airplay on

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, 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 playing the song in an empty room. "Forever" peaked at number 8 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart on April 21, 1990, 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 ninth and, to date, last Top 40 American single. It also reached number 17 on '' Billboard'''s

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on March 17, 1990.

Personnel

* Paul Stanley – lead vocals, acoustic guitar *

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– electric guitar, bass, acoustic guitar solo, backing vocals *

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– drums, percussion, backing vocals * Phil Ashley – keyboards

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

1980s ballads 1989 songs 1990 singles Kiss (band) songs Geffen Records singles Songs written by Michael Bolton Songs written by Paul Stanley Hard rock ballads {{metal-song-stub