"'Permanent" is a song recorded by American rock singer

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. Written by Cook, Chantal Kreviazuk, and

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, its lyrics make allusions to Cook's late brother, Adam, who had battled with brain cancer before his death from this disease. The song was performed on the finale of

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of the TV show ''

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'', and the performance then released onto iTunes as a charity single via

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on May 18, 2009. It also appears on his debut studio album, ''

'' (2008). All proceeds from iTunes sales of the ''American Idol'' finale performance of the song will go to ABC² (Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure).

Commercial reception

"Permanent" debuted at number 24 on the U.S. ''Billboard''

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chart for the chart week of May 29, 2009, and number 10 on the

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component chart, selling 103,000 downloads. It also debuted at number 26 on the ''Billboard''

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and number 7 on the Canadian Digital Songs component chart. As of June 2009, the song has sold 159,000 units, of which 98,000 are of the version on ''David Cook'' and 61,000 are from the AI Charity Version.

Charts

References

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